Famous Deaths Happened In January - 02

0017  Publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)   

1685  On this day in history death of harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603)   

1694  On this day in history 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  On this day in history john Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72   

1780  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 on January - 02.   

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 January - 02.   

1801  Johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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 January - 02.   

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

1892  George B Airy, English astronomer/writer, dies at 90 on January - 02.   

1893  Death of John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. 1805) on this day in history.   

1904  James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 on January - 02.   

1913  On this day in history 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 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 January - 02.   

1923  Death of Sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK on January - 02.   

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  On this day in history death of sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia (b. 1862)   

1937  On January - 02 ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29   

1939  Death of Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) on January - 02.   

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

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

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 January - 02.   

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

1713  Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803) was born on January - 02.   

1719  On this day in history birth of jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)   

1727  On this day in history birth of james Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec)   

1728  On January - 02 birth of louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium   

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