Klaus-Dieter Ludwig

East german coxswain.

Born January 2nd, 1943 in Sulechów.

Died May 18th, 2016 at 73 years old

Cristieana Cojocaru

Athletics competitor.

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

Alegna González

Mexican athletics competitor.

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

Zaharije Trnavčević

Serbian journalist, politician (1926-2016).

Born January 2nd, 1926 in Šabac.

Died January 13th, 2016 at 90 years old in Belgrade.

Sjef van Run

Dutch footballer (1904-1973).

Born January 2nd, 1904.

Died December 17th, 1973 at 69 years old in Eindhoven.

Khaled Al-Eid

Saudi arabian equestrian.

Born January 2nd, 1969 (age 57 years) in Riyadh.

Timothy Beck

Dutch athletics competitor and bobsledder.

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

Chung Kook-chin

South korean footballer (1917-1976).

Born January 2nd, 1917 in Korea under Japanese rule.

Died February 10th, 1976 at 59 years old

Libor Hrdlička

Slovak soccer player.

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

Naoko Sato

Japanese tennis player.

Born January 2nd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Tokyo.

Pavle Jurina

Croatian handball player (1954-2011).

Born January 2nd, 1954 in Ledenik.

Died December 2nd, 2011 at 57 years old in Bjelovar (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Marino Morettini

Italian racing cyclist (1931–1990).

Born January 2nd, 1931 in Vertova.

Died December 10th, 1990 at 59 years old in Milan.

Theresa Lardi Awuni

Ghanaian politician.

Born January 2nd, 1979 (age 47 years) in Upper East Region.

Giuseppe Leanza

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born January 2nd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Cesarò.

Fernand Canelle

French footballer (1882-1951).

Born January 2nd, 1882 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 11th, 1951 at 69 years old in Rueil-Malmaison.

Tatyana Zhuk

Soviet figure skater (1946–2011).

Born January 2nd, 1946 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 21st, 2011 at 65 years old in Orekhovo-Zuyevo. ^[ref]

Anton van Duinkerken

Dutch poet, essayist, and academic (1903–1968).

Born January 2nd, 1903 in Bergen op Zoom.

Died July 27th, 1968 at 65 years old in Nijmegen.

František Šafránek

Czech footballer (1931-1987).

Born January 2nd, 1931 in Prague.

Died June 27th, 1987 at 56 years old in Prague.

Paolo Maffei

Italian astrophysicist (1926-2009).

Born January 2nd, 1926 in Arezzo. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 2009 at 83 years old in Foligno. ^[ref]

Ines Müller

German shot putter.

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

Diego Luna

Venezuelan footballer.

Born January 2nd, 2000 (age 26 years) in Ciudad Bolívar.

Adolf Seger

Olympic medalist in wrestling.

Born January 2nd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Erminio Azzaro

Italian high jumper.

Born January 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Pisciotta.

Elena Gorolová

Czech human rights activist.

Born January 2nd, 1969 (age 57 years).

Ole Bremseth

Norwegian ski jumper.

Born January 2nd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Hokksund.