Zainab al-Ghazali

Egyptian activist (1923-2005).

Born January 2nd, 1917 in Mit Ghamr.

Died August 3rd, 2005 at 88 years old in Cairo.

Róbert Švehla

Czechoslovak ice hockey player.

Born January 2nd, 1969 (age 57 years) in Martin. ^[ref]

Hanno Balitsch

German footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1981 (age 45 years) in Alsbach-Hähnlein.

Beppe Gabbiani

Italian racing driver.

Born January 2nd, 1957 (age 69 years) in Piacenza.

Indulis Emsis

Prime minister of latvia (born 1952).

Born January 2nd, 1952 (age 74 years) in Salacgrīva.

Andreas Ekberg

Swedish football referee.

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

Rodolfo Lanciani

Italian archaeologist (1845–1929).

Born January 2nd, 1845 in Rome.

Died May 22nd, 1929 at 84 years old in Rome.

Boris Rhein

German politician.

Born January 2nd, 1972 (age 54 years) in Frankfurt. ^[ref]

Carmelo Gómez

Spanish actor.

Born January 2nd, 1962 (age 64 years) in Sahagún.

Bayard Veiller

Screenwriter (1869–1943).

Born January 2nd, 1869 in Brooklyn.

Died January 16th, 1943 at 74 years old in New York City.

Sanda Ladoși

Romanian singer.

Born January 2nd, 1970 (age 56 years) in Târgu Mureș.

Vladyslav Vashchuk

Ukrainian footballer.

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

Andreas Wecker

East german artistic gymnast (born 1970).

Born January 2nd, 1970 (age 56 years) in Staßfurt.

Giuseppe Pisanu

Italian politician.

Born January 2nd, 1937 (age 89 years) in Ittiri.

Martin Lauer

Athletics competitor (1937–2019).

Born January 2nd, 1937 in Cologne.

Died October 6th, 2019 at 82 years old in Lauf an der Pegnitz. ^[ref]

Marcello Nizzoli

Italian artist, architect, and designer (1887–1969).

Born January 2nd, 1887 in Boretto.

Died July 31st, 1969 at 82 years old in Camogli.

Froylán Ledezma

Costa rican footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1978 (age 48 years) in San José.

Tellervo Koivisto

Finnish politician and first lady of finland.

Born January 2nd, 1929 (age 97 years) in Punkalaidun.

Kim Won-gyun

North korean composer of the national anthem (1917–2002).

Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.

Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).

Abdülhak Hâmit Tarhan

Turkish playwright and statesperson (1852–1937).

Born January 2nd, 1852 in Istanbul.

Died April 13th, 1937 at 85 years old in Istanbul.

Andreas Rett

Austrian writer (1924–1997).

Born January 2nd, 1924 in Fürth.

Died April 25th, 2024 at 100 years old in Vienna.

Robert Newbery

Australian diver.

Born January 2nd, 1979 (age 47 years) in Adelaide.

Eva Köhler

Wife of former german president horst köhler.

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

Bernadette Schild

Austrian alpine skier.

Born January 2nd, 1990 (age 36 years) in Zell am See.

Ingo Anderbrügge

German footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1964 (age 62 years) in Datteln.