Famous Birthdays In December - 02
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1578 On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer
1678 On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)
1694 On this day in history birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)
1703 Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on December - 02.
1710 On this day in history birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)
1728 Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on this day in history.
1738 On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)
1754 On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)
1760 Joseph Graetz, composer was born on this day in history.
1760 John Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806) was born on December - 02.
1777 Henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary) was born on this day in history.
1802 On this day in history birth of melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1811 Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885) was born on December - 02.
1813 On December - 02 birth of jacob Rosenhaim, composer
1817 Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895) was born on this day in history.
1821 On this day in history birth of rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
1825 Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89) was born on this day in history.
1837 On December - 02 birth of charles Garrison Harker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1846 Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French Min of Foreign affairs/premier was born on this day in history.
1856 On December - 02 birth of robert Kajanus, composer
1859 On this day in history birth of georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist (Grande Jatte)
1860 On December - 02 birth of c T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England)
1863 On December - 02 birth of gustav Wohlgemuth, composer
1863 Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.
1866 On this day in history birth of henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal)
1868 Francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme) was born on this day in history.
1869 Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Theory of the Dialects) was born on this day in history.
1870 Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor was born on December - 02.
1875 On this day in history birth of frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong)
1884 On December - 02 birth of ruth Draper, US, lecture artist [or 1989]
1885 On this day in history birth of george Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934)
1891 Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987) was born on this day in history.
1892 On December - 02 birth of leo Ornstein, composer
1893 On this day in history birth of julius Bissier, German painter