Events

Pre-1600

474 __NOTOC__ Year 474 ( CDLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Leo without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1227 ...

– Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as

Byzantine emperor This is a list of the Byzantine emperors from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD, which marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, to its fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as l ...

. He dies ten months later. *

532 __NOTOC__ Year 532 ( DXXXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Second year after the Consulship of Lampadius and Probus (or, less frequently, ye ...

– Nika riots in

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth ( Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...

fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son

Emperor Qinzong Emperor Qinzong of Song (23 May 1100 – 14 June 1161), personal name Zhao Huan, was the ninth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty. Emperor Qinzong was the eldest son and heir apparent of Empe ...

. * 1486 – King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, uniting the House of Lancaster and the House of York. *

1562 __NOTOC__ Year 1562 ( MDLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 6 – Shane O'Neill of Tír Eoghain pleads his cause at the Palac ...

–

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV ( it, Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered ...

reopens the

Council of Trent The Council of Trent ( la, Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent (or Trento), now in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described ...

for its third and final session. * 1586 – The magnitude 7.9 Tenshō earthquake strikes

Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island ...

, Japan, killing 8,000 people and triggering a

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater exp ...

1601–1900

1670 Events January–March * January 17 – Raphael Levy, a Jewish resident of the city of Metz in France is burned at the stake after having been accused of the September 25 abduction and ritual murder of a small child who had disa ...

– Henry Morgan captures

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

. *

1701 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Tuesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 12 – Parts of the Netherlands adopt the Gregorian cal ...

– Frederick I crowns himself King of

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

Königsberg Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was na ...

. *

1778 Events January–March * January 18 – Third voyage of James Cook: Captain James Cook, with ships HMS ''Resolution'' and HMS ''Discovery'', first views Oahu then Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, which he na ...

– James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands". *

1788 Events January–March * January 1 – The first edition of ''The Times'', previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is published in London. * January 2 – Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution, and becomes the fourth ...

– The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

to Australia arrive at Botany Bay. * 1806 –

Jan Willem Janssens Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens GCMWO (12 October 1762 – 23 May 1838) was a Dutch nobleman, soldier and statesman who served both as the governor of the Dutch Cape Colony and governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. Early life Born in Nijm ...

surrenders the Dutch Cape Colony to the British. * 1866 – Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia. *

1871 Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...

– Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed ''Kaiser Wilhelm'' in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of

German Emperor The German Emperor (german: Deutscher Kaiser, ) was the official title of the head of state and hereditary ruler of the German Empire. A specifically chosen term, it was introduced with the 1 January 1871 constitution and lasted until the off ...

since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title. *

1886 Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange ...

– Modern

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shootin ...

is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * 1896 – An

X-ray X-rays (or rarely, ''X-radiation'') are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. In many languages, it is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered it in 1895 and named it ' ...

generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.

1901–present

* 1911 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the anchored in

San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the United States, U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the big cities of San Francisco, San Jose, California, San Jose, and Oakland, Ca ...

, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. * 1913 –

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

: A

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It is located between the Balkans an ...

for Greece. * 1915 – Japan issues the " Twenty-One Demands" to the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northea ...

in a bid to increase its power in East Asia. *

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...

–

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

: The

Paris Peace Conference Agreements and declarations resulting from meetings in Paris include: Listed by name Paris Accords may refer to: * Paris Accords, the agreements reached at the end of the London and Paris Conferences in 1954 concerning the post-war status of Germ ...

opens in

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, ...

, France. * 1919 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland. * 1941 –

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa. *

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

– Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the

Warsaw Ghetto The Warsaw Ghetto (german: Warschauer Ghetto, officially , "Jewish Residential District in Warsaw"; pl, getto warszawskie) was the largest of the Nazi ghettos during World War II and the Holocaust. It was established in November 1940 by the N ...

. * 1945 – World War II: Liberation of

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 159 ...

, Poland by the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian language, Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist R ...

. * 1958 – Willie O'Ree, the first Black Canadian

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

player, makes his NHL debut with the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The ...

. * 1960 – Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes into a farm in Charles City County, Virginia, killing all 50 aboard, the third fatal

Capital Airlines Capital Airlines may refer to: * Beijing Capital Airlines, an airline based in China formerly named Deer Air * Capital Airlines (United States), a now-defunct 20th-century American airline * Capital Airlines (Nigeria), a now-defunct airline based i ...

crash in as many years. * 1967 – Albert DeSalvo, the " Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment. * 1969 – United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members. * 1972 – Members of the Mukti Bahini lay down their arms to the government of the newly independent

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

, a month after winning the war against the occupying Pakistan Army. * 1974 – A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i and

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Med ...

ian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Eg ...

. * 1976 – Lebanese Christian

militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non- professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

s kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut. *

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...

– Scientists identify a previously unknown

bacterium Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were a ...

as the cause of the mysterious

Legionnaires' disease Legionnaires' disease is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any species of '' Legionella'' bacteria, quite often '' Legionella pneumophila''. Signs and symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, high fever, muscle pains, and headaches. ...

