January 2nd
260 Notable deaths
Ernst Wigforss
Swedish politician (1881-1977).
Born January 24th, 1881 in Halmstad.
Died January 2nd, 1977 at 95 years old
Ginette Leclerc
French actress (1912-1992).
Born February 9th, 1912 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 2nd, 1992 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Walthère Frère-Orban
Belgian politician (1812-1896).
Born April 22nd, 1812 in Liège.
Died January 2nd, 1896 at 83 years old in Brussels.
Wilhelm Herrmann
German theologian (1846–1922).
Born December 6th, 1846 in Wust, Saxony-Anhalt.
Died January 2nd, 1922 at 75 years old in Marburg.
Mustapha Harun
Politician and independent leader from sabah, malaysia.
Born July 31st, 1918 in Kudat.
Died January 2nd, 1995 at 76 years old in Kota Kinabalu.
Jytte Abildstrøm
Danish actress (1934–2025).
Born March 25th, 1934 in Copenhagen.
Died January 2nd, 2025 at 90 years old (kidney failure). [ref]
Carmen Valero
Spanish middle-distance runner (1955–2024).
Born October 4th, 1955 in Castelserás.
Died January 2nd, 2024 at 68 years old in Sabadell (stroke). [ref]
Sergei Bautin
Russian ice hockey player (1967–2023).
Born March 11th, 1967 in Rahachow.
Died January 2nd, 2023 at 55 years old [ref]
John H. Clifford
Massachusetts whig governor and attorney general (1809–1876).
Born January 16th, 1809 in Providence.
Died January 2nd, 1876 at 66 years old in New Bedford.
Joan Coromines
Catalan lingüist (1905–1997).
Born March 21st, 1905 in Barcelona.
Died January 2nd, 1997 at 91 years old in Pineda de Mar.
Sanusi Pane
Indonesian author (1905–1968).
Born November 14th, 1905 in Sumatra.
Died January 2nd, 1968 at 62 years old in Jakarta.
Paek Nam-sun
North korean diplomat (1929-2007).
Born March 13th, 1929 in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province.
Died January 2nd, 2007 at 77 years old in Pyongyang (kidney disease). [ref]
Paul Pau
French ww1 officer (1848-1932).
Born November 29th, 1848 in Montélimar.
Died January 2nd, 1932 at 83 years old in Paris.
Joseph Kutter
Luxembourg painter (1894-1941).
Born December 12th, 1894 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 46 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Harriot Kezia Hunt
American physician.
Born November 9th, 1805 in Boston.
Died January 2nd, 1875 at 69 years old in Boston.
Giacomo Luigi Ciamician
Italian chemist and politician (1857-1922).
Born August 25th, 1857 in Trieste.
Died January 2nd, 1922 at 64 years old in Bologna.
John Obadiah Westwood
English entomologist and archaeologist (1805-1893).
Born December 22nd, 1805 in Sheffield.
Died January 2nd, 1893 at 87 years old in Oxford.
Julián Gayarre
Spanish opera singer (1844–1890).
Born January 9th, 1844 in Roncal – Erronkari.
Died January 2nd, 1890 at 45 years old in Madrid.
Roberto Porta
Uruguayan footballer (1913-1984).
Born June 7th, 1913 in Montevideo.
Died January 2nd, 1984 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ivar Arosenius
Swedish artist (1878-1909).
Born October 8th, 1878 in Göteborgs Kristine församling.
Died January 2nd, 1909 at 30 years old (hemophilia). [ref]
Gottfried Münzenberg
German physicist (1940–2024).
Born March 17th, 1940 in Nordhausen.
Died January 2nd, 2024 at 83 years old in Greifswald.
Hilda Borgström
Swedish actress (1871-1953).
Born October 13th, 1871 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1953 at 81 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan
Indian politician (1924–2016).
Born September 25th, 1924 in Barishal. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 91 years old in Delhi (stroke).
Lam Po-chuen
Hong kong voice actor (1951-2015).
Born October 10th, 1951 in Macau. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2015 at 63 years old in Hong Kong (diabetes). [ref]
Teresa Torańska
Polish writer (1944–2013).
Born January 1st, 1944 in Vawkavysk.
Died January 2nd, 2013 at 69 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer).
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Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott