Famous Birthdays In October - 02

1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on October - 02.   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.   

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.   

1715  Peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30) was born on October - 02.   

1722  Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

1737  Franz Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history birth of samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)   

1756  Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist was born on October - 02.   

1756  Josef Jawurek, composer was born on October - 02.   

1768  On this day in history birth of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854)   

1792  On this day in history birth of philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer   

1800  Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion (1831) was born on this day in history.   

1809  Anton Emil Titl, composer was born on October - 02.   

1817  On this day in history birth of gunnar Wennerberg, composer   

1819  On October - 02 birth of george Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901   

1821  Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lt Gen (Confederate Army) was born on October - 02.   

1822  Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79) was born on this day in history.   

1827  On October - 02 birth of edmund Jackson Davis, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1828  On October - 02 birth of charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896)   

1832  Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist was born on October - 02.   

1832  On October - 02 birth of julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist   

1833  On October - 02 birth of rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897)   

1835  On October - 02 birth of louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian   

1839  Hans Thoma, painter was born on this day in history.   

1847  On October - 02 birth of paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president   

1851  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I   

1852  William Ramsay, chemist was born on this day in history.   

1857  Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) was born on this day in history.   

1866  Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist was born on this day in history.   

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0472  On this day in history olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on this day in history.   

1113  On this day in history mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  On October - 02 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies