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  On this day in history 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 July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62  

1582  On this day in history death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)  

1591  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)  

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

1621  On this day in history death of thomas Harriot, English astronomer  

1644  On this day in history death of william Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24  

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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  Death of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614) on this day in history.  

1684  Death of John Rogers, president of Harvard University (b. 1630) on July - 02.  

1700  On this day in history lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77  

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 this day in history.  

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

1794  On July - 02 franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65  

1798  John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on July - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1843  On July - 02 samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88  

1850  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 on July - 02.  

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

1861  Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on July - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1911  Felix Mottl, composer, dies at 54 on July - 02.  

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

1914  On this day in history joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on July - 02.  

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

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