Events
Pre-1600
*
1284
Year 1284 ( MCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Aragonese Crusade: The first French armies under King Philip III ( the Bold) and his ...
– The
Republic of Pisa
The Republic of Pisa ( it, Repubblica di Pisa) was an independent state centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa, which existed from the 11th to the 15th century. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercial center whose merchants dominated ...
is defeated in the
Battle of Meloria
The Battle of Meloria was fought near the islet of Meloria in the Ligurian Sea on 5 and 6 August 1284 between the fleets of the Republics of Genoa and Pisa as part of the Genoese-Pisan War. The victory of Genoa and the destruction of the Pisan ...
by the
Republic of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the Lat ...
, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean.
*
1538 –
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
,
Colombia
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, is founded by
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, (;1496 16 February 1579) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia. He explored the territory named ...
.
1601–1900
*
1661
Events
January–March
* January 6 – The Fifth Monarchists, led by Thomas Venner, unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London; George Monck's regiment defeats them.
* January 29 – The Rokeby baronets, a British ...
– The
Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the
Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiography ...
.
*
1777
Events
January–March
* January 2 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of the Assunpink Creek: American general George Washington's army repulses a British attack by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis, in a second ...
–
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
: The bloody
Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany ( or ) was a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War, and one of the bloodiest battles in the conflict between the Americans and Great Britain. On August 6, 1777, a party of Loy ...
prevents American relief of the
Siege of Fort Stanwix
The siege of Fort Stanwix (also known at the time as Fort Schuyler) in 1777 began on August 2 and ended August 22. Fort Stanwix, in the western part of the Mohawk River Valley, was then the primary defense point for the Continental Army against B ...
.
*
1787
Events
January–March
* January 9 – The North Carolina General Assembly authorizes nine commissioners to purchase of land for the seat of Chatham County. The town is named Pittsborough (later shortened to Pittsboro), for ...
– Sixty proof sheets of the
Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the natio ...
are delivered to the
Constitutional Convention in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
.
*
1806
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The French Republican Calendar is abolished.
** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon.
* January 5 – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall ...
–
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis II (german: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor (from 1792 to 1806) and the founder and Emperor of the Austrian Empire, from 1804 to 1835. He assumed the title of Emperor of Austria in response ...
, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...
.
*
1819
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States, begins.
* January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia.
* January 29 – Si ...
–
Norwich University
Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private senior military college in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private and senior military college in the United States and offers bachelor's and master's degrees on-campus ...
is founded in
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
as the first private military school in the United States.
*
1824 –
Peruvian War of Independence
The Peruvian War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia del Perú, links=no) consisted in a series of military conflicts in Peru beginning with viceroy Abascal military victories in the south frontier in 1809, in La Paz revolution an ...
: The
Battle of Junín
The Battle of Junín was a military engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on 6 August 1824. The preceding February the royalists had regained control of Lima, and having regrouped in Trujil ...
.
*
1825
Events
January–March
* January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis.
* February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes a ...
– The
Bolivian Declaration of Independence
Bolivia's independence was definitively proclaimed on 6 August 1825 at a congress held in Chuquisaca.
Battle of Junín
While the Gran Colombian troops disembarked in the port of Callao under the command of General Antonio José de Sucre, Gener ...
is proclaimed.
*
1861
Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry.
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City.
** The first steam-p ...
– Britain imposes the
Lagos Treaty of Cession
The Treaty of Cession, 6 August 1861 or the Lagos Treaty of Cession was a treaty between the British Empire and Oba Dosunmu of Lagos (spelt 'Docemo' in English documents) wherein Dosunmu, under the threat of military bombardment, ceded Lagos Isl ...
to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
*
1862
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria.
* January 6 – French intervention in Mexico: French, Spanish and British forces arrive in Veracruz, Mexico.
* January ...
–
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
: The
Confederate
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States or communities
* Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities
* Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1 ...
ironclad
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is scuttled on the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
after suffering catastrophic engine failure near
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of counties i ...
.
*
1870 –
Franco-Prussian War: The
Battle of Spicheren
The Battle of Spicheren, also known as the ''Battle of Forbach'', was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War. The German victory compelled the French to withdraw to the defenses of Metz. The Battle of Spicheren, on 6 August, was the second o ...
is fought, resulting in a German victory.
* 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The
Battle of Wörth
The Battle of Wörth, also known as the Battle of Reichshoffen or as the Battle of Frœschwiller, refers to the second battle of Wörth, which took place on 6 August 1870 in the opening stages of the Franco-Prussian War (the first Battle of ...
results in a decisive German victory.
*
1890
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony, in the Horn of Africa.
** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River.
* January 2
** The steamship ...
– At
Auburn Prison
Auburn Correctional Facility is a state prison on State Street in Auburn, New York, United States. It was built on land that was once a Cayuga village. It is classified as a maximum security facility.
History
Constructed in 1816 as Auburn Pri ...
in New York, murderer
William Kemmler
William Francis Kemmler (May 9, 1860 – August 6, 1890) was an American peddler, alcoholic, and murderer, who, in 1890, became the first person in the world to be executed by electric chair. He was convicted of murdering Matilda "Tillie" Ziegle ...
becomes the first person to be
executed
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by
electric chair
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.
1901–present
*
1901
Events
January
* January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...
–
Kiowa
Kiowa () people are a Native American tribe and an indigenous people of the Great Plains of the United States. They migrated southward from western Montana into the Rocky Mountains in Colorado in the 17th and 18th centuries,Pritzker 326 and eve ...
land in
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous
reservation.
*
1914
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...
–
World War I
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:
U-boat campaign
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The German Empir ...
: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German
U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role ...
s leave their base in
Heligoland
Heligoland (; german: Helgoland, ; Heligolandic Frisian: , , Mooring Frisian: , da, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea. A part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein since 1890, the islands were historically possessions ...
to attack
Royal Navy
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warships in the
North Sea
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.
* 1914 – World War I:
Serbia
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declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
*
1915
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction".
*January 1 ...
– World War I:
Battle of Sari Bair
The Battle of Sari Bair ( tr, Sarı Bayır Harekâtı), also known as the August Offensive (), represented the final attempt made by the British in August 1915 to seize control of the Gallipoli peninsula from the Ottoman Empire during the Fir ...
: The
Allies
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mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at
Suvla Bay.
*
1917 – World War I:
Battle of Mărășești
The Battle of Mărășești (6 August 1917 – 3 September 1917) was the last major battle between the German Empire and the Kingdom of Romania on the Romanian front during World War I. Romania was mostly occupied by the Central Powers, but th ...
between the
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
n and German armies begins.
*
1926
Events January
* January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece.
* January 8
**Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...
–
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1906 – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. ...
becomes the first woman to swim across the
English Channel
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.
* 1926 – In New York City, the
Warner Bros.
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'
Vitaphone
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system premieres with the movie ''
Don Juan
Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni (Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, '' El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' ...
'' starring
John Barrymore
John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly att ...
.
*
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, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
*January ...
–
Estonia
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becomes part of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
.
*
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
– Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina (; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War ...
becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...
.
*
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
– The
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occ ...
occurs on
August 1
Events Pre-1600
*30 BC – Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.
*AD 69 – Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under ...
. It is brutally suppressed and all able-bodied men in Kraków are detained afterwards to prevent a similar uprising, the
Kraków Uprising
The Kraków uprising (Polish: ''powstanie krakowskie'', ''rewolucja krakowska''; German: ''Krakauer Aufstand''; Russian: ''краковское восстание'') of 1846 was an attempt, led by Polish insurgents such as Jan Tyssowski and Edw ...
, that was planned but never carried out.
*
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
–
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
:
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
, Japan is
devastated when the
atomic bomb
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb ...
"
Little Boy
"Little Boy" was the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II, making it the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. The bomb was dropped by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress ''Enola Gay'' p ...
" is dropped by the United States
B-29
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 Fly ...
''
Enola Gay
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''. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and
radiation poisoning.
*
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
– After going bankrupt in
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
, the American broadcaster
DuMont Television Network
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makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from
St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the ''
Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena
''Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena'' was an American sports program originally broadcast on NBC from 1946 to 1948, and later on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from 1954 to 1956.
Broadcast history
Before having their own program, boxing ...
'' series.
*
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
–
Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy, outlawing the
Communist Party of Chile
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and banning 26,650 persons from the electoral lists, is repealed in Chile.
*
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
–
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution ( es, Revolución Cubana) was carried out after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in cou ...
:
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
*
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
–
Jamaica
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becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
*
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime 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 Lyndo ...
– US President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...
signs the
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement ...
into law.
*
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
– A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on
Sydney, New South Wales
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, Australia.
*
1990
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–
Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...
: The
United Nations Security Council
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orders a global
trade embargo
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against
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
in response to Iraq's invasion of
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
.
*
1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...
–
Tim Berners-Lee
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releases files describing his idea for the
World Wide Web
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Documents and downloadable media are made available to the network through web se ...
. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the
Internet
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.
* 1991 –
Takako Doi
was a prominent Japanese politician from 1980 until her retirement in 2005. She was the List of female speakers of national and territorial lower houses, first female Lower House Speaker in Japan, the highest position a female politician has ...
, chair of the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
For ...
, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the
House of Representatives
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.
*
1996
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...
–
The Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
played their farewell concert at The Palace, Los Angeles, CA.
* 1996 –
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
announces that the
ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...
, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
*
1997
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...
–
Korean Air Flight 801
Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Korean Air. The flight crashed on August 6, 1997, on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, in the United States territory of Guam, k ...
crashed at
Nimitz Hill Nimitz Hill may refer to:
* Nimitz Hill (geographic feature), a hill in Asan, Guam surrounded by the Nimitz Hill Annex census-designated place
* Nimitz Hill (CDP), a census-designated place in Piti, Guam located adjacent to the Nimitz Hill Annex CDP ...
,
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
killing 228 of 254 people on board.
*
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
–
Erwadi fire incident: Twenty-eight mentally ill persons tied to a chain are burnt to death at a faith based institution at
Erwadi
Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. It belongs to Kilakarai Taluk and town panchayat. The village is the location of the grave and shrine of Qutbus Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badusha, the previou ...
,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
.
*
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
– A military junta led by
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ( ar, محمد ولد عبد العزيز ''Muḥammad Wald 'Abd al-'Azīz''; born 20 December 1956) is a former Mauritanian politician who was the 8th List of heads of state of Mauritania, President of Mauritania, in of ...
stages a
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...
in
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
, overthrowing president
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله; 193822 November 2020) was a Mauritanian politician who was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008. He served in the government during the 1970s ...
.
*
2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
–
Flash floods
A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice or snow flowing o ...
across a large part of
Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people.
*
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
–
War in Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to:
*Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC)
*Muslim conquests of Afghanistan (637–709)
*Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see als ...
:
A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan.
*
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
–
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
's
''Curiosity'' rover lands
Land is the solid surface of the Earth that is not covered by water.
Land, lands, The Land, or the Lands may also refer to:
Entertainment and media Film
* ''Land'' (1987 film), a British television film by Barry Collins
* ''Land'' (2018 film), ...
on the surface of
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...
.
*
2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
– A
suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of
Abha
Abha ( ar, أَبْهَا, ') is the capital of 'Asir Region in Saudi Arabia, with a population of 1,093,705 as of 2021. It is situated above sea level in the fertile Asir Mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia, near Asir National Park. Abha' ...
.
Births
Pre-1600
*
1180 –
Emperor Go-Toba
was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; an ...
of Japan (d. 1239)
*
1504
__NOTOC__
Year 1504 (MDIV) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 1 – French troops of King Louis XII surrender Gaeta to the Spanish, u ...
–
Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker (6 August 1504 – 17 May 1575) was an English bishop. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 1559 until his death in 1575. He was also an influential theologian and arguably the co-founder (with a p ...
, English archbishop (d. 1575)
*
1572 –
Fakhr-al-Din II
Fakhr al-Din ibn Qurqumaz Ma'n ( ar, فَخْر ٱلدِّين بِن قُرْقُمَاز مَعْن, Fakhr al-Dīn ibn Qurqumaz Maʿn; – March or April 1635), commonly known as Fakhr al-Din II or Fakhreddine II ( ar, فخر الدين ال ...
, Ottoman prince (d. 1635)
1601–1900
*
1605 –
Bulstrode Whitelocke
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (6 August 1605 – 28 July 1675) was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England.
Early life
He was the eldest son of Sir James Whitelocke and Elizabeth Bulstrode, and was ...
, English lawyer (d. 1675)
*
1609 –
Richard Bennett, English-American politician,
Colonial Governor of Virginia
This is a list of colonial governors of Virginia.
Some of those who held the lead role as governor of Virginia never visited the New World and governed through deputies resident in the colony. Others, such as Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, hel ...
(d. 1675)
*
1619
Events
January–June
* January 12 – James I of England's Banqueting House, Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire."Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Conne ...
–
Barbara Strozzi, Italian composer and singer-songwriter (d. 1677)
*
1622
Events
January–May
* January 7 – The Holy Roman Empire and Transylvania sign the Peace of Nikolsburg.
* February 8 – King James I of England dissolves the English Parliament.
* March 12 – Ignatius of Loyola, F ...
–
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries (Sexbierum, 6 August 1622 - Flushing, 6 August 1666) was a naval hero and Dutch admiral from the seventeenth century. The French, who could not pronounce his name, called him Kiërkides. His name was also given as ''Tsjerk' ...
, Dutch admiral (d. 1666)
*
1638
Events January–March
* January 4 –
**A naval battle takes place in the Indian Ocean off of the coast of Goa at South India as a Netherlands fleet commanded by Admiral Adam Westerwolt decimates the Portuguese fleet.
**A fleet of 80 ...
–
Nicolas Malebranche
Nicolas Malebranche ( , ; 6 August 1638 – 13 October 1715) was a French Oratorian Catholic priest and rationalist philosopher. In his works, he sought to synthesize the thought of St. Augustine and Descartes, in order to demonstrate the ...
, French priest and philosopher (d. 1715)
*
1644 –
Louise de La Vallière
Françoise ''Louise'' de La Vallière, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, born Françoise Louise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière, Mademoiselle de La Vallière (6 August 1644 – 7 June 1710) was a French noblewoman and the first mistress ...
, French mistress of
Louis XIV of France
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Versa ...
(d. 1710)
*
1651
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Charles II is crowned King of Scots at Scone ( his first crowning).
* January 24 – Parliament of Boroa in Chile: Spanish and Mapuche authorities meet at Boroa, renewing the fragile ...
–
François Fénelon
François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (), more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. Today, he is remembered mostly as the author of '' Th ...
, French archbishop and poet (d. 1715)
*
1656 –
Claude de Forbin
Claude, chevalier, then count de Forbin-Gardanne (6 August 1656 – 4 March 1733) was a French naval commander. In 1685–1688 he was on a diplomatic mission to Siam. He became governor of Bangkok and a general in the Siamese army, and left Siam ...
, French general (d. 1733)
*
1666
This is the first year to be designated as an ''Annus mirabilis'', in John Dryden's 1667 poem so titled, celebrating England's failure to be beaten either by the Dutch or by fire. It is the only year to contain each Roman numeral once in de ...
–
Maria Sophia of Neuburg
pt, Maria Sofia Isabel
, succession = Queen consort of Portugal
, reign = 11 August 1687 – 4 August 1699
, spouse =
, issue = João, Prince of BrazilJohn V of Portugal Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja Infa ...
(d. 1699)
*
1667 –
Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli (also known as Jean or John; – 1 January 1748) was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. He is known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus and educating L ...
, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748)
*
1697 –
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VII (6 August 1697 – 20 January 1745) was the prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 to his death. He was a member of the House of Wittelsbach, and his reign as Holy Roman Emperor thus marked the ...
(d. 1745)
*
1715
Events
For dates within Great Britain and the British Empire, as well as in the Russian Empire, the "old style" Julian calendar was used in 1715, and can be converted to the "new style" Gregorian calendar (adopted in the British Empire i ...
–
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (; 6 August 1715 – 28 May 1747) was a French writer and moralist. He died at age 31, in broken health, having published the year prior—anonymously—a collection of essays and aphorisms with the en ...
, French author (d. 1747)
*
1765 –
Petros Mavromichalis
Petros Mavromichalis (; 1765–1848), also known as Petrobey ( ), was a Greek general, politician and the leader of the Maniot people during the first half of the 19th century. His family had a long history of revolts against the Ottoman Empi ...
, Greek general and politician, 2nd
Prime Minister of Greece
The prime minister of the Hellenic Republic ( el, Πρωθυπουργός της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, Prothypourgós tis Ellinikís Dimokratías), colloquially referred to as the prime minister of Greece ( el, Πρωθυ ...
(d. 1848)
*
1766
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain, as King Charles III, and figurehead for Jacobitism.
* January 14 – Chr ...
–
William Hyde Wollaston
William Hyde Wollaston (; 6 August 1766 – 22 December 1828) was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium. He also developed a way to process platinum ore into malleable ingo ...
