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  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.  

1703  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)  

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

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on December - 02.  

1738  On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)  

1754  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)  

1760  Joseph Graetz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1760  John Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806) was born on December - 02.  

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

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  Jacob Rosenhaim, composer was born on this day in history.  

1817  Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895) was born on this day in history.  

1821  Rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on December - 02.  

1825  On this day in history birth of pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89)  

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  Robert Kajanus, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1860  On December - 02 birth of c T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England)  

1863  Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer was born on December - 02.  

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  Francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme) was born on December - 02.  

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

1870  On December - 02 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 December - 02.  

1891  On December - 02 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  Julius Bissier, German painter was born on December - 02.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1592  On this day in history alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46  

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