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 January - 02.  

1514  On this day in history 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 January - 02 death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)  

1726  Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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

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  Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1790  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1863  On January - 02 roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35  

1892  On January - 02 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 this day in history james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82  

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  On January - 02 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 January - 02.  

1923  Death of Sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK on this day in history.  

1924  On January - 02 death of sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834)  

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  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  Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

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

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