Famous Deaths In January - 02

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

1512  On this day in history death of svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460)  

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

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

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

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

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

1780  On this day in history johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66  

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1789  On this day in history franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68  

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

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

1803  Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69 on January - 02.  

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  George B Airy, English astronomer/writer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57  

1915  On January - 02 karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84  

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

1918  On this day in history sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42  

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 this day in history.  

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

1929  On January - 02 erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38  

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 January - 02.  

1939  Death of Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) on this day in history.  

1941  Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 on January - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1950  On January - 02 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  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676)  

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

1713  Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803) was born on January - 02.  

1719  On January - 02 birth of jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)  

1727  James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) was born on January - 02.  

1728  On this day in history birth of louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium  

1732  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Brixi, composer