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Pre-1600

* 613 – Eight-month-old Heraclius Constantine is crowned as co-emperor ('' Caesar'') by his father Heraclius at
Constantinople Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empire ...
. * 871Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing. * 1506 – The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican. * 1517 – The
Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya. * 1555 – The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now
Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
.


1601–1900

* 1689 – The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last
Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in 1688. * 1808 – The Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil after fleeing the French army's invasion of Portugal two months earlier. * 1849Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender. * 1863 – The January Uprising breaks out in Poland,
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 ...
and
Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia. * 1879 – The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a Zulu victory. * 1879 – The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory. * 1890 – The United Mine Workers of America is founded in
Columbus, Ohio Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the List of United States ...
.


1901–present

* 1901Edward VII is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother,
Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...
. * 1905Bloody Sunday in
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
, beginning of the 1905 revolution. * 1906 – runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island,
British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, killing more than 130. * 1915 – Over 600 people are killed in
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon. * 1917American entry into World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. * 1919Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic. * 1924Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * 1927Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury. * 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 ...
: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass. * 1943 – World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona. * 1944 – World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. *
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 ...
– In
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister. * 1946 – Creation of the ''Central Intelligence Group'', forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. * 1947KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood. * 1957
Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
withdraws from the
Sinai Peninsula The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai ( ; ; ; ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a land bridge between Asia and Afri ...
. * 1957 – The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in
Waterbury, Connecticut Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Waterbury had a population of 114,403 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census. The city is southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford and northeast of New York City. Waterbury i ...
and charged with planting more than 30 bombs. * 1963 – The ÉlysĂ©e Treaty of cooperation between France and West Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. * 1967 – Between dozens and hundreds of anti-Somocista demonstrators are killed by the Nicaraguan National Guard in
Managua Managua () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the List of largest cities in Central America, largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1, ...
. * 1968
Apollo Program The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which Moon landing, landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo followed Project Mercury that put the first Americans in sp ...
: Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space. * 1968 – Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation. * 1970 – The
Boeing 747 The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body aircraft, wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the Boeing 707, 707 in October 1958, Pan Am ...
, the world's first " jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. * 1971 – The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the
Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majo ...
, is issued. * 1973 – The
Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all Federal tribunals in the United States, U.S. federal court cases, and over Stat ...
delivers its decisions in '' Roe v. Wade'' and '' Doe v. Bolton'', legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. * 1973 – The crew of
Apollo 17 Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, ...
addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission. * 1973 – A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport,
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
, killing 176. * 1973 – In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante. * 1984 – The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the
computer mouse A computer mouse (plural mice; also mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects Plane (mathematics), two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the Cursor (user interface)#Po ...
and the
graphical user interface A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a form of user interface that allows user (computing), users to human–computer interaction, interact with electronic devices through Graphics, graphical icon (computing), icons and visual indicators such ...
, is introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII
television commercial A television advertisement (also called a commercial, spot, break, advert, or ad) is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization. It conveys a message promoting, and aiming to market, a product, service or idea. ...
. * 1987Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace,
Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...
, killing 13. * 1992 – Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in
Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named LĂ©opoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation. * 1992 – Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle ''Discovery'' launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space. * 1995Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central
Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers. * 1998 – Space Shuttle program: space shuttle ''Endeavour'' launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station '' Mir''. *
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 ...
– Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India. * 2006Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president. * 2007 – At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq. *
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 ...
– U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the
Guantanamo Bay detention camp The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as GTMO ( ), GITMO ( ), or simply Guantanamo Bay, is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), on the coast of GuantĂĄnamo Bay, Cuba. It was established in 2002 by p ...
; congressional opposition will prevent it being implemented. * 2024Ram Mandir is inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ayodhya,
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
after 500 years of dispute.


Births


Pre-1600

* 1263
Ibn Taymiyyah Ibn Taymiyya (; 22 January 1263 – 26 September 1328)Ibn Taymiyya, Taqi al-Din Ahmad, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195125580.001.0001/acref-9780195125580-e-959 was a Sunni Muslim ulama, ...
, Syrian scholar and theologian (died 1328) * 1440Ivan III of Russia (died 1505) * 1522Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, (died 1545) * 1552Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (died 1618) * 1561Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1626) * 1570Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (died 1631) * 1573John Donne, English poet and cleric in the
Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, ...
, wrote the Holy Sonnets (died 1631) * 1592
Pierre Gassendi Pierre Gassendi (; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi, Petrus Gassendus; 22 January 1592 – 24 October 1655) was a French philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician. While he held a church position in south-east France, he a ...
, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (died 1655)


1601–1900

* 1645William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable; (died 1701) * 1654Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (died 1729) * 1690Nicolas Lancret, French painter (died 1743) * 1729
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (; ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the dev ...
, German philosopher and author (died 1781) * 1733Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer (died 1796) * 1740Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 1809) *
1781 Events January–March * January – William Pitt the Younger, later Prime Minister of Great Britain, enters Parliament of Great Britain, Parliament, aged 21. * January 1 – Industrial Revolution: The Iron Bridge opens ...
François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (died 1849) * 1788
Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...
, English poet and playwright (died 1824) * 1792Lady Lucy Whitmore, English noblewoman, hymn writer (died 1840) * 1796Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (died 1864) * 1797Maria Leopoldina of Austria (died 1826) * 1799Ludger Duvernay, Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (died 1852) * 1802Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (died 1878) *
1828 Events January–March * January 4 – Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac succeeds the Jean-Baptiste de Villùle, Comte de Villùle, as Prime Minister of France. * January 8 – The Democratic Party of the United States is organiz ...
Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (died 1914) * 1831Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1917) * 1840Ernest Wilberforce, English bishop (died 1907) * 1849August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1912) * 1858Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (died 1943) * 1861George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd
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 1940) * 1865Wilbur Scoville, American chemist and pharmacist (died 1942) * 1867Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (died 1943) * 1869JosĂ© Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1952) * 1874Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (died 1940) * 1874 – Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (died 1924) *1875 – D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1948) *1877 – Tom Jones (baseball), Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager (died 1923) * 1879 – Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (died 1953) *1880 – Bill O'Neill (baseball), Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player (died 1920) * 1880 – Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1956) *1881 – Ira Thomas, American baseball player and manager (died 1958) *1886 – John J. Becker, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1961) *1887 – Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (died 1972) *1889 – Henri PĂ©lissier, French cyclist (died 1935) * 1889 – Amos Strunk, American baseball player and manager (died 1979) * 1890 – Fred M. Vinson, American judge and politician, 13th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1953) *1891 – Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician (died 1937) *1892 – Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (died 1986) *1893 – Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (died 1943) *1897 – Rosa Ponselle, American operatic soprano (died 1981) * 1897 – Dilipkumar Roy, a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (died 1980) *1898 – Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Mississippi (died 1987) * 1898 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (died 1948) * 1898 – Denise Legeay, French actress (died 1968) *1899 – Martti Haavio, Finnish poet and mythologist (died 1973) *1900 – Ernst Busch (actor), Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (died 1980)


1901–present

*1902 – Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler, coach, and academic (died 1970) *1903 – Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1966) *1904 – George Balanchine, Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the New York City Ballet (died 1983) * 1904 – Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (died 1941) * 1905 – Willy Hartner, German physicist, historian, and academic (died 1981) * 1906 – Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (died 1936) *1907 – Douglas Corrigan, American pilot and engineer (died 1995) * 1907 – Dixie Dean, English footballer (died 1980) *1908 – Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968) *1909 – Martha Norelius, Swedish-born American swimmer (died 1955) * 1909 – Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican racing driver, polo player, and diplomat (died 1965) * 1909 – Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (died 2001) * 1909 – U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (died 1974) *1911 – Bruno Kreisky, Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (died 1990) *1913 – Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (died 2012) * 1913 – William Conway (cardinal), William Conway, Irish cardinal (died 1977) * 1913 – Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (died 2003) *1914 – Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (died 2001) * 1915 – Heinrich Albertz, German theologian and politician, List of mayors of Berlin, Mayor of Berlin (died 1993) *1916 – Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972) * 1916 – Henri Dutilleux, French pianist, composer, and educator (died 2013) * 1916 – Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (died 1994) * 1917 – Bruce Shand, British Army officer, and father of Queen Camilla (died 2006)Obituaries: Major Bruce Middleton Shand, The Telegraph: Bruce Shand
/ref> *1918 – Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015) * 1919 – Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (died 1977) *1920 – Irving Kristol, American journalist, author, and academic, founded ''The National Interest'' (died 2009) * 1920 – Alf Ramsey, English footballer and coach (died 1999) *1922 – Howard Moss, American poet, playwright and critic (died 1987) *1923 – Diana Douglas, British-American actress (died 2015) * 1924 – J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (died 2001) * 1924 – JĂĄn Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (died 2015) * 1924 – Charles Lisanby, American production designer and art director (died 2013) * 1927 – Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (died 2009) * 1927 – Joe Perry (American football), Joe Perry, American football player (died 2011) *1928 – Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian, author, and academic (died 2004) *1929 – Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (died 2007) *1930 – MarivĂ­ Bilbao, Spanish actress (died 2013) * 1930 – Daniel Camargo Barbosa, Colombian serial killer (died 1994) * 1930 – Éamon de BuitlĂ©ar, Irish accordion player and director (died 2013) *1931 – Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (died 1964) * 1931 – Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower (died 2024) *1932 – Berthold GrĂŒnfeld, Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (died 2007) * 1932 – Piper Laurie, American actress (died 2023) * 1932 – Tom Railsback, American politician (died 2020) *1933 – Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball), Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2010) *1934 – Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker), Vijay Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004) * 1934 – Bill Bixby, American actor and director (died 1993) *1935 – Alexander Men, Russian priest and scholar (died 1990) *1936 – Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (died 2002) * 1936 – Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize laureate *1937 – Alma Delia Fuentes, Mexican actress (died 2017) * 1937 – EdĂ©n Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (died 2020) * 1937 – Joseph Wambaugh, American author (died 2025) *1938 – Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author (died 2020) * 1938 – Joe Esposito (author), Joe Esposito, American author (died 2016) * 1938 – Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer (died 2019) *1939 – JĂžrgen Garde, Danish admiral (died 1996) * 1939 – Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador (died 2025) * 1939 – Luigi Simoni, Italian footballer and manager (died 2020) * 1939 – J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 1994) *1940 – John Hurt, English actor (died 2017) * 1940 – George Seifert, American football player and coach * 1940 – Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education * 1941 – Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic (died 2021) *1942 – Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer (died 2025) * 1943 – Michael Spicer, English journalist and politician (died 2019) * 1944 – Khosrow Golsorkhi, Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (died 1974) * 1944 – Uto Ughi, Italian violinist and conductor *1945 – Christoph Schönborn, Austrian cardinal * 1945 – Alojz Uran, Slovenian archbishop (died 2020) *
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 ...
– Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (died 2010) * 1946 – Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and manager * 1947 – Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director *1948 – Gilbert Levine, American conductor and academic *1949 – Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer *1950 – Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic * 1950 – Frank Schade, American basketball player and coach *1951 – Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (died 1989) *1953 – Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer and manager * 1953 – Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor * 1953 – Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter *1954 – Tully Blanchard, Canadian-American wrestler *1955 – Lester Hayes, American football player * 1955 – Thomas David Jones, American captain, pilot, and astronaut * 1955 – John Wesley Shipp, American actor *1956 – Steve Riley (drummer), Steve Riley, American drummer (died 2023) * 1957 – Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2022) * 1957 – Rita Chatterton, American professional wrestling referee * 1957 – Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician * 1957 – Francis Wheen, English journalist and author *1958 – Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager * 1958 – Filiz Koçali, Turkish journalist and politician * 1958 – Charles White (American football), Charles White, American football player (died 2023) *1959 – Linda Blair, American actress *1960 – Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (died 1997) *1961 – Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (died 2010) *1962 – Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia *1964 – Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer * 1964 – Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player *1965 – Steven Adler, American rock drummer * 1965 – DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ and producer * 1965 – Diane Lane, American actress *1966 – Craig Salvatori, Australian rugby league player * 1968 – Guy Fieri, American chef, author, and television host * 1968 – Heath (musician), Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023) * 1968 – Frank Leboeuf, French footballer, sportscaster, and actor * 1968 – Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer *1969 – Olivia d'Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress * 1970 – Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist * 1971 – Stan Collymore, English footballer and sportscaster * 1971 – Katie Finneran, American actress *1972 – Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player (died 2024) * 1972 – Gabriel Macht, American actor * 1973 – RogĂ©rio Ceni, Brazilian footballer *1974 – Cameron McConville, Australian racing driver and sportscaster * 1974 – Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Malta *1975 – Balthazar Getty, American actor and musician * 1975 – David VĂœbornĂœ, Czech ice hockey player *1977 – Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer * 1977 – Anna Linkova, Russian tennis player * 1977 – Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer *1978 – Robert Esche, American ice hockey player and sports executive * 1978 – Chone Figgins, American baseball player *1979 – Carlos Ruiz (baseball), Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player *1980 – Christopher Masterson, American actor * 1980 – Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer * 1980 – Lizz Wright, American singer-songwriter *1981 – Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress * 1981 – Beverley Mitchell, American actress * 1981 – Ben Moody, American musician, songwriter, and producer * 1981 – Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer *1982 – Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer * 1982 – Jason Peters, American football player *1983 – Étienne Bacrot, French chess player * 1984 – Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player * 1984 – Ubaldo JimĂ©nez, Dominican baseball player * 1984 – Leon Powe, American basketball player * 1984 – Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer *1985 – Nicklas Grossmann, Swedish ice hockey player * 1985 – Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer * 1985 – Yan Xu (table tennis), Yan Xu, Singaporean table tennis player *1986 – Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer * 1986 – Matt Simon (footballer), Matt Simon, Australian footballer * 1987 – Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier * 1987 – Shane Long, Irish footballer * 1987 – Ray Rice, American football player *1988 – Greg Oden, American basketball player * 1988 – Marcel Schmelzer, German footballer *1989 – Oscar Möller, Swedish ice hockey player * 1989 – Theo Robinson, English footballer *1990 – AlizĂ© Cornet, French tennis player * 1990 – Logic (rapper), Logic, American rapper *1991 – Stefan Kolb, German footballer * 1992 – Vincent Aboubakar, Cameroonian footballer *1994 – Tyrone Taylor, American baseball player *1996 – Dillon Brooks, Canadian basketball player * 1996 – Sami Gayle, American actress * 1996 – Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player * 1996 – Kumi Sasaki (idol), Kumi Sasaki, Japanese singer and model *1997 – Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player * 1998 – Silento, American rapper, singer and songwriter * 1998 – Walid Cheddira, Moroccan footballer *
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 ...
– Andrew Thomas (American football), Andrew Thomas, American football player *2000 – Laia Codina, Spanish footballer * 2002 – Caitlin Clark, American basketball player * 2007 – Pau CubarsĂ­, Spanish footballer *2025 – Athena Mapelli Mozzi, daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 239 – Cao Rui, Chinese emperor (born 205) * 628 – Anastasius of Persia, monk * 906 – Empress He (Tang dynasty), He, empress of the Tang dynasty, Tang Dynasty * 935 – Empress Ma (Southern Han), Ma, empress of Southern Han *1001 – Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab, Uqaylid emir of Mosul *1051 – Ælfric Puttoc, archbishop of York *1170 – Wang Chongyang, Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School (born 1113) *1188 – Ferdinand II of LeĂłn (born 1137) *1341 – Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (born 1279) * 1517 – Hadım Sinan Pasha, Ottoman politician, 32nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born ?) *1536 – Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (born 1495) * 1536 – John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (born 1509) * 1552 – Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, English general and politician, Lord High Treasurer, Lord High Treasurer of England (born 1500) *1560 – Wang Zhi (pirate), Wang Zhi, Chinese pirate *1575 – James Hamilton, Duke of ChĂątellerault (born 1516) *1599 – Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (born 1547)


