Henrik Visnapuu

Estonian poet (1890–1951).

Born January 2nd, 1890 in Helme.

Died April 3rd, 1951 at 61 years old in Long Island.

Daniel Huber

Austrian ski jumper.

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

Ludmila Formanová

Czech runner.

Born January 2nd, 1974 (age 52 years) in Čáslav.

Wanderson Cristaldo Farias

Brazilian-bulgarian footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1988 (age 38 years) in Cruzeiro do Oeste.

Shinji Hosokawa

Japanese judoka.

Born January 2nd, 1960 (age 66 years) in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Vivi Gioi

Italian actress.

Born January 2nd, 1914 in Livorno.

Died July 27th, 1975 at 61 years old in Fregene.

Vira Vovk

Ukrainian writer, critic, and translator (1926–2022).

Born January 2nd, 1926 in Boryslav.

Died July 16th, 2022 at 96 years old in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Juha Lind

Finnish ice hockey player.

Born January 2nd, 1974 (age 52 years) in Helsinki.

Seiichiro Kashio

Japanese tennis player (1892–1962).

Born January 2nd, 1892 in Osaka.

Died September 6th, 1962 at 70 years old in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Malcolm Spence

Jamaican sprinter (1936-2017).

Born January 2nd, 1936 in Kingston.

Died October 30th, 2017 at 81 years old in Boca Raton.

Ljubo Benčić

Croatian footballer (1905-1992).

Born January 2nd, 1905 in Stari Grad.

Died February 24th, 1992 at 87 years old in Zagreb.

Davit Mujiri

Georgian footballer (born 1978).

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

Zoltán Meszlényi

Hungarian bishop.

Born January 2nd, 1892 in Hatvan.

Died March 4th, 1951 at 59 years old in Kistarcsa.

Vladimir Lutchenko

Soviet ice hockey player.

Born January 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Ramenskoye.

Moyshe-Leyb Halpern

Yiddish author (1886-1932).

Born January 2nd, 1886 in Zolochiv.

Died August 31st, 1932 at 46 years old in New York City.

Ubaldo Calabresi

Catholic bishop and nuncio.

Born January 2nd, 1925 in Sezze.

Died June 14th, 2004 at 79 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease).

Şeref Osmanoğlu

Turkish triple jumper of ukrainian ancestry (born 1989).

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

Chris Mahoney

British rower.

Born January 2nd, 1959 (age 67 years) in London.

Oktawia Nowacka

Polish modern pentathlete.

Born January 2nd, 1991 (age 35 years) in Starogard Gdański.

Isabella Holland

Australian female tennis player.

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

Gianfranco Terenzi

Captain regent of san marino (1941-2020).

Born January 2nd, 1941 in San Marino.

Died May 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Serravalle (struck by vehicle). ^[ref]

Rudolf Bauer

Hungarian discus thrower.

Born January 2nd, 1879 in Budapest.

Died November 9th, 1932 at 53 years old in Dunatetétlen.

Nicolae Linca

Boxer.

Born January 2nd, 1929 in Blaj.

Died June 28th, 2008 at 79 years old in Feisa (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Jocelyn Delecour

French athlete.

Born January 2nd, 1935 (age 91 years) in Tourcoing.

Valery Shary

Soviet weightlifter.

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