Famous Deaths In January - 02

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

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

1726  On January - 02 domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37  

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

1763  John Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72 on January - 02.  

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

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 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  On this day in history roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35  

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

1893  Death of John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. 1805) on January - 02.  

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

1917  On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84  

1918  On January - 02 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 January - 02.  

1924  On this day in history 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 January - 02.  

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

1945  On January - 02 betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61  

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 this day in history.  

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1642  Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) was born on this day in history.  

1647  On January - 02 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 this day in history birth of jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)  

1727  On January - 02 birth of james Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec)  

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.