Famous Deaths In August - 02

0257  On August - 02 stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies  

0640  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on this day in history.  

0686  On this day in history john V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1100  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on August - 02.  

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on this day in history.  

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

1512  On this day in history alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher, dies at 48  

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1589  On August - 02 death of henry III, king of Poland/France (1573-89), assassinated at 37  

1600  On this day in history arent van Dorp, Dutch governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70  

1611  Death of Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1562) on this day in history.  

1649  Elisabeth Bas, wife of Dutch Adm Swartenhondt, dies at about 78 on this day in history.  

1655  Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1696  On this day in history 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 August - 02.  

1776  Death of Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (b. 1717) on this day in history.  

1788  Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 on August - 02.  

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

1799  Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54 on August - 02.  

1811  William Williams, US merchant/signer (Decl of Indep), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1815  On August - 02 death of guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French marshal (b. 1763)  

1823  On August - 02 death of lazare Carnot, French general, politician, and mathematician (b. 1753)  

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

1849  Mehemet Ali, British viceroy to Egypt, dies on this day in history.  

1858  On August - 02 a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76  

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

1869  Death of Alexandrine Tinne, Dutch explorer/photographer, murdered at 30+ on August - 02.  

1872  On this day in history judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59  

1873  On this day in history frank Mori, composer, dies at 53  

1876  On August - 02 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  

1881  On August - 02 death of marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35  

1889  On this day in history death of eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)  

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1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on this day in history.  

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on August - 02.  

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

1632  On August - 02 birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)  

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 August - 02.  

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on this day in history.  

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.