, English chemist and physicist (d. 1828)
*
1768
Events
January–March
* January 9 – Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses, in London.
* February 11 – Samuel Adams's circular letter is issued by the Massachusetts House of Rep ...
–
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Jean-Baptiste Bessières (; 6 August 1768 – 1 May 1813), 1st Duke of Istria (''Duc d'Istrie''), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His younge ...
, French general and politician (d. 1813)
*
1775
Events
Summary
The American Revolutionary War began this year, with the first military engagement being the April 19 Battles of Lexington and Concord on the day after Paul Revere's now-legendary ride. The Second Continental Congress t ...
–
Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell (I) ( ga, Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilizat ...
, Irish lawyer and politician,
Lord Mayor of Dublin
The Lord Mayor of Dublin ( ga, Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the honorary title of the chairperson ( ga, Cathaoirleach, links=no ) of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The ...
(d. 1847)
*
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 ...
–
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his ...
, English poet (d. 1892)
*
1826
Events January–March
* January 15 – The French newspaper ''Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a weekly.
* January 30 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island o ...
–
Thomas Alexander Browne
Thomas Alexander Browne (born Brown, 6 August 1826 – 11 March 1915) was an Australian author who published many of his works under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood. He is best known for his 1882 bushranging novel '' Robbery Under Arms''.
Biog ...
, English-Australian author (d. 1915)
*
1835
Events
January–March
* January 7 – anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as naturalist.
* January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history.
...
–
Hjalmar Kiærskou
Hjalmar Frederik Christian Kiærskou (6 August 1835, Copenhagen – 18 March 1900), sometimes also stated as Hjalmar Kiaerskov, was a Danish botanist.
Hjalmar Kiærskou was the son of landscape artist Frederik Christian Jakobsen Kiærskou (1805 ...
, Danish botanist (d. 1900)
*
1844 –
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 184430 July 1900) was the sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from ...
(d. 1900)
* 1844 –
James Henry Greathead
James Henry Greathead (6 August 1844 – 21 October 1896) was a mechanical and civil engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railways, Winchester Cathedral, and Liverpool overhead railway, as well as being one of the earliest pr ...
, South African-English engineer (d. 1896)
*
1848 –
Susie Taylor
Susie King Taylor (August 6, 1848 – October 6, 1912) is known for being the first Black nurse during the American Civil War. Beyond just her aptitude in nursing the wounded of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Taylor was the f ...
, American writer and first black Army nurse (d. 1912)
*
1846
Events
January–March
* January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom.
* January 13 – The Milan–Venice railway' ...
–
Anna Haining Bates
Anna Haining Bates (née Swan; August 6, 1846 – August 5, 1888), was a Canadians, Canadian woman famed for her great stature of . She was one of the List of tallest people#Women, tallest women ever. Her parents were of average height and were ...
, Canadian-American giant (d. 1888)
*
1868
Events
January–March
* January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries.
* January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...
–
Paul Claudel
Paul Claudel (; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism.
Early lif ...
, French poet and playwright (d. 1955)
*
1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
* January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndas ...
–
Charles Fort
Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena. The terms "Fortean" and "Forteana" are sometimes used to characterize various such phenomena. Fort's books sold w ...
, American author (d. 1932)
*1877 – Wallace H. White Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1952)
*1880 – Hans Moser (actor), Hans Moser, Austrian actor and singer (d. 1964)
*1881 – Leo Carrillo, American actor (d. 1961)
* 1881 – Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
* 1881 – Louella Parsons, American journalist (d. 1972)
*1883 – Constance Georgina Adams, South African botanist (d. 1968)
* 1883 – Scott Nearing, American economist and educator (d. 1983)
*1886 – Edward Ballantine, American composer and academic (d. 1971)
*1887 – Dudley Benjafield, English racing driver (d. 1957)
*1889 – George Kenney, Canadian-American general (d. 1977)
* 1889 – John Middleton Murry, English poet and author (d. 1957)
*
1890
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony, in the Horn of Africa.
** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River.
* January 2
** The steamship ...
– Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland (d. 1956)
*1891 – William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1970)
*1892 – Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1962)
*1893 – Wright Patman, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1976)
* 1895 – Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (d. 1978)
*1900 – Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments (d. 2003)
1901–present
*
1901
Events
January
* January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...
– Dutch Schultz, American gangster (d. 1935)
*1903 – Virginia Foster Durr, American civil rights activist (d. 1999)
*1904 – Jean Dessès, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer (d. 1970)
* 1904 – Henry Iba, American basketball player and coach (d. 1993)
*1906 – Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (d. 1984)
*1908 – Maria Ludwika Bernhard, Polish classical archaeologist and a member of WWII Polish resistance (d. 1998)
* 1908 – Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander (d. 1997)
* 1908 – Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter and illustrator (d. 1941)
*1909 – Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle (d. 2013)
*1910 – Adoniran Barbosa, Brazilian musician, singer, composer, humorist, and actor (d. 1982)
* 1910 – Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
*1911 – Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (d. 1989)
* 1911 – Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (d. 2014)
* 1911 – Constance Heaven, English author and actress (d. 1995)
*1912 – Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010)
*
1914
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...
– Gordon Freeth, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia), Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2001)
*1916 – Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970)
* 1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012)
*
1917 – Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
* 1917 – Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997)
*1918 – Norman Granz, American-Swiss record producer and manager (d. 2001)
*1919 – Pauline Betz, American tennis player (d. 2011)
*1920 – John Graves (author), John Graves, American author (d. 2013)
* 1920 – Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
*1922 – Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (d. 2006)
* 1922 – Dan Walker (politician), Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (d. 2015)
*1923 – Jess Collins, American painter (d. 2004)
* 1923 – Paul Hellyer, Canadian engineer and politician, 16th Minister of National Defence (Canada), Canadian Minister of Defence (d. 2021)
*1924 – Samuel Bowers, American activist, co-founded the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 2006)
*
1926
Events January
* January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece.
* January 8
**Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...
– Elisabeth Beresford, English journalist and author (d. 2010)
* 1926 – Frank Finlay, English actor (d. 2016)
* 1926 – Clem Labine, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)
* 1926 – János Rózsás, Hungarian author (d. 2012)
* 1926 – Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. 1999)
*1928 – Herb Moford, American baseball player (d. 2005)
* 1928 – Andy Warhol, American painter, photographer and film director (d. 1987)
*1929 – Mike Elliott (saxophonist), Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist
* 1929 – Roch La Salle, Canadian politician, 42nd Minister of Public Works (Canada), Canadian Minister of Public Works (d. 2007)
*1930 – Abbey Lincoln, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2010)
*1931 – Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author (d. 2010)
*1932 – Michael Deeley, English screenwriter and producer
* 1932 – Howard Hodgkin, English painter (d. 2017)
* 1932 – Charles Wood (playwright), Charles Wood, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2020)
*1933 – A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)
*1934 – Piers Anthony, English-American soldier and author
* 1934 – Chris Bonington, English mountaineer and author
* 1934 – Billy Boston, Welsh rugby player and soldier
*1935 – Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (d. 2012)
* 1935 – Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2012)
*1937 – Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 2000)
* 1937 – Charlie Haden, American bassist and composer (d. 2014)
* 1937 – Barbara Windsor, English actress (d. 2020)
*1938 – Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
* 1938 – Peter Bonerz, American actor and director
* 1938 – Bert Yancey, American golfer (d. 1994)
*
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, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
*January ...
– Mukhu Aliyev, Russian philologist and politician, 2nd President of Dagestan
* 1940 – Egil Kapstad, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 2017)
* 1940 – Louise Sorel, American actress
*1941 – Ray Culp, American baseball player
*
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
– Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 2012)
*1943 – Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (d. 1998)
*
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
– Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (d. 2003)
* 1944 – Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic
* 1944 – Martin Wharton, English bishop
*
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
– Ron Jones (television director), Ron Jones, English director and production manager (d. 1993)
*1946 – Allan Holdsworth, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2017)
*1947 – Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic (d. 2014)
*1949 – Dino Bravo, Italian-Canadian wrestler (d. 1993)
*1950 – Dorian Harewood, American actor
*1951 – Catherine Hicks, American actress
* 1951 – Daryl Somers, Australian television host and singer
*1952 – Pat MacDonald (musician), Pat MacDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1952 – David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
* 1952 – Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
*1954 – Mark Hughes (rugby league, born 1954), Mark Hughes, English-Australian rugby league player
*
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
– Bill Emmott, English journalist and author
*1957 – Bob Horner, American baseball player
* 1957 – Jim McGreevey, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New Jersey
* 1958 – Randy DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and bass player
*1959 – Rajendra Singh (environmentalist), Rajendra Singh, Indian environmentalist
*
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
– Dale Ellis, American basketball player
*1961 – Mary Ann Sieghart, English journalist and radio host
*
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
– Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian-Hong Kong actress and producer
*1963 – Charles Ingram, English soldier, author, and game show contestant
* 1963 – Kevin Mitnick, American computer hacker and author
*1964 – Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, Nigerian journalist, activist, social media expert, and pharmacist
*
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime 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 Lyndo ...
