Famous Birthdays In August - 02

1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  On August - 02 birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on August - 02.   

1696  On August - 02 birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

1703  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)   

1723  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Pigage, French classical architect   

1746  On August - 02 birth of joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot   

1754  On August - 02 birth of pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Wash DC   

1775  Jose Angel Lamas, composer was born on August - 02.   

1788  On this day in history birth of leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853)   

1802  Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster was born on August - 02.   

1815  Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. 1894) was born on August - 02.   

1818  [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major was born on August - 02.   

1826  On August - 02 birth of william Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902   

1828  On this day in history birth of manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)   

1832  Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society) was born on August - 02.   

1834  On this day in history birth of frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty)   

1834  On August - 02 birth of isaac Capadose, lawyer/evangelist   

1835  Elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone) was born on this day in history.   

1854  Francis Marion Crawford, British author was born on this day in history.   

1858  On August - 02 birth of a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands   

1858  Catherina van Rennes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1858  William Watson, British poet (Prince's Quest, Father of Forest) was born on August - 02.   

1865  On this day in history birth of irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism)   

1865  John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1867  Ernest C Dowson, British poet was born on August - 02.   

1868  On this day in history birth of constantine I, king of Greece   

1871  John French Sloan, American artist (d. 1951) was born on August - 02.   

1872  On this day in history birth of george E. Stewart, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)   

1875  Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian artist (d. 1957) was born on August - 02.   

1878  On this day in history birth of aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)   

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0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on this day in history.   

0640  On this day in history severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies   

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on August - 02.   

0924  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on August - 02.   

1002  On August - 02 abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64   

1075  On this day in history john VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

1100  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on August - 02.   

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on this day in history.