Famous Deaths In January - 02

0017  Publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies on January - 02.   

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

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 January - 02.   

1694  On this day in history death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)   

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

1740  On January - 02 johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63   

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

1780  On January - 02 johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66   

1789  On this day in history franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68   

1790  Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. 1805) on January - 02.   

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  On January - 02 karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84   

1917  Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1937  Ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1939  On January - 02 death of roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864)   

1941  Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 02 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  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  Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) was born on this day in history.   

1699  Osman III, sultan (Turkey) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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