Famous Personalities Born In December - 02
Friday, 14 February 2025
1578 Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.
1678 Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on this day in history.
1694 On December - 02 birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)
1703 On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)
1710 Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.
1728 Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on December - 02.
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.
1760 On this day in history birth of joseph Graetz, composer
1760 On December - 02 birth of john Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806)
1777 On December - 02 birth of henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary)
1802 Melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 was born on this day in history.
1811 Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885) was born on December - 02.
1813 On December - 02 birth of jacob Rosenhaim, composer
1817 On December - 02 birth of heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895)
1821 Rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.
1825 Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89) was born on December - 02.
1837 Charles Garrison Harker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 was born on December - 02.
1846 On December - 02 birth of pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French Min of Foreign affairs/premier
1856 Robert Kajanus, composer was born on this day in history.
1859 Georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist (Grande Jatte) was born on December - 02.
1860 C T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England) was born on this day in history.
1863 Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer was born on this day in history.
1863 On this day in history birth of charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926)
1866 Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal) was born on this day in history.
1868 Francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme) was born on December - 02.
1869 On this day in history birth of jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Theory of the Dialects)
1870 On this day in history birth of francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor
1875 On this day in history birth of frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong)
1884 Ruth Draper, US, lecture artist [or 1989] was born on this day in history.
1885 George Minot, US, physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934) was born on December - 02.
1891 On December - 02 birth of charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987)
1892 On this day in history birth of leo Ornstein, composer
1893 Julius Bissier, German painter was born on December - 02.