Famous Personalities Born In October - 02
Friday, 17 October 2025
1452 King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.
1470 On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)
1538 On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)
1595 On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver
1616 A Gryphius, writer was born on October - 02.
1644 On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)
1646 Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.
1704 Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.
1715 On this day in history birth of peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30)
1722 On October - 02 birth of leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776)
1737 Franz Schneider, composer was born on October - 02.
1752 Samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) was born on this day in history.
1756 On October - 02 birth of jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist
1756 On October - 02 birth of josef Jawurek, composer
1768 On October - 02 birth of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854)
1792 On October - 02 birth of philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer
1800 Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion (1831) was born on October - 02.
1809 Anton Emil Titl, composer was born on October - 02.
1817 Gunnar Wennerberg, composer was born on this day in history.
1819 George Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.
1821 Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lt Gen (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1822 On October - 02 birth of joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister (1877-79)
1827 On this day in history birth of edmund Jackson Davis, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1828 Charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.
1832 Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist was born on October - 02.
1832 Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist was born on October - 02.
1833 Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897) was born on October - 02.
1835 Louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian was born on this day in history.
1839 On this day in history birth of hans Thoma, painter
1847 Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president was born on this day in history.
1851 Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I was born on this day in history.
1852 On this day in history birth of william Ramsay, chemist
1857 On this day in history birth of marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)
1866 Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist was born on October - 02.