Famous Deaths In January - 02

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

1512  On January - 02 death of svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460)   

1514  Death of William Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460) on January - 02.   

1557  On this day in history 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  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on January - 02.   

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   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1904  On January - 02 james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82   

1913  On January - 02 leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57   

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

1923  On January - 02 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 January - 02 erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38   

1936  Death of Sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia (b. 1862) on this day in history.   

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  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 January - 02.   

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

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1642  Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) was born on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676)   

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

1713  On this day in history birth of marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)   

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

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