Famous Deaths In June - 02

0657  On June - 02 eugene I, Italian Pope (654-7), dies  

0910  On this day in history death of richilde of Provence, Queen of Western Francia  

1418  On this day in history death of katherine of Lancaster, wife of Henry III of Castile  

1564  On this day in history gellius Faber, [Jelle Smit], Fries theologist, dies  

1567  On this day in history death of shane O'Neill, Irish chieftain  

1572  Death of Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 on June - 02.  

1575  On this day in history pieter Aertsen, [Long Worm], painter, dies at about 65  

1581  On June - 02 death of james Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, regent of Scotland  

1597  On this day in history diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67  

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

1639  Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 on June - 02.  

1678  Pieter the Great, regent/diplomat, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Ogata Korin, Japanese painter on June - 02.  

1750  On June - 02 johann Valentin Rathgeber, German composer, dies at 68  

1754  Death of Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (b. 1680) on June - 02.  

1761  Death of Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685) on this day in history.  

1785  Death of Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713) on June - 02.  

1812  John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history john E Feisser, founder (1st Dutch baptist church), dies at 59  

1873  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1927  On this day in history eduard GHH Cuypers, architect (De Hooge Vuursche), dies at 67  

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

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0926  On this day in history birth of murakami, Emperor of Japan (d. 967)  

1504  On this day in history birth of george/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht  

1535  On this day in history birth of leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1605)  

1577  On June - 02 birth of giovanni Righi, composer  

1614  On June - 02 birth of benjamin Rogers, composer  

1624  On June - 02 birth of jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96)  

1715  On this day in history birth of herman-Francois Delange, composer  

1740  Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) was born on June - 02.