Events
Pre–1600
*
46 BC
__NOTOC__
Year 46 BC was the last year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Lepidus (or, less frequently, year 708 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 46 BC for this year has ...
–
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...
defeats
Caecilius Metellus Scipio and
Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the
Battle of Thapsus.
*
402 –
Stilicho defeats the
Visigoths
The Visigoths (; ) were a Germanic people united under the rule of a king and living within the Roman Empire during late antiquity. The Visigoths first appeared in the Balkans, as a Roman-allied Barbarian kingdoms, barbarian military group unite ...
under
Alaric in the
Battle of Pollentia.
*
1320 – The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the
Declaration of Arbroath.
*
1453
Year 1453 ( MCDLIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1453rd year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 453rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 15th century, and the 4 ...
–
Mehmed II
Mehmed II (; , ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (; ), was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481.
In Mehmed II's first reign, ...
begins his
siege of Constantinople. The city falls on
May 29 and is renamed
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
.
*
1580
1580 (Roman numerals, MDLXXX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events
January–March
* January 31 – Portuguese succession crisis of 1580: The death of Henry, King of Portugal, with no direct heirs, leads ...
– One of the
largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
1601–1900
*
1652 – At the
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope ( ) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.
A List of common misconceptions#Geography, common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Afri ...
, Dutch sailor
Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes
Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...
.
*
1712 – The
New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near
Broadway.
*
1776 –
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 ...
: Ships of the
Continental Navy
The Continental Navy was the navy of the United Colonies and United States from 1775 to 1785. It was founded on October 13, 1775 by the Continental Congress to fight against British forces and their allies as part of the American Revolutionary ...
fail in their
attempt to capture a
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
dispatch boat.
*
1782 – King
Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
*
1793 – During the
French Revolution, the
Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
*
1800 – The
Treaty of Constantinople establishes the
Septinsular Republic, the first autonomous Greek state since the
Fall of the Byzantine Empire. (Under the
Old Style calendar then still in use in the Ottoman Empire, the treaty was signed on 21 March.)
*
1808 –
John Jacob Astor incorporates the
American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
*
1812 – British forces under the command of the
Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of
Badajoz
Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portugal, Portuguese Portugal–Spain border, border, on the left bank of the river ...
. This would be the turning point in the
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French ...
against
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 ...
-led France.
*
1814 – Nominal beginning of the
Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to
Elba.
*
1830 –
Church of Christ, the original church of the
Latter Day Saint movement
The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by ...
, is
organized by
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thou ...
and others at either
Fayette or
Manchester, New York.
*
1841 – U.S. President
John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become president upon
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causin ...
's death.
*
1860 – The
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed
Community of Christ, is organized by
Joseph Smith III and others at
Amboy, Illinois.
*
1862 –
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 ...
: The
Battle of Shiloh begins: In
Tennessee
Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
, forces under
Union General
Ulysses S. Grant meet
Confederate troops led by General
Albert Sidney Johnston
General officer, General Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was an American military officer who served as a general officer in three different armies: the Texian Army, the United States Army, and the Confederate States ...
.
*
1865 – American Civil War: The
Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General
Robert E. Lee's
Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ...
, during the
Appomattox Campaign.
*
1866 – The
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (United States Navy, U.S. Navy), and the United States Marine Corps, Marines who served in the American Ci ...
, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
*
1896 – In
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
, the opening of the
first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by
Roman emperor Theodosius I
Theodosius I ( ; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene C ...
.
1901–present
*
1909 –
Robert Peary and
Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's rotation, Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True North Pole to distingu ...
; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
*
1911
Events January
* January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia.
* January 3
** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...
– During the
Battle of Deçiq,
Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the
Malësori Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
ns, raises the Albanian flag in the town of
Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (
Skanderbeg).
*
1917 –
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 ...
: The
United States declares war on Germany.
*
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 ...
–
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between Whites (Finland), White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition fr ...
: The
battle of Tampere ends.
*
1926 –
Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of
United Airlines
United Airlines, Inc. is a Major airlines of the United States, major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois that operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and six ...
).
*
1929 –
Huey P. Long,
Governor of Louisiana
The governor of Louisiana (; ) is the chief executive of the U.S. state government of Louisiana. The governor also serves as the commander in chief of the Louisiana National Guard. Republican Jeff Landry has held the office since January 8, ...
, is
impeached by the
Louisiana House of Representatives.
*
1930 – At the end of the
Salt March,
Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ...
raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, colonies, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, mandates, and other Dependent territory, territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It bega ...
."
*
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 ...
–
Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits
Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
*
1941 –
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 ...
