Famous Personalities Born In December - 02
Monday, 19 May 2025
1578 On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer
1678 Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on this day in history.
1694 William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on December - 02.
1703 On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)
1710 Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on December - 02.
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 John Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806) was born on December - 02.
1777 Henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary) was born on December - 02.
1802 On this day in history birth of melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1811 Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.
1813 Jacob Rosenhaim, composer was born on this day in history.
1817 Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895) was born on December - 02.
1821 Rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.
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 December - 02.
1856 Robert Kajanus, composer was born on December - 02.
1859 On December - 02 birth of georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist (Grande Jatte)
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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor
1875 Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong) was born on December - 02.
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 this day in history.
1893 On this day in history birth of julius Bissier, German painter