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Pre-1600

* 1010Ferdowsi completes his epic poem '' Shahnameh''. * 1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. * 1262Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of
Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...
. * 1558 – The city of
Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...
() is founded by Duke John on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia.


1601–1900

* 1658Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the
Northern Wars "Northern Wars" is a term used for a series of wars fought in northern Europe, northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century, primarily between the territorial rivals of the Swedish Empire, Tsardom of Russia, Poland–Lithuani ...
(1655–1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark–Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden. * 1702Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes
Queen regnant A queen regnant (: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank, title and position to a king. She reigns ''suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a kingdom; as opposed to a queen consort, who is married to a reigning ...
of
England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
,
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
, and
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. * 1722 – The Safavid Empire of
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
is defeated by an army from
Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
at the Battle of Gulnabad. * 1736Nader Shah, founder of the
Afsharid dynasty The Afsharid dynasty () was an Iran, Iranian dynasty founded by Nader Shah () of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman Afshar people, Afshar tribe, ruling over the Afsharid Empire. List of Afsharid monarchs Family tree ...
, is crowned Shah of Iran. * 1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery. * 1782Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to
Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...
, are killed by
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 ...
militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes. * 1801
War of the Second Coalition The War of the Second Coalition () (1798/9 – 1801/2, depending on periodisation) was the second war targeting French Revolution, revolutionary French First Republic, France by many European monarchies, led by Kingdom of Great Britain, Britai ...
: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. * 1844 – King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway. * 1844 – The
Althing The (; ), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme Parliament, national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ('Thing (assembly), thing ...
, the parliament of
Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, was reopened after 45 years of closure. * 1868Sakai incident: Japanese
samurai The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court d ...
kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.


1901–present

* 1910 – French
aviator An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators because they a ...
Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license. * 1916
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day
Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
) in the Battle of Dujaila. * 1917International Women's Day protests in Petrograd mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23 in the
Julian calendar The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts ...
). * 1917 – The
United States Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...
votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. * 1921 – Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while on his way home from the
parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
building in
Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
. * 1924 – A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah. *
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race. * 1937
Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
: The Battle of Guadalajara begins. *
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
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
Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (; ), was a Dutch Empire, Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared independence on 17 Au ...
surrender
Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...
to the Imperial Japanese Army. * 1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon,
Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...
from British. *
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 ...
– The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production. *
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 ...
– A Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes into Mount Medetsiz in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey, killing all 11 people on board. * 1963 – The Ba'ath Party comes to power in
Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
in a coup d'état. *
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...
: US Marines arrive at Da Nang. *1965 – Aeroflot Flight 513 crashes during takeoff from Kuybyshev Airport, killing 30 and injuring 9. * 1966Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, is destroyed by a bomb. *
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
Philips demonstrates the
compact disc The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and was capable of hol ...
publicly for the first time. * 1979 – Images taken by
Voyager 1 ''Voyager 1'' is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar medium, interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launched 16 days afte ...
prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. *
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
Cold War The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...
labels the Soviet Union an " evil empire". * 1985 – A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills 80 and injures 200 others. * 1988Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the
Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
. *
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
– A collision at Indira Gandhi International Airport kills 9 people. * 2001Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' launches on STS-102, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the
International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United ...
. *
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 ...
– A new
constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. When these pri ...
is signed by
Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
's Governing Council. *
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
– Headlined by Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, TNA Wrestling moved its flagship program, TNA Impact!, to Monday night. This effort to go "big time live" failed but is notable in the history of professional wrestling television. *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
– In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown. * 2017 – The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of
Gozo Gozo ( ), known in classical antiquity, antiquity as Gaulos, is an island in the Malta#The Maltese archipelago, Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the Malta Island, island of Malta ...
, collapses in stormy weather. * 2018 – The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) was held being International Women's Day in
Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
, Pakistan, since then annually held across Pakistan and feminist slogan Mera Jism Meri Marzi ( My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence came into vogue in Pakistan. * 2021International Women's Day marches in
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in
Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
alone. * 2021 – Twenty-eight political institutions in Myanmar establish the National Unity Consultative Council, a historic alliance of ethnic armed organizations and democratically elected leaders in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état


Births


Pre-1600

* 1495John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (died 1550)


1601–1900

* 1712John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (died 1780) * 1714Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (died 1788) * 1726Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1799) * 1746
André Michaux André Michaux (' → ahn- mee-; sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Andrew Michaud; 8 March 174611 October 1802) was a French botanist and explorer. He is most noted for his study of North American flora. In addition Michaux collected specime ...
, French botanist and explorer (died 1802) * 1748
William V, Prince of Orange William V (Willem Batavus; 8 March 1748 – 9 April 1806) was Prince of Orange and the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. He went into exile to London in 1795. He was furthermore ruler of the Principality of Orange-Nassau until his death in ...
(died 1806) * 1761Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author (died 1815) * 1799
Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Ameri ...
, American journalist and politician, United States Secretary of War (died 1889) * 1804Alvan Clark, American astronomer and optician (died 1887) * 1822Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (died 1882) * 1827Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (died 1875) * 1830João de Deus, Portuguese poet and educator (died 1896) * 1836Harriet Samuel, English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel (died 1908) * 1841Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., American lawyer and jurist (died 1935) * 1851Frank Avery Hutchins, American librarian and educator (died 1914) * 1856
Bramwell Booth William Bramwell Booth, Order of the Companions of Honour, CH (8 March 1856 – 16 June 1929) was a British church and charity leader who was the first Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army, Chief of Staff (1881–1912) and the second Genera ...
, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (died 1929) * 1856 – Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter and academic (died 1937) * 1858Ida Hunt Udall, American diarist and homesteader (died 1915) * 1859Kenneth Grahame, British author (died 1932) * 1865Frederic Goudy, American type designer (died 1947) * 1879Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (died 1968) *
1886 Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British rule in Burma, British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5–January 9, 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson ...
Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (died 1972) * 1892Juana de Ibarbourou, Uruguayan poet and author (died 1979) * 1896Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (died 1975)


1901–present

* 1902Louise Beavers, American actress and singer (died 1962) * 1902 – Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (died 1998) * 1907Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, President of Greece (died 1998) * 1909Beatrice Shilling, English motorcycle racer and engineer (died 1990) * 1910Claire Trevor, American actress (died 2000) * 1911Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (died 2000) *
1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...
Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (died 2003) * 1912 – Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician,
Governor of New Hampshire The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along w ...
(died 2001) * 1914Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (died 1987) *
1918 The ceasefire that effectively ended the World War I, First World War took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year. Also in this year, the Spanish flu pandemic killed 50–100 million people wor ...
Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (died 2008) * 1921Alan Hale Jr., American actor and restaurateur (died 1990) * 1922Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the
Magnavox Odyssey The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. The hardware was designed by a small team led by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates, while Magnavox completed development and released it in the United States in September ...
(died 2014) * 1922 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (died 2008) * 1922 – Carl Furillo, American baseball player (died 1989) * 1922 – Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (died 2015) * 1924Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (died 2013) * 1924 – Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (died 2003) * 1924 – Addie L. Wyatt, American civil rights activist and labor leader (died 2012) * 1925Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (died 2014) * 1926Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2001) * 1927Ramon Revilla Sr., Filipino actor and politician (died 2020) * 1928Lore Segal, American novelist (died 2024) * 1930Bob Grim, American baseball player (died 1996) * 1930 –
Douglas Hurd Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, (born 8 March 1930) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995. A career diplomat and ...
, English politician * 1931Neil Adcock, South African cricketer (died 2013) * 1931 –
John McPhee John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is an American author. He is considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction. He is a four-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the category General Nonfiction, and he won that award on the fourt ...
, American author and educator * 1931 – Neil Postman, American author and social critic (died 2003) * 1931 – Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer (died 2022) * 1934Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (died 2006) *
1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...
George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader *
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
Panditrao Agashe, Indian businessman (died 1986) * 1936 – Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer * 1937Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (died 1966) * 1937 – Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, President of Rwanda (died 1994) * 1939Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist (died 2019) * 1939 – Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer (died 2023) * 1939 – Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach * 1939 – Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor (died 2011) * 1941Norman Stone, British historian, author, and academic (died 2019) *
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor (died 2020) * 1942 – Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper *
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 � ...
Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer * 1943 – Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (died 2010) * 1944Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter * 1944 – Sergey Nikitin, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1945
Micky Dolenz George Michael Dolenz Jr. ( ; born March 8, 1945) is an American musician and actor. He was the drummer and one of two primary vocalists for the pop rock band the Monkees (1966–1970, and reunions until 2021), and a co-star of the TV series ''T ...
, American singer-songwriter and actor * 1945 – Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor *
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023) * 1947Michael S. Hart, American author, founded
Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital li ...
(died 2011) *
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
Mel Galley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008) * 1948 – Peggy March, American singer-songwriter * 1948 – Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar (died 2020) *
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 ...
Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer * 1951Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer * 1951 – Dianne Walker, American tap dancer *
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster * 1954Steve James, American documentary filmmaker * 1954 – David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer (died 2024) *
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (died 1989) * 1956 – David Malpass, American economist and government official * 1957Clive Burr, English rock drummer (died 2013) * 1957 – Billy Childs, American pianist and composer * 1958Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1959Lester Holt, American journalist * 1959 – Aidan Quinn, American actor * 1960Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer * 1960 – Buck Williams, American basketball player and coach * 1961Camryn Manheim, American actress * 1961 – Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player *
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 ...
Leon Robinson, American actor *
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster * 1966Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician * 1968Michael Bartels, German race car driver * 1968 – Shawn Mullins, American singer-songwriter * 1970Jason Elam, American football player * 1970 – Andrea Parker, American actress *
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, ...
Matt Nable, Australian rugby league player and actor * 1972 – Lena Sundström, Swedish journalist and author *
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
Boris Kodjoe, Austrian-German actor *
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
Chris Clark, American ice hockey player * 1976 – Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player * 1976 – Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1976 – Hines Ward, Korean-American football player * 1977James Van Der Beek, American actor * 1977 – Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer *
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
Nick Zano, American actor *
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
Tom Chaplin, English singer-songwriter and musician * 1982Erik Ersberg, Swedish ice hockey player * 1982 – Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer * 1982 – Keemstar, American YouTuber * 1982 – Kat Von D, American tattoo artist and model *
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
André Santos, Brazilian footballer * 1983 – Mark Worrell, American baseball player * 1984Yoshihisa Hirano, Japanese baseball player * 1984 – Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer * 1984 – Sasha Vujačić, Slovenian basketball player * 1985Maria Ohisalo, Finnish politician and researcher * 1986Chad Gable, American wrestler * 1986 – Thomas Morstead, American football player *
1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
Milana Vayntrub, Uzbekistani-American actress and comedian * 1987 – Jonathan Wright, Australian rugby league player * 1988
Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer and songwriter. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall ...
, American record producer * 1988 – Tommy Pham, American baseball player * 1989Robbie Hummel, American basketball player and sportscaster * 1990Kristinia DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and actress * 1990 – Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer * 1990 – Brandon Kozun, American-Canadian ice hockey player * 1990 – Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player * 1990 – Kevin Zeitler, American football player * 1991Yoon Ji-sung, South Korean singer and actor * 1993Rui Machida, Japanese basketball player *
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer * 1995Marko Gudurić, Serbian basketball player * 1995 – Isaiah Whitehead, American basketball player * 1996Kyle Allen, American football player * 1997Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player *
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
Nathan McSweeney, Australian cricketer * 2003Montana Jordan, American actor *
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 ...
Kit Connor, English actor


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 1126Urraca of León and Castile (born 1079) * 1137Adela of Normandy, by marriage countess of Blois (born ) * 1144Pope Celestine II * 1403
Bayezid I Bayezid I (; ), also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt (; ; – 8 March 1403), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. He adopted the title of ''Sultan-i Rûm'', ''Rûm'' being the Arabic name for the Eastern Roman Empire. In 139 ...
, Ottoman sultan (born 1360) * 1466Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (born 1401) * 1550John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (born 1495)


