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

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on this day in history.   

1515  On this day in history gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  On December - 02 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  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 this day in history.   

1694  Death of Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622) on December - 02.   

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  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  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  On this day in history simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39   

1831  On this day in history 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  Death of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792) on December - 02.   

1859  Death of John Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1899  Death of Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875) on December - 02.   

1903  Victor Roger, composer, dies at 50 on December - 02.   

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  On this day in history birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on December - 02.