Famous Deaths In January - 02

0017  Publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history death of harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603)  

1694  Death of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651) on this day in history.  

1726  Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 on January - 02.  

1740  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63  

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.  

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

1790  On January - 02 joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies  

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

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 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  On January - 02 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  On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84  

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 this day in history.  

1923  On January - 02 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  On this day in history erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38  

1936  Death of Sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia (b. 1862) on January - 02.  

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

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

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 January - 02 joe Darling, cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies  

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

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1642  On January - 02 birth of mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey)  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1728  On January - 02 birth of louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium  

1732  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born on January - 02.