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 October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 02.   

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

1722  Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776) was born on October - 02.   

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

1752  Samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) was born on October - 02.   

1756  Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist was born on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history birth of josef Jawurek, composer   

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

1817  On October - 02 birth of gunnar Wennerberg, composer   

1819  George Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.   

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

1822  On this day in history birth of joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79)   

1827  Edmund Jackson Davis, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on October - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history birth of rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897)   

1835  Louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1839  Hans Thoma, painter was born on October - 02.   

1847  Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president was born on this day in history.   

1851  Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I was born on this day in history.   

1852  On October - 02 birth of william Ramsay, chemist   

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  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.   

0939  On October - 02 death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on this day in history.   

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on October - 02.   

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

1559  On October - 02 death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)   

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

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.