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Pre-1600

* 1158 – The city of
Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river
Isar The Isar () is a river in Austria and in Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel mountain range of the Alps. The Isar river enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Krün, Wallgau, Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching ...
. * 1216
First Barons' War The First Barons' War (1215–1217) was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners (commonly referred to as English feudal barony, barons) led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against John of England, K ...
: Prince Louis of France takes the city of
Winchester Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...
, abandoned by
John, King of England John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empi ...
, and soon conquers over half of the kingdom. * 1276 – While in exile in
Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...
, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the
Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
court hold the coronation ceremony for Emperor Duanzong. * 1285Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong. * 1287Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist
Borjigin A Borjigin is a member of the Mongol sub-clan that started with Bodonchar Munkhag of the Kiyat clan. Yesugei's descendants were thus said to be Kiyat-Borjigin. The senior Borjigids provided ruling princes for Mongolia and Inner Mongolia u ...
princes in East
Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
and
Manchuria Manchuria is a historical region in northeast Asia encompassing the entirety of present-day northeast China and parts of the modern-day Russian Far East south of the Uda (Khabarovsk Krai), Uda River and the Tukuringra-Dzhagdy Ranges. The exact ...
. * 1381
Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Jo ...
meets leaders of the
Peasants' Revolt The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black ...
at
Mile End Mile End is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and part of the East End of London, East End. It is east of Charing Cross. Situated on the part of the London-to-Colchester road ...
. The
Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamle ...
is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance. * 1404 – Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself
Prince of Wales Prince of Wales (, ; ) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the History of the English monarchy, English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd who, from ...
, allies himself with the French against King
Henry IV of England Henry IV ( – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. Henry was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of King Edward III), and Blanche of Lancaster. Henry was involved in the 1388 ...
.


1601–1900

* 1618 – Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper '' Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.'' in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
(approximate date). * 1645
English Civil War The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Cavaliers, Royalists and Roundhead, Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of th ...
: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand
Royalist A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of gove ...
forces are beaten by fifteen thousand Parliamentarian soldiers. * 1658Franco-Spanish War: Turenne and the French army win a decisive victory over the Spanish at the battle of the Dunes. * 1690 – King
William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ...
(William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II. * 1775
American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which Am ...
: the
Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...
is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the
United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the Military, military forces of the United States. U.S. United States Code, federal law names six armed forces: the United States Army, Army, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps, United States Navy, Na ...
. * 1777 – The
Second Continental Congress The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meetings of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, which established American independence ...
passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States. * 1789Mutiny on the Bounty: mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach
Timor Timor (, , ) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is Indonesia–Timor-Leste border, divided between the sovereign states of Timor-Leste in the eastern part and Indonesia in the ...
after a nearly journey in an open boat. * 1800 – The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy. * 1807 – Emperor
Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian
Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast () is the westernmost federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of the Russian Federation. It is a Enclave and exclave, semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea within the Baltic region of Prussia (region), Prussia, surrounded by Pola ...
) ending the
War of the Fourth Coalition The War of the Fourth Coalition () was a war spanning 1806–1807 that saw a multinational coalition fight against Napoleon's First French Empire, French Empire, subsequently being defeated. The main coalition partners were Kingdom of Prussia, ...
. * 1821Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end. * 1822
Charles Babbage Charles Babbage (; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. Babbage is considered ...
proposes a difference engine in a paper to the
Royal Astronomical Society The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society and charitable organisation, charity that encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, planetary science, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science. Its ...
. * 1830 – Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj. * 1839
Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a Rowing (sport), rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe ...
: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the
River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, s ...
in
Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...
, stages its first regatta. * 1846Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic. * 1863
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia. * 1863 – Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War. * 1872
Trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...
s are legalized in Canada. * 1888 – The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of
Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...
. *
1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
becomes a United States territory. * 1900 – The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.


1901–present

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1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
– The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. * 1919John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. * 1926
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
leaves the
League of Nations The League of Nations (LN or LoN; , SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace ...
. * 1934 – The landmark Australian Eastern Mission returns from its three-month tour of East and South-East Asia. * 1937
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate
Flag Day A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Flag days are usually codified in national s ...
officially as a state holiday. * 1937 – U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act. * 1940
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
: The German occupation of Paris begins. * 1940 – The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania, resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence. * 1940 – Seven hundred and twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from
Tarnów Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east– ...
become the first inmates of the
Auschwitz concentration camp Auschwitz, or Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 Nazi concentration camps, concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany, occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) d ...
. * 1941June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occupied Baltic states begins. *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
– World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of
Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...
. * 1945 – World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in
Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur (), officially the Province of Ilocos Sur (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan, while Candon is ...
and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon. *
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a
V-2 rocket The V2 (), with the technical name ''Aggregat (rocket family), Aggregat-4'' (A4), was the world's first long-range missile guidance, guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was developed during the S ...
to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space.Monkeys in Space: A Brief Spaceflight History
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1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
– An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This came two days after another Air France DC-4 crashed in the same location. *
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 ...
UNIVAC I The UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer design for business application produced in the United States. It was designed principally by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the invento ...
is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. * 1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words " under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance. * 1955
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. * 1959Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in
Anaheim, California Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orang ...
. *
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
– The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the
European Space Agency The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member International organization, international organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023, ESA was founded in 1975 ...
. *
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
– The
Vatican Vatican may refer to: Geography * Vatican City, an independent city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy * Vatican Hill, in Rome, namesake of Vatican City * Ager Vaticanus, an alluvial plain in Rome * Vatican, an unincorporated community in the ...
announces the abolition of the ''
Index Librorum Prohibitorum The (English: ''Index of Forbidden Books'') was a changing list of publications deemed heretical or contrary to morality by the Sacred Congregation of the Index (a former dicastery of the Roman Curia); Catholics were forbidden to print or re ...
'' ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557. *
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
Mariner program: '' Mariner 5'' is launched towards Venus. *
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
Japan Air Lines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in
New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground. * 1982
Falklands War The Falklands War () was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories, British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and Falkland Islands Dependenci ...
:
Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces. * 1985 – Five member nations of the
European Economic Community The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lisbo ...
sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls. * 1986The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in
Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
,
Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
. *1994 – The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, win the Stanley Cup, causing an estimated 1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. *2002 – Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by , about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. *2014 – A 2014 Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown, Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board. *2017 – The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured. * 2017 – Republican U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are Congressional baseball shooting, shot and wounded while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game. *2025 – the No Kings protests, demonstrations against the second presidency of Donald Trump, take place in 2,100 cities and towns in the United States, in American territories, and in 20 other countries.


Births


Pre-1600

*1444 – Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (died 1544) *1479 – Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet and scholar (died 1552) *1529 – Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (died 1595)


1601–1900

*1627 – Johann Abraham Ihle, German astronomer (died 1699) *1691 – Jan Francisci, Slovak organist and composer (died 1758) *1726 – Thomas Pennant, Welsh ornithologist and historian (died 1798) *1730 – Antonio Sacchini, Italian composer and educator (died 1786) *1736 – Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (died 1806) *1763 – Simon Mayr, German composer and educator (died 1845) *1780 – Henry Salt (Egyptologist), Henry Salt, English historian and diplomat, List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Egypt, British Consul-General in Egypt (died 1827) *1796 – Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (died 1866) *1798 – František Palacký, Czech historian and politician (died 1876) *1801 – Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (died 1868) *1811 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (died 1896) *1819 – Henry Gardner, American merchant and politician, 23rd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1892) *1820 – John Bartlett (publisher), John Bartlett, American author and publisher (died 1905) *1829 – Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (died 1884) *1838 – Yamagata Aritomo, Japanese Field Marshal and politician, 3rd and 9th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1922) *1840 – William F. Nast, American businessman (died 1893) *1848 – Bernard Bosanquet (philosopher), Bernard Bosanquet, English philosopher and theorist (died 1923) *1848 – Max Erdmannsdörfer, German conductor and composer (died 1905) *1855 – Robert M. La Follette, American lawyer and politician, 20th Governor of Wisconsin (died 1925) *1856 – Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1922) *1862 – John Ulric Nef (chemist), John Ulric Nef, Swiss-American chemist and academic (died 1915) *1864 – Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (died 1915) *1868 – Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943) * 1868 – Anna B. Eckstein, German peace activist (died 1947) *1870 – Sophia of Prussia (died 1932) *1871 – Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (died 1936) * 1871 – Jacob Ellehammer, Danish mechanic and engineer (died 1946) * 1872 – János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and author (died 1936) *1877 – Jane Bathori, French soprano (died 1970) * 1877 – Ida Maclean, Ida MacLean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the Chemical Society, London Chemical Society (died 1944) *1878 – Léon Thiébaut, French fencer (died 1943) *1879 – Arthur Duffey, American sprinter and coach (died 1955) *1884 – John McCormack (tenor), John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (died 1945) * 1884 – Georg Zacharias, German swimmer (died 1953) *1890 – May Allison, American actress (died 1989) *1894 – Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (died 1924) * 1894 – José Carlos Mariátegui (died 1930) * 1894 – W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (died 1966) *1895 – Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1968) *1898 – Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald, Irish Army Officer and painter (died 1962) *
1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...
– Ruth Nanda Anshen, American writer, editor, and philosopher (died 2003) * 1900 – June Walker, American stage and film actress (died 1966)


1901–present

*1903 – Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (died 1995) * 1903 – Rose Rand, Austrian-American logician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1980) *1904 – Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (died 1971) *1905 – Steve Broidy, American businessman (died 1991) * 1905 – Arthur Davis (animator), Arthur Davis, American animator and director (died 2000) *
1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
– Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (died 1978) * 1907 – René Char, French poet and author (died 1988) *1909 – Burl Ives, American actor and singer (died 1995) *1910 – Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor (died 1976) *1913 – Joe Morris (trade unionist), Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (died 1996) *1916 – Dorothy McGuire, American actress (died 2001) *1917 – Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2023) * 1917 – Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (died 2012) * 1917 – Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (died 2007) * 1919 – Gene Barry, American actor (died 2009) * 1919 – Sam Wanamaker, American actor and director (died 1993) *1921 – Martha Greenhouse, American actress (died 2013) *1923 – Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator (died 2019) * 1923 – Green Wix Unthank, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 2013) *1924 – James Black (pharmacologist), James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010) *1925 – Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (died 2004) * 1926 – Don Newcombe, American baseball player (died 2019) *1928 – Che Guevara, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban physician, author, guerrilla leader and politician (died 1967) *1929 – Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (died 2004) * 1929 – Alan Davidson (cricketer, born 1929), Alan Davidson, Australian cricketer (died 2021) * 1929 – Johnny Wilson (ice hockey), Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 2011) *1931 – Marla Gibbs, American actress and comedian * 1931 – Ross Higgins, Australian actor (died 2016) * 1931 – Junior Walker, American saxophonist (died 1995) *1933 – Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (died 1991) * 1933 – Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2017) *1936 – Renaldo Benson, American singer-songwriter (died 2005) * 1936 – Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish author, poet, and translator *1938 – Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020) *1939 – Steny Hoyer, American lawyer and politician * 1939 – Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter (died 2018) * 1939 – Colin Thubron, English journalist and author *1942 – Andy Irvine (musician), Andy Irvine, Irish folk musician * 1942 – Jonathan Raban, English author and academic (died 2023) * 1942 – Roberto García-Calvo Montiel, Spanish judge (died 2008) *1943 – Harold Wheeler (musician), Harold Wheeler, American composer, conductor, and producer *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
– Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (died 1992) * 1945 – Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player *1945 – Bruce Degen, American writer (died 2024) * 1945 – Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (died 2012) * 1945 – Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator *1946 – Robert Louis-Dreyfus, French-Swiss businessman (died 2009) * 1946 – Tõnu Sepp, Estonian instrument maker and educator * 1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States *1947 – Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle, English politician * 1947 – Barry Melton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1947 – Paul Rudolph (musician), Paul Rudolph, Canadian singer, guitarist, and cyclist *1948 – Laurence Yep, American author and playwright *
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
– Jim Lea (musician), Jim Lea, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer * 1949 – Roger Powell (scientist), Roger Powell, English-Australian scientist and academic * 1949 – Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021) * 1949 – Harry Turtledove, American historian and author * 1949 – Alan White (Yes drummer), Alan White, English drummer and songwriter (died 2022) *
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
– Rowan Williams, Welsh archbishop and theologian *
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 ...
– Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa, British High Commissioner to South Africa * 1951 – Danny Edwards, American golfer *1952 – Pat Summitt, American basketball player and coach (died 2016) * 1954 – Will Patton, American actor * 1955 – Paul O'Grady, English television host, producer, and drag performer (died 2023) * 1955 – Kirron Kher, Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politician *1958 – James Gurney, American artist and author * 1958 – Olaf Scholz, German politician and former chancellor of German * 1958 – Nick Van Eede, English singer-songwriter * 1959 – Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer *1960 – Tonie Campbell, American hurdler *1961 – Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer * 1961 – Dušan Kojić, Serbian singer-songwriter and bass player * 1961 – Sam Perkins, American basketball player *
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
– Dedrick Dodge, American football player and coach * 1967 – Paul Martin (rugby league), Paul Martin, Australian rugby league player *1968 – Faizon Love, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter *1969 – Éric Desjardins, Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1969 – Steffi Graf, German tennis player *1970 – Heather McDonald, American comedian, actress, and author *1971 – Bruce Bowen, American basketball player and sportscaster *1971 – Will Cullen Hart, American musician (died 2024) * 1971 – Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer *
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
– Rick Brunson, American basketball player and coach * 1972 – Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE * 1972 – Claude Henderson, South African cricketer * 1972 – Danny McFarlane, Jamaican hurdler and sprinter *1973 – Sami Kapanen, Finnish-American ice hockey player and manager *1976 – Alan Carr, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter * 1976 – Massimo Oddo, Italian footballer and manager *1977 – Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer * 1977 – Chris McAlister, American football player * 1977 – Joe Worsley, English rugby player and coach *1978 – Steve Bégin, Canadian ice hockey player * 1978 – Diablo Cody, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1978 – Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast and coach * 1978 – Nikola Vujčić, Croatian former professional basketball player *1979 – Shannon Hegarty, Australian rugby league player *1981 – Elano, Brazilian footballer and manager * 1982 – Jamie Green, English racing driver * 1982 – Nicole Irving, Australian swimmer * 1982 – Lang Lang, Chinese pianist * 1982 – Trine Rønning, Norwegian footballer *1983 – Trevor Barry, Bahamian high jumper * 1983 – Louis Garrel, French actor, director, and screenwriter *1984 – Lorenzo Booker, American football player * 1984 – Mark Cosgrove, Australian cricketer * 1984 – Siobhán Donaghy, English singer-songwriter * 1984 – Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer * 1985 – Oleg Medvedev. Russian luger * 1985 – Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver * 1986 – Rhe-Ann Niles-Mapp, Barbadian netball player * 1986 – Matt Read, Canadian ice hockey player *1987 – Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player * 1987 – Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer *1988 – Adrián Aldrete, Mexican footballer * 1988 – Kevin McHale (actor), Kevin McHale, American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality *1989 – Lucy Hale, American actress and singer-songwriter * 1989 – Brad Takairangi, Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player *1990 – Patrice Cormier, Canadian ice hockey player * 1990 – Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, Norwegian long-distance runner *1991 – Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer * 1991 – Jesy Nelson, English singer *1992 – Daryl Sabara, American actor * 1992 – Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player *1993 – Gunna (rapper), Gunna, American rapper *1994 – Moon Tae-il, South Korean singer *1997 – David Bangala, French football defender * 1997 – Fujii Kaze, Japanese singer-songwriter *1999 – Tzuyu, Chou Tzuyu, Taiwanese singer *2000 – RJ Barrett, Canadian basketball player * 2000 – Naomi Girma, American soccer player * 2000 – Bobby Witt Jr., American baseball player *2007 – Bryce James, American basketball player


