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January 2nd famous deaths

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

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2029 - 2020

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

2024

2023

2022

2019 - 2010

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

2019

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

  • American wrestling announcer and interviewer

  • American musician (b. 1942)

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

2018

  • Israeli author known for his literary contributions.

  • Portuguese actress (b. 1950)

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

2017

  • 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.

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

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

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

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

  • American actress and producer (b. 1953)

  • American-canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1918)

2011

  • 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.

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

  • Hong kong politician and educator (born 1931).

2010

2009 - 2000

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

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

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

2002

  • Finnish beauty queen, singer and model.

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

2001

2000

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

  • 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 …

  • English translator and author (d. 2000).

  • 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.

  • English author and translator (b. 1914)

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

  • Nancy Kelly

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

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

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

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

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

1994

  • First female governor of Washington state.

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

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

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

  • Actor (joker batman), dies at 86

1992

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

1989 - 1980

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

1989

1987

1986

  • Una Merkel

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

  • American baseball executive (born 1914).

  • English music publisher northern songs (born 1920).

1984

  • Olympic gold medalist swimmer known for his freestyle technique.

1983

  • Dick Emery

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

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

  • 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

1979 - 1970

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

1977

  • American musician (born 1921)

  • 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 was a renowned American journalist known for his investigative reporting.

1975

1974

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

1971

  • American experimental filmmaker and educator (d. 1971).

  • English poet and satirist (born 1881).

1970

1969 - 1960

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

1969

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

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

  • Actor cornered dies at 74 after a long battle with cancer

1968

1967

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

  • Renowned Serbian mathematician known for his work in mathematical analysis.

1965

1963

  • Dick Powell

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

  • Jack Carson

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

  • Multi-talented entertainer who transitioned from acting to directing.

1962

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

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1959

1956

1953

  • 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

1950

1949 - 1940

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

1948

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

1946

  • Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)

1945

1943

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

1941

1940

  • 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

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1937

1936

1933

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

  • 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

1924

1923

  • Sam Carter

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

1922

1921

1920

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

  • 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

1917

1915

1913

1909 - 1900

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

1907

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

1905

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

1904

1901

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

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