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Pre-1600

* 1158 – The city of
Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river
Isar The Isar () is a river in Austria and in Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel mountain range of the Alps. The Isar river enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Krün, Wallgau, Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching ...
. * 1216
First Barons' War The First Barons' War (1215–1217) was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners (commonly referred to as English feudal barony, barons) led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against John of England, K ...
: Prince Louis of France takes the city of
Winchester Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...
, abandoned by
John, King of England John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empi ...
, and soon conquers over half of the kingdom. * 1276 – While in exile in
Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...
, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the
Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
court hold the coronation ceremony for Emperor Duanzong. * 1285Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong. * 1287Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist
Borjigin A Borjigin is a member of the Mongol sub-clan that started with Bodonchar Munkhag of the Kiyat clan. Yesugei's descendants were thus said to be Kiyat-Borjigin. The senior Borjigids provided ruling princes for Mongolia and Inner Mongolia u ...
princes in East
Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
and
Manchuria Manchuria is a historical region in northeast Asia encompassing the entirety of present-day northeast China and parts of the modern-day Russian Far East south of the Uda (Khabarovsk Krai), Uda River and the Tukuringra-Dzhagdy Ranges. The exact ...
. * 1381
Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Jo ...
meets leaders of the
Peasants' Revolt The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black ...
at
Mile End Mile End is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and part of the East End of London, East End. It is east of Charing Cross. Situated on the part of the London-to-Colchester road ...
. The
Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamle ...
is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance. * 1404 – Welsh rebel leader
Owain Glyndŵr Owain ap Gruffydd (28 May 135420 September 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn Dŵr, , anglicised as Owen Glendower) was a Welsh people, Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the Wales in the late Middle Ages, late Middle ...
, having declared himself
Prince of Wales Prince of Wales (, ; ) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the History of the English monarchy, English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd who, from ...
, allies himself with the French against King
Henry IV of England Henry IV ( – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. Henry was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of King Edward III), and Blanche of Lancaster. Henry was involved in the 1388 ...
.


1601–1900

* 1618 – Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper '' Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.'' in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
(approximate date). * 1645
English Civil War The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Cavaliers, Royalists and Roundhead, Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of th ...
: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand
Royalist A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of gove ...
forces are beaten by fifteen thousand Parliamentarian soldiers. *
1658 Events January–March * January 13 – Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in the Tower of London. * January 30 – The " March Across the Belts" (''Tåget över Bält''), Sweden's use of winter w ...
Franco-Spanish War: Turenne and the French army win a decisive victory over the Spanish at the battle of the Dunes. * 1690 – King
William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ...
(William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II. * 1775
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 ...
: the
Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...
is established by the
Continental Congress The Continental Congress was a series of legislature, legislative bodies, with some executive function, for the Thirteen Colonies of British America, Great Britain in North America, and the newly declared United States before, during, and after ...
, marking the birth of the
United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the Military, military forces of the United States. U.S. United States Code, federal law names six armed forces: the United States Army, Army, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps, United States Navy, Na ...
. *
1777 Events January–March * January 2 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of the Assunpink Creek: American general George Washington's army repulses a British attack by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis, in a second ...
– The
Second Continental Congress The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meetings of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, which established American independence ...
passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the
Flag of the United States The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal Bar (heraldry), stripes, Variation of the field, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the Canton ( ...
. *
1789 Events January–March * January – Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès publishes the pamphlet '' What Is the Third Estate?'' ('), influential on the French Revolution. * January 7 – The 1788-89 United States presidential election ...
Mutiny on the Bounty: mutiny survivors including Captain
William Bligh William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was a Vice-admiral (Royal Navy), Royal Navy vice-admiral and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New South Wales from 1806 to 1808. He is best known for his role in the Muti ...
and 18 others reach
Timor Timor (, , ) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is Indonesia–Timor-Leste border, divided between the sovereign states of Timor-Leste in the eastern part and Indonesia in the ...
after a nearly journey in an open boat. * 1800 – The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy. * 1807 – Emperor
Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian
Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast () is the westernmost federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of the Russian Federation. It is a Enclave and exclave, semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea within the Baltic region of Prussia (region), Prussia, surrounded by Pola ...
) ending the
War of the Fourth Coalition The War of the Fourth Coalition () was a war spanning 1806–1807 that saw a multinational coalition fight against Napoleon's First French Empire, French Empire, subsequently being defeated. The main coalition partners were Kingdom of Prussia, ...
. * 1821Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end. *
1822 Events January–March * January 1 – The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. * January 3 – The famous French explorer, Aimé Bonpland, is imprisoned in Paraguay on charges of espionage. ...
Charles Babbage Charles Babbage (; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. Babbage is considered ...
proposes a difference engine in a paper to the
Royal Astronomical Society The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society and charitable organisation, charity that encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, planetary science, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science. Its ...
. * 1830 – Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at
Sidi Fredj Sidi Fredj, known under French rule as Sidi Ferruch, is a coastal town in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located within the territory of the Staouéli, municipality of Staouéli, on a presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea. Obori was impor ...
. * 1839
Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a Rowing (sport), rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe ...
: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the
River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, s ...
in
Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...
, stages its first regatta. *
1846 Events January–March * January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom. * January 13 – The Milan–Venice railway's bridge, over the Venetian Lagoon betwee ...
Bear Flag Revolt The California Republic, or Bear Flag Republic, was an List of historical unrecognized states#Americas, unrecognized breakaway state from Second Federal Republic of Mexico, Mexico, that existed from June 14, 1846 to July 9, 1846. It milita ...
begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic. * 1863
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of
Winchester, Virginia Winchester is the northwesternmost Administrative divisions of Virginia#Independent cities, independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, Virginia, Frederi ...
. * 1863 – Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War. *
1872 Events January * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. *January 20 – The Cavite mutiny was an uprising of Filipino military personnel of Fort S ...
Trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...
s are legalized in Canada. * 1888 – The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of
Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...
. *
1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
becomes a United States territory. * 1900 – The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.


1901–present

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1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
– The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. * 1919John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. *
1926 In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
leaves the
League of Nations The League of Nations (LN or LoN; , SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace ...
. *
1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
– The landmark Australian Eastern Mission returns from its three-month tour of East and South-East Asia. * 1937
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate
Flag Day A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Flag days are usually codified in national s ...
officially as a state holiday. * 1937 – U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act. *
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
: The German occupation of Paris begins. * 1940 – The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania, resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence. * 1940 – Seven hundred and twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from
Tarnów Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east– ...
become the first inmates of the
Auschwitz concentration camp Auschwitz, or Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 Nazi concentration camps, concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany, occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) d ...
. * 1941June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occupied Baltic states begins. *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
– World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of
Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...
. * 1945 – World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in
Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur (), officially the Province of Ilocos Sur (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan, while Candon is ...
and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon. *
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 ...
Albert II, a
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, rides a
V-2 rocket The V2 (), with the technical name ''Aggregat (rocket family), Aggregat-4'' (A4), was the world's first long-range missile guidance, guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was developed during the S ...
to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space.Monkeys in Space: A Brief Spaceflight History
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1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
– An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This came two days after another Air France DC-4 crashed in the same location. *
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
UNIVAC I The UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer design for business application produced in the United States. It was designed principally by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the invento ...
is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. *
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
– U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words " under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance. * 1955
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. * 1959Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in
Anaheim, California Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orang ...
. *
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
– The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the
European Space Agency The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member International organization, international organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023, ESA was founded in 1975 ...
. *
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
– The
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announces the abolition of the ''
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'' ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557. *
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
Mariner program: '' Mariner 5'' is launched towards Venus. *
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
Japan Air Lines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in
New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground. * 1982
Falklands War The Falklands War () was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories, British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and Falkland Islands Dependenci ...
:
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forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces. *
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
– Five member nations of the
European Economic Community The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lisbo ...
sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no
border control Border control comprises measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it als ...
s. * 1986The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in
Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
,
Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
. *
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
– The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the
New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...
defeat the
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to win the Stanley Cup, causing an estimated 1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. * 2002Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by , about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
– A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board. *
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
– The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington,
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured. * 2017 – Republican U.S. House Majority Whip
Steve Scalise Stephen Joseph Scalise ( ; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has been the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for since 2008. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was ...
of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game. *
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 ...
– the No Kings protests, demonstrations against the
second presidency of Donald Trump Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon Second inauguration of Donald Trump, his inauguration as the List of presidents of the United States, 47th president on January 20, 2025. On his first ...
, take place in 2,100 cities and towns in the United States, in American territories, and in 20 other countries.


Births


Pre-1600

* 1444Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (died 1544) * 1479Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet and scholar (died 1552) * 1529Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (died 1595)


1601–1900

* 1627
Johann Abraham Ihle Johann Abraham Ihle (14 June 1627 – c.1699) was a German amateur astronomer who discovered the first known globular cluster, M22, on 26 August 1665 while observing Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second larges ...
, German astronomer (died 1699) * 1691Jan Francisci, Slovak organist and composer (died 1758) * 1726
Thomas Pennant Thomas Pennant (16 December 1798) was a Welsh natural history, naturalist, traveller, writer and antiquarian. He was born and lived his whole life at his family estate, Downing Hall, near Whitford, Flintshire, in Wales. As a naturalist he had ...
, Welsh ornithologist and historian (died 1798) * 1730
Antonio Sacchini Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini (14 June 1730 – 6 October 1786) was an Italian classical period (music), classical era composer, best known for his operas. Sacchini was born in Florence, but raised in Naples, where he received his m ...
, Italian composer and educator (died 1786) * 1736
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb Charles-Augustin de Coulomb ( ; ; 14 June 1736 – 23 August 1806) was a French officer, engineer, and physicist. He is best known as the eponymous discoverer of what is now called Coulomb's law, the description of the electrostatic force of att ...
, French physicist and engineer (died 1806) * 1763Simon Mayr, German composer and educator (died 1845) * 1780Henry Salt, English historian and diplomat, British Consul-General in Egypt (died 1827) *
1796 Events January–March * January 16 – The first Dutch (and general) elections are held for the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic. (The next Dutch general elections are held in 1888.) * February 1 – The capital of Upper Can ...
Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (died 1866) * 1798
František Palacký František Palacký (; 14 June 1798 – 26 May 1876) was a Czech historian and politician. He was the most influential person of the Czech National Revival, called "Father of the Nation". Life František Palacký was born on 14 June 1798, at ...
, Czech historian and politician (died 1876) * 1801Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (died 1868) * 1811
Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (; June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American author and Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (185 ...
, American author and activist (died 1896) * 1819Henry Gardner, American merchant and politician, 23rd
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 1892) *
1820 Events January–March *January 1 – A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament to meet on March 7, becoming the nominal beginning of the "Trienio Liberal" in History of Spain (1 ...
John Bartlett, American author and publisher (died 1905) * 1829Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (died 1884) * 1838Yamagata Aritomo, Japanese Field Marshal and politician, 3rd and 9th
Prime Minister of Japan The is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self-Defense Force ...
(died 1922) *
1840 Events January–March * January 3 – One of the predecessor papers of the ''Herald Sun'' of Melbourne, Australia, ''The Port Phillip Herald'', is founded. * January 10 – Uniform Penny Post is introduced in the United Kingdom. * Janu ...
William F. Nast, American businessman (died 1893) * 1848Bernard Bosanquet, English philosopher and theorist (died 1923) * 1848Max Erdmannsdörfer, German conductor and composer (died 1905) * 1855Robert M. La Follette, American lawyer and politician, 20th
Governor of Wisconsin The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's Wisconsin Army National Guard, army and Wisconsin Air National Guard, air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the ...
(died 1925) * 1856
Andrey Markov Andrey Andreyevich Markov (14 June 1856 – 20 July 1922) was a Russian mathematician best known for his work on stochastic processes. A primary subject of his research later became known as the Markov chain. He was also a strong, close to mas ...
, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1922) *
1862 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – Second French intervention in Mexico, French intervention in Mexico: Second French Empire, French, Spanish and British ...
John Ulric Nef, Swiss-American chemist and academic (died 1915) *
1864 Events January * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song "Beautiful Dream ...
Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (died 1915) * 1868Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician,
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 1943) * 1868 – Anna B. Eckstein, German peace activist (died 1947) *
1870 Events January * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge be ...
Sophia of Prussia (died 1932) * 1871Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (died 1936) * 1871 – Jacob Ellehammer, Danish mechanic and engineer (died 1946) *
1872 Events January * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. *January 20 – The Cavite mutiny was an uprising of Filipino military personnel of Fort S ...
János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and author (died 1936) *
1877 Events January * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876, introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876: Batt ...
Jane Bathori, French soprano (died 1970) * 1877 –
Ida MacLean Ida Maclean (nee Smedley; 14 June 1877 – 2 March 1944) was an English biochemist and the first woman admitted to the Chemical Society, London Chemical Society. Early life and education Ida was born in Birmingham to William Smedley, a busines ...
, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (died 1944) * 1878Léon Thiébaut, French fencer (died 1943) * 1879Arthur Duffey, American sprinter and coach (died 1955) * 1884John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (died 1945) * 1884 – Georg Zacharias, German swimmer (died 1953) *
1890 Events January * January 1 – The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony in the Horn of Africa. * January 2 – Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer in the White House. * January 11 – 1890 British Ultimatum: The Uni ...
May Allison, American actress (died 1989) * 1894Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (died 1924) * 1894 – José Carlos Mariátegui (died 1930) * 1894 – W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (died 1966) * 1895Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1968) * 1898Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald, Irish Army Officer and painter (died 1962) *
1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...
Ruth Nanda Anshen Ruth Nanda Anshen (June 14, 1900 – December 2, 2003) was an American philosopher, author and editor. She was the author of several books including ''The Anatomy of Evil'', ''Biography of An Idea'', ''Morals Equals Manners'' and ''The Mystery ...
, American writer, editor, and philosopher (died 2003) * 1900 – June Walker, American stage and film actress (died 1966)


1901–present

* 1903
Alonzo Church Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, logician, and philosopher who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science. He is bes ...
, American mathematician and logician (died 1995) * 1903 – Rose Rand, Austrian-American logician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1980) * 1904Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (died 1971) * 1905Steve Broidy, American businessman (died 1991) * 1905 – Arthur Davis, American animator and director (died 2000) *
1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (died 1978) * 1907 – René Char, French poet and author (died 1988) * 1909
Burl Ives Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American Folk music, folk singer and actor with a career that spanned more than six decades. Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his o ...
, American actor and singer (died 1995) * 1910Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor (died 1976) * 1913Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (died 1996) * 1916Dorothy McGuire, American actress (died 2001) *
1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...
Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2023) * 1917 – Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (died 2012) * 1917 –
Atle Selberg Atle Selberg (14 June 1917 – 6 August 2007) was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with spectral theory. He was awarded ...
, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (died 2007) * 1919Gene Barry, American actor (died 2009) * 1919 –
Sam Wanamaker Samuel Wanamaker (born Samuel Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He began his career on Broadway theatre, Broadway, but sp ...
, American actor and director (died 1993) * 1921Martha Greenhouse, American actress (died 2013) * 1923Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator (died 2019) * 1923 – Green Wix Unthank, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 2013) * 1924James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (died 2010) *
1925 Events January * January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...
Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (died 2004) *
1926 In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...
Don Newcombe, American baseball player (died 2019) *
1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...
Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban physician, author,
guerrilla Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, Partisan (military), partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians, which may include Children in the military, recruite ...
leader and politician (died 1967) * 1929
Cy Coleman Cy Coleman (born Seymour Kaufman; June 14, 1929 – November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. Life and career Coleman was born Seymour Kaufman in New York City, to Ashkenazi, Eastern European Jewish parents, an ...
, American pianist and composer (died 2004) * 1929 – Alan Davidson, Australian cricketer (died 2021) * 1929 – Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 2011) * 1931
Marla Gibbs Marla Gibbs (born Margaret Theresa Bradley; June 14, 1931) is an American actress, singer, comedian, writer, and television producer whose career spans seven decades. She is known for her role as George Jefferson's maid, Florence Johnston, on th ...
, American actress and comedian * 1931 – Ross Higgins, Australian actor (died 2016) * 1931 – Junior Walker, American saxophonist (died 1995) *
1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (died 1991) * 1933 – Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2017) *
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
Renaldo Benson, American singer-songwriter (died 2005) * 1936 – Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish author, poet, and translator *
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 ...
Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020) * 1939
Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer ( ; born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 20 ...
, American lawyer and politician * 1939 – Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter (died 2018) * 1939 – Colin Thubron, English journalist and author *
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
Andy Irvine, Irish folk musician * 1942 – Jonathan Raban, English author and academic (died 2023) * 1942 – Roberto García-Calvo Montiel, Spanish judge (died 2008) *
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
Harold Wheeler, American composer, conductor, and producer *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (died 1992) * 1945
Rod Argent Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band the Zombies, and went on to form the ba ...
, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player *1945 – Bruce Degen, American writer (died 2024) * 1945 – Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (died 2012) * 1945 – Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator *
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 ...
Robert Louis-Dreyfus, French-Swiss businessman (died 2009) * 1946 – Tõnu Sepp, Estonian instrument maker and educator * 1946 –
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...
, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...
*
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle Roger John Liddle, Baron Liddle (born 14 June 1947) is a British political adviser and consultant who is principally known for being Special Adviser on European matters to the former Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom, Prime Minister Tony Bla ...
, English politician * 1947 – Barry Melton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1947 – Paul Rudolph, Canadian singer, guitarist, and cyclist *
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
Laurence Yep Laurence Michael Yep ( zh, t=葉祥添, s=叶祥添, p=Yè Xiángtiān, j=Jip6 Coeng4 Tim1; born June 14, 1948) is an American writer. He is known for his children's books, having won the Newbery Honor twice for his ''Golden Mountain'' series. I ...
, American author and playwright *
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 ...
Jim Lea, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer * 1949 – Roger Powell, English-Australian scientist and academic * 1949 – Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021) * 1949 –
Harry Turtledove Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his ...
, American historian and author * 1949 – Alan White, English drummer and songwriter (died 2022) *
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
Rowan Williams, Welsh archbishop and theologian *
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa * 1951 – Danny Edwards, American golfer *
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
Pat Summitt, American basketball player and coach (died 2016) *
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
Will Patton, American actor * 1955 – Paul O'Grady, English television host, producer, and drag performer (died 2023) * 1955 – Kirron Kher, Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politician * 1958James Gurney, American artist and author * 1958 – Olaf Scholz, German politician and former chancellor of German * 1958 – Nick Van Eede, English singer-songwriter * 1959Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer * 1960Tonie Campbell, American hurdler * 1961Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer * 1961 – Dušan Kojić, Serbian singer-songwriter and bass player * 1961 – Sam Perkins, American basketball player *
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
Dedrick Dodge, American football player and coach * 1967 –
Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. Th ...
, Australian rugby league player * 1968Faizon Love, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter * 1969Éric Desjardins, Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1969 –
Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a r ...
, German tennis player *
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
Heather McDonald, American comedian, actress, and author *
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
Bruce Bowen, American basketball player and sportscaster *1971 – Will Cullen Hart, American musician (died 2024) * 1971 – Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer *
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
Rick Brunson, American basketball player and coach * 1972 –
Matthias Ettrich Matthias Ettrich (born 14 June 1972) is a German computer scientist and founder of the KDE and LyX projects. Early life Ettrich was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, and went to school in Beilstein, Württemberg, ...
, German computer scientist and engineer, founded
KDE KDE is an international free software community that develops free and open-source software. As a central development hub, it provides tools and resources that enable collaborative work on its projects. Its products include the KDE Plasma gra ...
* 1972 – Claude Henderson, South African cricketer * 1972 – Danny McFarlane, Jamaican hurdler and sprinter *
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
Sami Kapanen, Finnish-American ice hockey player and manager *
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 ...
Alan Carr, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter * 1976 – Massimo Oddo, Italian footballer and manager *
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer * 1977 – Chris McAlister, American football player * 1977 – Joe Worsley, English rugby player and coach *
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
Steve Bégin, Canadian ice hockey player * 1978 – Diablo Cody, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1978 – Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast and coach * 1978 – Nikola Vujčić, Croatian former professional basketball player *
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 ...
Shannon Hegarty, Australian rugby league player *
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
Elano, Brazilian footballer and manager * 1982Jamie Green, English racing driver * 1982 – Nicole Irving, Australian swimmer * 1982 – Lang Lang, Chinese pianist * 1982 – Trine Rønning, Norwegian footballer *
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
Trevor Barry, Bahamian high jumper * 1983 – Louis Garrel, French actor, director, and screenwriter * 1984Lorenzo Booker, American football player * 1984 – Mark Cosgrove, Australian cricketer * 1984 – Siobhán Donaghy, English singer-songwriter * 1984 – Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer *
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
Oleg Medvedev. Russian luger * 1985 – Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver * 1986Rhe-Ann Niles-Mapp, Barbadian netball player * 1986 – Matt Read, Canadian ice hockey player *
1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player * 1987 – Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer * 1988Adrián Aldrete, Mexican footballer * 1988 – Kevin McHale, American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality *
1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
– Lucy Hale, American actress and singer-songwriter * 1989 – Brad Takairangi, Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player *1990 – Patrice Cormier, Canadian ice hockey player * 1990 – Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, Norwegian long-distance runner *1991 – Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer * 1991 – Jesy Nelson, English singer *1992 – Daryl Sabara, American actor * 1992 – Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player *1993 – Gunna (rapper), Gunna, American rapper *
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
– Moon Tae-il, South Korean singer *1997 – David Bangala, French football defender * 1997 – Fujii Kaze, Japanese singer-songwriter *1999 – Tzuyu, Chou Tzuyu, Taiwanese singer *2000 – RJ Barrett, Canadian basketball player * 2000 – Naomi Girma, American soccer player * 2000 – Bobby Witt Jr., American baseball player *2007 – Bryce James, American basketball player


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 809 – Ōtomo no Otomaro, Japanese general (born 731) * 847 – Methodios I of Constantinople, Methodius I, patriarch of Constantinople * 957 – Guadamir, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Vic, Vic (Spain) * 976 – Aron of Bulgaria, Aron, Bulgarian nobleman *1161 – Emperor Qinzong of the Song dynasty (born 1100) *1349 – Günther von Schwarzburg, German king (born 1304) * 1381 – Simon Sudbury, English archbishop (born 1316) *1497 – Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía, Italian son of Pope Alexander VI (born 1474) *1516 – John III of Navarre (born 1469) *1544 – Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (born 1489) *1548 – Carpentras (composer), Carpentras, French composer (born 1470) *1583 – Shibata Katsuie, Japanese samurai (born 1522) *1594 – Jacob Kroger, German goldsmith, hanged in Edinburgh for stealing the jewels of Anne of Denmark. * 1594 – Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer and educator (born 1532)


1601–1900

*1662 – Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (born 1613) *1674 – Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French author and poet (born 1600) *1679 – Guillaume Courtois, French painter and illustrator (born 1628) *1746 – Colin Maclaurin, Scottish mathematician (born 1698) *1794 – Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English courtier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1718) * 1800 – Louis Desaix, French general (born 1768) * 1800 – Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general (born 1753) * 1801 – Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (born 1741) *1825 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (born 1754) *1837 – Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (born 1798) *
1864 Events January * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song "Beautiful Dream ...
– Leonidas Polk, American general and bishop (born 1806) *
1877 Events January * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876, introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876: Batt ...
– Mary Carpenter, English educational and social reformer (born 1807) *1883 – Edward FitzGerald (poet), Edward FitzGerald, English poet and author (born 1809) *1886 – Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian director and playwright (born 1823) * 1898 – Dewitt Clinton Senter, American politician, 18th Governor of Tennessee (born 1830)


1901–present

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1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
– William Le Baron Jenney, American architect and engineer, designed the Home Insurance Building (born 1832) * 1907 – Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician (born 1830) *1908 – Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, 6th Governor General of Canada (born 1841) *1914 – Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (born 1835) * 1916 – João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian author (born 1865) *1920 – Max Weber, German sociologist and economist (born 1864) * 1923 – Isabelle Bogelot, French philanthropist (born 1838) *
1926 In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...
– Mary Cassatt, American-French painter (born 1843) *1927 – Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (born 1894) * 1927 – Jerome K. Jerome, English author (born 1859) *
1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...
– Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist and academic (born 1857) *1932 – Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian businesswoman, co-founded Desjardins Group (born 1858) *
1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
– Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (born 1860) *
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
– G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, playwright, and novelist (born 1874) * 1936 – Hans Poelzig, German architect, painter, and designer, designed the IG Farben Building (born 1869) *
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 ...
– John Logie Baird, Scottish-English physicist and engineer (born 1888) * 1946 – Jorge Ubico, 21st President of Guatemala (born 1878) *
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 ...
Albert II, rhesus macaque, animal astronaut, and first mammal in space *1953 – Tom Cole (racing driver), Tom Cole, Welsh-American racing driver (born 1922) * 1968 – Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize Laureate (born 1901) *
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
– Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Republic of the Philippines (born 1896) *
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
– Dündar Taşer, Turkish soldier and politician (born 1925) *
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
– Robert Middleton, American actor (born 1911) * 1977 – Alan Reed, American actor, original voice of Fred Flintstone (born1907) *
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 ...
– Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer-songwriter (born 1946) *1980 – Charles Miller (musician), Charles Miller, American saxophonist and flute player (born 1939) * 1986 – Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (born 1899) * 1986 – Alan Jay Lerner, American composer and songwriter (born 1918) *
1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
– Stanisław Bareja, Polish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1929) *1990 – Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (born 1900) *1991 – Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (born 1907) *
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
– Lionel Grigson, English pianist, composer, and educator (born 1942) * 1994 – Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (born 1924) * 1994 – Marcel Mouloudji, French singer and actor (born 1922) *1995 – Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (born 1917) * 1995 – Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1948) * 1995 – Roger Zelazny, American author and poet (born 1937) *1996 – Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (born 1908) *1997 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (born 1926) *1999 – Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (born 1932) *2000 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (born 1911) * 2002 – June Jordan, American author and activist (born 1936) *2003 – Dale Whittington, American race car driver (born 1959) *2004 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (born 1900) *2005 – Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (born 1914) * 2005 – Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (born 1924) *2006 – Monty Berman, English director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1913) * 2006 – Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1930) *2007 – Ruth Graham, Chinese-American author, poet, and painter (born 1920) * 2007 – Robin Olds, American general and pilot (born 1922) * 2007 – Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Austrian politician, 9th President of Austria (born 1918) *2009 – Bob Bogle, American musician (born 1934) * 2009 – William McIntyre (judge), William McIntyre, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1918) *2012 – Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (born 1926) * 2012 – Bob Chappuis, American football player and soldier (born 1923) * 2012 – Margie Hyams, American pianist and vibraphone player (born 1920) * 2012 – Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, German pianist and academic (born 1930) * 2012 – Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (born 1945) * 2012 – Gitta Sereny, Austrian-English historian, journalist, and author (born 1921) *2013 – Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (born 1923) *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
– Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican journalist and politician (born 1920) * 2014 – Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress (born 1935) * 2014 – Robert Lebeck, German photographer and journalist (born 1929) * 2014 – James E. Rogers (attorney), James E. Rogers, American lawyer, businessman, and academic (born 1938) *2015 – Richard Cotton (geneticist), Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (born 1940) * 2015 – Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (born 1926) * 2015 – Qiao Shi, Chinese politician (born 1924) *2016 – Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress and singer (born 1928) * 2016 – Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1919) *2020 – Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian film actor (born 1986) *2022 – A. B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (born 1936) *2024 – Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963) *2024 – George Nethercutt, American lawyer, author, and politician (born 1944) *
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 ...
– Afa Ah Loo, Samoan fashion designer * 2025 – Melissa Hortman, American lawyer and politician (born 1970)


Holidays and observances

*Christian feast day: **Burchard of Meissen **Caomhán of Inisheer **Elisha (Roman Catholic and Lutheran) **Fortunatus of Naples (Roman Catholic) **Blessed Nhá Chica, Francisca de Paula de Jesus (Nhá Chica) **Joseph the Hymnographer (Roman Catholic: Orthodox April 3#Holidays and observances, April 3) **Methodios I of Constantinople **Quintian of Rodez (Rodez) **Richard Baxter (Calendar of saints (Church of England), Church of England) **Valerius and Rufinus **June 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) *Commemoration of the June deportation, Soviet Deportation related observances: **Baltic Freedom Day (United States) **Commemoration Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide (Latvia) **Mourning and Commemoration Day or ''Leinapäev'' (Estonia) **Mourning and Hope Day (Lithuania) *Day of Memory for Repressed People (Armenia) *Flag Day (United States) *Freedom Day (Malawi) *Liberation Day (Falkland Islands), Liberation Day (Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) *World Blood Donor Day


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