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 809 – Ōtomo no Otomaro, Japanese general (born 731) * 847 – Methodios I of Constantinople, Methodius I, patriarch of Constantinople * 957 – Guadamir, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Vic, Vic (Spain) * 976 – Aron of Bulgaria, Aron, Bulgarian nobleman *1161 – Emperor Qinzong of the Song dynasty (born 1100) *1349 – Günther von Schwarzburg, German king (born 1304) * 1381 – Simon Sudbury, English archbishop (born 1316) *1497 – Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía, Italian son of Pope Alexander VI (born 1474) *1516 – John III of Navarre (born 1469) *1544 – Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (born 1489) *1548 – Carpentras (composer), Carpentras, French composer (born 1470) *1583 – Shibata Katsuie, Japanese samurai (born 1522) *1594 – Jacob Kroger, German goldsmith, hanged in Edinburgh for stealing the jewels of Anne of Denmark. * 1594 – Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer and educator (born 1532)


1601–1900

*1662 – Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (born 1613) *1674 – Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French author and poet (born 1600) *1679 – Guillaume Courtois, French painter and illustrator (born 1628) *1746 – Colin Maclaurin, Scottish mathematician (born 1698) *1794 – Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English courtier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1718) * 1800 – Louis Desaix, French general (born 1768) * 1800 – Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general (born 1753) *1801 – Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (born 1741) *1825 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (born 1754) *1837 – Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (born 1798) *1864 – Leonidas Polk, American general and bishop (born 1806) *1877 – Mary Carpenter, English educational and social reformer (born 1807) *1883 – Edward FitzGerald (poet), Edward FitzGerald, English poet and author (born 1809) *1886 – Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian director and playwright (born 1823) *1898 – Dewitt Clinton Senter, American politician, 18th Governor of Tennessee (born 1830)


