Famous Deaths In December - 02

0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on this day in history.  

1348  On this day in history death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)  

1381  On this day in history death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic  

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on December - 02.  

1515  On December - 02 gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1552  On December - 02 death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)  

1592  On this day in history alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46  

1615  On this day in history death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general  

1665  On this day in history death of catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588)  

1694  On December - 02 death of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622)  

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1719  Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies  

1726  On December - 02 death of samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665)  

1747  Death of Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695) on this day in history.  

1748  On December - 02 death of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662)  

1763  On this day in history carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56  

1774  On this day in history johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54  

1814  On this day in history marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74  

1828  On December - 02 simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39  

1831  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1844  Death of Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768) on December - 02.  

1845  Johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1849  Death of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792) on this day in history.  

1859  On December - 02 death of john Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59  

1860  Death of Alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796) on December - 02.  

1864  Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.  

1880  Josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1888  Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1892  On December - 02 death of jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836)  

1899  Death of Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875) on this day in history.  

1903  Victor Roger, composer, dies at 50 on December - 02.  

1915  Jan Malat, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1916  On December - 02 francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69  

1918  Margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38 on December - 02.  

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on this day in history.  

1678  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)  

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on December - 02.  

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1710  On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)  

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on December - 02.  

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.  

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on December - 02.