Famous Deaths Happened In December - 02

0537  On this day in history sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies   

1348  On this day in history death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)   

1381  On December - 02 death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic   

1463  On December - 02 albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies   

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)   

1592  On this day in history alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46   

1615  On this day in history death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general   

1665  On this day in history death of catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588)   

1694  On December - 02 death of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622)   

1719  Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1723  Philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history death of samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665)   

1747  Death of Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695) on December - 02.   

1748  On December - 02 death of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662)   

1763  Carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56 on December - 02.   

1774  Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1814  On December - 02 marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74   

1828  On December - 02 simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39   

1831  On this day in history traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56   

1844  Death of Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768) on this day in history.   

1845  Johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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 December - 02.   

1864  Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 on December - 02.   

1880  Josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65 on December - 02.   

1888  Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 on December - 02.   

1892  On December - 02 death of jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836)   

1899  On December - 02 death of gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875)   

1903  On this day in history victor Roger, composer, dies at 50   

1915  On this day in history jan Malat, composer, dies at 72   

1916  On December - 02 francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69   

1918  On December - 02 margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38   

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat   

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.   

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on December - 02.