:
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...
launches
Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and
Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
*
1945 – World War II:
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
is liberated from
German and
Croatian forces by the
Yugoslav Partisans
The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, and Slovene language, Slovene: , officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska i partizanski odr ...
.
* 1945 – World War II: The
Battle of Slater's Knoll on
Bougainville comes to an end.
*
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
– The first
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
s are presented for theatrical achievement.
*
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) ...
– The
Finno-Soviet Treaty is signed in Moscow.
*
1957 – The flag carrier airline of
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
for decades,
Olympic Airways, is founded by
Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Socrates Onassis (, ; , ; 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975) was a Greek and Argentine business magnate. He amassed the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet and was one of the world's richest and most famous men. He was marri ...
following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".
*
1958 –
Capital Airlines Flight 67 crashes in
Tittabawassee Township, Michigan, near
Freeland Tri-City Airport, killing 47.
*
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 ...
– Launch of
Early Bird, the first commercial communications
satellite
A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. They have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation ( GPS), broadcasting, scient ...
to be placed in
geosynchronous orbit.
*
1968 – In the downtown district of
Richmond, Indiana, a
double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
* 1968 –
Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the
Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.
*
1970 –
Newhall massacre: Four
California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
*
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, ...
–
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 ...
:
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive, also known as the 1972 spring–summer offensive (') by North Vietnam, or the Red Fiery Summer (') as romanticized in South Vietnamese literature, was a military campaign conducted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN, t ...
: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
*
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 ...
– Launch of ''
Pioneer 11
''Pioneer 11'' (also known as ''Pioneer G'') is a NASA robotic space probe launched on April 5, 1973, to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, the solar wind, and cosmic rays. It was the first probe to Exploration ...
''
spacecraft
A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed spaceflight, to fly and operate in outer space. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including Telecommunications, communications, Earth observation satellite, Earth observation, Weather s ...
.
* 1973 – The
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two sports leagues, leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western L ...
of
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...
begins using the
designated hitter
The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. Unlike other players in a team's lineup, they generally only play as an offensive player and usually do not play defense as ...
.
*
1974 – In
Brighton
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
, United Kingdom,
ABBA
ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...
wins the
1974 edition of the
Eurovision Song Contest with "
Waterloo", the first of a joint-record seven
Swedish wins.
*
1974 – The first
California Jam festival takes place at the
Ontario Motor Speedway in
Ontario, California. Co-headlined by
Deep Purple and
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock Supergroup (music), supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards) of The Nice, Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitars, producer) ...
. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history.
*
1984 – Members of
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
's Republican Guard
unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by
Paul Biya
Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo, 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has been serving as the second president of Cameroon since 1982. He was previously the fifth Prime Minister of Cameroon, prime minister under Pre ...
.
*
1985 – Sudanese President
Gaafar Nimeiry is ousted from power in a
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup
, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to powe ...
led by Field Marshal
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab.
*
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
– The
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
begins.
*
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 ...
– The
Rwandan genocide
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Gre ...
begins when the aircraft carrying
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
n
president Juvénal Habyarimana and
Burundi
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...
an president
Cyprien Ntaryamira is
shot down.
*
1997 – In Greene County, Tennessee, the
Lillelid murders occur.
*
1998 –
Nuclear weapons testing
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of Nuclear explosion, their explosion. Nuclear testing is a sensitive political issue. Governments have often performed tests to si ...
:
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
*
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 ...
–
Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
to be peacefully removed from office by
impeachment.
*
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 ...
– Kurdish leader
Jalal Talabani becomes
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 ...
i president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named
premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
the next day.
*
2008 – The
2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by
April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
*
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 ...
– A
6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near
L'Aquila
L'Aquila ( ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of the Province of L'Aquila and the Abruzzo region in Italy. , it has a population of 69,902. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the A ...
, Italy, killing 307.
*
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 ...
– Maoist rebels
kill 76
CRPF officers in
Dantewada district, India.
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
– In
San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of
Los Zetas were exhumed from several
mass graves.
*
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 ...
–
Azawad declares itself independent from the
Republic of Mali.
*
2017 – U.S. military launches
59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base 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 ...
. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
*
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
– A bus carrying the
Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team
collides with a semi-truck in
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
, Canada, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others.
Births
Pre–1600
*
1135 –
Maimonides
Moses ben Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides (, ) and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam (), was a Sephardic rabbi and Jewish philosophy, philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah schola ...
, Jewish philosopher,
Torah
The Torah ( , "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Torah is also known as the Pentateuch () ...
scholar, physician and astronomer (
March 30 also proposed, died 1204)
*
1342 –
Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa
*
1573 –
Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg, German noble (died 1643)
1601–1900
*
1632 –
Maria Leopoldine of Austria (died 1649)
*
1651 –
André Dacier, French scholar and academic (died 1722)
*
1660
Events
January–March
* January 1
** At daybreak, English Army Colonel George Monck, with two brigades of troops from his Scottish occupational force, fords the River Tweed at Coldstream in Scotland to cross the Anglo-Scottish ...
–
Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (died 1722)
*
1664 –
Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician,
Governor of Västerbotten County (died 1742)
*
1671 –
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (died 1741)
*
1672 –
André Cardinal Destouches, French composer (died 1749)
*
1706 –
Louis de Cahusac, French playwright and composer (died 1759)
*
1708 –
Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (died 1772)
*
1725 –
Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician (died 1807)
*
1726 –
Gerard Majella, Italian saint (died 1755)
*
1741 –
Nicolas Chamfort, French author and playwright (died 1794)
*
1766
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") becomes the new House of Stuart, Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain, as King Charles III, and figurehead for Jacobitism.
* Januar ...
–
Wilhelm von Kobell, German painter and educator (died 1853)
*
1773 –
James Mill, Scottish historian, economist, and philosopher (died 1836)
*
1787 –
Celestina Cordero, Puerto Rican educator (died 1862)
*
1810 –
Philip Henry Gosse, English biologist and academic (died 1888)
*
1812 –
Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (died 1870)
*
1815 –
Robert Volkmann, German organist, composer, and conductor (died 1883)
*
1818
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Battle of Koregaon: Troops of the British East India Company score a decisive victory over the Maratha Confederacy, Maratha Empire.
** English author Mary Shelley publishes the novel ''Frankenstein ...
–
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian journalist and poet (died 1870)
*
1820
Events
January–March
*January 1 – A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament to meet on March 7, becoming the nominal beginning of the "Trienio Liberal" in History of Spain (1 ...
–
Nadar
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or Félix Nadar'','' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloon (aircraft), balloonist, and proponent of History of avi ...
, French photographer, journalist, and author (died 1910)
*
1823 –
Joseph Medill
Joseph Medill (April 6, 1823 – March 16, 1899) was a Canadian-American newspaper editor, publisher, and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician. He was co-owner and managing editor of the ''Chicago Tribune'', and he was M ...
, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th
Mayor of Chicago
The mayor of Chicago is the Chief executive officer, chief executive of city Government of Chicago, government in Chicago, Illinois, the List of United States cities by population, third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsib ...
(died 1899)
*
1824
Events
January–March
* January 1 – John Stuart Mill begins publication of The Westminster Review. The first article is by William Johnson Fox
* January 8 – After much controversy, Michael Faraday is finally elected as a member of th ...
–
George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th
Prime Minister of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand () is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Christopher Luxon, leader of the New Zealand National Party, took office on 27 November 2023.
The prime minister (informally abbreviated to P ...
(died 1906)
*
1826 –
Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (died 1898)
*
1844 –
William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th
Premier of New South Wales
The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster system, Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales actin ...
(died 1913)
*
1851 –
Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (died 1932)
*
1852 –
Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (died 1921)
*
1855 –
Charles Huot, Canadian painter and illustrator (died 1930)
*
1857 –
Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (died 1922)
*
1860 –
René Lalique, French sculptor and jewellery designer (died 1945)
*
1861 –
Stanislas de Guaita, French poet and author (died 1897)
*
1864 –
William Bate Hardy, English biologist and academic (died 1934)
*
1866 –
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (died 1931)
*
1869 –
Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright (died 1951)
*
1878 –
Erich Mühsam, German author, poet, and playwright (died 1934)
*
1881 –
Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower (died 1953)
*
1884 –
J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (died 1927)
*
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 ...
–
Athenagoras I of Constantinople (died 1972)
* 1886 –
Walter Dandy, American physician and neurosurgeon (died 1946)
* 1886 –
Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Indian ruler (died 1967)
*
1888 –
Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director (died 1976)
* 1888 –
Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (died 1967)
*
1890
Events
January
* January 1 – The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony in the Horn of Africa.
* January 2 – Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer in the White House.
* January 11 – 1890 British Ultimatum: The Uni ...
–
Anthony Fokker
Anton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker (6 April 1890 – 23 December 1939) was a Dutch aviation pioneer, aviation entrepreneur, aircraft designer, and aircraft manufacturer. He produced fighter aircraft in Germany during the First World War such ...
, Dutch engineer and businessman, founded
Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer (died 1939)
*
1892 –
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the
Douglas Aircraft Company (died 1981)
* 1892 –
Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (died 1981)
*
1895 –
Dudley Nichols, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1960)
*
1898 –
Jeanne Hébuterne
Jeanne Hébuterne (; 6 April 1898 – 26 January 1920) was a French painter and art model best known as the frequent subject and Common-law marriage, common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani. She died by suicide two days after Modigliani ...
