Archduchess Renata of Austria

Austrian princess (1888-1935).

Born January 2nd, 1888 in Pula.

Died May 16th, 1935 at 47 years old in Balice.

Nađa Higl

Serbian swimmer.

Born January 2nd, 1987 (age 39 years) in Pančevo.

Luigi Zampa

Italian film director (1905-1991).

Born January 2nd, 1905 in Rome.

Died August 16th, 1991 at 86 years old in Rome.

Ion Dumitru

Romanian footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1950 (age 76 years) in Bucharest.

Sergei Petrov

Russian footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1991 (age 35 years) in Saint Petersburg.

George Barnes

Scottish politician (1859-1940).

Born January 2nd, 1859 in Dundee.

Died April 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in London.

Augustus C. Dodge

American politician (1812-1883).

Born January 2nd, 1812 in Ste. Genevieve.

Died November 20th, 1883 at 71 years old in Burlington.

Gonzalo Melero

Spanish footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1994 (age 32 years) in Madrid.

Tamio Ōki

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1928–2017).

Born January 2nd, 1928 in Tokyo.

Died December 14th, 2017 at 89 years old in Japan. ^[ref]

Rebecca Elson

Canadian astronomer and writer (1960–1999).

Born January 2nd, 1960 in Montreal.

Died May 19th, 1999 at 39 years old in Cambridge (cancer).

Nicole Reinhardt

German olympic canoeist.

Born January 2nd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Lampertheim.

Adriana Vilagoš

Serbian javelin thrower.

Born January 2nd, 2004 (age 22 years) in Vrbas.

Hideyo Amamoto

Japanese actor (1926–2003).

Born January 2nd, 1926 in Wakamatsu-ku.

Died March 23rd, 2003 at 77 years old (pneumonia).

Wei Jianxing

Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party (1931-2015).

Born January 2nd, 1931 in Xinchang County.

Died August 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Beijing.

Zakaria Tamer

Syrian writer of short stories, newspaper columnist, newspaper editor.

Born January 2nd, 1931 (age 95 years) in Damascus.

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Spanish screenwriter and film director.

Born January 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Torrelavega.

Riccardo Cassin

Italian mountaineer (1909-2009).

Born January 2nd, 1909 in San Vito al Tagliamento. ^[ref]

Died August 6th, 2009 at 100 years old in Lecco. ^[ref]

Walter Hörnlein

German general and knight's cross recipient (1893–1961).

Born January 2nd, 1893 in Karstädt.

Died September 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Cologne.

Nicolás Bertolo

Argentine footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Córdoba.

Bob Feerick

American basketball player, coach, executive (1920–1976).

Born January 2nd, 1920 in San Francisco.

Died June 8th, 1976 at 56 years old in Oakland.

Benjamin Nivet

French footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1977 (age 49 years) in Chartres.

Irina Arkhipova

Russian opera singer (1925-2010).

Born January 2nd, 1925 in Moscow.

Died February 11th, 2010 at 85 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Jordan Galland

American musician and filmmaker.

Born January 2nd, 1980 (age 46 years) in Farmington.

Giovanni Michelucci

Italian architect (1891-1990).

Born January 2nd, 1891 in Pistoia.

Died December 31st, 1990 at 99 years old in Florence.

Hrysopiyi Devetzi

Greek triple jumper.

Born January 2nd, 1976 (age 50 years) in Alexandroupolis. ^[ref]