January 2nd famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on January 2nd

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2024

• Rizal Ramli

  Indonesian politician (b. 1954)

2023

• Ken Block

  American race car driver (d. 2023)

2022

• Richard Leakey

  Kenyan paleontologist and politician (b. 1944)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Orin Hatch

  Orrin Hatch was a prominent American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Utah for over 40 years.

• Gene Okerlund

  American wrestling announcer and interviewer

• Daryl Dragon

  American musician (b. 1942)

• Bob Einstein

  American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)

2018

• Zakariyah Tamir

  Israeli author known for his literary contributions.

• Guida Maria

  Portuguese actress (b. 1950)

• Thomas S. Monson

  American religious leader, 16th president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (b. 1927)

2017

• Jean Vuarnet

  Tunisian president of vuarnet inc. he is a former ski champion. he was the winner of an olympic gold medal in winter/1960 and is also well-known for his chic sunglasses. edith bonlieu was his wife on 11/15/1958.

• John Berger

  English art critic, novelist and painter (b. 1926)

2016

• Gisela Mota Ocampo

  Mayor of temixco, morelos, mexico, assassinated (b. 1982)

• Frances Cress Welsing

  American psychiatrist and author (b. 1935)

• Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan

  Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)

• Nimr al-Nimr

  Saudi arabian religious leader (b. 1959)

2015

• Tihomir Novakov

  Academic and physicist from serbia, american (d. 2015).

2014

• Rosemaria Rathbone

  Rosemaria Rathbone was a British actress who appeared in numerous films and television shows during her career.

• Elizabeth Jane Howard

  English author and screenwriter (b. 1923)

• Bernard Glasser

  American producer and director (d. 2014).

2013

• Gerda Lerner

  Austrian-american historian and woman's history author (d. 2013)

• Teresa Torańska

  Polish journalist and author (b. 1944)

2012

• Kire Gligorov

  Kire Gligorov was the first President of the Republic of Macedonia, serving from 1991 to 1999.

• William P. Carey

  American businessman and philanthropist, founded w. p. carey (b. 1930)

• Silvana Gallardo

  American actress and producer (b. 1953)

• Gordon Hirabayashi

  American-canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1918)

2011

• Netty van Gasteren

  Renowned for her work in distributed computing and formal methods.

• Anne Francis

  American magazine cover girl, five years old. she was a full-time professional model by seven years of age. at eleven she made her broadway debut and was signed to a hollywood contract at sixteen. while she was busy, she didn't become a star. her films include "portrait of jennie", "so young, so bad", "portrait of jennie", "portrait of susan" (1948), …

• Pete Postlethwaite

  Pete postlethwaite was a british actor known for his roles in films such as the usual suspects and inception.

• Bali Ram Bhagat

  Indian politician; 16th governor of rajasthan (b. 1922)

• Szeto Wah

  Hong kong politician and educator (born 1931).

Pete Postlethwaite

English actor (born 1946).

Pete Postlethwaite

English actor (born 1946).

Richard D Winters

American army officer (born1918).

2010

• David R. Ross

  Scottish historian and author (b. 1958)

• David R Ross

  Scottish historian and author (born 1958).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Inger Christensen

  Danish poet and author (b. 1935)

2008

• Macdonald Fraser

  Renowned journalist and author of historical fiction.

• George MacDonald Fraser

  Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 2008)

• Lee S. Dreyfus

  American politician, governor of wisconsin (b. 1926)[225]

• Lee S Dreyfus

  American politician (born 1926)

• Gerry Staley

  American baseball player (born 1920).

Galyani Vadhana

Princess of thailand (born in 1923)

2007

• Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

  American historian and author (b. 1941)

• Teddy Kollek

  Hungarian-israeli politician, mayor of jerusalem (b. 1911)

• A. Richard Newton

  Australian-american engineer and academic (b. 1951)

• Robert C Solomon

  American continental philosopher (born 1942).

• David Perkins

  American geneticist (born 1919).

Richard Newton

Professor and technology pioneer from australia (born 1951).

Garry Betty

American ceo of earthlink (born 1957).

Paek Nam-sun

North korean foreign affairs minister (born 1929)

Don Massengale

American pga tour golfer (born 1937).

Mauno Jokipii

Finnish researcher and professor (born in 1924)

Dan Shaver

American racecar driver (born in 1950)

2006

• Manus O'Riordan

  Irish writer and journalist.

• Cecilia Muñoz-Palma

  Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1913)

• Osa Massen

  Copenhagen, denmark -- actress (jack london, rocketship xm)

• Cecilia Munoz-Palma

  First filipino supreme court justice born in 1913

2005

• Frank Kelly Freas

  American artist (born in 1922)

• Edo Murtic

  Croatian painter (born in 1921)

• Maclyn McCarty

  American geneticist and physician (b. 1911)

• Cyril Fletcher

  English screenwriter and actor (d. 2005).

2004

• Jess Collins

  American artist (born in 1923)

2003

• Eric Jupp

  Australian-born composer, arranger, and conductor (d. 2003).

2002

• Armi Aavikko

  Finnish beauty queen, singer and model.

• Gerta Lerner

  Pioneering feminist historian known for her work on women's history and gender studies.

2001

• William P. Rogers

  American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th united states secretary of state (b. 1913)

• William P Rogers

  American politician (born 1913)

2000

• Patrick O'Brian

  English novelist best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of historical novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.

• Nat Adderley

  American jazz musician and brother to cannonball. indicted into the jazz hall of fame. he was a trumpeter, cornet, french horn, mellophone, and trumpet player. their father was a jazz coronet player and the family was a musical one. as a child, he was a singer. he was a member of the u.s. army band from 1951 to 1953. he …

• Patrick O'Brian

  English translator and author (d. 2000).

• Elmo Zumwalt

  American military. he was the youngest officer to achieve that rank, being a rear admiral in 1965. in 1944, he was awarded the bronze star.

• Patrick O'Brian

  English author and translator (b. 1914)

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• Rolf Liebermann

  Manager and composer of swiss-french (d. 1999).

• Jetta Carleton

  American author known for her novel 'The Moonflower Vine.'

• Sebastian Haffner

  German journalist and author (born in 1907)

1998

• Frank Muir

  English actor and playwright (d. 1998).

1997

• Randy California

  American singer-songwriter/guitarist (spirit), (d. 1997)

• Jim Rodger

  Sports writer dies at 75

1996

• Thornton Page

  Astrophysicist dies at the age of 82.

• Sydney Thompson

  Rock climber, who dies at 81.

1995

• Nancy Kelly

  Lowell, massachusetts -- actress. (double exposure. jesse james).

• Glynna Greer

  Glynna Greer was an American actress who appeared in several films and television shows during the 1940s and 1950s.

• Siad Barre

  Somalian general and politician; 3rd president of somalia (b. 1919)

• Manuel Rivera

  Spanish painter/cofounder (el paso) dies at the age of 67.

• Siad Barre

  General / president of somalia (1969-1991), dies at the age of 84

Mohammed Siyad Barre

General/president of somalia (1969-1991), dies at the age of 84 (born 1919).

Graham Sharp

Ice skater, dies at age 77.

1994

• Dixie Lee Ray

  First female governor of Washington state.

• Dixy Lee Ray

  American biologist and politician; 17th governor of washington (b. 1914)

• Pierre-Paul Schweitzer

  French director of international monetary fund (1963-1973), dies aged 81.

• Sammy Taft

  Canadian businessman, also known as "hat trick", dies at the age of 81.

• Caesar Romero

  Actor (joker batman), dies at 86

Dixy Lee Ray

American politician, 17th governor washington (born 1914).

1992

• Virginia Field

  Actress dream girl, dies at 74 from cancer

1991

• Renato Rascel

  Italian actor, singer and songwriter. between 1942 and 1972, he appeared in 50 films. he died in 1991 on the 2nd of january.

1990

• Alan Hale Jr.

  American film and television actor (b. 1921)

• Evangelos Averoff

  Greek historian and politician, greek minister for national defence (b. 1910)

• Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky

  Manchuria composer (creation), passes away at the age of 78.

• Evangelos Averoff

  Greek politician and historian, greek minister of defence (d. 90).

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Safdar Hashmi

  Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)

1987

• Harekrushna Mahatab

  Indian journalist and politician, 1st chief minister of odisha (b. 1899)

1986

• Una Merkel

  Covington (kentucky) -- actress (42nd street and abraham lincoln).

• Bill Veeck

  American baseball executive (born 1914).

• Dick James

  English music publisher northern songs (born 1920).

1984

• Fount Horton

  Olympic gold medalist swimmer known for his freestyle technique.

1983

• Dick Emery

  Actor (yellow submarine. loot. baby love), dies aged 65

• Harriet Parsons

  Louella parsons, columnist's daughter, is an american film producer and well-known family. she passed away january 2, 1983, in santa monica (ca).

• Bernard George Stevens

  Composer dies at 66

1981

• David Lynch

  American screenwriter and director, one of today's most creative and talented film-makers of the 20th century. his films include "eraserhead", "the elephant man," and "blue velvet."

1980

• Larry Williams

  American producer and pianist (d. 1980).

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1977

• Errol Garner

  American musician (born 1921)

• Erroll Garner

  American jazz composer and pianist, best known for his swing playing and ballads. the ballad "misty", his most well-known composition, has been a jazz classic. on january 2, 1977, he died of a cardiac arrest in los angeles, california.

1976

• Maynard Parker

  Maynard Parker was a renowned American journalist known for his investigative reporting.

1975

• Siraj Sikder

  Bangladesh revolutionary leader (b. 1944)

1974

• Tex Ritter

  Tex Ritter was a renowned country singer known for hits like 'High Noon' and 'Deck of Cards.'

• Tex Ritter

  Country singer "five star jubilee" dies at the age of 67.

1972

• Lillian Gilbreth

  Lillian Gilbreth was a pioneering industrial engineer and psychologist who made significant contributions to the field of motion study and the design of household appliances.

• Lillian Moller Gilbreth

  Lillian Moller Gilbreth was a pioneering industrial engineer and psychologist who made significant contributions to the field of motion study and the design of household appliances.

1971

• Willard Maas

  American experimental filmmaker and educator (d. 1971).

• E V Knox

  English poet and satirist (born 1881).

1970

• Piotr Rytel

  Composer dies at 85

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Octavie Lussier

  Canadian chemist known for her work on the extraction of essential oils from plants.

• Nels Hawkinson

  Nels Hawkinson was a talented football player who excelled on the field.

• Georges Renevant

  Actor cornered dies at 74 after a long battle with cancer

1968

• Sanoesi Pane

  Indonesian writer, dies.

1967

• Thelmer Ritter

  Thelmer Ritter was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

• Jovan Karamata

  Renowned Serbian mathematician known for his work in mathematical analysis.

1965

• Staf Gustaf Frans Nees

  Composer dies at 63

1963

• Dick Powell

  American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1963)

• Jack Carson

  Manitoba, canada -- actor ("star is born", mildred pierce).

• Dick Powell

  Multi-talented entertainer who transitioned from acting to directing.

1962

• Cleburne Dye

  Professional baseball player known for his time with the Chicago White Sox.

1960

• Fausto Coppi

  Italian runner who ran the world record for 45,798 kilometers, dies aged 40.

• Paul Sauvé

  Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th premier of quebec (b. 1907)

• Cees [Cornelis J] Laseur

  Dutch actor/director (hague comedy), passes away at 60

• Chris van Abkoude

  Author (pietje bell, kruimeltje) dies around 79

• Paul Sauve

  Canadian politician (born 1907)

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

• Chris van Abkoude

  Dutch-american educator and author (d. 1959).

1956

• Lille Hammerich

  Danish writer known for her novels and short stories.

1953

• Guccio Gucci

  Italian entrepreneur and founder of house of gucci fashion empire. he was a young boy who went to london and worked at the hotel savoy, first washing dishes, then serving guests. after returning to florence, he started to work in the leather industry. he was keen to observe the style and tailoring of the hotel's wealthy clients. he could speak …

1951

• William Campion

  English colonel and politician, 21st governor of western australia (b. 1870)

• Edith New

  English militant suffragette (b. 1877)

• Sir William Campion

  Governor of western australia (born 1870).

1950

• Emil Jannings

  German actor who won the first Academy Award for Best Actor.

• James Dooley

  Irish-australian politician, 21st premier of new south wales (b. 1877)

• James Dooley

  Premier of new south wales (born in 1877).

• Theophrastos Sakellaridis

  Greek composer and conductor (born 1883).

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

• Vicente Huidobro

  A Chilean poet, playwright, and novelist who was a pioneer of the avant-garde movement in Latin American literature.

1946

• Joe Darling

  Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)

1945

• Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay

  British naval commander (born 1883)

• Betram Home Ramsay

  English admiral/commander naval forces (normandy), is killed at the age of 61.

1943

• Alma Ziegler

  American suffragist and women's rights activist who played a key role in the fight for women's right to vote.

1941

• Mischa Levitzki

  Russian-american pianist and composer (b. 1898)

1940

• Caellum Fitzgerald

  Caellum Fitzgerald was an Irish poet and playwright, known for his lyrical and introspective works that explored themes of Irish identity and the human condition.

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

• Roman Dmowski

  Polish politician, polish minister of foreign affairs (b. 1864)

• Roman Dmowski

  Polish politician (born 1864)

1937

• Ross Alexander

  Actor (captain blood boulder dam), is killed at 29

1936

• Sir Francis Newdegate

  Governor of tasmania (born 1862).

1933

• Prairie Rose

  Renowned rodeo performer known for her skills in roping and riding.

• Sutton E. Griggs

  Sutton E. Griggs was an African-American author known for his novels addressing racial issues in America.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

• Dodge MacKnight

  Dodge MacKnight was a prominent political figure in the early 20th century.

• Erich Wichman[n]

  Dutch fascist painter/sculptor dies at 38

1924

• Sabine Baring-Gould

  English novelist and composer (born 1834).

1923

• Sam Carter

  Rosewood florida, black resident, lynched and executed by the kkk

1922

• Giacomo Ciamician

  Pioneering work in photochemistry and thermodynamics.

1921

• Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg German chancellor/Prime Minister (Prussia) referred to the internation

  At the age of 64, he dies.

1920

• Libbey Owens Ford

  Co-founder of Libbey-Owens-Ford Company, a major glass manufacturer.

• Paul Adam

  He was a french novelist, author, and traveler. he was tried and acquitted. he was an economist and one of the first to defend symbolism.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1918

• Sijbe K Bakker vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism)

  At the age of 42, he dies.

1917

• Léon Flameng

  French cyclist (d. 1917)

• Edward Burnett Tylor

  English anthropologist (born in 1832).

• Edward B Tylor English anthropologist

  At the age of 84, he dies.

1915

• Armand Peugeot

  Founder of the Peugeot car company.

• Karl Goldmark

  Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830)

• Carl Goldmark

  Hungarian composer (born 1830)

• Karl Goldmark Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba)

  At the age of 84, he dies.

1913

• Léon Teisserenc de Bort

  French meteorologist (b. 1855)

• Leon Teisserenc de Bort

  French meteorologist (born 1855).

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on January 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1907

• Dimitri Mendeleev

  Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who formulated the Periodic Law and created the periodic table of elements.

1905

• George Wheeler

  Geologist known for his contributions to the study of stratigraphy and paleontology.

1904

• Lieutenant General James Longstreet

  One of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and a principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee.

• James Longstreet

  American diplomat and general ambassador to turkey, united states (d. 1904)

1901

• Rudolph Koenig

  Rudolph Koenig was a physicist who made significant contributions to the field of acoustics and invented several musical instruments.