Famous Personalities Born In December - 02
Friday, 21 February 2025
1578 On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer
1678 Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on December - 02.
1694 On this day in history birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)
1703 On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)
1710 On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)
1728 On December - 02 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.
1760 On December - 02 birth of joseph Graetz, composer
1760 John Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.
1777 Henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary) was born on this day in history.
1802 On this day in history birth of melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1811 On this day in history birth of jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885)
1813 Jacob Rosenhaim, composer was born on December - 02.
1817 Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895) was born on this day in history.
1821 Rufus Barringer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on December - 02.
1825 On this day in history birth of pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89)
1837 Charles Garrison Harker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 was born on December - 02.
1846 Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French Min of Foreign affairs/premier was born on this day in history.
1856 Robert Kajanus, composer was born on this day in history.
1859 On this day in history birth of georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist (Grande Jatte)
1860 C T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England) was born on December - 02.
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 Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor was born on December - 02.
1875 Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong) was born on December - 02.
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 Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987) was born on December - 02.
1892 Leo Ornstein, composer was born on this day in history.
1893 Julius Bissier, German painter was born on this day in history.