Events
Pre-1600
*
19 – The Roman general
Germanicus
Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was an ancient Roman general, known for his campaigns in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicus was born into an influential branch of the pat ...
dies near Antioch. He was convinced that the mysterious illness that ended in his death was a result of poisoning by the Syrian governor
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso may refer to:
* Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (consul 23 BC)
* Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (consul 7 BC)
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (c. 44/43 BCAD 20), was a Roman statesman during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius. He served as consul ...
, whom he had ordered to leave the province.
*
766 – Emperor
Constantine V
Constantine V ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντῖνος, Kōnstantīnos; la, Constantinus; July 718 – 14 September 775), was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775. His reign saw a consolidation of Byzantine security from external threats. As an able ...
humiliates nineteen high-ranking officials, after discovering a plot against him. He executes the leaders,
Constantine Podopagouros and his brother
Strategios.
*
1248
Year 1248 ( MCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Seventh Crusade
* August 12 – King Louis IX (the Saint) leaves Paris together with his ...
– The Dutch city of
Ommen
Ommen () is a municipality and a Hanseatic city in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the Vecht valley of the Salland region in Overijssel. Historical records first name Ommen in the early 12th century and it was officially founded as ...
receives
city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the
Archbishop of Utrecht.
*
1258 – Regent
George Mouzalon
George Mouzalon ( el, Γεώργιος Μουζάλων, Geōrgios Mouzalōn; – 25 August 1258) was a high official of the Empire of Nicaea under Theodore II Laskaris ().
Of humble origin, he became Theodore's companion in childhood and was ...
and his brothers are killed during a coup headed by the aristocratic faction under
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( el, Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as the co-emperor of the Empire ...
, paving the way for its leader to ultimately usurp the throne of the
Empire of Nicaea
The Empire of Nicaea or the Nicene Empire is the conventional historiographic name for the largest of the three Byzantine Greek''A Short history of Greece from early times to 1964'' by W. A. Heurtley, H. C. Darby, C. W. Crawley, C. M. Woodhouse ...
.
*
1270 –
Philip III, although suffering from dysentery, becomes King of France following the death of his father
Louis IX, during the
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was the second Crusade launched by Louis IX of France, this one against the Hafsid dynasty in Tunisia in 1270. It is also known as the Crusade of Louis IX against Tunis or the Second Crusade of Louis. The Crusade did not see any ...
. His uncle,
Charles I of Naples
Charles I (early 1226/12277 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence (1246–85) and Forcalquier (1246–48, 1256–85) i ...
, is forced to begin peace negotiations with
Muhammad I al-Mustansir, Hafsid Sultan of Tunis.
*
1537
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Year 1537 ( MDXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January
** Bigod's Rebellion, an uprising by Roman Catholics against Henry ...
– The
Honourable Artillery Company
The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is a reserve regiment in the British Army. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is the oldest regiment in the British Army and is considered the second-oldest military unit in the w ...
, the oldest surviving
regiment
A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation.
In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted ...
in the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gur ...
, and the second most senior, is formed.
*
1543
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–
António Mota and a few companions become the first Europeans to visit Japan.
*
1580 –
War of the Portuguese Succession
The War of the Portuguese Succession, a result of the extinction of the Portuguese royal line after the Battle of Alcácer Quibir and the ensuing Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, was fought from 1580 to 1583 between the two main claimants ...
: Spanish victory at the
Battle of Alcântara brings about the
Iberian Union
pt, União Ibérica
, conventional_long_name =Iberian Union
, common_name =
, year_start = 1580
, date_start = 25 August
, life_span = 1580–1640
, event_start = War of the Portuguese Succession
, event_end = Portuguese Restoration War
, ...
.
1601–1900
*
1609
Events
January–June
* January – The Basque witch trials begin.
* January 15 – One of the world's first newspapers, ''Avisa Relation oder Zeitung'', begins publication in Wolfenbüttel (Holy Roman Empire).
* January 3 ...
–
Galileo Galilei
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Commonly referred to as Galileo, his name was pronounced (, ). He w ...
demonstrates his first telescope to
Venetian
Venetian often means from or related to:
* Venice, a city in Italy
* Veneto, a region of Italy
* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
Venetian and the like may also refer to:
* Venetian language, a Romance language s ...
lawmakers.
*
1630
Events
January–March
* January 2 – A shoemaker in Turin is found to have the first case of bubonic plague there as the plague of 1630 begins spreading through Italy.
* January 5 – A team of Portuguese military advisers ...
– Portuguese forces are defeated by the
Kingdom of Kandy
The Kingdom of Kandy was a monarchy on the island of Sri Lanka, located in the central and eastern portion of the island. It was founded in the late 15th century and endured until the early 19th century.
Initially a client kingdom of the Kin ...
at the
Battle of Randeniwela in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
*
1758 –
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (1754– ...
:
Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the S ...
defeats the Russian army at the
Battle of Zorndorf
The Battle of Zorndorf, during the Seven Years' War, was fought on 25 August 1758 between Russian troops commanded by Count William Fermor and a Prussian army commanded by King Frederick the Great. The battle was tactically inconclusive, with ...
.
*
1814
Events January
* January 1 – War of the Sixth Coalition – The Royal Prussian Army led by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher crosses the Rhine.
* January 3
** War of the Sixth Coalition – Siege of Cattaro: French garriso ...
–
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It ...
: On the second day of the
Burning of Washington, British troops torch the
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The librar ...
,
United States Treasury,
Department of War War Department may refer to:
* War Department (United Kingdom)
* United States Department of War (1789–1947)
See also
* War Office, a former department of the British Government
* Ministry of defence
* Ministry of War
* Ministry of Defence
* D ...
, and other public buildings.
