Famous Deaths In July - 02

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

0936  On this day in history henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies  

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

1504  On this day in history stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies  

1566  On July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62  

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history.  

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

1619  On this day in history olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies  

1621  Death of Thomas Harriot, English astronomer on this day in history.  

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

1656  On this day in history death of françois-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611)  

1663  Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64 on July - 02.  

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

1684  On this day in history death of john Rogers, president of Harvard University (b. 1630)  

1700  Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77 on July - 02.  

1708  On this day in history willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies  

1743  On July - 02 spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies  

1746  On this day in history death of thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. 1656)  

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1798  John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on this day in history.  

1822  Death of Denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC on this day in history.  

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

1843  On this day in history samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88  

1850  On July - 02 robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62  

1857  Death of Carlo Pisacane, Italian patriot (b. 1818) on July - 02.  

1861  On July - 02 peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31  

1863  Stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28 on this day in history.  

1878  On this day in history francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61  

1895  William Rockstro, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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  Tom Richardson, cricketer (88 wickets in 14 Tests for England), dies on July - 02.  

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

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)  

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr  

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

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on this day in history.  

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on this day in history.  

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.