Famous Deaths Happened In December - 02

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

1348  On this day in history death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)   

1381  On this day in history death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic   

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

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on December - 02.   

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

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on December - 02.   

1615  On December - 02 death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general   

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

1694  On December - 02 death of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. 1622)   

1719  Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies   

1726  On this day in history death of samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665)   

1747  Death of Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. 1695) on December - 02.   

1748  On December - 02 death of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662)   

1763  On December - 02 carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56   

1774  On December - 02 johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54   

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 December - 02.   

1831  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56 on December - 02.   

1844  On this day in history death of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)   

1845  Johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796) on December - 02.   

1864  On this day in history archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31   

1880  Josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65 on December - 02.   

1888  Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1892  Death of Jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history jan Malat, composer, dies at 72   

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  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on this day in history.   

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on December - 02.   

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  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on December - 02.   

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.   

1754  On this day in history birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)