January 2
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Births
- 1896 - Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (d. 1954)
- 1920 - Isaac Asimov, Russian-born author (d. 1992)
- 1938 - Ian Brady, British serial killer
- 1961 - Todd Haynes, American film director
Deaths
- 1557 - Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)
- 1917 - Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (b. 1832)
- 1950 - Emil Jannings, Swiss actor (b. 1884)
Notes
- 1557 - Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938–July 20, 1973) was an American artist famous for his land art.
- 1557 - Johann Kaspar Lavater
- 1557 - Charles Beaumont
- 1557 - Willard Maas
- 1557 - David Bailey (photographer)
- 1557 - Al-Andalus
- 1557 - Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
- 1557 - Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
- 1557 - Charles Willeford
- 1557 - Rutebeuf
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