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Pre-1600

* 1236 – King
Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of John, King of England, King John and Isabella of Ang ...
marries Eleanor of Provence. * 1301Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.


1601–1900

* 1761 – The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas. * 1784
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 ...
: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...
. * 1797 – The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades. * 1814Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for
Pomerania Pomerania ( ; ; ; ) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The central and eastern part belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, West Pomeranian, Pomeranian Voivod ...
. * 1858Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris. * 1899 – , the largest ship afloat since , is launched. * 1900Giacomo Puccini's '' Tosca'' opens in Rome.


1901–present

* 1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people. * 1911
Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegians, Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Am ...
's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * 1939 – Norway claims
Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land () is a roughly region of Antarctica Territorial claims in Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20th meridian west, 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, ...
in Antarctica. * 1943
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 ...
: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the
Guadalcanal Campaign The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by the United States, was an Allies of World War II, Allied offensive against forces of the Empire of Japan in the Solomon Islands during th ...
. * 1943 – World War II:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served ...
and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war. * 1951National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew. * 1952NBC's long-running morning news program '' Today'' debuts, with host Dave Garroway. * 1953Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia. * 1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. * 1957Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * 1960 – The
Reserve Bank of Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority. It has had this role since 14 January 1960, when the ''Reserve Bank Act 1959'' removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank. Th ...
, the country's central bank and
banknote A banknote or bank notealso called a bill (North American English) or simply a noteis a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued by commerc ...
issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. * 1967Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in
San Francisco, California San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. * 1969USS ''Enterprise'' fire: An accidental explosion aboard the near Hawaii kills 28 people. * 1972 – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513. * 1973
Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...
's concert '' Aloha from Hawaii'' is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. * 1993Sinking of the MS ''Jan Heweliusz'': In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS ''Jan Heweliusz'' sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers and crew; nine crew-members are saved. *
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 ...
– The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called " five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years. * 2010Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda. *
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 ...
– President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia seeks refuge in Saudi Arabia after a series of demonstrations against his regime, considered to be the birth of the Arab Spring. * 2016Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building,
Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the
police The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...
, killing seven people. The
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signi ...
claimed responsibility. * 2019 – A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people. * 2024 – Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.


Births


Pre-1600

* 83 BCMark Antony, Roman general and politician (died 30 BCE) * 1131
Valdemar I of Denmark Valdemar I Knudsen (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great (), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his s ...
(died 1182) * 1273Joan I of Navarre, queen regnant of Navarre, queen consort of France (died 1305) * 1451Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (died 1522) * 1477Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (died 1552) * 1476Anne St Leger, Baroness de Ros, English baroness (died 1526) * 1507Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (died 1578) * 1507 – Luca Longhi, Italian painter (died 1580) * 1551Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand vizier of emperor Akbar (died 1602) * 1552Alberico Gentili, Italian-English academic and jurist (died 1608)


1601–1900

* 1683Gottfried Silbermann, German instrument maker (died 1753) * 1684Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (died 1742) * 1684 – Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (died 1745) * 1699Jakob Adlung, German organist, historian, and theorist (died 1762) * 1700Picander, German poet and playwright (died 1764) * 1702Emperor Nakamikado of Japan (died 1737) * 1705Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French sailor, explorer, and politician (died 1786) * 1741Benedict Arnold, American-British general (died 1801) * 1749James Garrard, American farmer, Baptist minister and politician (died 1822) * 1767Maria Theresa of Austria (died 1827) * 1780Henry Baldwin, American judge and politician (died 1844) * 1792Christian de Meza, Danish general (died 1865) * 1793John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (died 1852) * 1798Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1872) * 1800Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher (died 1877) * 1806Charles Hotham, English-Australian soldier and politician, 1st Governor of Victoria (died 1855) * 1806 – Matthew Fontaine Maury, American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian (died 1873) * 1818Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist (died 1898) * 1819Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Romanian poet and politician (died 1872) * 1824Vladimir Stasov, Russian critic (died 1906) * 1834Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (died 1903) * 1836Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer (died 1904) * 1841Berthe Morisot, French painter (died 1895) * 1845Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, English politician, 34th Governor-General of India (died 1927) * 1849Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (died 1930) * 1850Pierre Loti, French captain and author (died 1923) * 1856J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded '' The Bulletin'' (died 1919) * 1861Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (died 1926) * 1862Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist (died 1941) * 1863Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (died 1929) * 1863 – Richard F. Outcault, American author and illustrator (died 1928) * 1869Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician (died 1937) * 1870George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician (died 1952) * 1875Albert Schweitzer, French-German physician and philosopher,
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 1965) * 1882Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist (died 1944) * 1883Nina Ricci, Italian-French fashion designer (died 1970) * 1886Hugh Lofting, English author and poet, created '' Doctor Dolittle'' (died 1947) * 1887Hugo Steinhaus, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1972) * 1892Martin Niemöller, German pastor and theologian (died 1984) * 1892 – Hal Roach, American actor, director, and producer (died 1992) * 1892 – George Wilson, English footballer (died 1961) * 1894Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse (died 1917) * 1896
John Dos Passos John Roderigo Dos Passos (; January 14, 1896 – September 28, 1970) was an American novelist, most notable for his U.S.A. (trilogy), ''U.S.A.'' trilogy. Born in Chicago, Dos Passos graduated from Harvard College in 1916. He traveled widely as a ...
, American novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1970) * 1897Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (died 1978) * 1899Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly (died 1985)


1901–present

* 1901Bebe Daniels, American actress (died 1971) * 1901 – Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (died 1983) * 1904Cecil Beaton, English photographer, painter, and costume designer (died 1980) * 1904 – Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (died 1997) * 1904 – Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1939) * 1905Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (died 1991) * 1905 – Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1995) * 1905Sterling Holloway, American actor (died 1992) * 1906William Bendix, American actor (died 1964) * 1907Georges-Émile Lapalme, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1985) * 1908Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (died 1934) * 1909Brenda Forbes, English-American actress (died 1996) * 1909 –
Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American film and theatre director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Hollywood ...
, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984) * 1911Anatoly Rybakov, Russian-American author (died 1998) * 1912Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (died 2007) * 1914Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (died 2002) * 1914 – Selahattin Ülkümen, Turkish diplomat (died 2003) * 1915Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created '' Family Feud'' and '' The Price Is Right'' (died 1992) * 1919Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st
Prime Minister of Italy The prime minister of Italy, officially the president of the Council of Ministers (), is the head of government of the Italy, Italian Republic. The office of president of the Council of Ministers is established by articles 92–96 of the Co ...
(died 2013) * 1919 – Andy Rooney, American soldier, journalist, critic, and television personality (died 2011) * 1920Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1982) * 1921Murray Bookchin, American author and philosopher (died 2006) * 1921 – Kenneth Bulmer, American author (died 2005) * 1921 – Ken Sailors, American basketball player (died 2016) * 1922Hank Biasatti, Italian-Canadian baseball and basketball player (died 1996) * 1922 – Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (died 2010) * 1923Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer (died 2008) * 1923 – Fred Beckey, American mountaineer and author (died 2017) * 1924Carole Cook, American actress and singer (died 2023) * 1924 – Guy Williams, American actor (died 1989) * 1925Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (died 2013) * 1925 – Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina (died 2012) * 1925 – Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (died 1970) * 1926Frank Aletter, American actor (died 2009) * 1926 – Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (died 2015) * 1926 – Tom Tryon, American actor and author (died 1991) * 1927Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player (died 2017) * 1928Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and songwriter (died 2007) * 1928 – Hans Kornberg, German-English biologist and academic (died 2019) * 1928 – Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author (died 1984) * 1929Peter Barkworth, English actor (died 2006) * 1930Johnny Grande, American pianist and accordion player (died 2006) * 1930 – Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (died 2014) * 1931Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer and politician (died 2009) * 1931 – Martin Holdgate, English biologist and academic * 1931 – Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (died 2024) * 1932Don Garlits, American race car driver and engineer * 1933Stan Brakhage, American director and producer (died 2003) * 1934Richard Briers, English actor (died 2013) * 1934 – Pierre Darmon, French tennis player * 1934 – Alberto Rodríguez Larreta, Argentinian race car driver (died 1977) * 1936Clarence Carter, American blues and soul singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer * 1937J. Bernlef, Dutch author and poet (died 2012) * 1937 – Ken Higgs, English cricketer and coach (died 2016) * 1937 – Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (died 2015) * 1937 – Rao Gopal Rao, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 1994) * 1937 – Sonny Siebert, American baseball player * 1937 – Billie Jo Spears, American country singer (died 2011) *
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 ...
Morihiro Hosokawa, Japanese journalist and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Japan * 1938 – Jack Jones, American singer and actor (died 2024) * 1938 – Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2015) * 1939Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam * 1940Julian Bond, American academic and politician (died 2015) * 1940 – Ron Kostelnik, American football player (died 1993) * 1940 – Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer * 1940 – Trevor Nunn, English director and composer * 1940 – Vasilka Stoeva, Bulgarian discus thrower * 1941Nicholas Brooks, English historian (died 2014) * 1941 – Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer * 1941 – Gibby Gilbert, American golfer * 1941 – Barry Jenner, American actor (died 2016) * 1941 – Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia * 1942Dave Campbell, American baseball player and sportscaster * 1942 – Gerben Karstens, Dutch cyclist (died 2022) * 1943Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal * 1943 – Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor (died 2019) * 1943 – Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut * 1943 – Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright * 1944Marjoe Gortner, American actor and evangelist * 1944 – Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect * 1944 – Nina Totenberg, American journalist * 1945Kathleen Chalfant, American actress * 1945 – Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director * 1947Taylor Branch, American historian and author * 1947 – Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina * 1947 – Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (died 2003) * 1948T Bone Burnett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1948 – Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan * 1948Nasrollah Mardani, Iranian poet, (died 2004) * 1948 – Carl Weathers, American football player and actor (died 2024) *
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 ...
Lawrence Kasdan, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1949 – Mary Robison, American short story writer and novelist * 1949 – İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter * 1949 –
Lamar Williams Lamar Williams (January 14, 1949 – January 21, 1983) was an American musician best known for serving as the bassist of The Allman Brothers Band (1972–1976) and Sea Level (band), Sea Level (1976–1980). Early years Williams was born in Gulfp ...
, American bass player (died 1983) * 1950Arthur Byron Cover, American author and screenwriter * 1950 – Swen Nater, Dutch-American basketball player * 1950 – Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author * 1951Ron Behagen, American basketball player * 1951 – O. Panneerselvam, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu * 1952Sydney Biddle Barrows, American businesswoman and author * 1952 – Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author * 1952 – Konstantinos Iosifidis, Greek footballer and manager * 1952 – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Romanian engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Romania * 1953David Clary, English chemist and academic * 1953 – Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis * 1953 – Hans Westerhoff, Dutch biologist and academic * 1954Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler * 1956Étienne Daho, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and producer * 1957Anchee Min, Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author * 1959Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter and musician * 1961Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (died 1996) * 1963Steven Soderbergh, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1964Beverly Kinch, English long jumper and sprinter * 1964 – Sergei Nemchinov, Russian ice hockey player * 1964 – Shepard Smith, American television journalist * 1965Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player, coach, and lawyer * 1965 – Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1965 – Jemma Redgrave, English actress * 1965 – Slick Rick, English-American rapper and producer * 1966Terry Angus, English footballer * 1966 – Marko Hietala, Finnish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer * 1966 – Nadia Maftouni, Iranian philosopher * 1966 – Dan Schneider, American TV producer * 1967Leonardo Ortolani, Italian author and illustrator, created '' Rat-Man'' * 1967 – Emily Watson, English actress * 1967 – Zakk Wylde, American guitarist and singer * 1968Ruel Fox, English-Montserratian footballer, manager and chairman * 1968 – LL Cool J, American rapper and actor * 1969Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer * 1969 – Martin Bicknell, English cricketer * 1969 – Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer * 1971Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier * 1971 – Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager * 1971 – Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager * 1972Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster * 1972 – Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author * 1972 – James Key, English engineer * 1973Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver * 1973 – Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager * 1974Kevin Durand, Canadian actor * 1974 – David Flitcroft, English footballer and manager * 1975Georgina Cates, English actress * 1975 – Jordan Ladd, American actress *
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 ...
Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer * 1977Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver * 1977 – Terry Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player * 1978Shawn Crawford, American sprinter *
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 ...
Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model * 1979 – Evans Soligo, Italian footballer * 1980Clive Clarke, Irish footballer * 1980 – Cory Gibbs, American soccer player * 1980 – Byron Leftwich, American football player and coach * 1981Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian footballer * 1981 – Jadranka Đokić, Croatian actress * 1981 – Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete * 1981 – Concepción Montaner, Spanish long jumper * 1982Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1982 – Zach Gilford, American actor * 1982 – Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer * 1982 – Thomas Longosiwa, Kenyan runner * 1982 – Víctor Valdés, Spanish footballer * 1983Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer * 1983 – Vincent Jackson, American football player (died 2021) * 1983 – Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer * 1984Erick Aybar, American baseball player * 1984 – Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist * 1984 – Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player * 1985Aaron Brooks, American basketball player * 1985 – Jake Choi, American actor * 1985 – Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey * 1985 – Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater * 1986Yohan Cabaye, French footballer * 1986 – Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer * 1986 – Matt Riddle, American mixed martial artist and wrestler * 1987Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer * 1987 – Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor * 1988Kacey Barnfield, English actress * 1988 – Hakeem Nicks, American football player * 1988 – Jack P. Shepherd, English actor * 1989Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter and dancer * 1989 – Emma Greenwell, American-English actress * 1990Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler * 1990 – Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner * 1990 – Grant Gustin, American actor and singer * 1990 – Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian fencer * 1992Robbie Brady, Irish footballer * 1992 – Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player * 1992 – Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player * 1993Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer * 1993 – David Nwaba, American basketball player * 1994Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer * 1997Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer * 1998Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis 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 ...
Declan Rice, English footballer * 1999 – Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer * 1999 – D'Andre Swift, American football player * 2000Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player * 2001Cora Jade, American wrestler * 2002JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 769Cui Huan, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty * 927Wang Yanhan, king of Min ( Ten Kingdoms) * 937Zhang Yanlang, Chinese official * 973Ekkehard I, Frankish monk and poet * 1092Vratislaus II of Bohemia * 1163Ladislaus II of Hungary (born 1131) * 1236Saint Sava, Serbian archbishop and saint (born 1175) * 1301Andrew III of Hungary (born 1265) * 1331Odoric of Pordenone, Italian priest and explorer (born 1286) * 1465Thomas Beckington, English statesman and prelate * 1476John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1444) * 1555Jacques Dubois, French anatomist (born 1478)


1601–1900

* 1640Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1578) * 1648Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (born 1584) * 1676
Francesco Cavalli Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading op ...
, Italian organist and composer (born 1602) * 1679Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic (born 1602) * 1701Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō (born 1628) * 1753George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (born 1685) * 1766Frederick V of Denmark (born 1723) * 1776Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (born 1713) * 1786Michael Arne, English organist and composer (born 1741) * 1786 – Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st
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 ...
(born 1713) * 1823Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (born 1760) * 1825George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (born 1741) * 1833Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (born 1759) * 1867Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (born 1780) * 1874Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the Reis telephone (born 1834) * 1883Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (born 1806) * 1888Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (born 1813) * 1889Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (born 1834) * 1892Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (born 1864) * 1892 – Alexander J. Davis, American architect (born 1803) * 1898Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832)


1901–present

* 1901Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (born 1843) * 1901 – Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (born 1822) * 1905Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (born 1840) * 1907Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand (born 1832) * 1908Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (born 1846) * 1915Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist (born 1824) * 1919Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (born 1869) * 1920John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company (born 1864) * 1926August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (born 1843) * 1934Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (born 1863) * 1937Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (born 1889) *
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 ...
Jaakko Mäki, Finnish politician (born 1878) * 1942Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (born 1883) * 1943Laura E. Richards, American author and poet (born 1850) * 1944Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish author and politician (born 1869) *
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 ...
Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (born 1892) * 1951Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (born 1867) * 1952Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor (born 1878) * 1957Humphrey Bogart, American actor (born 1899) * 1959Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop and translator (born 1884) * 1961Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (born 1888) * 1965Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (born 1903) * 1966Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (born 1906) * 1968Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet and author (born 1885) * 1970William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (born 1906) * 1970 – Asım Gündüz, Turkish general (born 1880) * 1972Horst Assmy, German footballer (born 1933) * 1972 – Frederik IX of Denmark (born 1899) *
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 ...
Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1922) * 1977Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1897) * 1977 – Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (born 1916) * 1977 – Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist (born 1903) * 1978Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (born 1899) * 1978 – Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher (born 1906) * 1978 – Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (born 1886) * 1978 – Blossom Rock, American actress (born 1895) * 1980Robert Ardrey, American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1908) * 1981 – G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (born 1893) * 1984Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1902) * 1986Donna Reed, American actress (born 1921) * 1987Turgut Demirağ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) * 1987 – Douglas Sirk, German-Swiss director and screenwriter (born 1900) * 1988Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1902) * 1991Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician (born 1914) * 1995Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (born 1926) * 1996Onno Tunç, Armenian-Turkish composer (born 1948) * 1997Dollard Ménard, Canadian general (born 1913) * 2000Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (born 1916) *
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 ...
Uta Hagen, German-American actress (born 1919) * 2004 – Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1937) * 2005Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (born 1922) * 2005 – Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (born 1912) * 2005 – Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940) * 2005 – Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter (born 1923) * 2006Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (born 1921) * 2006 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (born 1939) * 2006 – Shelley Winters, American actress (born 1920) * 2007Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (born 1934) * 2008Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (born 1933) *
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 ...
Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (born 1937) * 2009 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (born 1920) * 2010Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic (born 1923) *
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 ...
Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (born 1919) * 2012Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician (born 1929) * 2012 – Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (born 1935) * 2012 – Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy, youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004 (born 1995) * 2012 – Giampiero Moretti, Italian entrepreneur and race car driver (born 1940) * 2012 – Rosy Varte, Armenian-French actress (born 1923) * 2013Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (born 1923) * 2014Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (born 1944) * 2014 – Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (born 1930) * 2014 – Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (born 1923) * 2015Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach (born 1930) * 2015 – Zhang Wannian, Chinese general (born 1928) * 2016René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942) * 2016 – Alan Rickman, English actor (born 1946) * 2017Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist, (born 1906) * 2018Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor (born 1942) * 2018 – Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958) * 2021Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943) * 2023Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933) *
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 ...
Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (born 1940) *2025 – Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959)


Holidays and observances

* Christian feast day: ** Barba'shmin ** Devasahayam Pillai (
Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
) ** Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto) ** Eivind Berggrav (
Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...
) ** Felix of Nola ** Macrina the Elder ** Odoric of Pordenone ** January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * Defender of the Motherland Day ( Uzbekistan) * Feast of the Ass ( Medieval Christianity) * Flag Day (Georgia) * National Forest Conservation 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 ...
) * Old New Year, and its related observance: ** Azhyrnykhua ( Abkhazia) ** Yennayer ( Berbers) * Ratification Day (United States) * Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. ''(see
April 14 Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor ...
)'': ** Magh Bihu ( Assam) ** Maghe Sankranti (
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
) ** Maghi ( Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh) ** Makar Sankranti (
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
) ** The first day of Pongal ( Tamil Nadu) ** Uttarayan ( Uttarakhand, Gujarat and
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
) * World Logic Day (
UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...
)


Notes

In the 20th and 21st centuries 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 ...
is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, thus January 14 is sometimes celebrated as New Year's Day ( Old New Year) by religious groups who use the Julian calendar.


References


External links


BBC: On This Day
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