, French painter and author (died 1920)
*
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 ...
–
Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (died 1984)
1901–present
*
1901 –
Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist (died 1925)
*
1902 –
Julien Torma, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1933)
*
1903 –
Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (died 1962)
* 1903 –
Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (died 1990)
*
1904 –
Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer, politician and
Chancellor of Germany
The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of the federal Cabinet of Germany, government of Germany. The chancellor is the chief executive of the Federal Government of Germany, ...
(died 1988)
* 1904 –
Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (died 1966)
*
1906 –
Virginia Hall, American who was a spy in France for the UK and US during WWII (died 1982)
*
1908 –
Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author (died 1994)
* 1908 –
Ernie Lombardi, American baseball player (died 1977)
*
1909 –
William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (died 1965)
* 1909 –
Hermann Lang, German race car driver (died 1987)
*
1910 –
Barys Kit,
Belarusian-American rocket scientist (died 2018)
*
1911
Events January
* January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia.
* January 3
** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...
–
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist 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 1979)
*
1913 –
Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune, American geographer and academic (died 1993)
*
1915 –
Tadeusz Kantor, Polish director, painter, and set designer (died 1990)
*
1916 –
Phil Leeds, American actor (died 1998)
* 1916 –
Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (died 1987)
*
1917 –
Leonora Carrington, English-Mexican painter and author (died 2011)
*
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 ...
–
Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th
President of Bolivia (died 1982)
*
1919 –
Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician, 11th
Greek Minister of Culture (died 1998)
*
1920 –
Jack Cover, American pilot and physicist, invented the
Taser gun (died 2009)
* 1920 –
Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist 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 2021)
*
1921 –
Wilbur Thompson, American shot putter (died 2013)
*
1922 –
Gordon Chater, English-Australian comedian and actor (died 1999)
*
1923 –
Herb Thomas, American race car driver (died 2000)
*
1926 –
Sergio Franchi, Italian-American singer and actor (died 1990)
* 1926 –
Gil Kane
Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character.
Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...
, Latvian-American author and illustrator (died 2000)
* 1926 –
Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd
First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2014)
* 1926 –
Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2018)
*
1927 –
Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (died 1996)
*
1928 –
James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, and zoologist,
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
*
1929 –
Willis Hall, English playwright and author (died 2005)
* 1929 –
Joi Lansing, American model, actress and nightclub singer (died 1972)
* 1929 –
André Previn, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2019)
* 1929 –
Christos Sartzetakis, Greek jurist, supreme justice and
President of Greece (died 2022)
*
1930 –
Qiu Dahong, Chinese coastal and offshore engineer, member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...
(died 2025)
*
1931 –
Ram Dass, American author and educator (died 2019)
* 1931 –
Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (died 2008)
*
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 ...
–
Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2013)
* 1932 –
Helmut Griem, German actor and director (died 2004)
*
1933
Events
January
* January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand.
* January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
–
Roy Goode, English lawyer and academic
* 1933 –
Tom C. Korologos, American journalist and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to Belgium
In 1832, shortly after the creation of the Kingdom of Belgium, the United States established diplomatic relations. Since that time, a long line of distinguished envoys have represented American interests in Belgium. These diplomats included men ...
* 1933 –
Eduardo Malapit, American lawyer and politician,
Mayor of Kauai (died 2007)
*
1934 –
Enrique Álvarez Félix
Enrique Álvarez Félix (5 April 1935 – 24 May 1996) was a Mexican actor, known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as '' The Monastery of the Vultures'' and '' The House of the Pelican''.
Family and personal life
Enrique Álvarez ...
, Mexican actor (died 1996)
* 1934 –
Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist and wrestler (died 2010)
* 1934 –
Guy Peellaert, Belgian painter, illustrator, and photographer (died 2008)
*
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 ...
–
Douglas Hill, Canadian author and critic (died 2007)
*
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 ...
–
Helen Berman, Dutch-Israeli painter and illustrator
* 1936 –
Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist, biologist, and academic
*
1937 –
Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
* 1937 –
Tom Veivers, Australian cricketer and politician
* 1937 –
Billy Dee Williams, American actor, singer, and writer
*
1938
Events
January
* January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS).
* January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
–
Paul Daniels, English magician and television host (died 2016)
*1938 –
Roy Thinnes, American television and film actor
*
1939 –
André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
* 1939 –
John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded
Zeta Interactive
*
1940 –
Homero Aridjis, Mexican journalist, author, and poet
* 1940 –
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor and producer (died 2011)
*
1941 –
Christopher Allsopp, English economist and academic
* 1941 –
Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2015)
* 1941 –
Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director and producer
* 1941 –
Angeliki Laiou, Greek-American Byzantinist and politician (died 2008)
* 1941 –
Don Prudhomme, American race car driver and manager
* 1941 –
Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian flute player and composer
*
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 ...
–
Barry Levinson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1942 –
Anita Pallenberg, Italian-English model, actress, and fashion designer (died 2017)
*
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 � ...
–
Max Clifford, English journalist and publicist (died 2017)
* 1943 –
Roger Cook, New Zealand-English journalist and academic
* 1943 –
Ian MacRae, New Zealand rugby player
* 1943 –
Mitchell Melton, American lawyer and politician (died 2013)
*
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 ...
–
Felicity Palmer, English operatic soprano
* 1944 –
Charles Sobhraj, French serial killer
*
1945 –
Rodney Bickerstaffe, English trade union leader (died 2017)
* 1945 –
Peter Hill, English journalist
*
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 ...
–
Paul Beresford, New Zealand-English dentist and politician
*
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
–
John Ratzenberger, American actor and director
* 1947 –
André Weinfeld, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1947 –
Mike Worboys, English mathematician and computer scientist
*
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 ...
–
Alyson Bailes, English academic and diplomat (died 2016)
* 1949 –
Patrick Hernandez
Patrick Pierre Hernandez (born 6 April 1949) is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with " Born to Be Alive" in 1979.
Biography
Born to a Spanish father and an Italian/Austrian mother in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Hernandez grew ...
, French singer-songwriter
* 1949 –
Ng Ser Miang, Singaporean athlete, entrepreneur and diplomat
* 1949 –
Horst Ludwig Störmer, German 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
*
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 ...
–
Claire Morissette, Canadian cycling activist (died 2007)
* 1950 –
Cleo Odzer, American anthropologist and author (died 2001)
*
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 ...
–
Bert Blyleven, Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster
* 1951 –
Jean-Marc Boivin, French skier, mountaineer, and pilot (died 1990)
* 1951 –
Pascal Rogé, French pianist
*
1952 –
Udo Dirkschneider, German singer-songwriter
* 1952 –
Marilu Henner, Greek-Polish American actress and author
* 1952 –
Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 1992)
*
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 ...
–
Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish composer and occasional actor best known for his film scores. During his 50-year career in film, television and theatre, he has composed the scores for over 60 feature films. A longtime collaborato ...
, Scottish actor and composer
* 1953 –
Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter
*
1955 –
Rob Epstein, American director and producer
* 1955 –
Michael Rooker, American actor, director, and producer
* 1955 –
Cathy Jones, Canadian actress, comedian, and writer
*
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 ...
–
Michele Bachmann, American lawyer and politician
* 1956 –
Normand Corbeil, Canadian composer (died 2013)
* 1956 –
Mudassar Nazar, Pakistani cricketer
* 1956 –
Lee Scott, English politician
* 1956 –
Sebastian Spreng, Argentinian-American painter and journalist
* 1956 –
Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and coach
*
1957 –
Giorgio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
* 1957 –
Maurizio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
* 1957 –
Jaroslava Maxová, Czech soprano and educator
* 1957 –
Paolo Nespoli, Italian soldier, engineer, and astronaut
*
1958 –
Graeme Base, Australian author and illustrator
*
1959 –
Gail Shea, Canadian politician
*
1960 –
Warren Haynes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1960 –
Richard Loe, New Zealand rugby player
* 1960 –
John Pizzarelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*
1961 –
Rory Bremner, Scottish impressionist and comedian
* 1961 –
Peter Jackson, English footballer and manager
*
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 ...
–
Iris Häussler, German sculptor and academic
* 1962 –
Marco Schällibaum, Swiss footballer, coach, and manager
*
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
–
Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th
President of Ecuador
The president of Ecuador (), officially called the constitutional president of the Republic of Ecuador (), serves as the head of state and head of government of Ecuador. It is the highest political office in the country as the head of the exec ...
*
1964 –
David Woodard, American conductor and writer
* 1964 –
Tim Walz, American politician, Governor of Minnesota & vice presidential candidate
*
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 ...
–
Black Francis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1965 –
Sterling Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster
*
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 ...
–
Vince Flynn, American author (died 2013)
* 1966 –
Young Man Kang, South Korean-American director and producer
*
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 ...
