Famous Birthdays In December - 02

1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.  

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on December - 02.  

1694  On this day in history birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)  

1703  On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)  

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.  

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat  

1738  On December - 02 birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)  

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on December - 02.  

1760  Joseph Graetz, composer was born on December - 02.  

1760  On this day in history birth of john Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806)  

1777  Henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary) was born on this day in history.  

1802  Melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 was born on this day in history.  

1811  Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of jacob Rosenhaim, composer  

1817  On December - 02 birth of heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895)  

1821  On December - 02 birth of rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895  

1825  Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89) was born on this day in history.  

1837  On December - 02 birth of charles Garrison Harker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

1846  Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French Min of Foreign affairs/premier was born on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history birth of robert Kajanus, composer  

1859  Georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist (Grande Jatte) was born on December - 02.  

1860  C T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England) was born on December - 02.  

1863  On December - 02 birth of gustav Wohlgemuth, composer  

1863  Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926) was born on December - 02.  

1866  Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal) was born on December - 02.  

1868  On December - 02 birth of francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme)  

1869  Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Theory of the Dialects) was born on December - 02.  

1870  On this day in history birth of francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor  

1875  On this day in history birth of frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong)  

1884  Ruth Draper, US, lecture artist [or 1989] was born on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history birth of george Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934)  

1891  On this day in history birth of charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987)  

1892  Leo Ornstein, composer was born on December - 02.  

1893  On this day in history birth of julius Bissier, German painter  

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0537  On this day in history sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies  

1348  On December - 02 death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)  

1381  On this day in history death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic  

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on December - 02.  

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.  

1552  On December - 02 death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)  

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on December - 02.  

1615  On this day in history death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general