Famous Personalities Born In December - 02
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1578 On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer
1678 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)
1754 On this day in history birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)
1760 Joseph Graetz, composer was born on December - 02.
1760 John Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806) was born on December - 02.
1777 On this day in history birth of henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary)
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 December - 02.
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 Rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French Min of Foreign affairs/premier
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 this day in history.
1863 Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer was born on December - 02.
1863 Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.
1866 On December - 02 birth of henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal)
1868 Francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme) was born on December - 02.
1869 On this day in history birth of jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Theory of the Dialects)
1870 Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of george Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934)
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 December - 02.