Famous Deaths In July - 02

0783  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1621  On July - 02 death of thomas Harriot, English astronomer  

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

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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  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 this day in history.  

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  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  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1798  On July - 02 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  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1850  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

1903  On this day in history death of ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1867)  

1911  On this day in history felix Mottl, composer, dies at 54  

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

1914  On July - 02 joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78  

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr  

1492  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)  

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

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer  

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