Famous Deaths In January - 02

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

1512  On this day in history death of svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460)  

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 this day in history.  

1685  On January - 02 death of harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603)  

1694  Death of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651) on this day in history.  

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

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

1803  Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69 on January - 02.  

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

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

1892  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1917  On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84  

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

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 January - 02 death of roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1699  On January - 02 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  James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) was born on this day in history.  

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

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