. * 1977 – Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at

Granville, Sydney Granville is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Granville is located west of the Sydney central business district, split between the local government areas of Cumberland City Council and the City of Parram ...

, killing 83. * 1977 – SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister,

Džemal Bijedić Džemal Bijedić ( cyrl, Џемал Биједић, ; 12 April 1917 – 18 January 1977) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 30 July 1971 until his death in a plane crash on 18 January 1977. ...

, his wife and six others are killed in a plane crash in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

. * 1978 – The

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that a ...

finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...

, but not guilty of

torture Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts ...

. *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...

– Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). * 1983 – The

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swis ...

restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family. * 1988 –

China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 was an Ilyushin Il-18 that crashed near Chongqing, China, on 18 January 1988 with the loss of all 108 passengers and crew. The crash was caused by poor maintenance. Flight Flight 4146 was a scheduled domest ...

crashes near

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is located in Yubei District, Chongqing, China. The airport's IATA Airport code, CKG, is derived from the city's former romanized name, Chungking. Jiangbei airport is also a 128-hour transit visa-fr ...

, killing all 98 passengers and 10 crew members. * 1990 – Washington, D.C. Mayor

Marion Barry Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as the second and fourth mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had serve ...

is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

– Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states. * 2002 – The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over. *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

– A bushfire kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia. * 2005 – The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. The city is on t ...

, France *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

– The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people and Germany sees the worst storm since

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

with 13 deaths. Cyclone Kyrill causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. * 2008 – The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

after being returned to Italy by the

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 100 ...

. * 2018 – A bus catches fire on the

Samara Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara rivers, with a population ...

– Shymkent road in Yrgyz District, Aktobe,

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental coun ...

. The fire kills 52 passengers, with three passengers and two drivers escaping. *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

– An oil pipeline explosion near

Tlahuelilpan Tlahuelilpan (; nah, Tlaualilpan, lit=place where the lands are irrigated) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in th ...

, Hidalgo, Mexico, kills 137 people.

Births

Pre-1600

* 1404 –

Sir Philip Courtenay ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only ...

, English noble (d. 1463) *

1457 Year 1457 ( MCDLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * February 11 – After years of captivity and absence from the Ming throne, the ...

– Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1508) * 1519 – Isabella Jagiellon, Queen of Hungary (d. 1559) * 1540 – Catherine, Duchess of Braganza (d. 1614)

1601–1900

1641 Events January–March * January 4 – The stratovolcano Mount Parker in the Philippines) has a major eruption. * January 18 – Pau Claris proclaims the Catalan Republic. * February 16 – King Charles I of England giv ...

– François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 1691) *

1659 Events January–March * January 14 – In the Battle of the Lines of Elvas, fought near the small city of Elvas in Portugal during the Portuguese Restoration War, the Spanish Army under the command of Luis Méndez de Haro suff ...

–

Damaris Cudworth Masham ] Damaris, Lady Masham (18 January 1659 – 20 April 1708) was an English writer, philosopher, theologian, and advocate for women's education who is characterized as a proto-feminist. She overcame some weakness of eyesight and lack of access t ...

, English philosopher and theologian (d. 1708) *

1672 Events January–March * January 2 – After the government of England is unable to pay the nation's debts, King Charles II decrees the Stop of the Exchequer, the suspension of payments for one year "upon any warrant, secur ...

– Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (d. 1731) * 1688 – Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician,

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the King ...

(d. 1765) *

1689 Events January–March * January 22 (January 12, 1688 O.S.) – Glorious Revolution in England: The Convention Parliament is convened to determine if King James II of England, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, vacated ...

–

Montesquieu Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (; ; 18 January 168910 February 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher. He is the principa ...

, French lawyer and philosopher (d. 1755) *

– Johann Jakob Moser, German jurist (d. 1785) *

1743 Events January–March * January 1 – The Verendrye brothers, probably Louis-Joseph and François de La Vérendrye, become the first white people to see the Rocky Mountains from the eastern side (the Spanish conquistadors ...

–

Louis Claude de Saint-Martin Louis Claude de Saint-Martin (18 January 1743 – 14 October 1803) was a French philosopher, known as ''le philosophe inconnu'', the name under which his works were published; he was an influential of the mystic and human mind evolution and ...

, French mystic and philosopher (d. 1803) * 1751 – Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1831) * 1752 – John Nash, English architect (d. 1835) * 1764 – Samuel Whitbread, English politician (d. 1815) *

1779 Events January–March * January 11 – British troops surrender to the Marathas in Wadgaon, India, and are forced to return all territories acquired since 1773. * January 11 – Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manip ...

– Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (d. 1869) * 1782 –

Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harri ...

, American lawyer and politician, 14th

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's ...

(d. 1852) * 1793 – Pratap Singh Bhosle, Chhatrapati of the

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of S ...

(d. 1847) * 1815 –

Constantin von Tischendorf Lobegott Friedrich Constantin (von) Tischendorf (18 January 18157 December 1874) was a German biblical scholar. In 1844, he discovered the world's oldest and most complete Bible dated to around the mid-4th century and called Codex Sinaiticus ...

, German theologian and scholar (d. 1874) * 1835 – César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic (d. 1918) * 1840 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author (d. 1921) *

1841 Events January–March * January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom, and Qishan of the Qing dynasty, agree to the Convention of Chuenpi. * January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the i ...

– Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (d. 1894) * 1842 –

A. A. Ames Albert Alonzo "Doc" Ames (January 18, 1842 – November 16, 1911) was an American physician and politician who held four non-consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His fourth term was marked by multiple prosecutions for political ...

, American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911) *

1848 1848 is historically famous for the wave of revolutions, a series of widespread struggles for more liberal governments, which broke out from Brazil to Hungary; although most failed in their immediate aims, they significantly altered the polit ...

– Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (d. 1925) *

1849 Events January–March * January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps. * January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in th ...

– Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1920) * 1850 – Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd

Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services, public proper ...

(d. 1916) *

1853 Events January–March * January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida. * January 8 – Taiping Reb ...

– Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (d. 1900) * 1854 – Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to

Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and T ...

(d. 1934) * 1856 – Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist (d. 1931) *

1867 Events January–March * January 1 – The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It was renamed a ...

–

Rubén Darío Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( , ), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as '' modernismo'' (modernism) that flourished at the end of ...

, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (d. 1916) * 1868 – Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd

Prime Minister of Japan The prime minister of Japan ( Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: ''Naikaku Sōri-Daijin'') is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its Ministers of Stat ...

(d. 1948) *

1877 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sio ...

– Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (d. 1961) *

1879 Events January–March * January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * Janu ...

– Henri Giraud, French general and politician (d. 1949) * 1880 – Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1933) * 1880 – Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian cardinal (d. 1954) *

1881 Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The C ...

– Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded ''

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by G ...

'' (d. 1975) * 1882 – A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956) *

– Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator (d. 1962) *

1888 In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late ...

– Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (d. 1989) * 1892 – Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian (d. 1957) * 1892 –

Bill Meanix William Henry Meanix (January 18, 1892 – October 13, 1957) was an American track and field athlete. He held the world record in the 440 yd hurdles from 1915 to 1920, and he won the event the first two times it was contested at the United State ...

, American hurdler and coach (d. 1957) * 1892 – Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (d. 1956) * 1893 – Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet, critic, and academic (d. 1984) *

1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

– Toots Mondt, American wrestler and promoter (d. 1976) * 1896 – C. M. Eddy Jr., American author (d. 1967) * 1896 – Ville Ritola, Finnish-American runner (d. 1982) * 1898 – Albert Kivikas, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1978)

1901–present

* 1901 –

Ivan Petrovsky Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky (russian: Ива́н Гео́ргиевич Петро́вский) (18 January 1901 – 15 January 1973) (the family name is also transliterated as Petrovskii or Petrowsky) was a Soviet mathematician working mainly in t ...

, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1973) *

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...

– Berthold Goldschmidt, German pianist and composer (d. 1996) * 1904 –

Anthony Galla-Rini Anthony Galla-Rini (January 18, 1904 – July 30, 2006) was a celebrated American accordionist, arranger, composer, conductor, author, and teacher, and is considered by many to be the first American accordionist to promote the accordion as a ...

, American accordion player and composer (d. 2006) * 1904 –

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

, English-American actor (d. 1986) * 1905 – Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (d. 2002) * 1907 – János Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (d. 1984) *

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

– Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (d. 1974) *

1910 Events January * January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...

– Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (d. 1993) * 1911 – José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (d. 1969) * 1911 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987) * 1913 –

Carroll Cloar Carroll Cloar (January 18, 1913 – April 10, 1993) was a nationally known 20th-century painter born in Earle, Arkansas, who focused his work on surreal views of Southern U.S. themes and on poetically portraying childhood memories of natural scen ...

, American artist (d. 1993) * 1913 – Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) * 1914 – Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (d. 1979) * 1914 –

Vitomil Zupan Vitomil Zupan (18 January 1914 – 14 May 1987) was a post-World War II modernist Slovene writer and Gonars concentration camp survivor. Because of his detailed descriptions of sex and violence, he was dubbed the Slovene Hemingway1915 – Syl Apps, Canadian pole vaulter, ice hockey player, and politician (d. 1998) * 1915 – Santiago Carrillo, Spanish soldier and politician (d. 2012) * 1915 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1984) * 1917 –

Nicholas Oresko Nicholas Oresko (January 18, 1917 – October 4, 2013) was an American combat veteran of World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in Germany on January 23, 1945. Biography Oresko was born in Bayonne, New Jersey on Jan ...

, American sergeant,

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor ...

recipient (d. 2013) * 1917 – Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008) * 1918 –

Gustave Gingras Gustave Gingras (January 18, 1918 – May 9, 1996) was a Canadian physician and founder of the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation in 1949. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he studied medicine at the Université de Montréal following the complet ...

