Famous Deaths In December - 02

0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on December - 02.  

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on this day in history.  

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

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

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.  

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  On December - 02 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)  

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 December - 02.  

1726  Death of Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665) on December - 02.  

1747  On December - 02 death of vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695)  

1748  Death of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662) on this day in history.  

1763  Carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56 on December - 02.  

1774  Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 December - 02.  

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

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

1880  On December - 02 josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65  

1888  On December - 02 franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54  

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

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

1903  On December - 02 victor Roger, composer, dies at 50  

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

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

1918  On this day in history margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38  

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.  

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on this day in history.  

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  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.  

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

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.  

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.