Famous Deaths In July - 02

0783  On July - 02 bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies  

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

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

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  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies  

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

1644  Death of William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on July - 02.  

1656  Death of François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611) on July - 02.  

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

1674  Death of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614) on July - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1708  Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on July - 02.  

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

1746  Death of Thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. 1656) on July - 02.  

1778  On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66  

1794  On this day in history franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65  

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

1822  On July - 02 death of denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC  

1833  On this day in history death of gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician (b. 1757)  

1843  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88 on July - 02.  

1850  On this day in history 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  On this day in history stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28  

1878  Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61 on July - 02.  

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 July - 02.  

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 July - 02.  

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

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.  

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on July - 02.  

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on July - 02.  

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

1589  On July - 02 birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer  

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on this day in history.