, Canadian-English physician and educator (d. 1996) *

– Toni Turek, German footballer (d. 1984) * 1921 – Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic,

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfre ...

laureate (d. 2015) *

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

– John Graham, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Wales (d. 2012) * 1923 – Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (d. 2015) * 1925 – Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995) * 1925 – John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (d. 2014) * 1925 – Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (d. 2013) * 1926 – Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic (d. 2013) *

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 * ...

– S. Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player (d. 1990) * 1928 – Alexander Gomelsky, Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach (d. 2005) *

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

– Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea (d. 2021) * 1932 –

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson; January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007) was an American author, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilso ...

, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 2007) * 1933 – Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian politician, 8th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs * 1933 – David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic (d. 2019) * 1933 –

John Boorman Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, best known for feature films such as ''Point Blank (1967 film), Point Blank'' (1967), ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), ''Zardoz'' (1974), ''Exorcist I ...

, English director, producer, and screenwriter * 1933 – Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (d. 2013) * 1933 – William Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, English lawyer and politician (d. 2017) * 1933 – Frank McMullen, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2004) * 1933 – Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (d. 2017) * 1934 – Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator (d. 2022) * 1935 – Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director (d. 2018) * 1935 –

Jon Stallworthy Jon Howie Stallworthy, (18 January 1935 – 19 November 2014) was a British literary critic and poet. He was Professor of English at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2000, and Professor Emeritus in retirement. He was also a Fellow of W ...

, English poet, critic, and academic (d. 2014) * 1935 –

Gad Yaacobi Gad Yaacobi ( he, גד יעקבי, 18 January 1935 – 27 August 2007) was an Israeli Minister, Alignment Knesset member, and Israel Ambassador to the United Nations. Biography Yaacobi was born in Kfar Vitkin during Mandate era, where he co ...

, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2007) * 1936 – David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport * 1937 –

John Hume John Hume (18 January 19373 August 2020) was an Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the recent political history of Ireland, as one of the architects of the Northern Irela ...

, Northern Irish educator and politician,

laureate (d. 2020) * 1938 – Curt Flood, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1997) * 1938 – Anthony Giddens, English sociologist and academic * 1938 – Werner Olk, German footballer and manager * 1938 – Hargus "Pig" Robbins, American Country Music Hall of Fame session keyboard and piano player * 1940 – Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican race car driver (d. 1971) * 1941 – Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author * 1941 –

Bobby Goldsboro Robert Charles Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop and country singer and songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over 1 million copies in ...

, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1941 – David Ruffin, American singer (d. 1991) *

– Paul Freeman, English actor * 1943 – Kay Granger, American educator and politician * 1943 –

Dave Greenslade David John Greenslade (born 18 January 1943) is an English composer and keyboard player. He has played with Colosseum from the beginning in 1968 until the farewell concert in 2015 and also from 1973 in his own band, Greenslade, and others in ...

, English keyboard player and composer * 1943 –

Charlie Wilson Charles, Charlie, Charley, or Chuck Wilson may refer to: Entertainment * Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882), Anglo-Scottish painter, art teacher and author * Charles C. Wilson (1894–1948), American film actor * Charles Banks Wilson (1918–2013) ...

, American businessman and politician (d. 2013) * 1944 – Paul Keating, Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia * 1944 – Carl Morton, American baseball player (d. 1983) * 1944 – Kei Ogura, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer * 1944 – Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria * 1945 – Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist * 1946 – Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler (d. 2019) * 1946 –

Joseph Deiss Joseph Deiss (born 18 January 1946) is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), he first headed the Federal Departm ...

, Swiss economist and politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation * 1946 – Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (d. 2013) *

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January– February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the count ...

– Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player and journalist (d. 2018) * 1947 –

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. With th ...

, Japanese actor and director * 1949 – Bill Keller, American journalist * 1949 – Philippe Starck, French interior designer * 1950 – Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver * 1950 – Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (d. 1982) *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

– Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and activist (d. 1982) * 1951 – Bob Latchford, English footballer * 1952 – Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic * 1952 – R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1953 – B. K. Misra, Indian neurosurgeon * 1953 – Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor * 1953 – Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer * 1955 –

Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors ...

, American actor, director, and producer * 1956 –

Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton Paul Clive Deighton, Baron Deighton, KBE (born 18 January 1956) is a British Conservative politician who served as Commercial Secretary to HM Treasury from January 2013 to May 2015. Deighton is a former investment banker who previously served a ...

, English banker and politician * 1960 – Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright * 1961 – Peter Beardsley, English footballer and manager * 1961 – Bob Hansen, American basketball player and sportscaster * 1961 – Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster * 1961 – Jeff Yagher, American actor and sculptor * 1962 – Alison Arngrim, Canadian-American actress *

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

– Maxime Bernier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada * 1963 – Ian Crook, English footballer and manager * 1963 – Carl McCoy, English singer-songwriter * 1963 –

Martin O'Malley Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as the 61st Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007. O'Malle ...

, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st

Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive power ...

* 1964 – Brady Anderson, American baseball player * 1964 – Richard Dunwoody, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster * 1964 – Virgil Hill, American boxer * 1964 – Jane Horrocks, English actress and singer * 1966 – Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player and author * 1966 – Kazufumi Miyazawa, Japanese singer * 1966 – André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver * 1967 – Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014) * 1967 – Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer * 1969 – Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor * 1969 – Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer * 1969 –

Jim O'Rourke James O'Rourke may refer to: Sports * Jim O'Rourke (baseball) (1850–1919), American baseball player and Hall of Fame inductee * Jimmy O'Rourke (baseball) (1883–1955), American baseball player, son of the Hall of Fame inductee * James O'Rourk ...

, American guitarist and producer * 1970 – Peter Van Petegem, Belgian cyclist * 1971 – Amy Barger, American astronomer * 1971 – Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter * 1971 – Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver * 1971 – Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager * 1971 – Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan writer (d. 2019) * 1972 – Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor * 1972 – Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player * 1972 – Kjersti Plätzer, Norwegian race walker * 1973 –

Burnie Burns Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns (born January 18, 1973) is an American writer, actor, producer, comedian, host, and director previously based in Austin, Texas. He is a co-founder, former chief executive officer, and former chief creative offi ...

, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded

Rooster Teeth Productions Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC is an American digital media company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth is a subsidiary of ...

* 1973 –

Luke Goodwin Luke Goodwin (born 18 January 1973) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in Australia and England and represented Aotearoa Māori in 2000. Background He is the son of rugby league legend, Edward 'Lord Ted' Goodwin who ...

, Australian rugby league player and coach * 1973 – Benjamin Jealous, American civic leader and activist * 1973 – Joe Kehoskie, American baseball executive * 1973 – Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer * 1973 – Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director * 1973 – Rolando Schiavi, Argentinian footballer and coach * 1974 – Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter * 1976 – Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player * 1976 – Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian footballer and coach * 1976 – Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist *

–

Richard Archer Richard Archer (born 18 January 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter and main composer of indie rock band Hard-Fi. Hard-Fi have produced several top 10 hits and two No. 1 ...

, English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1978 – Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player * 1978 – Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist * 1978 – Bogdan Lobonț, Romanian footballer * 1979 – Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player * 1979 – Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer * 1979 – Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player * 1979 – Kenyatta Jones, American football player (d. 2018) * 1979 – Wandy Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player * 1980 – Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer * 1980 – Robert Green, English footballer * 1980 –

Kert Haavistu Kert Haavistu (born 18 January 1980) is a former Estonian professional footballer, who used to play in the Meistriliiga for FC Flora Tallinn and FC TVMK Tallinn. He played the position of midfielder and is tall and weighs 72 kg. He i ...

, Estonian footballer and manager * 1980 – Julius Peppers, American football player * 1980 – Jason Segel, American actor and screenwriter *

– Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player * 1981 – Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer * 1981 – Kang Dong-won, South Korean actor *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...

–

Quinn Allman Quinn Allman (born January 18, 1982) is an American musician and producer, best known as the founding member, guitarist and backing vocalist in the rock band the Used. Biography Allman grew up in Springville, Utah, and later moved to Pleasant ...

, American guitarist and producer * 1982 – Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Kenyan runner * 1983 – Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter * 1983 – Samantha Mumba, Irish singer-songwriter and actress * 1984 – Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter * 1984 – Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer * 1984 – Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer * 1984 –

Michael Kearney Michael Kevin Kearney (born January 18, 1984) is an American college teaching assistant and game show contestant. He is known for setting several world records related to graduating at a young age, as well as teaching college students while sti ...

, American biochemist and academic * 1984 – Seung-Hui Cho, South Korean student who perpetrated the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech (d. 2007) * 1984 – Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer * 1984 – Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater * 1985 – Dale Begg-Smith, Canadian-Australian skier * 1985 – Mark Briscoe, American wrestler * 1985 – Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer * 1985 –

Hyun Woo Hyun Woo (; born Kim Hyun-woo on January 18, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Pasta'' and the sitcom ''Living Among the Rich''. In 2009, he, Lee Jang-woo and No Min-woo formed the K-pop pro ...

, South Korean actor * 1986 – Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter * 1986 –

Ikusaburo Yamazaki is a Japanese actor and singer who is represented by Ken-On is a talent management company in Japan. It was founded in October 1979. It is located in Roppongi. Subsidiaries * Ken-On Incorporated * Ken Kikaku Incorporated * MC Cabin Music Pub ...

, Japanese actor and singer * 1986 – Eugene Lee Yang, Korean-American actor, filmmaker, and activist * 1987 –

Johan Djourou Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere (; born 18 January 1987), known as Johan Djourou, is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a centre back. According to his profile on the website of his former club Arsenal, Djourou possesses ...

, Swiss footballer * 1987 –

Christopher Liebig Christopher Liebig (born 18 January 1987)
accessed: 24 March 2010 is a German List of Germany national rugby un ...

, German rugby player * 1987 – Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer * 1988 – Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter * 1988 – Angelique Kerber, German tennis player * 1988 –

Anastasios Kissas Anastasios Kissas ( el, Αναστάσιος Κίσσας; born 18 January 1988) is a Cypriot international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Olympiakos Nicosia. Career APOEL Kissas made his debut for APOEL in a domestic cup match in ...

, Greek footballer * 1988 – Boy van Poppel, Dutch cyclist * 1989 –

Rubén Miño Rubén Miño Peralta (born 18 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for UE Cornellà. Club career Born in Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Miño moved to FC Barcelona's youth system, ''La Masi ...

, Spanish footballer * 1989 – Michael Pineda, Dominican baseball player * 1990 – Nacho, Spanish footballer * 1990 –

Hayle Ibrahimov Hayle Ibrahimov ( am, ቀዳማዊ ደስታ ሃጎስ – ''Haile Desta Hagos''; born 18 January 1990) is an Ethiopian-born Azerbaijani international middle and long distance track and field athlete, mainly competing in the disciplines of 3000 ...

, Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner * 1990 – Brett Lawrie, Canadian baseball player * 1990 – Gift Ngoepe, South African baseball player * 1991 –

Diego Simões Diego de Souza Simões (born 18 January 1991) is a Brazilian footballer. He also holds a Portuguese passport. Biography Born in Brazil, Simões started his Italy career in Calcio Padova. He was the member of U17 team in 2006–07 season. and 200 ...

, Brazilian footballer * 1992 – Francesco Bardi, Italian footballer *

– Sean Keenan, Australian actor *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

– Max Fried, American baseball player *1994 – Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer * 1994 –

Ilona Kremen Ilona Eduardovna Kremen ( be, Ілона Эдуардаўна Крамень, russian: Ило́на Эдуа́рдовна Креме́нь; born 18 January 1994) is a Belarusian tennis player. She has won four singles and 29 doubles titles on ...

, Belarusian tennis player * 1995 – Bryce Alford, American basketball player * 1998 – Aitana Bonmatí, Spanish footballer * 2002 – Anastasia Zakharova, Russian tennis player

Deaths

Pre-1600

* 52 BC – Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman politician (b. 93 BC) *

– Leo I, Byzantine emperor (b. 401) *

748 __NOTOC__ Year 748 ( DCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 748 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calenda ...

– Odilo, duke of

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

* 896 – Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, ruler of the Tulunids, murdered (b. 864) *

1213 Year 1213 ( MCCXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events * May 15 – King John of England submits to Pope Innocent III, who in turn lifts the interdict of 1208 the ...

–

Tamar of Georgia Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr, Literal translation, lit. "King Tamar") ( 1160 – 18 January 1213) queen regnant, reigned as the List of monarchs of Georgia#Kings of unified Georgia (1008–1490), Queen of Kingdom of ...

(b. 1160) *

1253 Year 1253 ( MCCLIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * January 18 – King Henry I (the Fat) dies and is succeeded by his son Hugh II, w ...

– King Henry I of Cyprus (b. 1217) *

1271 Year 1271 (Roman numerals, MCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * July 2 – Peace of Pressburg (1271), Peace of Pressburg: Kings Otto ...

– Saint Margaret of Hungary (b. 1242) * 1326 –

Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter (1247 – 18 January 1326) was an English peer. Life Robert Fitzwalter was the only son of Sir Walter FitzRobert of Woodham Walter, Essex (son of Robert Fitzwalter), and Ida II Longespée (born after 122 ...

, English baron (b. 1247) * 1357 – Maria of Portugal, infanta (b. 1313) * 1367 –

Peter I of Portugal Peter I (Portuguese: ''Pedro I'', ; 8 April 1320 – 18 January 1367), called the Just (''o Justiceiro'') or the Cruel (''o Cruel''), was King of Portugal from 1357 until his death. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portu ...

(b. 1320) * 1411 – Jobst of Moravia, ruler of

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. Th ...

, King of the Romans * 1425 – Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) *

1471 Year 1471 ( MCDLXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * January – Portuguese navigators João de Santarém and Pedro Escobar reach the ...

– Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) * 1479 – Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1417) * 1547 –

Pietro Bembo Pietro Bembo, ( la, Petrus Bembus; 20 May 1470 – 18 January 1547) was an Italian scholar, poet, and literary theorist who also was a member of the Knights Hospitaller, and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. As an intellectual of the ...

, Italian cardinal and scholar (b. 1470) * 1586 – Margaret of Parma (b. 1522) * 1589 – Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (b. 1545)

1601–1900

* 1677 – Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch politician, founded

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second larges ...

(b. 1619) * 1756 – Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (b. 1682) *

1783 Events January–March * January 20 – At Versailles, Great Britain signs preliminary peace treaties with the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain. * January 23 – The Confederation Congress ratifies two October 8, ...

– Jeanne Quinault, French actress and playwright (b. 1699) * 1803 – Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (b. 1743) *

– Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752) * 1862 –

John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president of the United States, vice president in 1841. He was elected v ...

, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...

(b. 1790) *

1873 Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat ...