–
Julian Anderson, English composer and educator
* 1967 –
Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress and singer
* 1967 –
Tanya Byron, English psychologist and academic
* 1967 –
Jonathan Firth, English actor
*
1968 –
Archon Fung, American political scientist, author, and academic
* 1968 –
Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
*
1969 –
Bret Boone, American baseball player and manager
* 1969 –
Bison Dele, American basketball player (died 2002)
* 1969 –
Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver
* 1969 –
Paul Rudd, American actor
* 1969 –
Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist
*
1970 –
Olaf Kölzig, South African-German ice hockey player and coach
* 1970 –
Roy Mayorga, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
* 1970 –
Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer
*
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, ...
–
Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish director and screenwriter
* 1972 –
Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player and sportscaster
*
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 ...
–
Donnie Edwards, American football player
* 1973 –
Randall Godfrey, American football player
* 1973 –
Rie Miyazawa, Japanese model and actress
* 1973 –
Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
*
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. ...
–
Zach Braff
Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed J.D. (Scrubs), John Michael "J.D." Dorian on the NBC/American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' (2001–2010), for ...
, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1975 –
Hal Gill, American ice hockey player
*
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 ...
–
Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Helaine Cameron Bure (; Cameron; born April 6, 1976) is an American actress and talk show panelist. She is known for portraying D.J. Tanner on ''Full House'' and its sequel series ''Fuller House (TV series), Fuller House'', and a number ...
, American actress and talk show panelist
* 1976 –
James Fox, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
* 1976 –
Chris Hoke, American football player
* 1976 –
Georg Hólm
Georg "Goggi" Hólm (; born 6 April 1976) is the bassist of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is the most prominent member of Sigur Rós in the English press, as he does significantly more press than the other members due to him being th ...
, Icelandic bass player
* 1976 –
Hirotada Ototake, Japanese author and educator
*
1977 –
Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player
* 1977 –
Andy Phillips, American baseball player and coach
*
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 ...
–
Imani Coppola, American singer-songwriter and violinist
* 1978 –
Robert Glasper, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
* 1978 –
Tim Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
* 1978 –
Myleene Klass
Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is an English musician, singer, television presenter and model. She was a member of the pop group Hear'Say, and later released two solo classical crossover albums in 2003 and 2007. More recently, Klass ...
, Austrian/Filipino-English singer, pianist, and model
* 1978 –
Martín Méndez, Uruguayan bass player and songwriter
* 1978 –
Blaine Neal, American baseball player
* 1978 –
Igor Semshov, Russian footballer
*
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 ...
–
Lord Frederick Windsor, English journalist and financier
* 1979 –
Clay Travis, American sports journalist, blogger, and broadcaster
*
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
–
Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper
* 1980 –
Tanja Poutiainen, Finnish skier
*
1981 –
Robert Earnshaw, Welsh footballer
* 1981 – Jeff Faine, American football player
* 1981 – Lucas Licht, Argentine footballer
* 1981 – Alex Suarez (musician), Alex Suarez, American bass player
*1982 – Travis Moen, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1982 – Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Spanish actor
*1983 – Mehdi Ballouchy, Moroccan footballer
* 1983 – Jerome Kaino, New Zealand rugby player
* 1983 – Mitsuru Nagata, Japanese footballer
* 1983 – Remi Nicole, English singer-songwriter and actress
* 1983 – James Wade, English darts player
* 1983 – Katie Weatherston, Canadian ice hockey player
*
1984 – Max Bemis, American singer-songwriter
* 1984 – Michaël Ciani, French footballer
* 1984 – Siboniso Gaxa, South African footballer
* 1984 – Diana Matheson, Canadian soccer player
*
1985 – Fatau Dauda, Ghanaian footballer
* 1985 – Clarke MacArthur, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1985 – Frank Ongfiang, Cameroonian footballer
* 1985 – Sinqua Walls, American basketball player and actor
*1986 – Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer
* 1986 – Aaron Curry (American football), Aaron Curry, American football player
* 1986 – Goeido Gotaro, Japanese sumo wrestler
* 1986 – Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer
*1987 – Benjamin Corgnet, French footballer
* 1987 – Heidi Mount, American model
* 1987 – Juan Adriel Ochoa, Mexican footballer
* 1987 – Levi Porter, English footballer
* 1987 – Hilary Rhoda, American model
*1988 – Jucilei, Brazilian footballer
* 1988 – Leigh Adams (footballer), Leigh Adams, Australian footballer
* 1988 – Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer
* 1988 – Carlton Mitchell, American football player
* 1988 – Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer
* 1988 – Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008
*1990 – Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player
* 1990 – Charlie McDermott, American actor
* 1990 – Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer
*
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
– Ken (VIXX singer), Ken, South Korean singer
* 1992 – Julie Ertz, American soccer player
* 1992 – Huh Chan-mi, South Korean singer
*
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 ...
– Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor
*1995 – Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player
*1996 – Al-Musrati, Libyan footballer
*
1997 – Mingyu, South Korean singer and rapper
*
1998 – Nicolás González (footballer, born 1998), Nicolás González, Argentine footballer
* 1998 – Peyton List (actress, born 1998), Peyton List, American actress and model
* 1998 – Spencer List, American actor
* 1998 – Nahuel Molina, Argentine footballer
*2000 – Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
* 2000 – Maxence Lacroix, French footballer
*2001 – Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driver
* 2001 – Moritz Seider, German ice hockey player
*2002 – Andrea Botez, Canadian-American chess player, commentator, Twitch streamer and YouTuber
* 2002 – Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis player
*
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 ...
– Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuber
* 2009 – Valentina Tronel, French child singer
Deaths
Pre–1600
* 861 – Prudentius of Troyes, Prudentius, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes, Troyes
* 885 – Saints Cyril and Methodius, Saint Methodius, Byzantine missionary and saint (born 815)
* 887 – Pei Che, Chancellor of the Tang dynasty, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
* 943 – Liu Churang, Chinese general and chief of staff (born 881)
* 943 – Nasr II, ruler (''Emir, amir'') of the Samanid Empire (born 906)
*1147 – Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Frederick II, duke of Duchy of Swabia, Swabia (born 1090)
*1174 – Umara al-Yamani, Yemeni poet and historian (born 1121)
*1199 – Richard I of England, Richard I, king of England (born 1157)
*1231 – William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
*1250 – Guillaume de Sonnac, Grand Master of the Knights Templar
*1252 – Peter of Verona, Italian priest and saint (born 1206)
*1340 – Basil of Trebizond, Basil, emperor of Empire of Trebizond, Trebizond (Turkey)
*1362 – James I, Count of La Marche, James I, count of County of La Marche, La Marche (born 1319)
*1376 – Preczlaw of Pogarell, Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal and Bishop of Wrocław (born 1310)
*1490 – Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary and List of rulers of Croatia, Croatia from 1458 to 1490 (born 1443)
*1520 – Raphael, Italian painter and architect (born 1483)
*1523 – Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (born 1479)
*1528 – Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (born 1471)
*1551 – Joachim Vadian, Swiss scholar and politician (born 1484)
*1571 – John Hamilton (archbishop of St Andrews), John Hamilton, Scottish archbishop and academic (born 1512)
*1590 – Francis Walsingham, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1532)
*1593 – Henry Barrowe, English Puritan and separatist (born 1550)
1601–1900
*1605 – John Stow, English historian and author (born 1525)
*1621 – Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (born 1539)
*1641 – Domenichino, Domenico Zampieri (Domenichino), Italian painter (born 1581)
*1655 – David Blondel, French minister, historian, and scholar (born 1591)
*1670 – Leonora Baroni, Italian composer (born 1611)
*1676 – John Winthrop the Younger, English politician, 1st List of colonial governors of Connecticut, Governor of Connecticut (born 1606)
*1686 – Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (born 1614)
*1707 – Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch-English painter (born 1633)
*1755 – Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian (born 1690)
*1790 – Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 1719)
*1825 – Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter and educator (born 1757)
*1827 – Nikolis Apostolis, Greek naval commander during the Greek War of Independence (born 1770)
*1829 – Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (born 1802)
*1833 – Adamantios Korais, Greek philosopher and scholar (born 1748)
*1838 – José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian poet, academic, and politician (born 1763)
*
1860 – James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1778)
*
1862 –
Albert Sidney Johnston
General officer, General Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was an American military officer who served as a general officer in three different armies: the Texian Army, the United States Army, and the Confederate States ...
, American general (born 1803)
*1883 – Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd
Mayor of Chicago
The mayor of Chicago is the Chief executive officer, chief executive of city Government of Chicago, government in Chicago, Illinois, the List of United States cities by population, third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsib ...
(born 1801)
*
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 ...
– William Edward Forster, English businessman, philanthropist, and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (born 1818)
*1899 – Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (born 1809)
1901–present
*
1906 – Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th List of County Governors of Møre og Romsdal, County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (born 1849)
*
1913 – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (born 1835)
*
1927 – Florence Earle Coates, American poet (born 1850)
*
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 ...
– Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (born 1869)
*
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 ...
– Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (born 1874)
*
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
– Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (born 1896)
*
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 ...
– Louis Wilkins, American pole vaulter (born 1882)
*
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 ...
– Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (born 1905)
*
1959 – Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (born 1895)
*
1961 – Jules Bordet, Belgian microbiologist and immunologist,
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 1870)
*
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
– Otto Struve, Ukrainian-American astronomer and academic (born 1897)
*
1970 – Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (born 1933)
*1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1882)
*
1974 – Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (born 1884)
* 1974 – Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas, Qantas Airways Limited (born 1895)
*
1977 – Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (born 1889)
*
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 ...
– Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect, designed the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library (born 1893)
*1983 – Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, Indian General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. (born 1908)
*
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
– Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (born 1920)
*
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 ...
–
Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan banker and politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (born 1937)
* 1994 –
Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (born 1955)
*1995 – Ioannis Alevras, Greek banker and politician,
President of Greece (born 1912)
*1996 – Greer Garson, English-American actress (born 1904)
*
1998 – Norbert Schmitz, German footballer (born 1958)
* 1998 – Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
*1999 – Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (born 1908)
*2000 – Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician, 1st President of Tunisia (born 1903)
*2001 – Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (born 1963)
*2003 – David Bloom, American journalist (born 1963)
* 2003 – Anita Borg, American computer scientist and educator; founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (born 1949)
* 2003 – Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (born 1912)
* 2003 – Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (born 1927)
* 2003 – Dino Yannopoulos, Greek stage director of the Metropolitan Opera (born 1919)
*
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 ...
– Lou Berberet, American baseball player (born 1929)
* 2004 – Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (born 1929)
*
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 ...
– Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (born 1923)
* 2005 – Anthony F. DePalma, American orthopedic surgeon and professor (born 1904)
*2006 – Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (born 1977)
* 2006 – Francis L. Kellogg, American soldier and diplomat (born 1917)
* 2006 – Stefanos Stratigos, Greek actor and director (born 1926)
*2007 – Luigi Comencini, Italian director and producer (born 1916)
*
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 ...
– J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (born 1919)
* 2009 – Shawn Mackay, Australian rugby player and coach (born 1982)
*
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 ...
– Wilma Mankiller, American tribal leader (born 1945)
* 2010 – Corin Redgrave, English actor (born 1939)
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
– Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (born 1931)
*
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 ...
– Roland Guilbault, American admiral (born 1934)
* 2012 – Thomas Kinkade, American painter and illustrator (born 1958)
* 2012 – Fang Lizhi, Chinese astrophysicist and academic (born 1936)
* 2012 – Sheila Scotter, Australian fashion designer and journalist (born 1920)
* 2012 – Reed Whittemore, American poet and critic (born 1919)
*2013 – Hilda Bynoe, Grenadian physician and politician, 2nd Governor of Grenada (born 1921)
* 2013 – Bill Guttridge, English footballer and manager (born 1931)
* 2013 – Bigas Luna, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1946)
* 2013 – Ottmar Schreiner, German lawyer and politician (born 1946)
*2014 – Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918), Mary Anderson, American actress (born 1918)
* 2014 – Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (born 1926)
* 2014 – Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (born 1922)
* 2014 – Mickey Rooney, American soldier, actor, and dancer (born 1920)
* 2014 – Chuck Stone, American soldier, journalist, and academic (born 1924)
* 2014 – Massimo Tamburini, Italian motorcycle designer, co-founded Bimota (born 1943)
*2015 – Giovanni Berlinguer, Italian lawyer and politician (born 1924)
* 2015 – James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926)
* 2015 – Ray Charles (musician, born 1918), Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (born 1918)
* 2015 – Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929)
*2016 –
Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)
*
2017 – Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (born 1926)
*2019 – Michael O'Donnell (physician), Michael O'Donnell, British physician, journalist, author and broadcaster (born 1928)
*2020 – Al Kaline, American baseball player, broadcaster and executive (born 1934)
*2021 – Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (born 1928)
* 2021 – Alcee Hastings, American politician (born 1936)
*2022 – Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (born 1946)
* 2022 – Jill Knight, British politician (born 1923)
*2024 – Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (born 1934)
*2025 – Clem Burke, American drummer (born 1954)
*2025 – Jay North, American actor (born 1951)
Holidays and observances
*Public holidays in Thailand, Chakri Day, commemorating the establishment of the Chakri dynasty. (Thailand)
*Christian feast day:
**Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder, Lucas Cranach (Calendar of Saints (Lutheran), Lutheran Church).
**Brychan
**Eutychius of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)
**Marcellinus of Carthage
**Pope Sixtus I
**April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
*International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
*Public holidays in Indonesia, National Fisherman Day (Indonesia)
*New Beer's Eve (United States)
*Tartan Day (United States & Canada)
*Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda Day (Australia)
*International Asexuality Day
Other
*
April 6 Youth Movement
* (starts 6April)
References
External links
BBC: On This Day*
Historical Events on April 6
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Days of April