Famous Deaths In January - 02

0017  On this day in history publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies  

1512  Death of Svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460) on this day in history.  

1514  Death of William Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460) on this day in history.  

1557  On January - 02 death of pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)  

1685  Death of Harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603) on January - 02.  

1694  On this day in history death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)  

1726  Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1740  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1763  John Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1780  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 on January - 02.  

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1789  On January - 02 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68  

1790  Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

1801  Johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69  

1861  Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 on January - 02.  

1863  Roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35 on January - 02.  

1892  On this day in history george B Airy, English astronomer/writer, dies at 90  

1893  On January - 02 death of john Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. 1805)  

1904  James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 on January - 02.  

1913  Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1915  Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 on January - 02.  

1917  Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on January - 02.  

1918  Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42 on January - 02.  

1921  On this day in history theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64  

1923  Death of Sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK on January - 02.  

1924  Death of Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) on January - 02.  

1929  Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 on January - 02.  

1936  Death of Sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia (b. 1862) on this day in history.  

1937  Ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history death of roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864)  

1941  On January - 02 mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42  

1945  Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history joe Darling, cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies  

1950  Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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1642  Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) was born on January - 02.  

1647  Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) was born on January - 02.  

1699  On this day in history birth of osman III, sultan (Turkey)  

1713  On this day in history birth of marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)  

1719  Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.  

1727  On this day in history birth of james Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec)  

1728  Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium was born on January - 02.  

1732  On January - 02 birth of franz Xaver Brixi, composer