1601–1900

* 1619Veit Bach, German baker and miller *
1641 Events January–March * January 4 – The stratovolcano Mount Parker (Philippines), Mount Parker in the Philippines has a major eruption. * January 14 – Battle of Malacca (1641), The Battle of Malacca concludes with the D ...
Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (born 1587) * 1702
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 ...
(born 1650) * 1717Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (born 1678) * 1723Povel Juel, Norwegian civil servant (born c.1673) * 1723 –
Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren FRS (; – ) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who was one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England. Known for his work in the English Baroque style, he was ac ...
, English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (born 1632) * 1844Charles XIV John of Sweden (born 1763) * 1869Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (born 1803) * 1872Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist (born 1799) * 1872 – Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (born 1815) * 1874Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, 13th
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. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...
(born 1800) * 1887Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and activist (born 1813) * 1887 –
James Buchanan Eads James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was an American civil engineer and inventor. He held more than 50 patents and was known internationally. He designed and built the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, which was ...
, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (born 1820) * 1889
John Ericsson John Ericsson (born Johan Ericsson; July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish-American engineer and inventor. He was active in England and the United States. Ericsson collaborated on the design of the railroad steam locomotive Novelty (lo ...
, Swedish-American engineer (born 1803)


1901–present

* 1917
Ferdinand von Zeppelin Graf, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (; 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a General (Germany), German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the ...
, German general and businessman (born 1838) * 1923Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (born 1837) * 1930
William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices. ...
, American politician, 27th
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. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...
(born 1857) * 1930 – Edward Terry Sanford, American jurist and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (born 1865) *
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
Minna Craucher, Finnish socialite and spy (born 1891) * 1937Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902) * 1941Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (born 1876) *
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (born 1888) *
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 � ...
Cipto Mangunkusumo, Indonesian independence leader (born 1886) * 1944Fredy Hirsch, German Jewish athlete who helped thousands of Jewish children in the Holocaust (born 1916) *
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and scientist (born 1889) * 1957Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (born 1886) * 1961Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (born 1879) *
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
Harold Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer (born 1893) *
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American keyboard player and songwriter (born 1945) *
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
George Stevens, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904) * 1982Hatem Ali Jamadar, Bengali politician (born 1872) *
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician (born 1904) * 1983 – William Walton, English composer (born 1902) * 1993Billy Eckstine, American jazz singer (born 1914) * 1996Jack Churchill, British colonel (born 1906) * 1998Ray Nitschke, American football player (born 1936) *
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (born 1914) * 1999 – Peggy Cass, American actress and comedian (born 1924) * 1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (born 1914) * 2003Adam Faith, English singer (born 1940) * 2003 – Karen Morley, American actress (born 1909) *
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 ...
Muhammad Zaidan, Syrian terrorist, founded the Palestine Liberation Front (born 1948) *
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (born 1924) * 2005 – Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen commander and politician, President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (born 1951) * 2007John Inman, English actor (born 1935) * 2007 – John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (born 1947) *
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1918) *
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (born 1921) *
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
John O'Connell, Irish politician, Irish Minister of Health (born 1927) * 2013 –
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin Ewald-Heinrich Hermann Konrad Oskar Ulrich Wolf Alfred von Kleist-Schmenzin (10 July 1922 – 8 March 2013) was a Germans, German publisher and convenor of the Munich Conference on Security Policy until 1998. A member of the von Kleist family a ...
, German soldier and publisher (born 1922) *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American Holocaust survivor and author (born 1921) * 2014 – William Guarnere, American sergeant (born 1923) * 2015Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955) * 2016George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (born 1926) * 2018Kate Wilhelm, American author (born 1928) * 2019Marshall Brodien, American actor (born 1934) * 2019 – Cedrick Hardman, American football player and actor (born 1948) *
2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (born 1929) *
2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
Athol Fugard Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (; 11 June 19328 March 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director. Widely regarded as South Africa's greatest playwright and acclaimed as "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaki ...
, South African actor, director, and playwright (born 1932)


Holidays and observances

*Christian feast day: ** Edward King (
Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, ...
) ** Felix of Burgundy ** John of God ** Philemon the actor ** March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * International Women's Day, and its related observances: ** International Women's Collaboration Brew Day


References


External links


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