Famous Deaths Happened 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  On December - 02 albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies   

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on December - 02.   

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 December - 02.   

1665  On December - 02 death of catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588)   

1694  Death of Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622) on December - 02.   

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

1747  On this day in history death of vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695)   

1748  Death of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662) on December - 02.   

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

1828  On this day in history 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  On December - 02 death of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1860  On this day in history death of alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796)   

1864  On December - 02 archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31   

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

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

1892  Death of Jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836) on this day in history.   

1899  Death of Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875) on December - 02.   

1903  Victor Roger, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1915  Jan Malat, composer, dies at 72 on December - 02.   

1916  On this day in history francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69   

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

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1578  On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on December - 02.   

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

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

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on December - 02.   

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  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)