Famous Deaths In January - 02

0017  Publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies on January - 02.  

1512  On January - 02 death of svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460)  

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

1557  Death of Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494) on January - 02.  

1685  On January - 02 death of harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603)  

1694  Death of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651) on January - 02.  

1726  On this day in history domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37  

1740  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on January - 02.  

1763  On this day in history john Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72  

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

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

1790  Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies on January - 02.  

1801  Johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59 on January - 02.  

1803  On January - 02 ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69  

1861  On this day in history frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65  

1863  Roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35 on this day in history.  

1892  On January - 02 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  On this day in history james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82  

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 this day in history.  

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

1918  Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

1923  On this day in history death of sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK  

1924  Death of Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) on this day in history.  

1929  Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1941  Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

1946  Joe Darling, cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies on this day in history.  

1950  Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 on January - 02.  

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

1647  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676)  

1699  Osman III, sultan (Turkey) was born on this day in history.  

1713  On January - 02 birth of marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)  

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 January - 02.  

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

1732  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born on this day in history.