Famous Personalities Born In August - 02
Thursday, 05 February 2026
1455 On this day in history birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) 

1533 On August - 02 birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) 

1627 On August - 02 birth of samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter 

1632 Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner) was born on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia 

1703 Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on this day in history. 

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. 

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

1802 On this day in history birth of nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster 

1815 Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. 1894) was born on this day in history. 

1818 On August - 02 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 August - 02. 

1828 On August - 02 birth of manuel PavÃa y RodrÃguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895) 

1832 Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society) was born on this day in history. 

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

1854 Francis Marion Crawford, British author was born on August - 02. 

1858 A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands was born on this day in history. 

1858 Catherina van Rennes, composer was born on August - 02. 

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 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 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 On August - 02 birth of george E. Stewart, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946) 

1875 On August - 02 birth of mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian artist (d. 1957) 

1878 Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) was born on this day in history. 

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