Famous Deaths In December - 02

0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on December - 02.   

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on December - 02.   

1381  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on this day in history.   

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

1515  On December - 02 gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  On December - 02 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.   

1665  Death of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588) on December - 02.   

1694  On this day in history death of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622)   

1719  Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85 on December - 02.   

1723  Philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies on December - 02.   

1726  Death of Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665) on this day in history.   

1747  Death of Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695) on this day in history.   

1748  Death of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662) on December - 02.   

1763  On this day in history carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56   

1774  Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 on December - 02.   

1814  Marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74 on December - 02.   

1828  Simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39 on December - 02.   

1831  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history death of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)   

1845  On this day in history johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82   

1849  On December - 02 death of adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)   

1859  Death of John Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59 on December - 02.   

1860  Death of Alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796) on this day in history.   

1864  Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.   

1880  On December - 02 josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65   

1888  On December - 02 franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54   

1892  Death of Jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836) on this day in history.   

1899  Death of Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875) on December - 02.   

1903  On December - 02 victor Roger, composer, dies at 50   

1915  On December - 02 jan Malat, composer, dies at 72   

1916  Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1918  Margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38 on December - 02.   

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1578  On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

1678  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)   

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on December - 02.   

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on December - 02.   

1728  On December - 02 birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat   

1738  On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)   

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.