Famous Personalities Born In August - 02

1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

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

1632  On this day in history birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1703  On August - 02 birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)   

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

1746  On this day in history birth of joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot   

1754  Pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Wash DC was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1802  On August - 02 birth of nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster   

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

1818  [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major was born on August - 02.   

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

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

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

1834  Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty) was born on this day in history.   

1834  On August - 02 birth of isaac Capadose, lawyer/evangelist   

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

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

1858  On August - 02 birth of a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands   

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

1867  Ernest C Dowson, British poet was born on August - 02.   

1868  On August - 02 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 this day in history.   

1875  On August - 02 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  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on August - 02.   

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

0686  On August - 02 john V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies   

0924  On this day in history death of Ælfweard of Wessex   

1002  On August - 02 abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64   

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on August - 02.   

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

1222  On August - 02 death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)