Famous Deaths In June - 02

0657  On this day in history eugene I, Italian Pope (654-7), dies  

0910  Death of Richilde of Provence, Queen of Western Francia on June - 02.  

1418  On June - 02 death of katherine of Lancaster, wife of Henry III of Castile  

1564  Gellius Faber, [Jelle Smit], Fries theologist, dies on June - 02.  

1567  Death of Shane O'Neill, Irish chieftain on this day in history.  

1572  Death of Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 on this day in history.  

1575  Pieter Aertsen, [Long Worm], painter, dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

1581  On this day in history death of james Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, regent of Scotland  

1597  Diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1632  Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Friesland, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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1639  On June - 02 floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62  

1678  On June - 02 pieter the Great, regent/diplomat, dies at 63  

1693  On June - 02 death of john Wildman, English soldier and politician  

1701  On June - 02 death of madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1607)  

1716  On June - 02 death of ogata Korin, Japanese painter  

1750  Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1754  On this day in history death of ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (b. 1680)  

1761  Death of Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685) on June - 02.  

1785  On this day in history death of jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713)  

1812  On June - 02 john W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51  

1833  Death of Simon Byrne, Irish bare-knuckle prize fighter (b. 1806) on June - 02.  

1839  Wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1864  George Pierce Doles, US businessman/Confed brig-general, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

1865  On June - 02 john E Feisser, founder (1st Dutch baptist church), dies at 59  

1873  On June - 02 francois Hainl, composer, dies at 65  

1875  Death of Józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (b. 1806) on June - 02.  

1879  E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23 on June - 02.  

1881  Death of Émile Littré, French lexicographer (b. 1801) on June - 02.  

1882  Guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1896  Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer (Abbsynia/Ethiopia), dies on June - 02.  

1901  James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies on June - 02.  

1908  Redvers H Buller, English general, dies at 68 on June - 02.  

1927  Eduard GHH Cuypers, architect (De Hooge Vuursche), dies at 67 on June - 02.  

1929  Charles Coventry, cricketer (13 runs in 2 Tests Eng v S Af 1889), dies on June - 02.  

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0926  On June - 02 birth of murakami, Emperor of Japan (d. 967)  

1504  George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht was born on this day in history.  

1535  On June - 02 birth of leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1605)  

1577  On this day in history birth of giovanni Righi, composer  

1614  On this day in history birth of benjamin Rogers, composer  

1624  On this day in history birth of jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96)  

1715  Herman-Francois Delange, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  On June - 02 birth of marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)