January 2nd
186 Notable deaths
Eleazar López Contreras
President of venezuela (1935–1941).
Born May 5th, 1883 in Táchira.
Died January 2nd, 1973 at 89 years old in Caracas.
Efua Theodora Sutherland
Ghanaian writer (1924-1996).
Born June 27th, 1924 in Cape Coast. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 71 years old in Accra.
Anas al-Liby
Libyan al-qaeda member.
Born March 30th, 1964 in Tripoli.
Died January 2nd, 2015 at 50 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Gisela Mota Ocampo
Mexican politician.
Born March 13th, 1982 in Temixco.
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 33 years old in Temixco.
Gordon R. Sullivan
American general (1937–2023).
Born September 25th, 1937 in Boston.
Died January 2nd, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]
Theo Osterkamp
German flying ace.
Born April 15th, 1892 in Düren.
Died January 2nd, 1975 at 82 years old in Baden-Baden.
Brad Cox
American computer scientist.
Born May 2nd, 1944 in Fort Benning. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2021 at 76 years old in Manassas. [ref]
Shen Yi-ming
Taiwanese general.
Born March 30th, 1957 in Yangminshan Administrative Bureau.
Died January 2nd, 2020 at 62 years old in Wulai District (aviation accident). [ref]
Errett Lobban Cord
Founder of the cord corporation (1894-1974).
Born July 20th, 1894 in Warrensburg.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 79 years old in Reno (cancer).
Eleanor Rathbone
Member of british parliament, women's rights campaigner (1872-1946).
Born May 12th, 1872 in London.
Died January 2nd, 1946 at 73 years old in London.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 186
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom