Famous Deaths In January - 02

0017  On this day in history publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies  

1512  Death of Svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460) on this day in history.  

1514  On January - 02 death of william Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)  

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

1685  Death of Harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603) on this day in history.  

1694  On this day in history death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)  

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

1740  On January - 02 johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63  

1763  John Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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

1861  On January - 02 frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65  

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 January - 02.  

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

1904  James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1913  Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57 on January - 02.  

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 January - 02.  

1921  On January - 02 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  Death of Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) on this day in history.  

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

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 January - 02.  

1939  On this day in history death of roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864)  

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

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  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 January - 02.  

1699  On January - 02 birth of osman III, sultan (Turkey)  

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

1719  On this day in history birth of jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)  

1727  On this day in history birth of james Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec)  

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

1732  On January - 02 birth of franz Xaver Brixi, composer