Famous Deaths In July - 02

0783  On this day in history bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on this day in history.   

1298  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43   

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on July - 02.   

1566  On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  On this day in history olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies   

1621  On July - 02 death of thomas Harriot, English astronomer   

1644  Death of William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on July - 02.   

1656  On this day in history death of françois-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611)   

1663  On this day in history thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64   

1674  Death of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614) on this day in history.   

1684  Death of John Rogers, president of Harvard University (b. 1630) on this day in history.   

1700  On July - 02 lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77   

1708  Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on July - 02.   

1743  Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies on this day in history.   

1746  Death of Thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. 1656) on July - 02.   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on July - 02.   

1794  On this day in history franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65   

1798  John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on this day in history.   

1822  Death of Denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC on July - 02.   

1833  Death of Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician (b. 1757) on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88   

1850  On July - 02 robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62   

1857  Death of Carlo Pisacane, Italian patriot (b. 1818) on July - 02.   

1861  Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1863  On July - 02 stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28   

1878  On this day in history francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61   

1895  William Rockstro, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1903  Death of Ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1867) on July - 02.   

1911  On July - 02 felix Mottl, composer, dies at 54   

1912  Tom Richardson, cricketer (88 wickets in 14 Tests for England), dies on July - 02.   

1914  On July - 02 joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78   

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on July - 02.   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.   

1489  On July - 02 birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  On July - 02 birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on July - 02.   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1636  On this day in history birth of daniel Speer, composer