Famous Personalities Born In December - 02
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1578 On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer
1678 On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)
1694 William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.
1703 Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.
1710 On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)
1728 On December - 02 birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat
1738 Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.
1754 William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on December - 02.
1760 On this day in history birth of joseph Graetz, composer
1760 On this day in history birth of john Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806)
1777 On this day in history birth of henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary)
1802 On December - 02 birth of melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1811 On this day in history birth of jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885)
1813 On December - 02 birth of jacob Rosenhaim, composer
1817 On December - 02 birth of heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895)
1821 On this day in history birth of rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
1825 Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89) was born on December - 02.
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 this day in history.
1860 C T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England) was born on December - 02.
1863 Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer was born on December - 02.
1863 On this day in history birth of charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926)
1866 Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal) was born on December - 02.
1868 Francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme) was born on this day in history.
1869 Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Theory of the Dialects) was born on this day in history.
1870 Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor was born on December - 02.
1875 On this day in history birth of frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong)
1884 On this day in history birth of ruth Draper, US, lecture artist [or 1989]
1885 George Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934) was born on December - 02.
1891 Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987) was born on December - 02.
1892 On December - 02 birth of leo Ornstein, composer
1893 On this day in history birth of julius Bissier, German painter