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 January - 02.  

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

1557  On January - 02 death of pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)  

1685  Death of Harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603) on January - 02.  

1694  On January - 02 death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)  

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

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

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

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

1801  On this day in history johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59  

1803  On this day in history ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69  

1861  On this day in history frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65  

1863  Roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35 on this day in history.  

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  On January - 02 leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57  

1915  Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 on January - 02.  

1917  Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 January - 02.  

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  Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 on January - 02.  

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

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

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1642  On this day in history birth of mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey)  

1647  On January - 02 birth of nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676)  

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

1727  James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) was born on this day in history.  

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

1732  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born on this day in history.