Famous Deaths In December - 02

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

1348  On this day in history death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)  

1381  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on December - 02.  

1463  On December - 02 albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies  

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

1552  On this day in history 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 December - 02.  

1665  Death of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588) on this day in history.  

1694  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665)  

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

1844  On this day in history 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 December - 02 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  Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.  

1880  On this day in history 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 December - 02.  

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

1916  Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)  

1694  On December - 02 birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)  

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on December - 02.  

1710  On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)  

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

1738  On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)  

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.