Fionn O'Shea

Irish actor.

Born January 2nd, 1997 (age 29 years) in Dublin. ^[ref]

Eric Whitacre

American composer.

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

Jules Brunet

French advisor to japan (1838–1911).

Born January 2nd, 1838 in Belfort.

Died August 12th, 1911 at 73 years old in Fontenay-sous-Bois.

Claudio Echeverri

Argentine association football player.

Born January 2nd, 2006 (age 20 years) in Resistencia.

Elye Wahi

French footballer (born 2003).

Born January 2nd, 2003 (age 23 years) in Courcouronnes.

Oscar Micheaux

American writer and director (1884-1951).

Born January 2nd, 1884 in Metropolis.

Died March 25th, 1951 at 67 years old in Charlotte.

William Haines

American actor, interior designer (1900–1973).

Born January 2nd, 1900 in Staunton.

Died December 26th, 1973 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).

Mo Hayder

British author of crime and thriller fiction (1962-2021).

Born January 2nd, 1962 in Epping. ^[ref]

Died July 27th, 2021 at 59 years old in Cheltenham, Bath (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Robby Gordon

American racecar driver.

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

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822–1888).

Born January 2nd, 1822 in Koszalin.

Died August 24th, 1888 at 66 years old in Bonn.

Vyacheslav Ivankov

Russian mob boss (1940–2009).

Born January 2nd, 1940 in Moscow.

Died October 9th, 2009 at 69 years old in Moscow (peritonitis). ^[ref]

Srinivasa Rao Srirangam

Telugu poet and lyricist (1910–1983).

Born January 2nd, 1910 in Visakhapatnam.

Died June 15th, 1983 at 73 years old in Chennai.

Dziga Vertov

Russian-soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954).

Born January 2nd, 1896 in Białystok.

Died February 12th, 1954 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Barış Manço

Turkish musician (1943–1999).

Born January 2nd, 1943 in Istanbul.

Died February 1st, 1999 at 56 years old in Kadıköy (myocardial infarction).

Chandrashekhara Kambara

Indian writer.

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

Lynne Cox

American swimmer.

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

Tony Judt

British-american historian (1948–2010).

Born January 2nd, 1948 in London.

Died August 6th, 2010 at 62 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Rasmus Paludan

Danish-swedish political activist (born 1982).

Born January 2nd, 1982 (age 44 years) in North Zealand. ^[ref]

Emma of Hawaii

Queen consort of king kamehameha iv from 1856 to his death in 1863.

Born January 2nd, 1836 in Honolulu.

Died April 25th, 1885 at 49 years old in Honolulu.

Heather O'Reilly

American soccer player.

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

Jonah Bolden

Australian basketball player.

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

Florence Lawrence

Canadian-american actress (1886-1938).

Born January 2nd, 1886 in Hamilton.

Died December 27th, 1938 at 52 years old in Beverly Hills (intoxication). ^[ref]

Norodom Ranariddh

Cambodian politician (1944–2021).

Born January 2nd, 1944 in Phnom Penh.

Died November 28th, 2021 at 77 years old in Vauvenargues. ^[ref]

Beate Zschäpe

German far-right extremist.

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

Jonathan Greening

English association football player (born 1979).

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