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

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

1719  Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1814  Marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74 on December - 02.  

1828  On December - 02 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 this day in history 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  On December - 02 death of adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)  

1859  On December - 02 death of john Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59  

1860  On December - 02 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 December - 02 josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65  

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

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 this day in history 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 December - 02.  

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

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

1678  On this day in history birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)  

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on December - 02.  

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

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

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 02.