Famous Birthdays In October - 02

1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

1470  On October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on October - 02.   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.   

1715  Peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30) was born on October - 02.   

1722  Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

1737  Franz Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1752  Samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) was born on October - 02.   

1756  On this day in history birth of jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist   

1756  Josef Jawurek, composer was born on this day in history.   

1768  William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854) was born on October - 02.   

1792  On this day in history birth of philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer   

1800  Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion (1831) was born on this day in history.   

1809  Anton Emil Titl, composer was born on this day in history.   

1817  On October - 02 birth of gunnar Wennerberg, composer   

1819  George Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901 was born on October - 02.   

1821  Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lt Gen (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1822  Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79) was born on this day in history.   

1827  On October - 02 birth of edmund Jackson Davis, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1828  On this day in history birth of charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896)   

1832  On October - 02 birth of edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist   

1832  On this day in history birth of julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist   

1833  Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897) was born on October - 02.   

1835  Louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian was born on October - 02.   

1839  Hans Thoma, painter was born on October - 02.   

1847  Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president was born on October - 02.   

1851  On October - 02 birth of ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I   

1852  William Ramsay, chemist was born on this day in history.   

1857  On October - 02 birth of marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)   

1866  Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist was born on October - 02.   

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0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on this day in history.   

1113  On October - 02 mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on this day in history.   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on October - 02.   

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  On October - 02 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies