January 2nd
- 1815 – Thomas H. Hunt born.
- 1822 – William E. Simms born.
- 1831 – James W. Tate born.
- 1873 – John Marshall Robsion born.
- 1960 – Effie Waller Smith died, aged 80.
- 1970 – E. A. Diddle died, aged 74.
- 1977 – Ellis Wilson died, aged 77.
- 1986 – Una Merkel died, aged 82.
- 1993 – Bryson Tiller born.
- 2012 – Silvana Gallardo died, aged 58.