Famous Deaths In December - 02

0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on this day in history.  

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

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 December - 02.  

1592  On December - 02 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  Death of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588) on December - 02.  

1694  On December - 02 death of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622)  

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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 December - 02.  

1748  Death of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662) on December - 02.  

1763  On December - 02 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 December - 02.  

1844  On this day in history death of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)  

1845  On December - 02 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  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 this day in history josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65  

1888  Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1892  On December - 02 death of jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836)  

1899  On this day in history death of gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875)  

1903  On December - 02 victor Roger, composer, dies at 50  

1915  Jan Malat, composer, dies at 72 on December - 02.  

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

1918  On this day in history margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38  

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1578  On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer  

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on December - 02.  

1694  On this day in history birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)  

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  On December - 02 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 December - 02.