Jan Fischer

Czech politician (born 1951).

Born January 2nd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Roger Adams

American organic chemist (1889–1971).

Born January 2nd, 1889 in Boston.

Died July 6th, 1971 at 82 years old in Urbana.

Jonna Andersson

Swedish association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1993 (age 33 years).

James Croll

British scientist (1821-1890).

Born January 2nd, 1821 in Scotland.

Died December 15th, 1890 at 69 years old in Perth.

Jefferson

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1983 (age 43 years) in São Vicente.

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi

Ukrainian footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1975 (age 51 years) in Kyiv.

Panagiotis Kalaitzakis

Greek basketball player (born 1999).

Born January 2nd, 1999 (age 27 years) in Heraklion.

Peggy Holmes

American dancer.

Born January 2nd, 1963 (age 63 years) in Las Vegas.

Dick Huemer

American animator, screenwriter (1898–1979).

Born January 2nd, 1898 in New York City.

Died November 30th, 1979 at 81 years old in Burbank.

Gustave Trouvé

French electrical engineer and inventor (1839-1902).

Born January 2nd, 1839 in Descartes. ^[ref]

Died July 27th, 1902 at 63 years old in Paris.

Fahrettin Koca

Turkish statesperson (born 1965).

Born January 2nd, 1965 (age 61 years) in Ömeranlı.

Chris Welp

German basketball player (1964–2015).

Born January 2nd, 1964 in Delmenhorst.

Died March 1st, 2015 at 51 years old in Puget Sound (heart failure).

Amaka Igwe

Nigerian filmmaker & creative industries stakeholder champion.

Born January 2nd, 1963 in Port Harcourt. ^[ref]

Died April 28th, 2014 at 51 years old in Enugu (asthma).

Anton Pannekoek

Dutch astronomer and marxist theorist (1873-1960).

Born January 2nd, 1873 in Vaassen.

Died April 28th, 1960 at 87 years old in Wageningen.

Marko Kešelj

Serbian basketball player.

Born January 2nd, 1988 (age 38 years) in Belgrade.

M. Carey Thomas

American suffragist (1857–1935).

Born January 2nd, 1857 in Baltimore.

Died December 2nd, 1935 at 78 years old in Philadelphia.

Jack Greenwell

English footballer and manager (1884-1942).

Born January 2nd, 1884 in Crook.

Died November 20th, 1942 at 58 years old in Bogotá (myocardial infarction).

Sybil Seely

American actress (1902–1984).

Born January 2nd, 1902 in Los Angeles.

Died June 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Culver City (disease).

Kay A. Orr

American politician.

Born January 2nd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Burlington.

Arif Erdem

Turkish association football player (born 1972).

Born January 2nd, 1972 (age 54 years) in Istanbul.

Anky van Grunsven

Dutch equestrian.

Born January 2nd, 1968 (age 58 years) in Erp.

Patrick Pentz

Austrian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1997 (age 29 years) in Salzburg.

Oksana Omelianchik

Soviet-ukrainian artistic gymnast (born 1970).

Born January 2nd, 1970 (age 56 years) in Ulan-Ude.

Walter Heitler

Physicist (1904-1981).

Born January 2nd, 1904 in Karlsruhe, Karlstadt am Main.

Died November 15th, 1981 at 77 years old in Zurich.

Teemu Pulkkinen

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1992).

Born January 2nd, 1992 (age 34 years) in Vantaa.