Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 2 January today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for January 2
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on January 2
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 951 | Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han |
| 1096 | William de St-Calais, Bishop of Durham and chief counsellor of William II of England |
| 1169 | Bertrand de Blanchefort, sixth Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. c. 1109) |
| 1184 | Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, daughter of Andronikos Komnenos |
| 1298 | Lodomer, Hungarian prelate, Archbishop of Esztergom |
| 1470 | Heinrich Reuß von Plauen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order |
| 1512 | Svante Nilsson, Sweden politician (b. 1460) |
| 1514 | William Smyth, English bishop and academic (b. 1460) |
| 1543 | Francesco Canova da Milano, Italian composer (b. 1497) |
| 1557 | Pontormo, Italian painter and educator (b. 1494) |
| 1613 | Salima Sultan Begum, Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1539) |
| 1614 | Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza, Spanish mystical poet and Catholic martyr (b. 1566) |
| 1726 | Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1688) |
| 1763 | John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (b. 1690) |
| 1850 | Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (b. 1789) |
| 1861 | Frederick William IV of Prussia (b. 1795) |
| 1892 | George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1801) |
| 1904 | James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (b. 1821) |
| 1913 | Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855) |
| 1915 | Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830) |
| 1917 | Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877) |
| 1920 | Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862) |
| 1924 | Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834) |
| 1939 | Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864) |
| 1941 | Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898) |
| 1946 | Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870) |
| 1950 | James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877) |
| 1951 | William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870) |
| 1953 | Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881) |
| 1960 | Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907) |
| 1963 | Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904) |
| 1974 | Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905) |
| 1975 | Siraj Sikder, Bangladesh revolutionary leader (b. 1944) |
| 1977 | Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (b. 1921) |
| 1986 | Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903) |
| 1987 | Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899) |
| 1989 | Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954) |
| 1990 | Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921) |
| 1994 | Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914) |
| 1995 | Nancy Kelly, American actress (b. 1921) |
| 1999 | Rolf Liebermann, Swiss-French composer and manager (b. 1910) |
| 2000 | Elmo Zumwalt, American admiral (b. 1920) |
| 2001 | William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (b. 1913) |
| 2005 | Maclyn McCarty, American geneticist and physician (b. 1911) |
| 2006 | Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1913) |
| 2007 | A. Richard Newton, Australian-American engineer and academic (b. 1951) |
| 2008 | George MacDonald Fraser, Scottish journalist and author (b. 1925) |
| 2009 | Inger Christensen, Danish poet and author (b. 1935) |
| 2010 | David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (b. 1958) |
| 2011 | Anne Francis, American actress (b. 1930) |
| 2012 | Gordon Hirabayashi, American-Canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1918) |
| 2013 | Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1920) |
| 2014 | Bernard Glasser, American director and producer (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2016 | Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1924) |
| 2017 | Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (b. 1933) |
| 2018 | Guida Maria, Portuguese actress (b. 1950) |
| 2019 | Daryl Dragon, American musician (b. 1942) |
| 2022 | Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleontologist and politician (b. 1944) |
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