Famous Deaths In July - 02

0783  On July - 02 bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on this day in history.   

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on July - 02.   

1504  On July - 02 stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on July - 02.   

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on July - 02.   

1621  Death of Thomas Harriot, English astronomer on this day in history.   

1644  Death of William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on this day in history.   

1656  Death of François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611) on July - 02.   

1663  On July - 02 thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64   

1674  On July - 02 death of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)   

1684  On July - 02 death of john Rogers, president of Harvard University (b. 1630)   

1700  Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77 on July - 02.   

1708  Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.   

1743  Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies on July - 02.   

1746  On July - 02 death of thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. 1656)   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on July - 02.   

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1798  John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on July - 02.   

1822  On this day in history death of denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC   

1833  On July - 02 death of gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician (b. 1757)   

1843  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88 on July - 02.   

1850  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 on July - 02.   

1857  On July - 02 death of carlo Pisacane, Italian patriot (b. 1818)   

1861  Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28   

1878  On July - 02 francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61   

1895  William Rockstro, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1903  Death of Ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1867) on July - 02.   

1911  On July - 02 felix Mottl, composer, dies at 54   

1912  On July - 02 tom Richardson, cricketer (88 wickets in 14 Tests for England), dies   

1914  On this day in history joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78   

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.   

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on this day in history.   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.