– Stéphane Peterhansel, French racing driver
* 1965 – Yuki Kajiura, Japanese pianist and composer
* 1965 – David Robinson (basketball), David Robinson, American basketball player and lieutenant
* 1965 – Vince Wells, English cricketer
*1967 – Lorna Fitzsimons, English businesswoman and politician
* 1967 – Mike Greenberg, American journalist and sportscaster
* 1967 – Julie Snyder, Canadian talk show host and producer
*1968 – Jack de Gier, Dutch footballer
*1969 – Simon Doull, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
* 1969 – Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
*1970 – M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
*1972 – Geri Halliwell, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
* 1972 – Ray Lucas, American football player and sportscaster
*1973 – Vera Farmiga, American actress
* 1973 – Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist
*1974 – Bobby Petta, Dutch footballer
* 1974 – Luis Vizcaíno, Dominican baseball player
* 1974 – Alvin Williams, American basketball player and coach
*1975 – Jason Crump, English-Australian motorcycle racer
* 1975 – Renate Götschl, Austrian skier
* 1975 – Víctor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
*1976 – Melissa George, Australian-American actress
*1977 – Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
* 1977 – Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
* 1977 – Luciano Zavagno, Argentinian footballer
*1978 – Marvel Smith, American football player
*1979 – Francesco Bellotti, Italian cyclist
* 1979 – Jaime Correa (footballer), Jaime Correa, Mexican footballer
* 1979 – Travis Reed, American basketball player
*1981 – Diána Póth, Hungarian figure skater
*1983 – Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
*1984 – Vedad Ibišević, Bosnian footballer
* 1984 – Maja Ognjenović, Serbian volleyball player
* 1984 – Jesse Ryder, New Zealand cricketer
*1985 – Mickaël Delage, French cyclist
* 1985 – Bafétimbi Gomis, French footballer
* 1985 – Garrett Weber-Gale, American swimmer
*
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
– Raphael Pyrasch, German rugby player
*1987 – Leanne Crichton, Scottish footballer
*
1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...
– Jiao Liuyang, Chinese swimmer
*1995 – Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player
*1999 – Rebeka Masarova, Spanish-Swiss tennis player
Deaths
Pre-1600
* 258 – Pope Sixtus II
* 523 – Pope Hormisdas (b. 450)
* 750 – Marwan II, Umayyad general and caliph (b. 688)
*1027 – Richard III, Duke of Normandy
*1162 – Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (b. 1113)
*1195 – Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (b. 1129)
*1221 – Saint Dominic, Spanish priest, founded the Dominican Order (b. 1170)
*1272 – Stephen V of Hungary (b. 1239)
*1384 – Francesco I Gattilusio, Francesco I of Lesbos
*1412 – Margherita of Durazzo, Queen consort of Charles III of Naples (b. 1347)
*1414 – Ladislaus of Naples (b. 1377)
*1458 – Pope Callixtus III (b. 1378)
*1530 – Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (b. 1458)
*1553 – Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)
*1588 – Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1578-1588) (b. 1554)
1601–1900
*1628 – Johannes Junius, German lawyer and politician (b. 1573)
*1637 – Ben Jonson, English poet and playwright (b. 1572)
*1645 – Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant and politician (b. 1575)
*1657 – Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian soldier and politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (b. 1595)
*1660 – Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1599)
*
1666
This is the first year to be designated as an ''Annus mirabilis'', in John Dryden's 1667 poem so titled, celebrating England's failure to be beaten either by the Dutch or by fire. It is the only year to contain each Roman numeral once in de ...
–
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries (Sexbierum, 6 August 1622 - Flushing, 6 August 1666) was a naval hero and Dutch admiral from the seventeenth century. The French, who could not pronounce his name, called him Kiërkides. His name was also given as ''Tsjerk' ...
