Famous Personalities Born In October - 02
Sunday, 15 June 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 Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on October - 02.
1595 On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver
1616 On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer
1644 On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)
1646 Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.
1704 On this day in history birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer
1715 On this day in history birth of peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30)
1722 Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776) was born on October - 02.
1737 On October - 02 birth of franz Schneider, composer
1752 Samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) was born on October - 02.
1756 Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist was born on this day in history.
1756 On October - 02 birth of josef Jawurek, composer
1768 William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854) was born on October - 02.
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 Gunnar Wennerberg, composer was born on October - 02.
1819 On October - 02 birth of george Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901
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 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 this day in history.
1832 On October - 02 birth of edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist
1832 Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist was born on October - 02.
1833 Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897) was born on October - 02.
1835 Louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian was born on October - 02.
1839 On October - 02 birth of hans Thoma, painter
1847 Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president was born on this day in history.
1851 Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I was born on October - 02.
1852 William Ramsay, chemist was born on October - 02.
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