Famous Deaths Happened In December - 02

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

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on December - 02.   

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 December - 02.   

1552  On December - 02 death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)   

1592  On December - 02 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 this day in history 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  Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85 on December - 02.   

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

1726  On December - 02 death of samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665)   

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 this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74   

1828  Simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1831  On December - 02 traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56   

1844  Death of Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768) on December - 02.   

1845  On this day in history johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82   

1849  On this day in history death of adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)   

1859  On this day in history death of john Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59   

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

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

1892  Death of Jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836) on December - 02.   

1899  Death of Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875) on this day in history.   

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

1915  On December - 02 jan Malat, composer, dies at 72   

1916  Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 on December - 02.   

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

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1578  On this day in history 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  On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)   

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on December - 02.   

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.