Historical Events In December - 02
Thursday, 04 March 2021
0537 Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on December - 02.
1381 John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on December - 02.
1409 The University of Leipzig opens on December - 02.
1463 On this day in history albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies
1515 On December - 02 gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies
1578 Agostino Agazzari, composer on December - 02.
1592 On December - 02 alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46
1615 Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on this day in history.
1620 On this day in history english language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam
1678 Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) on this day in history.
1682 English earl of Shaftesbury flight to Amsterdam on this day in history.
1697 St Paul's Cathedral opens in London on December - 02.
1719 Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85 on this day in history.
1723 On December - 02 philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies
1728 Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat on December - 02.
1755 On this day in history the second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.
1760 On this day in history joseph Graetz, composer
1763 On December - 02 touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing US synagogue)
1763 On December - 02 carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56
1774 On this day in history johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54
1777 British General Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4 on December - 02.
1777 On this day in history british Gen Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4
1777 On December - 02 henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary)
1790 Austrian army occupies Brussels on this day in history.
1802 On this day in history english sell Suriname to Dutch
1802 Melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on December - 02.
1804 On December - 02 napoleon becomes first French emperor, placing crown on his own head
1804 Napoleon Bonaparte crowned Emperor of France on December - 02.
1804 On December - 02 napoleon Bonaparte is crowned emperor of France in Paris
1805 The Battle of Austerlitz gives Napoleon a resounding victory over combined Austrian and Russian forces on December - 02.
1805 Napoleon defeats Russians & Austrians at Austerlitz on December - 02.
1812 On December - 02 james Madison re-elected president of US, E Gerry vice-pres
1813 On December - 02 prince Willem Frederik accepts constitutional monarchy
1813 Jacob Rosenhaim, composer on this day in history.
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