Famous Birthdays In October - 02

1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)  

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.  

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.  

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver  

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.  

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on October - 02.  

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer  

1704  On October - 02 birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer  

1715  Peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30) was born on October - 02.  

1722  Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776) was born on October - 02.  

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1737  On October - 02 birth of franz Schneider, composer  

1752  On October - 02 birth of samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)  

1756  On October - 02 birth of jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist  

1756  Josef Jawurek, composer was born on October - 02.  

1768  William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854) was born on October - 02.  

1792  On this day in history birth of philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer  

1800  Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion (1831) was born on this day in history.  

1809  Anton Emil Titl, composer was born on October - 02.  

1817  On October - 02 birth of gunnar Wennerberg, composer  

1819  George Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.  

1821  Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lt Gen (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1822  Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79) was born on this day in history.  

1827  Edmund Jackson Davis, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.  

1828  On October - 02 birth of charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896)  

1832  On October - 02 birth of edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist  

1832  Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist was born on October - 02.  

1833  On October - 02 birth of rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897)  

1835  On this day in history birth of louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian  

1839  Hans Thoma, painter was born on October - 02.  

1847  Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president was born on October - 02.  

1851  Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I was born on October - 02.  

1852  On October - 02 birth of william Ramsay, chemist  

1857  On October - 02 birth of marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)  

1866  Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist was born on this day in history.  

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0472  On this day in history olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies  

0939  On October - 02 death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49  

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on this day in history.  

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on this day in history.  

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.  

1559  On this day in history death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)  

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49  

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.