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  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on December - 02.  

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

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on December - 02.  

1552  On this day in history death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)  

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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  On December - 02 death of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622)  

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1719  On this day in history 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 December - 02.  

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

1748  On December - 02 death of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662)  

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

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

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  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1844  Death of Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768) on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1864  Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 on December - 02.  

1880  Josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65 on December - 02.  

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 December - 02 jan Malat, composer, dies at 72  

1916  On December - 02 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  On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)  

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

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat  

1738  On December - 02 birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)  

1754  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)