Famous Deaths In January - 02

0017  On January - 02 publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies  

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 January - 02.  

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

1685  On this day in history 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  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  On January - 02 johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66  

1789  Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on January - 02.  

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  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  On January - 02 roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35  

1892  George B Airy, English astronomer/writer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

1904  On January - 02 james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82  

1913  On January - 02 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  On January - 02 edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84  

1918  On January - 02 sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42  

1921  Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1924  Death of Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) on January - 02.  

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

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 January - 02.  

1939  Death of Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) on January - 02.  

1941  On January - 02 mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42  

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

1946  On this day in history joe Darling, cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies  

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

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

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

1699  On this day in history birth of osman III, sultan (Turkey)  

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

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

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 this day in history.