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 August - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on August - 02.  

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on August - 02.  

1723  On August - 02 birth of nicolas de Pigage, French classical architect  

1746  Joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot was born on this day in history.  

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

1775  Jose Angel Lamas, composer was born on this day in history.  

1788  Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853) was born on this day in history.  

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

1815  On August - 02 birth of adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. 1894)  

1818  On this day in history birth of [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major  

1826  William Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history birth of manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)  

1832  On August - 02 birth of henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society)  

1834  On this day in history birth of frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty)  

1834  Isaac Capadose, lawyer/evangelist was born on August - 02.  

1835  Elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone) was born on August - 02.  

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  Catherina van Rennes, composer was born on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history birth of william Watson, British poet (Prince's Quest, Father of Forest)  

1865  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism) was born on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history birth of john Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)  

1867  Ernest C Dowson, British poet was born on this day in history.  

1868  Constantine I, king of Greece was born on August - 02.  

1871  John French Sloan, American artist (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.  

1872  George E. Stewart, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.  

1875  On this day in history birth of mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian artist (d. 1957)  

1878  On this day in history 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  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on August - 02.  

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on this day in history.  

0924  On this day in history death of Ælfweard of Wessex  

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 this day in history death of william II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44  

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on August - 02.