Famous Deaths In December - 02

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

1348  On December - 02 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  On this day in history 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  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on December - 02.  

1615  On this day in history 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  Death of Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622) on this day in history.  

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

1723  On this day in history 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 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 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 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 December - 02.  

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31  

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

1888  On this day in history franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54  

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

1899  On December - 02 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  On this day in history francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69  

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

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

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

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