Famous Birthdays In August - 02

1455  On this day in history birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)  

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.  

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on August - 02.  

1632  Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner) was born on August - 02.  

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)  

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on August - 02.  

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on this day in history.  

1703  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)  

1723  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Pigage, French classical architect  

1746  Joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot was born on August - 02.  

1754  On August - 02 birth of pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Wash DC  

1775  On this day in history birth of jose Angel Lamas, composer  

1788  On August - 02 birth of leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853)  

1802  Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster was born on August - 02.  

1815  Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. 1894) was born on August - 02.  

1818  [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major was born on this day in history.  

1826  On August - 02 birth of william Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902  

1828  Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895) was born on this day in history.  

1832  Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society) was born on August - 02.  

1834  On August - 02 birth of frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty)  

1834  Isaac Capadose, lawyer/evangelist was born on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history birth of elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone)  

1854  On this day in history birth of francis Marion Crawford, British author  

1858  A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands was born on August - 02.  

1858  On August - 02 birth of catherina van Rennes, composer  

1858  William Watson, British poet (Prince's Quest, Father of Forest) was born on this day in history.  

1865  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism) was born on August - 02.  

1865  On August - 02 birth of john Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)  

1867  On this day in history birth of ernest C Dowson, British poet  

1868  On this day in history birth of constantine I, king of Greece  

1871  John French Sloan, American artist (d. 1951) was born on August - 02.  

1872  George E. Stewart, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946) was born on August - 02.  

1875  Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian artist (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.  

1878  On August - 02 birth of aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)  

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0257  On this day in history stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies  

0640  On August - 02 severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies  

0686  On this day in history john V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies  

0924  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on August - 02.  

1002  On this day in history abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64  

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.  

1100  On August - 02 death of william II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44  

1222  On this day in history death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)