Famous Deaths In December - 02

0537  On this day in history sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies  

1348  On December - 02 death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)  

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

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on December - 02.  

1515  On December - 02 gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies  

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

1592  On this day in history alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46  

1615  On this day in history death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general  

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.  

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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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56  

1774  On December - 02 johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54  

1814  On December - 02 marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74  

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 December - 02 death of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)  

1845  Johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1849  On December - 02 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 December - 02 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  On this day in history josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65  

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

1892  On this day in history death of jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836)  

1899  On December - 02 death of gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875)  

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

1915  On this day in history 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  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  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  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)