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

1504  On this day in history 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  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1674  Death of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614) on this day in history.  

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

1746  On July - 02 death of thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. 1656)  

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

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

1798  On this day in history 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 July - 02 death of gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician (b. 1757)  

1843  On July - 02 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  On July - 02 death of carlo Pisacane, Italian patriot (b. 1818)  

1861  Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

1863  Stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28 on July - 02.  

1878  On this day in history 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 July - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1363  On July - 02 birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)  

1489  On July - 02 birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr  

1492  On July - 02 birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)  

1581  On July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer  

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

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