Famous Deaths In December - 02

0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on December - 02.   

1348  On December - 02 death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)   

1381  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on this day in history.   

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on this day in history.   

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on December - 02.   

1552  On this day in history death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)   

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1615  On December - 02 death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general   

1665  On December - 02 death of catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588)   

1694  On December - 02 death of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622)   

1719  Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85 on December - 02.   

1723  Philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies on this day in history.   

1726  On December - 02 death of samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665)   

1747  Death of Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695) on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history death of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662)   

1763  Carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1774  Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 on December - 02.   

1814  On December - 02 marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74   

1828  Simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56   

1844  On this day in history death of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)   

1845  Johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82 on December - 02.   

1849  Death of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792) on this day in history.   

1859  On December - 02 death of john Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59   

1860  Death of Alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796) on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31   

1880  Josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65 on December - 02.   

1888  Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 on December - 02.   

1892  Death of Jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history death of gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875)   

1903  Victor Roger, composer, dies at 50 on December - 02.   

1915  Jan Malat, composer, dies at 72 on December - 02.   

1916  Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1918  Margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on this day in history.   

1678  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)   

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat   

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.   

1754  On this day in history birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)