Famous Deaths In January - 02

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

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  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  Death of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651) on January - 02.  

1726  On this day in history domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37  

1740  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63  

1763  On January - 02 john Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72  

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

1801  On January - 02 johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59  

1803  On January - 02 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 this day in history roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35  

1892  On this day in history george B Airy, English astronomer/writer, dies at 90  

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  Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history 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  On January - 02 theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64  

1923  On this day in history death of sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK  

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

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 this day in history 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 January - 02.  

1945  Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on January - 02.  

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

1950  On this day in history emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65  

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1642  On January - 02 birth of mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey)  

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

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

1713  Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

1719  Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.  

1727  James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) was born on January - 02.  

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.