1901–present

*
1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
– William Le Baron Jenney, American architect and engineer, designed the Home Insurance Building (born 1832) * 1907 – Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician (born 1830) *1908 – Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, 6th Governor General of Canada (born 1841) *1914 – Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (born 1835) *1916 – João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian author (born 1865) *1920 – Max Weber, German sociologist and economist (born 1864) *1923 – Isabelle Bogelot, French philanthropist (born 1838) * 1926 – Mary Cassatt, American-French painter (born 1843) *1927 – Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (born 1894) * 1927 – Jerome K. Jerome, English author (born 1859) *1928 – Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist and academic (born 1857) *1932 – Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian businesswoman, co-founded Desjardins Group (born 1858) *1933 – Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (born 1860) *1936 – G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, playwright, and novelist (born 1874) * 1936 – Hans Poelzig, German architect, painter, and designer, designed the IG Farben Building (born 1869) *1946 – John Logie Baird, Scottish-English physicist and engineer (born 1888) * 1946 – Jorge Ubico, 21st President of Guatemala (born 1878) *
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
Albert II, rhesus macaque, animal astronaut, and first mammal in space *1953 – Tom Cole (racing driver), Tom Cole, Welsh-American racing driver (born 1922) *1968 – Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize Laureate (born 1901) *1971 – Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Republic of the Philippines (born 1896) *
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
– Dündar Taşer, Turkish soldier and politician (born 1925) *1977 – Robert Middleton, American actor (born 1911) * 1977 – Alan Reed, American actor, original voice of Fred Flintstone (born1907) *1979 – Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer-songwriter (born 1946) *1980 – Charles Miller (musician), Charles Miller, American saxophonist and flute player (born 1939) * 1986 – Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (born 1899) * 1986 – Alan Jay Lerner, American composer and songwriter (born 1918) *1987 – Stanisław Bareja, Polish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1929) *1990 – Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (born 1900) *1991 – Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (born 1907) *1994 – Lionel Grigson, English pianist, composer, and educator (born 1942) * 1994 – Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (born 1924) * 1994 – Marcel Mouloudji, French singer and actor (born 1922) *1995 – Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (born 1917) * 1995 – Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1948) * 1995 – Roger Zelazny, American author and poet (born 1937) *1996 – Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (born 1908) *1997 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (born 1926) *1999 – Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (born 1932) *2000 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (born 1911) *2002 – June Jordan, American author and activist (born 1936) *2003 – Dale Whittington, American race car driver (born 1959) *2004 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (born 1900) *2005 – Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (born 1914) * 2005 – Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (born 1924) *2006 – Monty Berman, English director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1913) * 2006 – Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1930) *2007 – Ruth Graham, Chinese-American author, poet, and painter (born 1920) * 2007 – Robin Olds, American general and pilot (born 1922) * 2007 – Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Austrian politician, 9th President of Austria (born 1918) *2009 – Bob Bogle, American musician (born 1934) * 2009 – William McIntyre (judge), William McIntyre, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1918) *2012 – Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (born 1926) * 2012 – Bob Chappuis, American football player and soldier (born 1923) * 2012 – Margie Hyams, American pianist and vibraphone player (born 1920) * 2012 – Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, German pianist and academic (born 1930) * 2012 – Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (born 1945) * 2012 – Gitta Sereny, Austrian-English historian, journalist, and author (born 1921) *2013 – Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (born 1923) *2014 – Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican journalist and politician (born 1920) * 2014 – Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress (born 1935) * 2014 – Robert Lebeck, German photographer and journalist (born 1929) * 2014 – James E. Rogers (attorney), James E. Rogers, American lawyer, businessman, and academic (born 1938) *2015 – Richard Cotton (geneticist), Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (born 1940) * 2015 – Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (born 1926) * 2015 – Qiao Shi, Chinese politician (born 1924) *2016 – Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress and singer (born 1928) * 2016 – Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1919) *2020 – Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian film actor (born 1986) *2022 – A. B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (born 1936) *2024 – Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963) *2024 – George Nethercutt, American lawyer, author, and politician (born 1944) *2025 – Afa Ah Loo, Samoan fashion designer * 2025 – Melissa Hortman, American lawyer and politician (born 1970)


Holidays and observances

*Christian feast day: **Burchard of Meissen **Caomhán of Inisheer **Elisha (Roman Catholic and Lutheran) **Fortunatus of Naples (Roman Catholic) **Blessed Nhá Chica, Francisca de Paula de Jesus (Nhá Chica) **Joseph the Hymnographer (Roman Catholic: Orthodox April 3#Holidays and observances, April 3) **Methodios I of Constantinople **Quintian of Rodez (Rodez) **Richard Baxter (Calendar of saints (Church of England), Church of England) **Valerius and Rufinus **June 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) *Commemoration of the June deportation, Soviet Deportation related observances: **Baltic Freedom Day (United States) **Commemoration Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide (Latvia) **Mourning and Commemoration Day or ''Leinapäev'' (Estonia) **Mourning and Hope Day (Lithuania) *Day of Memory for Repressed People (Armenia) *Flag Day (United States) *Freedom Day (Malawi) *Liberation Day (Falkland Islands), Liberation Day (Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) *World Blood Donor Day


References


External links

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