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 July - 02 stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  On this day in history 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  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on July - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1656  On July - 02 death of françois-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611)   

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

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  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 July - 02.   

1778  On July - 02 jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66   

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

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

1843  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1867)   

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

1912  On July - 02 tom Richardson, cricketer (88 wickets in 14 Tests for England), dies   

1914  Joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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1029  On this day in history birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  On this day in history birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

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 July - 02.   

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

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