–

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC (25 May 180318 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whigs (British political party), Whig member of Parl ...

, English author, poet, playwright, and politician,

Secretary of State for the Colonies The secretary of state for the colonies or colonial secretary was the British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies. History The position was first created in 1768 to deal with the increasi ...

(b. 1803) * 1878 – Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1788) *

–

Baldassare Verazzi Baldassare Verazzi (6 January 1819 – 18 January 1886) was an Italian painter. Life Verazzi was born in Caprezzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont. He studied at the Academy of Brera at Milan from 1833 to 1842, then under the Venetian Romant ...

, Italian painter (b. 1819) * 1892 –

Anton Anderledy Anton Maria Anderledy (3 June 1819 – 18 January 1892) was a Swiss Jesuit, elected the twenty-third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Religious and academic formation Son of a director of the postal services, Anderledy entered the Jes ...

, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819) * 1896 – Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)

1901–present

– Wallace Reid, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891) * 1936 – Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (b. 1871) * 1936 – Rudyard Kipling, English author and poet,

laureate (b. 1865) * 1940 – Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1865) *

– Amy Carmichael, Irish missionary and humanitarian (b. 1867) * 1952 –

Curly Howard Jerome Lester Horwitz (; October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), known professionally as Curly Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of the American comedy team the Three Stooges, which also featured his elder ...

, American actor (b. 1903) * 1954 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (b. 1879) * 1955 – Saadat Hasan Manto, Pakistani author and screenwriter (b. 1912) * 1956 – Makbule Atadan, Turkish lawyer and politician (b. 1885) * 1956 – Konstantin Päts, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Estonia (b. 1874) *

– Hugh Gaitskell, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1906) * 1966 –

Kathleen Norris Kathleen Thompson Norris (July 16, 1880 – January 18, 1966) was an American novelist and newspaper columnist. She was one of the most widely read and highest paid female writers in the United States for nearly fifty years, from 1911 to 1959. N ...

, American journalist and author (b. 1880) * 1967 – Goose Tatum, American basketball player and soldier (b. 1921) * 1969 – Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1887) * 1970 – David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The President of the Church is the highest office of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the office held by Joseph Smith, the church's founder. The church's president is its leader and the head of the First Pres ...

(b. 1873) * 1971 – Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (b. 1914) * 1973 –

Irina Nikolaevna Levchenko Irina Nikolaevna Levchenko (russian: Ири́на Никола́евна Ле́вченко; 15 March 1924 – 8 January 1973) was a medic turned tank officer in the Red Army during World War II who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union ...

, Russian tank commander (b. 1924) * 1975 –

Gertrude Olmstead Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Her last name was sometimes seen as Olmsted. Career Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinoi ...

, American actress (b. 1897) * 1978 – Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher and author (b. 1919) * 1980 –

Cecil Beaton Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was a British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as an Academy Awards, Oscar–winning stage design, stage and costume de ...

, English fashion designer and photographer (b. 1904) * 1984 – Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Belarusian general and politician (b. 1902) * 1984 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1915) * 1989 – Bruce Chatwin, English-French author (b. 1940) * 1990 – Melanie Appleby, English singer (b. 1966) * 1990 – Rusty Hamer, American actor (b. 1947) *

– Dionysios Zakythinos, Greek historian, academic, and politician (b. 1905) * 1995 – Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic,

laureate (b. 1903) * 1995 –

Ron Luciano Ronald Michael Luciano (June 28, 1937 – January 18, 1995) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in Major League Baseball's American League from 1969 to 1979. He was known for his flamboyant style, clever aphorisms, and a serie ...

, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1937) * 1996 – N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1923) * 1997 – Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (b. 1941) * 1998 – Dan Georgiadis, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1922) *

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

– Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (b. 1897) *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

– Laurent-Désiré Kabila,

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: link=no, Président de la République démocratique du Congo, sw, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, ln, Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki), is the head of state ...

(b. 1939) *

– Ed Farhat, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1924) * 2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (b. 1907) *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

– Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova, Russian-born Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion (b. 1935) * 2005 – Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (b. 1973) * 2006 –

Jan Twardowski Jan Jakub Twardowski (1 June 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Polish poet and Catholic priest. He was a chief Polish representative of contemporary religious lyrics. He wrote short, simple poems, humorous, which often included colloquialisms ...

, Polish priest and poet (b. 1915) *

– Brent Liles, American bass player (b. 1963) * 2008 – Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1927) * 2008 – Frank Lewin, American composer and theorist (b. 1925) * 2008 – Lois Nettleton, American actress (b. 1927) * 2008 – John Stroger, American politician (b. 1929) * 2009 – Tony Hart, English painter and television host (b. 1925) * 2009 –

Nora Kovach Nora Kovach (13 June 1931 – 18 January 2009) was a Hungarian ballerina who defected in 1953 together with her husband and fellow ballet dancer Istvan Rabovsky, the first highly publicized defection of individuals in the field of dance to th ...

