Famous Personalities Born In August - 02

1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on this day in history.   

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on August - 02.   

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on August - 02.   

1632  Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On August - 02 birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  On August - 02 birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)   

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on this day in history.   

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1723  Nicolas de Pigage, French classical architect was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot   

1754  Pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Wash DC was born on August - 02.   

1775  On this day in history birth of jose Angel Lamas, composer   

1788  On this day in history birth of leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853)   

1802  On this day in history birth of nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster   

1815  Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.   

1818  [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major was born on August - 02.   

1826  William Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history birth of manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)   

1832  Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society) was born on this day in history.   

1834  Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty) was born on August - 02.   

1834  Isaac Capadose, lawyer/evangelist was born on August - 02.   

1835  Elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone) was born on this day in history.   

1854  Francis Marion Crawford, British author was born on this day in history.   

1858  A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands was born on August - 02.   

1858  Catherina van Rennes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history birth of william Watson, British poet (Prince's Quest, Father of Forest)   

1865  On August - 02 birth of irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism)   

1865  On August - 02 birth of john Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)   

1867  Ernest C Dowson, British poet was born on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history birth of constantine I, king of Greece   

1871  John French Sloan, American artist (d. 1951) was born on August - 02.   

1872  On this day in history birth of george E. Stewart, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)   

1875  Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian artist (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history birth of aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)   

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0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on August - 02.   

0640  On August - 02 severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies   

0686  On this day in history john V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies   

0924  On this day in history death of Ælfweard of Wessex   

1002  Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

1100  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on August - 02.   

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on August - 02.