, Frisian naval hero and commander (b. 1622)
*1679 – John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (b. 1629)
*1694 – Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1612)
*1695 – François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (b. 1625)
*1753 – Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Estonian-Russian physicist and academic (b. 1711)
*1757 – Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter (b. 1673)
*1794 – Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)
*1815 – James A. Bayard (elder), James A. Bayard, American lawyer and politician (b. 1767)
*1828 – Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1785)
*1850 – Edward Walsh (poet), Edward Walsh, Irish poet and songwriter (b. 1805)
*1866 – John Mason Neale, English priest, scholar, and hymnwriter (b. 1818)
*1881 – James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)
*1893 – Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
1901–present
*1904 – Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
*1906 – George Waterhouse (politician), George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
*
1915
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction".
*January 1 ...
– Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
*1920 – Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
*1925 – Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
* 1925 – Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
*1931 – Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
*
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
– Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
* 1945 – Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
*1946 – Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
*1952 – Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (b. 1905)
*1959 – Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (b. 1898)
*1964 – Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (b. 1893)
*1969 – Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)
*1970 – Nikos Tsiforos, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
*1973 – Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th List of Presidents of Cuba, President of Cuba (b. 1901)
*1976 – Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-American cellist and educator (b. 1903)
*1978 – Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)
* 1978 – Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center (b. 1902)
*1979 – Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
*1983 – Klaus Nomi, German singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1944)
*1985 – Forbes Burnham, Guyanese politician, 2nd President of Guyana (b. 1923)
*
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
– Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
*1987 – Ira C. Eaker, American general (b. 1896)
*
1990
File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...
– Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and politician (b. 1912)
*
1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...
– Shapour Bakhtiar, Iranian soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Iran (b. 1915)
* 1991 – Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (b. 1900)
* 1991 – Harry Reasoner, American journalist, co-created ''60 Minutes'' (b. 1923)
*1992 – Leszek Błażyński, Polish boxer (b. 1949)
*1993 – Tex Hughson, American baseball player (b. 1916)
*1994 – Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter and politician (b. 1928)
*
1997
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...
– Shin Ki-ha, South Korean lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
*1998 – André Weil, French-American mathematician and academic (b. 1906)
*
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
– Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (b. 1912)
* 2001 – Adhar Kumar Chatterji, Indian Naval officer (b. 1914)
* 2001 – Wilhelm Mohnke, German general (b. 1911)
* 2001 – Shan Ratnam, Sri Lankan physician and academic (b. 1928)
* 2001 – Dorothy Tutin, English actress (b. 1930)
*2002 – Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch physicist, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1930)
*2003 – Julius Baker, American flute player and educator (b. 1915)
*2004 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
* 2004 – Donald Justice, American poet and academic (b. 1925)
*2005 – Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1946)
*2007 – Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (b. 1969)
*
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
– Angelos Kitsos, Greek lawyer and author (b. 1934)
*2009 – Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (b. 1909)
* 2009 – Willy DeVille, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)
* 2009 – John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950)
*
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
– Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (b. 1911)
*
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
– Richard Cragun, American-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1944)
* 2012 – Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)
* 2012 – Robert Hughes (critic), Robert Hughes, Australian-American author and critic (b. 1938)
* 2012 – Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (b. 1913)
* 2012 – Mark O'Donnell, American playwright (b. 1954)
* 2012 – Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (b. 1918)
* 2012 – Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (b. 1953)
*2013 – Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (b. 1931)
* 2013 – Mava Lee Thomas, American baseball player (b. 1929)
* 2013 – Jerry Wolman, American businessman (b. 1927)
*2014 – Ralph Bryans, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1941)
* 2014 – Ananda W.P. Guruge, Sri Lankan scholar and diplomat (b. 1928)
* 2014 – John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (b. 1927)
*
2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
– Ray Hill (American football), Ray Hill, American football player (b. 1975)
* 2015 – Orna Porat, German-Israeli actress (b. 1924)
*2017 – Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (b. 1938)
* 2017 – Darren Daulton, American baseball player (b. 1962)
*2018 – Joël Robuchon, French Chef (b. 1945)
* 2018 – Margaret Heckler, American politician (b. 1931)
* 2018 – Anya Krugovoy Silver, American poet (b. 1968)
Holidays and observances
**Blessed Anna Maria Rubatto
**Pope Hormisdas, Hormisdas
**Justus and Pastor
**August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
*Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
*Independence Day (Bolivia), celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
*Independence Day (Jamaica), celebrates the independence of
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
from the United Kingdom in 1962.
*Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
, Japan)
*Public holidays in Russia#List of other public holidays, commemorative and professional days, Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)
References
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Days of the year
August