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 this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on August - 02.   

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on August - 02.   

1703  On August - 02 birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)   

1723  Nicolas de Pigage, French classical architect was born on August - 02.   

1746  On August - 02 birth of joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot   

1754  On this day in history birth of pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Wash DC   

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

1788  Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853) was born on this day in history.   

1802  On August - 02 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 August - 02 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  On August - 02 birth of frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty)   

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

1835  On August - 02 birth of elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone)   

1854  On August - 02 birth of francis Marion Crawford, British author   

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

1858  On this day in history birth of catherina van Rennes, composer   

1858  On August - 02 birth of william Watson, British poet (Prince's Quest, Father of Forest)   

1865  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism) was born on this day in history.   

1865  John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On August - 02 birth of ernest C Dowson, British poet   

1868  Constantine I, king of Greece was born on August - 02.   

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

1872  George E. Stewart, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1875  Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian artist (d. 1957) was born on August - 02.   

1878  On August - 02 birth of aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)   

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0257  On August - 02 stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies   

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  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on this day in history.   

1002  Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 on August - 02.   

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on August - 02.   

1100  On August - 02 death of william II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44   

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on this day in history.