Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

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

1615  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on this day in history.   

1665  On December - 02 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)   

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

1723  Philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies on this day in history.   

1726  Death of Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665) on this day in history.   

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  Carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56 on December - 02.   

1774  Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 on December - 02.   

1814  Marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1831  On December - 02 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  On this day in history johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82   

1849  Death of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792) on December - 02.   

1859  Death of John Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 02 josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65   

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

1892  On this day in history 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  On December - 02 victor Roger, composer, dies at 50   

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

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

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 this day in history birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)   

1694  On this day in history birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)   

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

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

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat   

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 this day in history.