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  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on December - 02.   

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

1515  On December - 02 gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  On December - 02 death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)   

1592  On December - 02 alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46   

1615  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on this day in history.   

1665  Death of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588) on this day in history.   

1694  On this day in history death of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622)   

1719  On December - 02 pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85   

1723  On December - 02 philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies   

1726  Death of Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665) on this day in history.   

1747  Death of Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1814  On this day in history marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74   

1828  Simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1831  On December - 02 traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56   

1844  Death of Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768) on December - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1860  On December - 02 death of alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796)   

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

1880  Josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1892  On this day in history 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 this day in history victor Roger, composer, dies at 50   

1915  Jan Malat, composer, dies at 72 on December - 02.   

1916  Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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1578  On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

1678  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)   

1710  On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)   

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1738  On December - 02 birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)   

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