Famous Deaths In August - 02

0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on August - 02.  

0640  On this day in history severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies  

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on August - 02.  

0924  On this day in history death of Ælfweard of Wessex  

1002  On August - 02 abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64  

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on August - 02.  

1100  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on this day in history.  

1222  On this day in history death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)  

1511  Death of Andrew Barton, Scottish naval leader on this day in history.  

1512  On August - 02 alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher, dies at 48  

1589  Death of Henry III, king of Poland/France (1573-89), assassinated at 37 on August - 02.  

1600  On August - 02 arent van Dorp, Dutch governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70  

1611  On this day in history death of kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1562)  

1649  On August - 02 elisabeth Bas, wife of Dutch Adm Swartenhondt, dies at about 78  

1655  On this day in history alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83  

1696  On August - 02 death of robert Campbell of Glenlyon, Scottish military commander (b. 1630)  

1769  Death of Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689) on this day in history.  

1776  On August - 02 death of louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (b. 1717)  

1788  Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1792  On August - 02 nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer, dies at 60  

1799  On August - 02 jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54  

1811  William Williams, US merchant/signer (Decl of Indep), dies at 80 on August - 02.  

1815  Death of Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French marshal (b. 1763) on this day in history.  

1823  Death of Lazare Carnot, French general, politician, and mathematician (b. 1753) on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history james Hewitt, composer, dies at 57  

1849  On August - 02 mehemet Ali, British viceroy to Egypt, dies  

1858  A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76 on August - 02.  

1859  On this day in history death of horace Mann, American educator and abolitionist (b. 1796)  

1869  On August - 02 death of alexandrine Tinne, Dutch explorer/photographer, murdered at 30+  

1872  Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 on August - 02.  

1873  Frank Mori, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1876  Death of Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's on this day in history.  

1881  Death of Marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35 on August - 02.  

1889  Death of Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851) on August - 02.  

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1455  On August - 02 birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)  

1533  On August - 02 birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)  

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on August - 02.  

1632  Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner) was born on this day in history.  

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on August - 02.  

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.  

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on August - 02.  

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on August - 02.