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 January - 02.  

1514  On this day in history death of william Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)  

1557  On this day in history death of pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)  

1685  Death of Harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603) on this day in history.  

1694  On January - 02 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  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63  

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

1780  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1790  On this day in history joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies  

1801  On January - 02 johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59  

1803  Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1893  On this day in history death of john Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. 1805)  

1904  James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1913  On January - 02 leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57  

1915  Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1917  Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

1921  Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64 on January - 02.  

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

1924  On January - 02 death of sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834)  

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

1936  On this day in history death of sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia (b. 1862)  

1937  On January - 02 ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29  

1939  On January - 02 death of roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864)  

1941  On this day in history mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42  

1945  Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on January - 02.  

1946  Joe Darling, cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies on January - 02.  

1950  On this day in history emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65  

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1642  On this day in history birth of mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey)  

1647  Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) was born on this day in history.  

1699  Osman III, sultan (Turkey) was born on January - 02.  

1713  Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

1719  Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797) was born on January - 02.  

1727  James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) was born on this day in history.  

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