Famous Personalities Born In August - 02

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  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  On August - 02 birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)   

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 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 August - 02.   

1754  Pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Wash DC was born on August - 02.   

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  On this day in history birth of adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. 1894)   

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

1826  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society)   

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

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

1835  On August - 02 birth of elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone)   

1854  On August - 02 birth of francis Marion Crawford, British author   

1858  On this day in history birth of a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands   

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

1858  William Watson, British poet (Prince's Quest, Father of Forest) was born on August - 02.   

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

1865  John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of john French Sloan, American artist (d. 1951)   

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

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

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

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0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on August - 02.   

0640  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on this day in history.   

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on August - 02.   

0924  On August - 02 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 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)