Famous Birthdays In October - 02

1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.  

1470  On October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)  

1538  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)  

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

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

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.  

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.  

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.  

1715  On October - 02 birth of peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30)  

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

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1737  Franz Schneider, composer was born on October - 02.  

1752  Samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) was born on October - 02.  

1756  Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist was born on October - 02.  

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  Philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer was born on October - 02.  

1800  On this day in history birth of nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion (1831)  

1809  On this day in history birth of anton Emil Titl, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lt Gen (Confederate Army)  

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 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  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 October - 02 birth of louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian  

1839  On this day in history birth of hans Thoma, painter  

1847  On October - 02 birth of paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president  

1851  Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I was born on this day in history.  

1852  William Ramsay, chemist was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 02.  

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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 this day in history.  

1113  On this day in history mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies  

1264  On this day in history 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  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on October - 02.  

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on October - 02.  

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on October - 02.