Famous Deaths In December - 02

0537  On December - 02 sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies   

1348  On December - 02 death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)   

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

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on December - 02.   

1515  On this day in history gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

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

1615  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on December - 02.   

1665  Death of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588) on December - 02.   

1694  Death of Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622) on December - 02.   

1719  On this day in history pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85   

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

1726  On December - 02 death of samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665)   

1747  On this day in history death of vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695)   

1748  Death of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662) on this day in history.   

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

1774  Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 on December - 02.   

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  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56 on December - 02.   

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

1845  On December - 02 johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82   

1849  Death of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792) on December - 02.   

1859  On December - 02 death of john Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59   

1860  Death of Alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796) on this day in history.   

1864  On December - 02 archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31   

1880  On December - 02 josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65   

1888  On this day in history franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54   

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

1899  On this day in history death of gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875)   

1903  On December - 02 victor Roger, composer, dies at 50   

1915  Jan Malat, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69   

1918  Margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.   

1678  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)   

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 02 birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)   

1754  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)