Famous Deaths In December - 02

0537  On this day in history sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies  

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

1381  On December - 02 death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic  

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on this day in history.  

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

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on December - 02.  

1592  On December - 02 alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46  

1615  On December - 02 death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general  

1665  Death of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588) on this day in history.  

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

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1719  On December - 02 pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85  

1723  On December - 02 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 December - 02.  

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 December - 02 johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54  

1814  On December - 02 marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74  

1828  Simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39 on December - 02.  

1831  On this day in history traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56  

1844  Death of Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768) on this day in history.  

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  Death of John Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59 on December - 02.  

1860  On December - 02 death of alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796)  

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

1880  On this day in history josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65  

1888  Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 on December - 02.  

1892  On this day in history death of jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836)  

1899  On this day in history death of gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875)  

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

1915  On this day in history jan Malat, composer, dies at 72  

1916  Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1918  On December - 02 margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38  

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1578  On this day in history birth of agostino Agazzari, composer  

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

1694  On December - 02 birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)  

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on December - 02.  

1710  On this day in history birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)  

1728  On December - 02 birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat  

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

1754  On this day in history birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)