Famous Personalities Born In October - 02
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
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 On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver
1616 On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer
1644 On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)
1646 On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer
1704 On October - 02 birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer
1715 Peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30) was born on October - 02.
1722 Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776) was born on October - 02.
1737 On this day in history 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 October - 02.
1756 Josef Jawurek, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Anton Emil Titl, composer was born on October - 02.
1817 Gunnar Wennerberg, composer was born on October - 02.
1819 On this day in history 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 October - 02 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 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 this day in history birth of rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897)
1835 Louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian was born on this day in history.
1839 Hans Thoma, painter was born on this day in history.
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 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