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 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  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63  

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

1780  On this day in history johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66  

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

1790  Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies on January - 02.  

1801  Johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59 on January - 02.  

1803  Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1863  On this day in history 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 January - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1921  Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64 on January - 02.  

1923  On January - 02 death of sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK  

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

1929  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42  

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

1946  Joe Darling, cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies on this day in history.  

1950  On January - 02 emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65  

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

1647  Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) was born on January - 02.  

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

1732  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born on January - 02.