Category: This Day In History December 02

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Historic Events:

Franz Joseph I
1804: Napoleon Bonaparte crowned Emperor of France
1848: Franz Joseph I becomes King of Hungary and Emperor of Austria at the age of 18
1867: Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States
1886: Elemore Colliery mining explosion
1901: King Gillette starts selling safety razor blades

Famous Birthdays:

Georges Seurat
1848: Mary Slessor, Scottish Presbyterian missionary sent to Nigeria
1859: Georges Seurat, Neo-impressionist painter
1946: Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer

Famous Deaths:

Desi Arnaz
1547: Hernán Cortés, Spanish conquistador
1986: Desi Arnaz, Cuban actor from I Love Lucy
1993: Pablo Escobar, "The King of Cocaine"
1995: Roxie Roker, actress from The Jeffersons
2014: Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player

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Person Profiles (15)

30 Mar 1905 Kaitacho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan - 02 Dec 1998 photo
02 Mar 1917 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba - 02 Dec 1986 photo
31 Aug 1931 Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada - 02 Dec 2014 photo
15 Aug 1769 Ajaccio, Corse, France - 05 May 1821 photo
1485 Medellín, Extremadura, Reinos de Castilla (España) - 02 Dec 1547 photo
01 Dec 1949 Rionegro, Colombia - 02 Dec 1993 photo
02 Dec 1923 Austin, Travis, Texas, United States - 02 Dec 1995 photo
02 Dec 1863 McGregor, Clayton, Iowa, United States - 03 Dec 1926 photo
31 May 1866 McGregor, Clayton, Iowa, United States - 02 Dec 1936 photo
28 Aug 1929 Miami, Florida, United States - 02 Dec 1995 photo
02 Dec 1859 Paris, Seine, France - 29 Mar 1891 photo
02 Dec 1848 Gilcomston, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - 13 Jan 1915 photo
12 Dec 1900 Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Magyarország - 02 Dec 1995 photo
02 Dec 1946 Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy - 15 Jul 1997
31 Oct 1938 Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia - abt 02 Dec 2015 photo




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