Famous Birthdays In December - 02

1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on this day in history.  

1678  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)  

1694  On December - 02 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  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.  

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.  

1760  On December - 02 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  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  Jacob Rosenhaim, composer was born on December - 02.  

1817  On this day in history 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  On December - 02 birth of pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89)  

1837  Charles Garrison Harker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 was born on December - 02.  

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  On this day in history 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  Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer was born on this day in history.  

1863  Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history birth of henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal)  

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 December - 02.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1891  Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987) was born on this day in history.  

1892  Leo Ornstein, composer was born on this day in history.  

1893  Julius Bissier, German painter was born on this day in history.  

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0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on December - 02.  

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on December - 02.  

1381  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on December - 02.  

1463  On December - 02 albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies  

1515  On this day in history gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on December - 02.  

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1615  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on this day in history.