Famous Personalities Born In October - 02
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1452 King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on October - 02.
1470 Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.
1538 On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)
1595 Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.
1616 On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer
1644 On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)
1646 On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer
1704 Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.
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 Franz Schneider, composer was born on October - 02.
1752 On October - 02 birth of samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)
1756 On this day in history birth of jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist
1756 Josef Jawurek, composer was born on October - 02.
1768 On October - 02 birth of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854)
1792 Philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer was born on this day in history.
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 Gunnar Wennerberg, composer was born on this day in history.
1819 On October - 02 birth of george Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901
1821 Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lt Gen (Confederate Army) was born on October - 02.
1822 Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79) was born on October - 02.
1827 On this day in history birth of edmund Jackson Davis, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1828 Charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896) was born on October - 02.
1832 Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist was born on this day in history.
1832 Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist was born on this day in history.
1833 Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897) was born on October - 02.
1835 On October - 02 birth of louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian
1839 Hans Thoma, painter was born on October - 02.
1847 On October - 02 birth of paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president
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 On October - 02 birth of marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)
1866 On this day in history birth of charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist