Famous Deaths In July - 02

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on this day in history.  

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on July - 02.  

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on July - 02.  

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on July - 02.  

1566  On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62  

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.  

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on this day in history.  

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on July - 02.  

1621  Death of Thomas Harriot, English astronomer on July - 02.  

1644  Death of William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on this day in history.  

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1656  Death of François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611) on this day in history.  

1663  On July - 02 thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64  

1674  On July - 02 death of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)  

1684  On July - 02 death of john Rogers, president of Harvard University (b. 1630)  

1700  On July - 02 lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77  

1708  On July - 02 willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies  

1743  Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies on July - 02.  

1746  Death of Thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. 1656) on this day in history.  

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on July - 02.  

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on July - 02.  

1798  On July - 02 john Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies  

1822  Death of Denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC on July - 02.  

1833  Death of Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician (b. 1757) on July - 02.  

1843  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1850  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1857  On July - 02 death of carlo Pisacane, Italian patriot (b. 1818)  

1861  Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

1863  On July - 02 stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28  

1878  Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1895  William Rockstro, composer, dies at 72 on July - 02.  

1903  Death of Ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1867) on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history felix Mottl, composer, dies at 54  

1912  On this day in history tom Richardson, cricketer (88 wickets in 14 Tests for England), dies  

1914  Joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78 on July - 02.  

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on this day in history.  

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on July - 02.  

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.  

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on this day in history.  

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.  

1581  On July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer  

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer  

1636  On this day in history birth of daniel Speer, composer