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Pre-1600

* 314Pope Sylvester I is consecrated, as successor to the late Pope Miltiades. * 1208 – The
Battle of Lena The Battle of Lena occurred on 31 January 1208 and probably took place near :sv:Kungslena, Kungslena, in the Tidaholm Municipality in Västergötland, Sweden. It was an important battle between the Danish-backed King Sverker II of Sweden and Prin ...
takes place between King Sverker II of Sweden and his rival, Prince Eric, whose victory puts him on the throne as King Eric X of Sweden. * 1266 – The Mudéjar of Murcia, who had rebelled against the Crown of Castile during the Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266, surrender the city to James I of Aragon after a siege lasting a month. * 1504 – The Treaty of Lyon ends the Italian War, confirming French domination of northern Italy, while Spain receives the Kingdom of Naples. * 1578Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War: The Battle of Gembloux is a victory for Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria over a rebel army of Dutch, Flemish, English, Scottish, German, French and Walloons.


1601–1900

* 1606Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James. * 1609Wisselbank of Amsterdam established * 1703Forty-seven rōnin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenged the death of their master, by killing Kira Yoshinaka. * 1747 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. * 1814Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present-day Argentina). * 1846 – After the Milwaukee Bridge War, the United States towns of Juneautown and Kilbourntown unify to create the City of Milwaukee. * 1848John C. Frémont is court-martialed for mutiny and disobeying orders. * 1862Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an telescope now located at
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
. * 1865American Civil War: The
United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature, legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, including a Lower house, lower body, the United States House of Representatives, ...
passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery, and submits it to the states for ratification. * 1865 – American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief of all Confederate armies. * 1891History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of
Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...
. * 1900 – Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.


1901–present

* 1901Anton Chekhov's '' Three Sisters'' premieres at Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. * 1915
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 ...
:
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against
Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
. * 1917 – World War I: Kaiser Wilhelm II orders the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. * 1918 – A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships. * 1918 – Finnish Civil War: The Suinula massacre, which changes the nature of the war in a more hostile direction, takes place in Kangasala. * 1919 – The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours. * 1928Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata. * 1942
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 ...
: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. * 1943 – World War II: German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed two days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles. * 1944 – World War II: American forces land on
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and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands. * 1944 – World War II: During the Anzio campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy. * 1945 – US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War. * 1945 – World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed. * 1945 – World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula. *
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 ...
Cold War:
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's new constitution, modeling that of the
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, establishes six constituent republics (
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
,
Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, Macedonia,
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and
Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
). * 1946 – The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par. * 1949 – '' These Are My Children'', the first television daytime
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, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago, United States. * 1951United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to the
Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
is adopted. * 1953 – A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom. * 1957 – Eight people (five total crew from two aircraft and three on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet. * 1958 – Cold War: Space Race: The Explorer 1, the first successful American satellite, detects the Van Allen radiation belt. * 1961Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space. * 1966 – The
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launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program. * 1968Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive. * 1971Apollo program:
Apollo 14 Apollo 14 (January 31February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program, the third to Moon landing, land on the Moon, and the first to land in the Geology of the Moon#Highlands, lunar highlands. It was the las ...
: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and
Edgar Mitchell Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell (September 17, 1930 – February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and United States Naval Aviator, aviator, test pilot, Aerospace engineering, aeronautical engineer, Ufology, ufologist, and NASA astronaut. ...
, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the
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. * 1971 – The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize alleged war crimes and atrocities by Americans and allies in Vietnam, begins in
Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
. * 1978 – The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) goes on public display after being returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after
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 ...
. * 1988Doug Williams becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and leads the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. * 1996 – An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400. * 2000Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard. * 2001 – In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts
Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
n Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. * 2001 – Two Japan Airlines planes nearly collide over Suruga Bay in Japan.JAL planes almost collide
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* 2003 – The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia. * 2007 – Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' as Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), causing a panic. * 2009 – At least 113 people are killed in Kenya and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at least 25 people. * 2019Abdullah of Pahang is sworn in as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. * 2020 – The
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's membership within the
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ceases in accordance with Article 50, after 47 years of being a member state. * 2022Sue Gray, a senior civil servant in the
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, publishes an initial version of her report on the Downing Street Partygate controversy. * 2023 – The last Boeing 747, the first wide-body airliner, is delivered to Atlas Air and operated for ApexLogistics. The aircraft was registered as N863GT and named "Empower" * 2025Med Jets Flight 056 crashes near Roosevelt Mall in
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, Pennsylvania, killing 7 people and injuring 19.


Births


Pre-1600

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1512 Year 1512 (Roman numerals, MDXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 2 – Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden), Svante Nilsson, regent of Sweden since 1504, dies at the a ...
Henry, King of Portugal (died 1580) * 1543Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japanese shōgun (died 1616) * 1583Peter Bulkley, English and later American Puritan (died 1659) * 1597John Francis Regis, French priest and saint (died 1640)


1601–1900

* 1607James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (died 1651) * 1624Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher and academic (died 1669) * 1673Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (died 1716) * 1686Hans Egede, Norwegian missionary and explorer (died 1758) * 1752Gouverneur Morris, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (died 1816) * 1759François Devienne, French flute player and composer (died 1803) * 1769André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (died 1823) * 1785Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová, Czech cookbook author (died 1845) * 1797
Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...
, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1828) * 1799Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (died 1846) * 1820William B. Washburn, American politician, 28th
Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the head of government of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The governor is the chief executive, head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonw ...
(died 1887) * 1835Lunalilo of Hawaii (died 1874) * 1854David Emmanuel, Romanian mathematician and academic (died 1941) * 1865Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist (died 1940) * 1865 – Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded BAPS (died 1951) * 1868Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928) * 1872Zane Grey, American author (died 1939) * 1881Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957) * 1884Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany (died 1963) * 1884 – Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (died 1955) * 1889Frank Foster, English cricketer (died 1958) * 1892Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer (died 1964) * 1894Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1956) * 1896Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian (died 1966) * 1900Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector (died 1982)


1901–present

* 1902Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot (died 1978) * 1902 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (died 1968) * 1902 – Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1986) * 1902 – Julian Steward, American anthropologist (died 1972) * 1905John O'Hara, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1970) * 1909Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist (died 1995) * 1913Don Hutson, American football player and coach (died 1997) * 1914Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer and police officer (died 1994) * 1915Bobby Hackett, American trumpet player and cornet player (died 1976) * 1915 – Alan Lomax, American historian, author, and scholar (died 2002) * 1915 – Thomas Merton, American monk and author (died 1968) * 1915 – Garry Moore, American comedian and game show host (died 1993) * 1916Frank Parker, American tennis player (died 1997) * 1917Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (died 2013) * 1919Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1972) * 1920Stewart Udall, American lawyer and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (died 2010) * 1920 – Bert Williams, English footballer (died 2014) * 1921John Agar, American actor (died 2002) * 1921 – Carol Channing, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2019) * 1921 – E. Fay Jones, American architect, designed the Thorncrown Chapel (died 2004) * 1921 – Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (died 1959) * 1922Joanne Dru, American actress (died 1996) * 1923Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (died 2007) * 1925Benjamin Hooks, American minister, lawyer, and activist (died 2010) * 1926Tom Alston, American baseball player (died 1993) * 1926 – Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (died 1958) * 1927Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (died 2005) * 1928Irma Wyman, American computer scientist and engineer (died 2015) * 1929Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011) * 1929 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress (died 2010) * 1930Joakim Bonnier, Swedish race car driver (died 1972) * 1930 – Al De Lory, American composer, conductor, and producer (died 2012) * 1931Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (died 2015) * 1931 – Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (died 2014) * 1932Miron Babiak, Polish sea captain (died 2013) * 1933Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1997) * 1933 – Morton Mower, American cardiologist and inventor (died 2022) * 1934Ernesto Brambilla, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (died 2020) * 1934 – Gene DeWeese, American author (died 2012) * 1934 – James Franciscus, American actor and producer (died 1991) * 1934 – Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2005) * 1935Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023) * 1936Can Bartu, Turkish footballer and basketball player (died 2019) * 1937Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor (died 2022) * 1937 – Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (died 2007) * 1937 – Philip Glass, American composer * 1937 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (died 2008) * 1938Beatrix of the Netherlands * 1938 – Lynn Carlin, American actress * 1938 – James G. Watt, American lawyer and politician, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior (died 2023) * 1939Jerry Brudos, American serial killer (died 2006) * 1940Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach (died 1998) * 1940 – Stuart Margolin, American actor and director (died 2022) * 1941Len Chappell, American basketball player (died 2018) * 1941 – Dick Gephardt, American lawyer and politician * 1941 – Gerald McDermott, American author and illustrator (died 2012) * 1941 – Jessica Walter, American actress (died 2021) * 1942Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress * 1942 – Derek Jarman, English director, stage designer, and author (died 1994) * 1944John Inverarity, Australian cricketer and coach * 1944 – Charlie Musselwhite, American musician and singer-songwriter * 1945Rynn Berry, American historian and author (died 2014) * 1945 – Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, English lawyer, judge, and academic * 1945 – Joseph Kosuth, American sculptor and theorist *
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 ...
Mike Carlton, Australian journalist and radio host * 1946 – Terry Kath, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 1978) * 1946 – Medin Zhega, Albanian footballer and manager (died 2012) * 1947Jonathan Banks, American actor * 1947 – Matt Minglewood, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1947 – Nolan Ryan, American baseball player * 1947 – Glynn Turman, American actor * 1948Volkmar Groß, German footballer (died 2014) * 1948 – Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician * 1949Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and journalist * 1949 – Norris Church Mailer, American model and educator (died 2010) * 1949 – Ken Wilber, American sociologist, philosopher, and author * 1950Denise Fleming, American author and illustrator * 1950 – Alexander Korzhakov, Russian general and bodyguard * 1950 – Janice Rebibo, American-Israeli author and poet (died 2015) * 1951Harry Wayne Casey, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer * 1954Faoud Bacchus, Guyanese cricketer * 1954 – Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch guitarist and songwriter * 1955Virginia Ruzici, Romanian tennis player and manager * 1956John Lydon, English singer-songwriter * 1956 – Guido van Rossum, Dutch programmer, creator of the Python programming language * 1957Shirley Babashoff, American swimmer * 1958Armin Reichel, German footballer and manager * 1959Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor and producer * 1959 – Kelly Lynch, American model and actress * 1960Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist and author * 1960 – Grant Morrison, Scottish author and screenwriter * 1960 – Željko Šturanović, Montenegrin politician, 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (died 2014) * 1961Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker, English politician * 1961 – Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer and judge * 1961 – Lloyd Cole, English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1962Bruce McGuire, Australian rugby league player * 1963Gwen Graham, American lawyer and politician * 1964Martha MacCallum, American journalist * 1964 – Dawn Prince-Hughes, American scientist * 1965Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player and coach * 1965 – Ofra Harnoy, Israeli-Canadian cellist * 1965 – Peter Sagal, American author and radio host * 1966
Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English film director and actor. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie's '' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', as well as in television shows such as the comedy drama Comedy drama (also known by th ...
, English actor and director * 1966 – Thant Myint-U, Myanmar historian, diplomat, conservationist, and former presidential advisor. * 1967Fat Mike, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer * 1968John Collins, Scottish footballer and manager * 1968 – Matt King, English actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1968 – Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician, 2nd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure * 1968 – Patrick Stevens, Belgian sprinter * 1969Dov Charney, Canadian-American fashion designer and businessman, founded American Apparel * 1969 – Daniel Moder, American cinematographer * 1970Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress * 1970 – Danny Michel, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer * 1971Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan model and actress * 1973Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress * 1974Othella Harrington, American basketball player and coach * 1974 – Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player * 1975Preity Zinta, Indian actress, producer, and television host *
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 ...
Traianos Dellas, Greek footballer and manager * 1976 – Buddy Rice, American race car driver * 1977Bobby Moynihan, American actor and comedian * 1977 – Kerry Washington, American actress * 1978
Fabián Caballero Néstor Fabián Caballero (31 January 1978 – 27 September 2024), commonly referred to as Tyson, was an Argentine-Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a forward. Caballero had a 19-year career, playing in Argentina, Paraguay, Eng ...
, Argentine footballer and manager * 1979Daniel Tammet, English author and educator * 1980James Adomian, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter * 1980 – Gary Doherty, Irish footballer * 1980 – Shim Yi-young, South Korean actress * 1981Julio Arca, Argentine footballer * 1981 – Mark Cameron, Australian cricketer * 1981 – Gemma Collins, English media personality and businesswoman * 1981 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor * 1982Maret Ani, Estonian tennis player * 1982 – Allan McGregor, Scottish footballer * 1982 – Jānis Sprukts, Latvian ice hockey player * 1983Fabio Quagliarella, Italian footballer * 1984Vernon Davis, American football player * 1984 – Mikhail Grabovski, German-Belarusian ice hockey player * 1984 – Josh Johnson, Canadian-American baseball player * 1984 – Jeremy Wariner, American runner * 1984 – Alessandro Zanni, Italian rugby player * 1985Adam Federici, Australian footballer * 1985 – Mario Williams, American football player * 1986Walter Dix, American sprinter * 1986 – Megan Ellison, American film producer, founded Annapurna Pictures * 1986 – George Elokobi, Cameroonian footballer * 1986 – Yves Ma-Kalambay, Belgian footballer * 1986 – Pauline Parmentier, French tennis player * 1987Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter * 1988Brett Pitman, English footballer * 1988 – Taijo Teniste, Estonian footballer * 1989Tommy La Stella, American baseball player * 1990Cro, German rapper * 1990 – Jacopo Fortunato, Italian footballer * 1990 – Nicolás Laprovíttola, Argentine basketball player * 1990 – Jacob Markström, Swedish ice hockey player * 1990 – Kota Yabu, Japanese singer-songwriter, model, and actor * 1992Tyler Seguin, Canadian ice hockey player * 1993Qiu Bo, Chinese diver * 1994Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer * 1996Joel Courtney, American actor * 1996 – Nikita Dragun, American Youtuber * 1997Arnaut Danjuma, Dutch footballer * 1997 – Donte DiVincenzo, American basketball player * 1997 – Miyeon, South Korean singer and actress * 1998Jalen McDaniels, American basketball player * 2000Julián Álvarez, Argentine footballer * 2002Hong Ye-ji, South Korean actress * 2006Sára Bejlek, Czech tennis player


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 632Máedóc of Ferns, Irish bishop and saint (born 550) * 876Hemma of Altdorf, Frankish queen * 985Ryōgen, Japanese monk and abbot (born 912) * 1030William V, duke of Aquitaine (born 969) * 1216Theodore II, patriarch of Constantinople * 1398Sukō, emperor of Japan (born 1334) * 1418Mircea I, prince of Wallachia (born 1355) * 1435Xuande, emperor of China (born 1398) * 1561Bairam Khan, Mughalan general (born 1501) * 1561 – Menno Simons, Dutch minister and theologian (born 1496) * 1580Henry, king of Portugal (born 1512)


1601–1900

* 1606Guy Fawkes, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (born 1570) * 1606 – Ambrose Rookwood, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1578) * 1606 – Thomas Wintour, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1571) * 1615Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (born 1543) * 1632Jost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (born 1552) * 1665Johannes Clauberg, German philosopher and theologian (born 1622) * 1686Jean Mairet, French playwright (born 1604) * 1720Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1654) * 1729Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (born 1659) * 1736Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect and set designer, designed the Basilica of Superga (born 1678) * 1790Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American lawyer and surveyor (born 1718) * 1794Mariot Arbuthnot, English admiral and politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (born 1711) * 1811Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (born 1763) * 1815José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan soldier (born 1775) * 1828Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (born 1792) * 1836John Cheyne, English physician and author (born 1777) * 1844Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (born 1773) * 185611th Dalai Lama (born 1838) * 1870Cilibi Moise, Moldavian Romanian journalist and author (born 1812) * 1888John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (born 1815) * 1892Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (born 1834) * 1900John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (born 1844)


1901–present

* 1911Paul Singer, German politician (born 1844) * 1923Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (born 1869) * 1933John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867) * 1944Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (born 1882) * 1954Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (born 1890) * 1955John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1865) * 1956A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright, created '' Winnie-the-Pooh'' (born 1882) * 1958Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1898) * 1960Auguste Herbin, French painter (born 1882) * 1961Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1887) * 1966Arthur Percival, English general (born 1887) * 1967Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (born 1908) * 1969Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (born 1894) * 1971Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian historian and linguist (born 1891) * 1973Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895) * 1974Samuel Goldwyn, Polish American film producer, co-founded Goldwyn Pictures (born 1882) *
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 ...
Ernesto Miranda, American criminal (born 1941) * 1976 – Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (born 1890) * 1985Reginald Baker, English Australian film producer (born 1896) * 1985 – Tatsuzō Ishikawa, Japanese author (born 1905) * 1987Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (born 1907) * 1989William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (born 1896) * 1990Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German zoologist and academic (born 1901) * 1990 – Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian American biochemist and academic (born 1935) * 1997John Joseph Scanlan, Irish American bishop (born 1930) *
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 ...
Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and trainer, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (born 1938) * 2000Gil Kane, Latvian American author and illustrator (born 1926) * 2001Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian American author (born 1923) * 2002Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (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 ...
Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (born 1913) * 2004 – Suraiya, Indian actress and playback singer (born 1929) * 2006Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (born 1926) * 2007Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (born 1944) * 2007 – Adelaide Tambo, South African activist and politician (born 1929) * 2008František Čapek, Czechoslovakian canoeist (born 1914) * 2011Bartolomeu Anania, Romanian bishop and poet (born 1921) * 2012Mani Ram Bagri, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1920) * 2012 – Dorothea Tanning, American painter and sculptor (born 1910) * 2013Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (born 1923) * 2013 – Hassan Habibi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 1st
Vice President of Iran First vice president of Iran () is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of Iran as anyone appointed by the President of Iran to lead an organization related to presidential affairs in Iran. , there are fourteen vice presidents. The first vic ...
(born 1937) * 2014Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (born 1922) * 2014 – Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (born 1924) * 2014 – Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director and screenwriter (born 1921) * 2015Vic Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929) * 2015 – Udo Lattek, German footballer, coach, and journalist (born 1935) * 2015 – Lizabeth Scott, American actress (born 1922) * 2015 – Richard von Weizsäcker, German captain and politician, 6th President of Germany (born 1920) * 2016Terry Wogan, Irish radio and television host (born 1938) * 2017Rob Stewart, Canadian filmmaker (born 1979) * 2018Rasual Butler, American professional basketball player (born 1979) * 2018 – Leah LaBelle, American singer (born 1986)


Holidays and observances

*Christian feast day: ** Domitius (Domice) of Amiens ** Francis Xavier Bianchi ** Geminianus ** John Bosco ** Julius of Novara ** Blessed Ludovica ** Máedóc (Mogue, Aiden) ** Marcella of Marseille ** Marcella of Rome ** Samuel Shoemaker ( Episcopal Church (USA)) ** Tysul ** Ulphia ** Wilgils ** January 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * Amartithi ( Meherabad, India, followers of Meher Baba) * Independence Day (Nauru), celebrates independence from Australia in 1968. * Street Children's Day (
Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
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References


External links


BBC: On This Day
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