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

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer  

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 this day in history birth of franz Schneider, composer  

1752  On this day in history birth of samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)  

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  On October - 02 birth of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854)  

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

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

1809  Anton Emil Titl, composer was born on October - 02.  

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 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 October - 02.  

1832  On October - 02 birth of edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist  

1832  On this day in history birth of julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist  

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  Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1857  On October - 02 birth of marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)  

1866  Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist was born on October - 02.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.  

0939  On October - 02 death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49  

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

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

1517  On October - 02 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  On October - 02 andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49  

1588  On October - 02 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies