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1199 Year 1199 (Roman numerals, MCXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * January 13 – A short-lived truce is declared, between the Kings Richard I of England, Richard I (the Lionh ...
– King
Richard I of England Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ru ...
is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
, leading to his death on
April 6 Events Pre–1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the Battle of Thapsus. * 402 – Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia. * ...
. * 1387English victory over a Franco- Castilian- Flemish fleet in the Battle of Margate off the coast of
Margate Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is located on the north coast of Kent and covers an area of long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and W ...
. * 1401Turco-Mongol emperor
Timur Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1320s17/18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeat ...
sacks
Damascus Damascus ( , ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. Kno ...
.


1601–1900

* 1603
James VI of Scotland James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until ...
is proclaimed King James I of
England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
and
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
, upon the death of
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudo ...
. * 1603 –
Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; 31 January 1543 – 1 June 1616) was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was the third of the three "Gr ...
is granted the title of ''
shōgun , officially , was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, except during parts of the Kamak ...
'' from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the
Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...
in Edo, Japan. * 1663 – The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring
Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and King of Ireland, Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest su ...
to the throne. * 1720 – Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February. * 1721
Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...
dedicated six
concerto A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The ...
s to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051. * 1765
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...
passes the Quartering Act, which requires the
Thirteen Colonies The Thirteen Colonies were the British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America which broke away from the British Crown in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and joined to form the United States of America. The Thirteen C ...
to house British troops. *
1794 Events January–March * January 1 – The Stibo Group is founded by Niels Lund as a printing company in Aarhus (Denmark). * January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United St ...
– In
Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
,
Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish Military engineering, military engineer, statesman, and military leader who then became a national hero in Poland, the United States, Lithuania, and ...
announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces. *
1829 Events January–March * January 19 – August Klingemann's adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's '' Faust'' premieres in Braunschweig. * February 27 – Battle of Tarqui: Troops of Gran Colombia and Peru battle to a draw. * Marc ...
– The
Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. * 1832 – In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thou ...
. * 1854President José Gregorio Monagas abolishes slavery in Venezuela. *
1860 Events January * January 2 – The astronomer Urbain Le Verrier announces the discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan (hypothetical planet), Vulcan at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 &ndas ...
Sakuradamon Incident: Japanese Chief Minister ( Tairō) Ii Naosuke is assassinated by ''
rōnin In feudal Japan to early modern Japan (1185–1868), a ''rōnin'' ( ; , , 'drifter' or 'wandering man', ) was a samurai who had no lord or master and in some cases, had also severed all links with his family or clan. A samurai became a ''rō ...
'' ''
samurai The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court d ...
'' outside the
Sakurada Gate is a gate in the inner moat of Tokyo Imperial Palace, in Tokyo, Japan. It was the location of the Sakuradamon Incident (1860), Sakuradamon Incident in 1860, in which Tairō Ii Naosuke was assassinated outside the gate by samurai of the Mito Doma ...
of Edo Castle. * 1869 – The last of
Tītokowaru Riwha Tītokowaru (born Riwha, 1823– 18 August 1888) was a Taranaki Māori rangatira, military commander, general and religious leader. He is considered to be one of the most capable and influential military strategists in New Zealand hist ...
's forces surrendered to the
New Zealand government The New Zealand Government () is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand. As in most other parliamentary democracies, the term "Government" refers chiefly to the executive branch, and more specifica ...
, ending his uprising. *
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 ...
– A Chilean prospecting party led by José Díaz Gana discovers the silver ores of Caracoles in the Bolivian portion of
Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert () is a desert plateau located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile. Stretching over a strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of , which increases to if the barre ...
, leading to the last of the Chilean silver rushes and a diplomatic dispute over its taxation between Chile and Bolivia. *
1878 Events January * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Shipka Pass IV – Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Russo-Turkish War: ...
– The British frigate sinks, killing more than 300. * 1882Robert Koch announces the discovery of ''
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (M. tb), also known as Koch's bacillus, is a species of pathogenic bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative agent of tuberculosis. First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, ''M. tuberculosis'' ha ...
'', the
bacterium Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among the ...
responsible for
tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can al ...
. *
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 ...
Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The Mayoralty in the United States, mayor's office administers all ...
Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground " Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link
Manhattan Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, larg ...
and
Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...
. *
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 ...
Carnegie Steel Company is formed in
New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
; its capitalization of $160 million is the largest to date.


1901–present

* 1921 – The 1921 Women's Olympiad began in
Monte Carlo Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...
, becoming the first international women's sports event. * 1922 – The McMahon killings take place in
Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...
. Six Catholic civilians are shot dead, two others wounded and a female family member assaulted. Police were suspected as being responsible, but no one was prosecuted. *
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard
Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
, in defence of the foreign citizens within the city. *
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 Tydings–McDuffie Act is passed by 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, ...
, allowing the
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
to become a self-governing
commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth ...
. *
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
– The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch takes place; approximately 40 members of the VBDL starting from Nendeln march towards
Vaduz Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...
with the intention of overthrowing the government and provoking Liechtenstein's annexation into Germany. *
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 ...
German troops massacre 335 Italian civilians in
Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
. * 1944 –
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 ...
: In an event later dramatized in the movie '' The Great Escape'', 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III. *
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 ...
– A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the
British Raj The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule ...
to Indian leadership. *
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 ...
Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader, in the
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity. * 1961 – The Quebec Board of the French Language is established. *
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, ...
Direct rule In political science, direct rule is when an imperial or central power takes direct control over the legislature, executive and civil administration of an otherwise largely self-governing territory. Examples Chechnya In 1991, Chechen separat ...
is imposed on
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
by the
Government of the United Kingdom His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
under
Edward Heath Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 ...
. *
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 ...
– In
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
, the
armed forces A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a ...
overthrow the constitutional government of President
Isabel Perón Isabel Martínez de Perón (, born María Estela Martínez Cartas; 4 February 1931) is an Argentine politician who served as the 41st president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. She was one of the List of elected and appointed female heads of s ...
and start a seven-year dictatorial period self-styled the '' National Reorganization Process''. *
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 ...
Morarji Desai Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian politician and Indian independence activist, independence activist who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading th ...
became the
Prime Minister of India The prime minister of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Union Council of Ministers, Council of Ministers, despite the president of ...
, the first Prime Minister not to belong to
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
. *
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
ian
Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador, Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular ...
is assassinated while celebrating
Mass Mass is an Intrinsic and extrinsic properties, intrinsic property of a physical body, body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the physical quantity, quantity of matter in a body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physi ...
in
San Salvador San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...
. * 1982 – Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Army Chief Lieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who suspends the
Constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. When these pri ...
and imposes
martial law Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties ...
. * 1986 – The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on
landfill A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials. It is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s. In the past, waste was ...
sites. *
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 ...
– In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the '' Exxon Valdez'' spills of
crude oil Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. The term ''petroleum'' refers both to naturally occurring u ...
after running aground. * 1990Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. *
1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' launches on STS-45. *
1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is discovered by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, and David Levy at the
Palomar Observatory The Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in the Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Research time at the observat ...
in
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. *
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
– Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, open fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in
Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro () is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County, Arkansas, Craighead County. In 2023, the city had an estimated population of ...
; five people are killed and ten are wounded. * 1998 – A
tornado A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the surface of Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, although the ...
sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others. * 1998 – Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performed the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg,
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 ...
. *
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 ...
Kosovo War The Kosovo War (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. It ...
:
NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...
began attacks on
Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...
without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country. * 1999 – A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 38 people. *
2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
– The
Arab League The Arab League (, ' ), officially the League of Arab States (, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt, Kingdom of Iraq, ...
votes 21–1 in favor of a resolution demanding an end to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. *
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...
officially becomes a
democracy Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...
, with its first ever general election. *
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the
French Alps The French Alps are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such a ...
in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board. *
2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
Syrian civil war: The
Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; , TSK) are the armed forces, military forces of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Turkish Army, Land Forces, the Turkish Navy, Naval Forces and the Turkish Air Force, Air Forces. The Chief of ...
(TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of
Afrin District Afrin District (, Kurdish: Herêma Efrînê) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Afrin. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 172,095. Also available in English: Afrin ...
, marking the end of the Afrin offensive. * 2018 – Students across the
United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred when 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, part of the Miami metropolitan area, Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 18 ot ...
. *
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Jakarta MRT, a rapid transit system in
Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
, began operation. *
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
– An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City,
Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
, causing mass destruction. *
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
– The 2024 Senegalese presidential election is held following anti-government protests.


Births


Pre-1600

* 1103
Yue Fei Yue Fei (; March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju (), was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic folk hero, national hero, known for leading its forces in Jin–Song Wars, the wars ...
, Chinese military general (died 1142) * 1441Ernest, Elector of Saxony, German ruler of Saxony (died 1486) * 1494
Georgius Agricola Georgius Agricola (; born Georg Bauer; 24 March 1494 – 21 November 1555) was a German Humanist scholar, mineralogist and metallurgist. Born in the small town of Glauchau, in the Electorate of Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire, he was b ...
, German mineralogist and scholar (died 1555) * 1577Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (died 1620)


1601–1900

* 1607
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (; 24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) was a Dutch States Navy officer. His achievements with the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars earned him the reputation as one of the most skilled naval commanders in ...
, Dutch admiral (died 1667) *
1628 Events January–March * January 19 – (26 Jumada al-Awwal 1037 Islamic calendar, A.H.) The reign of Shahryar Mirza, Salef-ud-din Muhammad Shahryar as the Mughal Emperor, Shahryar Mirza, comes to an end a little more than tw ...
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1685) * 1657Arai Hakuseki, Japanese academic and politician (died 1725) * 1693John Harrison, English carpenter and clock-maker, invented the
Marine chronometer A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and employed in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation. It is used to determine longitude by comparing Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and the time at t ...
(died 1776) * 1725Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th
Governor of North Carolina The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. Seventy-five people have held the office since the first state governor, Richard Caswell, took office in 1777. The governor serves a ...
(died 1813) * 1725 – Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (died 1788) * 1755
Rufus King Rufus King (March 24, 1755April 29, 1827) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convent ...
, American lawyer and politician,
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom The United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, formally the ambassador of the United States of America to the Court of St James's is the official representative of the president of the United States and the Federal government of the United ...
(died 1827) *
1762 Events January–March * January 4 – Seven Years' War: Kingdom of Great Britain, Britain declares war against Enlightenment in Spain, Spain and Kingdom of Naples, Naples, following their Treaty of Paris (1761), recent alliance ...
Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer (died 1830) * 1775Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer (died 1835) * 1782Orest Kiprensky, Russian-Italian painter (died 1836) *
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 ...
Zulma Carraud, French author (died 1889) * 1796 – John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1878) *
1803 Events January–March * January 1 – The first edition of Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière's ''Almanach des gourmands'', the first guide to restaurant cooking, is published in Paris. * January 4 – William Symingt ...
Egerton Ryerson, Canadian minister, educator, and politician (died 1882) * 1808Maria Malibran, Spanish-French soprano (died 1836) *
1809 Events January–March * January 5 – The Treaty of the Dardanelles, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Ottoman Empire, is concluded. * January 10 – Peninsular War – French Marshal Jean ...
Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and author (died 1837) * 1809 –
Joseph Liouville Joseph Liouville ( ; ; 24 March 1809 – 8 September 1882) was a French mathematician and engineer. Life and work He was born in Saint-Omer in France on 24 March 1809. His parents were Claude-Joseph Liouville (an army officer) and Thérès ...
, French mathematician and academic (died 1882) * 1816Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Mexican politician and Roman Catholic
archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
,
regent In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...
during the Second Mexican Empire (died 1891) *
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 ...
Edmond Becquerel, French physicist and academic (died 1891) * 1820 – Fanny Crosby, American poet and composer (died 1915) * 1823Thomas Spencer Baynes, English philosopher and critic (died 1887) * 1826Matilda Joslyn Gage, American activist and author (died 1898) *
1828 Events January–March * January 4 – Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac succeeds the Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, Comte de Villèle, as Prime Minister of France. * January 8 – The Democratic Party of the United States is organiz ...
Horace Gray, American lawyer and jurist (died 1902) *
1829 Events January–March * January 19 – August Klingemann's adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's '' Faust'' premieres in Braunschweig. * February 27 – Battle of Tarqui: Troops of Gran Colombia and Peru battle to a draw. * Marc ...
George Francis Train, American businessman (died 1904) * 1829 – Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (died 1862) * 1830Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet and playwright (died 1889) * 1834
William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditiona ...
, English textile designer, poet, and author (died 1896) * 1834 – John Wesley Powell, American soldier, geologist, and explorer (died 1902) * 1835Joseph Stefan, Slovene physicist, mathematician, and poet (died 1893) * 1848Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th
Mayor of Montreal The mayor of Montreal is head of the executive branch of the Montreal City Council. The current mayor is Valérie Plante, who was elected into office on November 5, 2017, and sworn in on November 16. The office of the mayor administers all ci ...
(died 1906) * 1850Silas Hocking, English minister and author (died 1935) * 1854Henry Lefroy, Australian politician, 11th Premier of Western Australia (died 1930) * 1855Andrew W. Mellon, American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th
United States Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...
(died 1937) * 1855 – Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (died 1920) *
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 ...
Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator (died 1951) * 1869Émile Fabre, French author and playwright (died 1955) * 1871Alec Hurley, English music hall singer (died 1913) * 1874
Luigi Einaudi Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi (; 24 March 1874 – 30 October 1961) was an Italian politician, economist and banker who served as President of Italy from 1948 to 1955 and is considered one of the founding fathers of the 1946 Italian institutional ...
, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (died 1961) * 1874 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician and actor (died 1926) * 1875William Burns, Canadian lacrosse player (died 1953) * 1879Neyzen Tevfik, Turkish philosopher, poet, and composer (died 1953) * 1882Marcel Lalu, French gymnast (died 1951) * 1882 – George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th
Governor-General of New Zealand The governor-general of New Zealand () is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently King Charles III. As the King is concurrently the monarch of 14 other Commonwealth realms and lives in the United Kingdom, he, on the Advice ...
(died 1943) * 1883Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (died 1945) * 1884Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist,
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 1966) * 1884 – Chika Kuroda, Japanese chemist (died 1968) * 1884 – Eugène Tisserant, French cardinal (died 1972) * 1885Charles Daniels, American swimmer (died 1973) * 1885 – Dimitrie Cuclin, Romanian violinist and composer (died 1978) *
1886 Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British rule in Burma, British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5–January 9, 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson ...
Edward Weston, American photographer (died 1958) * 1886 – Robert Mallet-Stevens, French architect and designer (died 1945) * 1887Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1933) * 1888Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (died 1922) * 1889Albert Hill, English-Canadian runner (died 1969) *
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 ...
Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (died 1954) * 1891Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Russian physicist and academic (died 1951) * 1892Marston Morse, American mathematician and academic (died 1977) * 1893Walter Baade, German astronomer and author (died 1960) * 1893 –
George Sisler George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 – March 26, 1973), nicknamed "Gorgeous George", was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager. From 1915 through 1930, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the History of t ...
, American baseball player and scout (died 1973) *
1897 Events January * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedit ...
Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychotherapist and academic (died 1957)


1901–present

* 1901
Ub Iwerks Ubbe Ert "Ub" Iwerks ( ; March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971), was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, Invention, inventor, and special effects technician, known for his work with Walt Disney Animation Studios in general, and f ...
, American animator, director, and producer, co-created
Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...
(died 1971) * 1902Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th
Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor ...
(died 1971) * 1903
Adolf Butenandt Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (; 24 March 1903 – 18 January 1995) was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government pol ...
, German biochemist and academic,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (died 1995) * 1903 –
Malcolm Muggeridge Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge (24 March 1903 – 14 November 1990) was a conservative British journalist and satirist. His father, H. T. Muggeridge, was a socialist politician and one of the early Labour Party Members of Parliament (for Romford, i ...
, English journalist, author, and scholar (died 1990) * 1905Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino author and diplomat (died 2007) *
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 ...
Paul Sauvé Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé (; March 24, 1907 – January 2, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician. He was the 17th premier of Quebec in 1959 and 1960. Life Paul Sauvé was born in Saint-Benoit, Quebec, Canada to j ...
, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (died 1960) * 1909Clyde Barrow, American criminal (died 1934) * 1909Richard Wurmbrand, Romanian pastor and evangelist (died 2001) * 1910Richard Conte, American actor, singer, and director (died 1975) *
1911 Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...
Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known as the co-founder of the animation studio Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian Americans, Italian immigrants in New York City, Bar ...
, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded
Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...
(died 2006) *
1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...
Dorothy Height, American educator and activist (died 2010) * 1915Eugène Martin, French racing driver (died 2006) * 1916Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (died 2006) * 1916 – Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (died 2010) *
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 ...
Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (died 2007) * 1917 – John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer,
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 1997) * 1919Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore (died 2021) * 1919 – Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (died 2005) * 1920Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1996) * 1920 – Mary Stolz, American author (died 2006) * 1921Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (died 1987) * 1921 – Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (died 2010) * 1922Onna White, Canadian dancer and choreographer (died 2005) * 1923Murray Hamilton, American actor (died 1986) * 1923 – Michael Legat, English author and publisher (died 2011) * 1924Norman Fell, American actor (died 1998) *
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 ...
Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal (died 2017) * 1926 – Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer,
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 2016) * 1926 – William Porter, American hurdler (died 2000) *
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (died 2014) * 1927 – Martin Walser, German author and playwright (died 2023) *
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 ...
Byron Janis, American pianist and composer (died 2024) * 1929Pat Renella, Italian-American actor (died 2012) * 1930David Dacko, Central African politician, 1st President of the Central African Republic (died 2003) * 1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (died 1980) * 1931Hanno Drechsler, German educator and politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 2003) *
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 ...
Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor and educator (died 2011) * 1933 – Lee Mendelson, American television producer (died 2019) *
1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...
Mary Berry, English writer, chef, author, and television presenter * 1935 – Carol Kaye, American bass guitarist *
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 ...
Don Covay, American singer-songwriter (died 2015) * 1936 – Alex Olmedo, Peruvian-American tennis player (died 2020) * 1937Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (died 1970) *
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 ...
Holger Czukay, German musician (died 2017) * 1938 – David Irving, English historian and author * 1938 – Larry Wilson, American football player (died 2020) *
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 ...
Bob Mackie, American fashion designer * 1941Michael Masser, American songwriter, composer and producer (died 2015) *
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 ...
Jesús Alou Jesús María Rojas Alou (, March 24, 1942 – March 10, 2023) was a Dominican professional baseball outfielder. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1963–68), the Houston Astros (1969� ...
, Dominican baseball player (died 2023) *
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 ...
R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and actor (died 2018) * 1944 –
Vojislav Koštunica Vojislav Koštunica ( sr-cyrl, Војислав Коштуница, ; born 24 March 1944) is a Serbian former politician who served as the last President of Serbia and Montenegro, president of FR Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and as the Prime Min ...
, Serbian academic and politician, 8th
Prime Minister of Serbia The prime minister of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, премијер Србије, premijer Srbije; feminine gender, feminine: премијерка/premijerka), officially the president of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, председн ...
*
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist and academic * 1945 –
Curtis Hanson Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and edito ...
, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016) * 1945 – Patrick Malahide, English actor and screenwriter *
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 ...
Klaus Dinger Klaus Dinger (24 March 1946 – 21 March 2008) was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock band Neu!. He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of New wave music, new wave group La Düsse ...
, German guitarist and songwriter (died 2008) * 1946 – Kitty O'Neil, American stuntwoman (died 2018) *
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 ...
Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach * 1947 –
Christine Gregoire Christine Gregoire (; née O'Grady; born March 24, 1947) is an American attorney and politician who served as the List of governors of Washington, 22nd governor of Washington, from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), D ...
, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Governor of Washington * 1947 – Mick Jones, English footballer and coach (died 2022) * 1947 – Alan Sugar, English businessman *
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) ...
Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (died 2013) * 1948 –
Jerzy Kukuczka Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (; 24 March 1948 – 24 October 1989) was a Polish mountaineer, regarded as one of the greatest high-altitude climbers in history. In 1987, he became the second man (after Reinhold Messner) to climb all 14 eight-thousand ...
, Polish mountaineer (died 1989) * 1948 – Lee Oskar, Danish musician *
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 ...
Tabitha King, American author and poet * 1949 – Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer and coach * 1949 – Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (died 2017) * 1949 –
Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock, power pop and New wave music, new wave, * 1949 – Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian academic and politician, 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran * 1949 – Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka *
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 ...
Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (died 2011)"Suspended NFL Agent Gary Wichard Dies At 60" ''NBC-17''
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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 ...
Peter Boyle, Scottish-Australian footballer and manager (died 2013) * 1951 – Pat Bradley, American golfer * 1951 –
Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( ; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger (company), Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's P ...
, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation * 1951 –
Dougie Thomson Douglas 'Dougie' Campbell Thomson (born 24 March 1951) is a Scottish musician, born in Glasgow and raised in the Rutherglen area of the city. He was the Bassist, bass guitarist of progressive rock band Supertramp from 1972 to 1988. Career Th ...
, Scottish bass player * 1951 – Anna Włodarczyk, Polish long jumper and coach *
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, ...
Greg McCrary, American football player (died 2013) *
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
Anita L. Allen, American lawyer, philosopher, and academic * 1953 – Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (died 2022) *
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 ...
Robert Carradine, American actor * 1954 – Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian singer (died 1992) * 1954 – Donna Pescow, American actress and director * 1955Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1955 – Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player and coach *
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
Steve Ballmer Steven Anthony Ballmer (; March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who served as chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He i ...
, American businessman * 1956 – Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter *
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier * 1958Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach *
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
Emmit King, American sprinter (died 2021) * 1959 – Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player * 1959 – Derek Statham, English footballer * 1960Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist * 1960 –
Barry Horowitz Barry Horowitz (born March 24, 1959) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, best known for his time in the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Early life Horowitz attended Florida State University, where he studied spo ...
, American wrestler * 1960 – Kelly Le Brock, English-American actress and model * 1960 –
Nena Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena (band), Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". I ...
, German singer-songwriter and actress * 1960 – Scott Pruett, American race car driver * 1960 – Annabella Sciorra, American actress * 1961Dean Jones, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2020) * 1961 – Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance *
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 ...
Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist * 1962 – Star Jones, American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host * 1962 – Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower *
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2015) * 1963 – Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch footballer and coach * 1963 – Torsten Voss, German decathlete and bobsledder * 1964Patterson Hood, American singer-songwriter *
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
Peter Jacobson, American actor * 1965 –
The Undertaker Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name the Undertaker, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway ...
, American wrestler and actor *
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 ...
Floyd Heard, American sprinter and coach * 1966 – Rico Hizon, Filipino broadcast journalist *
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 ...
Diann Roffe, American skier *
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player * 1969Stephan Eberharter, Austrian skier * 1969 – Ilir Meta, Albanian politician, incumbent President of Albania *
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 ...
Lauren Bowles, American actress * 1970 – Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress * 1970 – Sharon Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and violinist * 1970 – Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer * 1970 – Erica Kennedy, American journalist and author (died 2012) * 1970 – Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian-American football player *
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 ...
Tig Notaro, American comedian and actor * 1971 – Megyn Price, American actress *
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, ...
Christophe Dugarry, French footballer * 1972 – Steve Karsay, American baseball player and coach *
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 ...
Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer * 1973 – Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and manager * 1973 – Steve Corica, Australian footballer and coach * 1973 – Jure Ivanušič, Slovenian actor, concert pianist and
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* 1973 – Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer * 1973 – Glen Jakovich, Australian footballer * 1973 – Jim Parsons, American actor * 1974Alyson Hannigan, American actress * 1974 – Sergey Klyugin, Russian high jumper * 1974 – Tado, Filipino comedian and activist (died 2014) *
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
Thomas Johansson, Swedish-Monégasque tennis player *
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
Aaron Brooks, American football player * 1976 – Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and coach * 1976 – Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer * 1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur *
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 ...
Olivia Burnette, American actress * 1977 –
Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in projects with Feminism, feminist themes, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Jessica Chastain, various ...
, American actress * 1977 – Maxim Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player *
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 ...
Amir Arison, American actor * 1978 – Michael Braun, Australian footballer and coach * 1978 – Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer and manager * 1978 – José Valverde, Dominican baseball 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 ...
Lake Bell, American actress, director, and screenwriter * 1979 – Norris Hopper, American baseball player * 1979 –
Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis (, , born 24 March 1979 in Patras) is a retired Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder with a time of 47.82 seconds and fifteen times national champion in the event. He has com ...
, Greek hurdler * 1979 – Graeme Swann, English cricketer *
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
Ramzi Abid, Canadian ice hockey player * 1980 – Andrew Hutchinson, American ice hockey player * 1980 – Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer *
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 ...
Mike Adams, American football player * 1981 – Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player * 1981 – Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player * 1981 – Mark Looms, Dutch footballer * 1981 – Gary Paffett, English racing driver * 1981 – Philip Winchester, American actor * 1982Epico Colon, Puerto Rican professional wrestler * 1982 – Jake Hager, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler * 1982 – Corey Hart, American baseball player * 1982 – Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer * 1982 – Dustin McGowan, American baseball player *
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 ...
– Luca Ceccarelli (footballer, born 24 March 1983), Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer * 1983 – T. J. Ford, American basketball player * 1983 – Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer * 1983 – Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Canadian ice hockey player *1984 – Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French-Cameroonian footballer * 1984 – Park Bom, South Korean singer * 1984 – Chris Bosh, American basketball player * 1984 – Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player * 1984 – Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner * 1984 – Philipp Petzschner, German tennis player *1985 – Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and singer * 1985 – CJ Perry, American wrestler, manager, and actress *1987 – Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer * 1987 – Yuma Asami, Japanese actress and singer * 1987 – Billy Jones (footballer, born 1987), Billy Jones, English footballer * 1987 – Ramires, Brazilian footballer *1988 – Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete * 1988 – Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1988), Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer * 1988 – Finn Jones, English actor * 1988 – Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer * 1988 – Kardo Ploomipuu, Estonian swimmer * 1988 – Matt Todd, New Zealand rugby union player *
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 ...
– Zyzz, Russian-Australian bodybuilder and internet personality (died 2011) * 1990 – Aljur Abrenica, Filipino actor * 1990 – Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress * 1990 – Starlin Castro, American baseball player * 1990 – Lacey Evans, American wrestler * 1990 – Alyssa Healy, Australian cricketer * 1990 – JonTron, American YouTuber *1991 – Nick Browne (cricketer), Nick Browne, English cricketer * 1991 – Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player *
1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
– Daniel Sazonov, Finnish politician *1995 – Enzo Zidane, French-Spanish footballer *1996 – Myles Turner, American basketball player *1997 – Mina (Japanese singer), Mina, Japanese singer and dancer *
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
– Christopher Briney, American actor * 1998 – Damar Hamlin, American football player * 1998 – Ethel Cain, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model *
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 ...
– Katie Swan, English tennis player *2001 – Clara Burel, French tennis player


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 809 – Harun al-Rashid, Arab caliph (born 763) * 832 – Wulfred, archbishop of Diocese of Canterbury, Canterbury *1284 – Hugh III of Cyprus (born 1235) *1296 – Odon de Pins, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller *1381 – Catherine of Vadstena, Swedish saint (born 1332) *1396 – Walter Hilton, English mystic and saint (born 1340) *1399 – Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk (bornc. 1320) *1443 – James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (born 1371) *1455 – Pope Nicholas V (born 1397) *1499 – Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (born 1470) *1563 – Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese daimyō (born 1514) *1575 – Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, Spanish-Portuguese rabbi and author (born 1488)


1601–1900

* 1603 – Elizabeth I of England (born 1533) *1653 – Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (born 1587) *1684 – Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (born 1629) * 1684 – Elizabeth Ridgeway, English woman convicted of poisoning her husband *1773 – Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (born 1694) *1776 – John Harrison, English carpenter and clockmaker, invented the
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(born 1693) *1824 – Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, French lawyer (born 1753) *1838 – Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet, Abraham Hume, English floriculturist and Tory (British political party), Tory politician (born 1748/49)See wikisource:Hume, Abraham (1749-1838) (DNB00), ''Hume, Abraham (1749–1838)'', in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 28. *1866 – Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Queen of France (born 1782) * 1869 – Antoine-Henri Jomini, French-Russian general (born 1779) *1881 – Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (born 1817) * 1882 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (born 1807) * 1887 – Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and critic (born 1837) * 1888 – Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (born 1855)


1901–present

* 1905 – Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1828) * 1909 – John Millington Synge, Irish playwright and poet (born 1871) * 1915 – Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer (born 1848) * 1915 – Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist (born 1846) * 1916 – Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1867) *
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 ...
– Phan Chu Trinh, Phan Châu Trinh, Vietnamese activist (born 1872) *1932 – Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (born 1871) *
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 ...
– Yondonwangchug, Mongolian politician (born 1870) *
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 ...
– Édouard Branly, French physicist and academic (born 1844) *
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 ...
– Orde Wingate, Indian-English general (born 1903) *
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 ...
– Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (born 1892) * 1946 – Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, shot putter, and jumper (born 1869) *
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) ...
– Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter and illustrator (born 1885) *
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 ...
– James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1865) *
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 ...
– Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist (born 1887) *
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
– Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom (born 1867) *
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
– E. T. Whittaker, British mathematician and physicist (born 1873) *
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 ...
– Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (born 1899) * 1962 – Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (born 1884) *
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
– Alice Guy-Blaché, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1873) *
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 ...
– Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, Radisson Blu Royal Hotel and Aarhus City Hall (born 1902) * 1971 – Arthur Metcalfe (public servant), Arthur Metcalfe, Australian public servant (born 1895) *
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 ...
– Bertram Stevens (politician), Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales (born 1889) *
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 ...
– Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (born 1887) *
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 ...
– Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic (born 1916) *
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador, Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular ...
, Salvadoran archbishop (born 1917) *1984 – Sam Jaffe, American actor (born 1891) *1988 – Turhan Feyzioğlu, Turkish academic and politician, 27th List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1922) * 1990 – Ray Goulding, American comedian and radio host (born 1922) *1991 – John Kerr (governor-general), John Kerr, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (born 1914) *
1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
– Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (born 1905) * 1993 – John Hersey, American journalist and author (born 1914) *1995 – Joseph Needham, English historian and academic (born 1900) *
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 ...
– Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German politician (born 1902) * 1999 – Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (born 1912) *2001 – Muriel Young, English television host and producer (born 1928) *2002 – César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927) * 2002 – Bob Said, American race car driver and bobsledder (born 1932) *
2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
– Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian cardinal (born 1919)Gerhard Heger, ''Hans Hermann Groër'', Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon 26 (2006), pp. 529–534. *2006 – Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (born 1926) *2007 – Shripad Narayan Pendse, Indian Marathi language, Marathi novelist (born 1913) *
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
– Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (born 1955) * 2008 – Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (born 1941) * 2008 – Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (born 1926) * 2008 – Richard Widmark, American actor (born 1914) * 2008 – Boris Dvornik, Croatian actor (born 1939) *2009 – George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1922) * 2009 – Hans Klenk, German racing driver (born 1919) * 2009 – Gábor Ocskay, Hungarian ice hockey player (born 1975) *2010 – Robert Culp, American actor (born 1930) * 2010 – Jim Marshall (photographer), Jim Marshall, American photographer (born 1936) *2012 – Paul Callaghan, New Zealand physicist and academic (born 1947) * 2012 – Nick Noble (singer), Nick Noble, American singer-songwriter (born 1926)Thedeadrockstarsclub.com
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*2013 – Barbara Anderson (writer), Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (born 1926) * 2013 – Inge Lønning, Norwegian theologian, academic, and politician (born 1938) * 2013 – Gury Marchuk, Russian physicist, mathematician, and academic (born 1925) * 2013 – Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (born 1972) * 2013 – Mohamed Yousri Salama, Egyptian dentist and politician (born 1974) * 2013 – Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, English diplomat (born 1912) *2014 – Oleksandr Muzychko, Ukrainian activist (born 1962) * 2014 – John Rowe Townsend, English author and scholar (born 1922) * 2014 – David A. Trampier, American illustrator (born 1954) *
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
– Yehuda Avner, English-Israeli diplomat (born 1928) * 2015 – notable deaths of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash: ** Oleg Bryjak, Kazakhstani-German opera singer (born 1960) ** Maria Radner, German opera singer (born 1981) *2016 – Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer (born 1947) * 2016 – Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1949) *
2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
– Lys Assia, Swiss singer and First Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (born 1924) * 2018 – Rim Banna, Palestinian singer, composer, arranger and activist (born 1966) *
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
– Joseph Pilato, American film and voice actor (born 1949) *2020 – Albert Uderzo, French comic book artist (born 1927) * 2020 – Manu Dibango, Cameroonian musician and songwriter (born 1933) *2021 – Jessica Walter, American actress and voice artist (born 1941) *2022 – Dagny Carlsson, Swedish blogger and influencer (born 1912) *
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
– Gordon Moore, American businessman, engineer and co-founder of Intel Corporation (born 1929) * 2023 – Pradeep Sarkar, Indian writer and director (born 1955) *
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
– Lou Whittaker, American mountaineer, mountain guide, and businessman (born 1929) *2025 – Dick Carlson, American journalist and diplomat (born 1941)


Holidays and observances

*Christian feast day: **Catherine of Vadstena **Hildelith of Barking **Mac Cairthinn of Clogher **
Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador, Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular ...
(Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism) **Paul Couturier (Calendar of saints (Church of England), Church of England) **Walter Hilton (Church of England) **March 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) *Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice (
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
) *International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims *National Tree Planting Day (Uganda) *World Tuberculosis Day (International observance, International)


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