Famous Deaths Happened In July - 02
Monday, 08 December 2025
0783 Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02. 

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

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 July - 02 death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) 

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

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

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

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 this day in history thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64 

1674 On this day in history 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 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on July - 02. 

1743 On this day in history spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies 

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

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

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

1798 On this day in history john Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies 

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

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 this day in history 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 On July - 02 francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61 

1895 On this day in history william Rockstro, composer, dies at 72 

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

1911 On July - 02 felix Mottl, composer, dies at 54 

1912 Tom Richardson, cricketer (88 wickets in 14 Tests for England), dies on July - 02. 

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

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