Famous Deaths Happened In July - 02
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
0783 Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02. 

0936 Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on July - 02. 

1298 Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on this day in history. 

1504 On this day in history stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies 

1566 On July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 

1582 Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history. 

1591 On July - 02 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) 

1619 Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on this day in history. 

1621 Death of Thomas Harriot, English astronomer on July - 02. 

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

1656 Death of François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611) on this day in history. 

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 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 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 this day in history. 

1746 On this day in history death of thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. 1656) 

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

1794 Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history. 

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 July - 02 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 July - 02 peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 

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 William Rockstro, composer, dies at 72 on July - 02. 

1903 On July - 02 death of ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1867) 

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

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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