Famous Birthdays In October - 02

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

1470  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)  

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

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.  

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

1644  On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)  

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on October - 02.  

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.  

1715  Peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30) was born on this day in history.  

1722  Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.  

1737  On October - 02 birth of franz Schneider, composer  

1752  Samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) was born on this day in history.  

1756  Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist was born on this day in history.  

1756  On this day in history birth of josef Jawurek, composer  

1768  William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

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

1800  On October - 02 birth of nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion (1831)  

1809  On October - 02 birth of anton Emil Titl, composer  

1817  On this day in history birth of gunnar Wennerberg, composer  

1819  George Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901 was born on October - 02.  

1821  Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lt Gen (Confederate Army) was born on October - 02.  

1822  On this day in history birth of joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79)  

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

1828  On this day in history birth of charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896)  

1832  Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist was born on this day in history.  

1832  On October - 02 birth of julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist  

1833  On this day in history birth of rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897)  

1835  Louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian was born on this day in history.  

1839  On October - 02 birth of hans Thoma, painter  

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

1851  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I  

1852  On October - 02 birth of william Ramsay, chemist  

1857  Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) was born on October - 02.  

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  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on October - 02.  

1113  On October - 02 mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies  

1264  On October - 02 urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies  

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on October - 02.  

1559  On October - 02 death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)  

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1588  On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies