Tang Shaoyi

First premier of the republic of china (1862-1938).

Born January 2nd, 1862 in Zhuhai.

Died September 30th, 1938 at 76 years old

Jhon Chancellor

Venezuelan association football player.

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

Danilo Di Luca

Italian cyclist.

Born January 2nd, 1976 (age 50 years) in Spoltore.

Oļegs Znaroks

Latvian ice hockey player (born 1963).

Born January 2nd, 1963 (age 63 years) in Ust-Katav. ^[ref]

Mendele Mocher Sforim

Yiddish-hebrew writer (1836-1917).

Born January 2nd, 1836 in Kapyĺ.

Died December 8th, 1917 at 81 years old in Odesa.

Bianca Knight

American sprinter.

Born January 2nd, 1989 (age 37 years) in Ridgeland.

Josef Kainz

Austro-hungarian actor (1858-1910).

Born January 2nd, 1858 in Moson.

Died September 20th, 1910 at 52 years old in Vienna.

Alexander Yakushev

Soviet ice hockey player.

Born January 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Balashikha.

Ismaël Bangoura

Guinean and french footballer (born 1985).

Born January 2nd, 1985 (age 41 years) in Conakry.

Adam Jakubech

Slovak footballer.

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

Ricciotto Canudo

French writer (1877–1923).

Born January 2nd, 1877 in Gioia del Colle. ^[ref]

Died November 10th, 1923 at 46 years old in Paris.

Goh Kun

Acting president of south korea from march to may 2004, prime minister of south korea from 1997 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2004.

Born January 2nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Seoul.

Daniil Sulimov

Prime minister of russia.

Born January 2nd, 1891 in Minyar.

Died November 27th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow.

Constance Lloyd

Author, wife of oscar wilde (1859–1898).

Born January 2nd, 1859 in London. ^[ref]

Died April 7th, 1898 at 39 years old in Genoa. ^[ref]

Masahiko Tsugawa

Japanese actor and film director.

Born January 2nd, 1940 in Kyoto.

Died August 4th, 2018 at 78 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).

Polad Hashimov

National hero of the republic of azerbaijan.

Born January 2nd, 1975 in Vandam.

Died July 14th, 2020 at 45 years old in Tovuz District.

Giulio Einaudi

Italian book publisher (1912–1999).

Born January 2nd, 1912 in Dogliani.

Died April 5th, 1999 at 87 years old in Magliano Sabina.

Beatrice Hicks

Engineer from the united states.

Born January 2nd, 1919 in Orange.

Died October 21st, 1979 at 60 years old in Princeton.

Giorgi Aburjania

Georgian footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1995 (age 31 years) in Tbilisi.

Hitoshi Saito

Japanese judoka (1961-2015).

Born January 2nd, 1961 in Aomori.

Died January 20th, 2015 at 54 years old in Osaka (cholangiocarcinoma). ^[ref]

Yu Xiaoyu

Chinese pair skater.

Born January 2nd, 1996 (age 30 years) in Beijing.

Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski

German general (1899-1966).

Born January 2nd, 1899 in Berlin.

Died September 19th, 1966 at 67 years old in Gaißach.

Waldir Peres

Brazilian footballer and manager (1951-2017).

Born January 2nd, 1951 in Garça.

Died July 23rd, 2017 at 66 years old in Mogi das Cruzes (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Arthur Gore

British tennis player (1868–1928).

Born January 2nd, 1868 in Lyndhurst.

Died December 1st, 1928 at 60 years old in Kensington.

Pablo Chavarría

Argentine footballer.

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