Famous Birthdays In December - 02

1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.   

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on December - 02.   

1694  On this day in history birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)   

1703  On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)   

1710  On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)   

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat   

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.   

1754  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)   

1760  On December - 02 birth of joseph Graetz, composer   

1760  John Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

1777  Henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history birth of melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868   

1811  Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885) was born on December - 02.   

1813  Jacob Rosenhaim, composer was born on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895)   

1821  Rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on December - 02.   

1825  Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history birth of charles Garrison Harker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

1846  On December - 02 birth of pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French Min of Foreign affairs/premier   

1856  Robert Kajanus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history birth of georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist (Grande Jatte)   

1860  On this day in history birth of c T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England)   

1863  Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer was born on December - 02.   

1863  Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926) was born on December - 02.   

1866  On this day in history birth of henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal)   

1868  On this day in history birth of francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme)   

1869  On this day in history birth of jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Theory of the Dialects)   

1870  Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor was born on December - 02.   

1875  Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong) was born on this day in history.   

1884  On December - 02 birth of ruth Draper, US, lecture artist [or 1989]   

1885  On this day in history birth of george Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934)   

1891  Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Leo Ornstein, composer was born on December - 02.   

1893  Julius Bissier, German painter was born on this day in history.   

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0537  On this day in history sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies   

1348  On December - 02 death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)   

1381  On this day in history death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic   

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on this day in history.   

1515  On this day in history gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  On this day in history death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)   

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on December - 02.   

1615  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on December - 02.