, Hungarian-American ballerina (b. 1931) * 2009 –

Danai Stratigopoulou Danai Stratigopoulou (Modern Greek: Δανάη Στρατηγοπούλου) (8 February 1913 – 18 January 2009) was a Greek singer, writer, and university academic. She acquired recognition in the literary world for translating the works of ...

, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1913) * 2009 – Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet and author (b. 1935) * 2010 – Kate McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (b. 1946) * 2010 – Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (b. 1932) * 2011 – Sargent Shriver, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to France (b. 1915) *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

–

Anthony Gonsalves Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves (12 June 1927 – 18 January 2012) was an Indian musical composer, music arranger and teacher born in the village of Majorda (near Margao in Portuguese Goa), His father, Jose Antonio Gonsalves, was a choirmaster at ...

, Indian composer and educator (b. 1927) * 2012 –

Georg Lassen __NOTOC__ Georg Lassen (12 May 1915 – 18 January 2012) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was a Watch Officer on at the outbreak of the war and later the skipper of the and recipient of the Knight’s Cross. Whist aboard ...

, German captain (b. 1915) * 2012 –

Yuri Rasovsky Yuri Rasovsky (July 29, 1944 – January 18, 2012) was an American writer and producer working in radio drama in the United States. He founded and operated The National Radio Theater of Chicago from 1973 to 1986 and later formed the Hollywood ...

, American playwright and producer, founded

The National Radio Theater of Chicago The National Radio Theater was a non-profit independent producer of radio plays created in Chicago by Yuri Rasovsky and Michelle M. Faith. The company produced a radio drama anthology series called ''The National Radio Theater of Chicago'', which r ...

(b. 1944) *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...

– Sean Fallon, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1922) * 2013 – Jim Horning, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1942) * 2013 – Jon Mannah, Australian rugby league player (b. 1989) * 2013 – Lewis Marnell, Australian skateboarder (b. 1982) * 2013 – Ron Nachman, Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1942) *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

– Kathryn Abbe, American photographer and author (b. 1919) * 2014 –

Michael Botmang Chief Michael Botmang (1938 – 18 January 2014) was a Nigerian politician. On 9 September 2001, there were riots in Jos between Christians and Muslims. As acting governor, Chief Michael Botmang drafted both the police and the army to help r ...

, Nigerian politician, 17th Governor of Plateau State (b. 1938) * 2014 – Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (b. 1951) * 2014 – Andy Graver, English footballer (b. 1927) * 2014 – Sarah Marshall, English actress (b. 1933) * 2014 –

Eugenio Cruz Vargas Eugenio Cruz Vargas (Santiago, October 2, 1923 – Olmué, January 18, 2014) was a notable Chilean poet and painter. His art was developed under the naturalistic landscape and abstraction, and his collection of poems under the concepts of surre ...

, Chilean poet and painter (b. 1923) * 2015 – Alberto Nisman, Argentinian lawyer and prosecutor (b. 1963) * 2015 –

Christine Valmy Christine Valmy (October 25, 1926 – January 18, 2015) was a Romanian-American esthetician, consultant, and entrepreneur known as a pioneer in the fields of skin care and esthetics in the United States. Valmy founded the first esthetician schoo ...

, Romanian cosmetologist and author (b. 1926) * 2015 – Piet van der Sanden, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1924) * 2015 – Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (b. 1933) * 2016 – Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (b. 1924) * 2016 – Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1948) * 2016 – T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (b. 1930) * 2016 – Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (b. 1924) *

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

–

Peter Abrahams Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017), commonly known as Peter Abrahams, was a South African-born novelist, journalist and political commentator who in 1956 settled in Jamaica, where he lived for the rest of his life. Hi ...

, South African-Jamaican writer (b. 1919) * 2017 –

David P. Buckson David Penrose Buckson (July 25, 1920 – January 17, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician from Camden in Kent County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party, who served as the 15th Lieutenant Go ...

, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Delaware (b. 1920) * 2017 – Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer, businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1939) * 2017 – Roberta Peters, American coloratura soprano (b. 1930) *

– John Coughlin, American figure skater (b. 1985) * 2022 – Francisco Gento, Spanish football player (b. 1933) * 2022 – Yvette Mimieux, American actress (b. 1942) * 2022 – André Leon Talley, American fashion journalist (b. 1948)

Holidays and observances

*Christian feast day: ** Amy Carmichael (

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

) **

Athanasius of Alexandria Athanasius I of Alexandria, ; cop, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ or Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁ̅; (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, ...

(

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops vi ...

) ** Confession of Peter (

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canoni ...

, some Anglican and Lutheran Churches) ** Cyril of Alexandria ** Deicolus ** Margaret of Hungary ** Prisca **

Volusianus of Tours Saint Volusian (french: Saint-Volusien) ( la, Volusianus) was the seventh Bishop of Tours, from 491 to 498. He came from a rich and pious senatorial family, and was a close relative of his predecessor Saint Perpetuus, as well as of Ruricius of Lim ...

** January 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) *

Royal Thai Armed Forces Day Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both offi ...

(Thailand)

References

External links

BBC: On This Day
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