Famous Birthdays In October - 02

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

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.  

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

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.  

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

1704  On October - 02 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  Franz Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Josef Jawurek, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 02.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1822  On October - 02 birth of joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79)  

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 this day in history birth of edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist  

1832  Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  

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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  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on October - 02.  

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on October - 02.  

1517  On this day in history john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37  

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

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.