1601–1900

*1666 – Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (born 1592) *1750 – Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (born 1675) *1763 – John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1690) *1767 – Johann Gottlob Lehmann (scientist), Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (born 1719) *1779 – Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (born 1733) * 1779 – Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (born 1736) *1798 – Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (born 1726) * 1840 – Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (born 1752) *1850 – Vincent Pallotti, Italian missionary and saint (born 1795) * 1879 – Anthony Durnford, Irish colonel (born 1830) * 1879 – Henry Pulleine, English colonel (born 1838) *1892 – Joseph P. Bradley, American lawyer and jurist (born 1813) *1900 – David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (born 1831)


1901–present

* 1901
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of the United Kingdom (born 1819) * 1906 – George Holyoake, English secularist, co-operator and newspaper editor (born 1817) *1909 – Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist and academic (born 1825) *1921 – George Streeter, American captain and businessman (born 1837) *1922 – Fredrik Bajer, Danish educator and politician, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1837) * 1922 – Pope Benedict XV (born 1854) * 1922 – Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic (born 1838) *1925 – Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer and mountain climber (born 1859) * 1927 – James Ford Rhodes, American historian and author (born 1848) *1929 – R. C. Lehmann, English journalist, author, and politician (born 1856) *1930 – Stephen Mather, American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company (born 1867) *1931 – LĂĄszlĂł BatthyĂĄny-Strattmann, Hungarian physician and ophthalmologist (born 1870) *1945 – Else Lasker-SchĂŒler, German poet and playwright (born 1869) *1949 – William Thomas Walsh, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1891) *1950 – Alan Hale, Sr., American actor and director (born 1892) *1951 – Harald Bohr, Danish mathematician and footballer (born 1887) * 1951 – Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (born 1883) *1955 – Jonni MyyrĂ€, Finnish-American athlete (born 1892) * 1957 – Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic (born 1876) *1959 – Mike Hawthorn, English racing driver (born 1929) *1964 – Marc Blitzstein, American pianist and composer (born 1905) *1966 – Herbert Marshall, English actor (born 1890) * 1968 – Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer and water polo player (born 1890) * 1971 – Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded ''Newsday'' (born 1890) * 1973 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (born 1908) *1977 – Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel, Saudi Arabian diplomat (born 1916) *1978 – Oliver Leese, English general (born 1894) * 1978 – Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer and soldier (born 1894) *1979 – Ali Hassan Salameh, Palestinian rebel leader (born 1940) *1980 – Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian and academic (born 1888) *1981 – Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and academic (born 1903) *1982 – Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile (born 1911) *1985 – Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist (born 1899) * 1987 – R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Pennsylvania Treasurer, Treasurer of Pennsylvania (born 1939) *1989 – S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (born 1924) *1991 – Robert Choquette, Canadian author, poet and diplomat (born 1905) *1993 – Kƍbƍ Abe, Japanese playwright and photographer (born 1924) *1994 – Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (born 1910) * 1994 – Telly Savalas, American actor (born 1922) *1996 – Israel Eldad, Polish-Israeli philosopher and author (born 1910) *1997 – Billy Mackenzie, Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1957) *
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Graham Staines, Australian-Indian missionary and translator (born 1941) *2000 – Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (born 1920) * 2000 – Anne HĂ©bert, Canadian author and poet (born 1916) *2001 – Tommie Agee, American baseball player (born 1942) * 2001 – Roy Brown (clown), Roy Brown, American clown and puppeteer (born 1932) *2003 – Bill Mauldin, American soldier and cartoonist (born 1921) *2004 – Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (born 1916) * 2004 – Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (born 1918) * 2004 – Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1923) *2005 – CĂ©sar GutiĂ©rrez, Venezuelan baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1943) * 2005 – Carlo Orelli, Italian soldier (born 1894) * 2005 – Consuelo VelĂĄzquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (born 1924) * 2006 – Aydın GĂŒven GĂŒrkan, Turkish academic and politician, Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey), Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security (born 1941) * 2007 – NgĂŽ Quang Trưởng, Vietnamese general (born 1929) * 2007 – AbbĂ© Pierre, French priest and activist (born 1912) * 2007 – Liz Renay, American actress, author and performer (born 1926) *2008 – Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (born 1979) * 2008 – Miles Lerman, Polish Holocaust survivor and activist (born 1920) *
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– Billy Werber, American baseball player (born 1908) *2010 – Louis R. Harlan, American historian and author (born 1922) * 2010 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress (born 1929) *2012 – Simon Marsden, English photographer and author (born 1948) * 2012 – Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (born 1926) * 2012 – Clarence Tillenius, Canadian painter and environmentalist (born 1913) * 2012 – Dick Tufeld, American actor (born 1926) *2013 – Robert Bonnaud, French historian and academic (born 1929) * 2013 – Hinton Mitchem, American businessman and politician (born 1938) *2014 – Maziar Partow, Iranian cinematographer (born 1933) *2015 – Fabrizio de Miranda, Italian engineer and academic, co-designed the Rande Bridge (born 1926) * 2015 – Wendell H. Ford, American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (born 1924) * 2015 – Margaret Bloy Graham, Canadian author and illustrator (born 1920) *2016 – Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer and coach (born 1942) * 2016 – Cecil Parkinson, English politician (born 1931) * 2016 – Lois Ramsey, Australian actress (born 1922) * 2016 – Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940) *2017 – Masaya Nakamura (businessman), Masaya Nakamura, Japanese businessman (born 1925) * 2017 – Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (born 1991) *2018 – Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (born 1929) * 2018 – William B. Jordan, American art historian (born 1940) *2021 – Hank Aaron, American baseball player (born 1934) *2022 – ThĂ­ch Nháș„t HáșĄnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926) *2023 – Lin Brehmer, American disc jockey (born 1954)


Holidays and observances

*Christian feast day: **Anastasius of Persia **Gaudentius of Novara **LĂĄszlĂł BatthyĂĄny-Strattmann **Laura Vicuna **Vincent Pallotti **Vincent of Saragossa **Vincent, Orontius, and Victor **Blessed William Joseph Chaminade **January 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) *Act Zluky, Day of Unity of Ukraine (Ukraine) *Public holidays in Poland, Grandfather's Day (Poland)


References


External links


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