Famous Birthdays In October - 02

1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  On October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.   

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

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on October - 02.   

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.   

1715  On October - 02 birth of peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30)   

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

1737  On this day in history birth of franz Schneider, composer   

1752  On October - 02 birth of samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)   

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

1756  On October - 02 birth of josef Jawurek, composer   

1768  William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854) was born on October - 02.   

1792  On October - 02 birth of philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer   

1800  On October - 02 birth of nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion (1831)   

1809  On this day in history birth of anton Emil Titl, composer   

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  On October - 02 birth of alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lt Gen (Confederate Army)   

1822  Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79) was born on October - 02.   

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

1828  Charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896) was born on October - 02.   

1832  Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist was born on this day in history.   

1832  Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist was born on October - 02.   

1833  On this day in history 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 October - 02.   

1847  On this day in history birth of paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president   

1851  On October - 02 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 October - 02.   

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

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0472  On October - 02 olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on October - 02.   

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

1264  On October - 02 urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  On this day in history john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37   

1559  On this day in history death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies