Oscar Micheaux

American writer and director (1884-1951).

Born January 2nd, 1884 in Metropolis. ^[ref]

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

Carlos Soler

Spanish association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1997 (age 28 years) in Valencia.

Beate Zschäpe

German neo-nazi and arsonist.

Born January 2nd, 1975 (age 50 years) in Jena.

Dziga Vertov

Soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954).

Born January 2nd, 1896 in Białystok. ^[ref]

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

Vyacheslav Ivankov

Russian mob boss.

Born January 2nd, 1940 in Moscow.

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

Lynne Cox

American swimmer.

Born January 2nd, 1957 (age 68 years) in Boston.

Heather O'Reilly

American professional association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1985 (age 40 years) in New Brunswick.

Chandrashekhara Kambara

Indian writer.

Born January 2nd, 1937 (age 88 years) in Gokak.

Tony Judt

British-american historian (1948–2010).

Born January 2nd, 1948 in London. ^[ref]

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

Robert Smithson

American sculptor and conceptual artist.

Born January 2nd, 1938 in Passaic. ^[ref]

Died July 20th, 1973 at 35 years old in Amarillo (aviation accident). ^[ref]