*
1823 – American fur trapper
Hugh Glass
Hugh Glass ( 1783 – 1833) was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear.
No rec ...
is mauled by a
grizzly bear
The grizzly bear (''Ursus arctos horribilis''), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America.
In addition to the mainland grizzly (''Ursus arctos hor ...
while on an expedition in
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
.
*
1825 – The
Thirty-Three Orientals declare the independence of Uruguay from Brazil.
*
1830 – The
Belgian Revolution
The Belgian Revolution (, ) was the conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces (mainly the former Southern Netherlands) from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium.
...
begins.
*
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 ...
– The first
Great Moon Hoax
The "Great Moon Hoax", also known as the "Great Moon Hoax of 1835", was a series of six articles published in '' The Sun'', a New York newspaper, beginning on August 25, 1835, about the supposed discovery of life and even civilization on the Mo ...
article is published in ''
The New York Sun'', announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width ...
.
*
1875
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of th ...
– Captain
Matthew Webb
Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was an English swimmer and stuntman. He is the first recorded person to swim the English Channel for sport without the use of artificial aids. In 1875, Webb swam from Dover to Calais in l ...
becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
*
1883
Events
January–March
* January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States.
* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people.
* Janua ...
–
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
and
Viet Nam sign the
Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
*
1894
Events January–March
* January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire.
* January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...
–
Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the
bubonic plague
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the plague bacterium ('' Yersinia pestis''). One to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu-like symptoms develop. These symptoms include fever, headaches, and vomiting, as ...
and publishes his findings in ''
The Lancet
''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823.
The journal publishes original research articles, ...
''.
*
1898
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...
– Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British
Consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states th ...
of
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cypru ...
are killed by a Turkish mob in
Heraklion
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban ...
, Greece.
1901–present
*
1904 –
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
: The
Battle of Liaoyang begins.
*
1912 – The
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...
is founded for the first time in
Peking
}
Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
.
*
1914 –
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
:
Japan declares war on
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
.
* 1914 – World War I: The library of the
Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the
German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.
*
1916 – The United States
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government within the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of ...
is created.
*
1920 –
Polish–Soviet War
The Polish–Soviet War (Polish–Bolshevik War, Polish–Soviet War, Polish–Russian War 1919–1921)
* russian: Советско-польская война (''Sovetsko-polskaya voyna'', Soviet-Polish War), Польский фронт (' ...
:
Battle of Warsaw, which began on
August 13, ends with the
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian language, Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist R ...
's defeat.
*
1933 – The
Diexi earthquake strikes
Mao County
Mao County or Maoxian (; ; Qiang: ʂqini) is a county in Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.
It has an area of 3,903 and a population of 106,700 as of 2006. 88.9% of the population are Qiang people. The county seat is Fengyi ().
Natur ...
,
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of th ...
, China and kills 9,000 people.
*
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidde ...
– The United Kingdom and
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
form a
military alliance
A military alliance is a formal agreement between nations concerning national security. Nations in a military alliance agree to active participation and contribution to the defense of others in the alliance in the event of a crisis. (Online) ...
in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
*
1940 –
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 World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
: The first
Bombing of Berlin
A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanica ...
by the
British Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
.
* 1941 – World War II:
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
and the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
jointly stage an invasion of the
Imperial State of Iran.
*
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 ...
– World War II: Second day of the
Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a
Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal (; indigenous name: ''Isatabu'') is the principal island in Guadalcanal Province of Solomon Islands, located in the south-western Pacific, northeast of Australia. It is the largest island in the Solomon Islands by area, and the se ...
is turned back by an
Allied air attack.
* 1942 – World War II:
Battle of Milne Bay:
Japanese marines assault
Allied airfields at
Milne Bay
Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, south-eastern Papua New Guinea. More than long and over wide, Milne Bay is a sheltered deep-water harbor accessible via Ward Hunt Strait. It is surrounded by the heavily wooded Stirling Range to ...
,
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
, initiating the
Battle of Milne Bay.
*
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 No ...
– World War II:
Paris is liberated by the
Allies.
*
1945 – Ten days after World War II ends with Japan
announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Ci ...
kill U.S. intelligence officer
John Birch, regarded by some of the
American right as the first victim of the
Cold War.
* 1945 – The
August Revolution ends as Emperor
Bảo Đại
Bảo Đại (, vi-hantu, , lit. "keeper of greatness", 22 October 191331 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy (), was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was em ...
abdicates, ending the
Nguyễn dynasty
The Nguyễn dynasty (chữ Nôm: 茹阮, vi, Nhà Nguyễn; chữ Hán: 阮朝, vi, Nguyễn triều) was the last Vietnamese dynasty, which ruled the unified Vietnamese state largely independently from 1802 to 1883. During its existence, ...
.
*
1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
– The
House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly dubbed the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloy ...
holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between
Whittaker Chambers and
Alger Hiss
Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official accused in 1948 of having spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Statutes of limitations had expired for espionage, but he was convicted of perjury in co ...
.
*
1950 – To avert a threatened strike during the Korean War, President Truman orders Secretary of the Army
Frank Pace
Frank Pace Jr. (July 5, 1912January 8, 1988) was the 3rd United States Secretary of the Army and a business executive.
Biography
Pace was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and attended The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. In 1933 he graduated ...
to seize control of the nation's railroads.
*
1958 – The world’s first publicly marketed
instant noodles
Instant noodles, or instant ramen, is a type of food consisting of noodles sold in a precooked and dried block with flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. The dried noodle block was originally created by Deep frying, flash frying cooked noodles, ...
,
Chikin Ramen, are introduced by
Taiwanese-
Japanese businessman
Momofuku Ando.
*
1960 – The
Games of the XVII Olympiad
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
commence in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
.
*
1961 – President
Jânio Quadros
Jânio da Silva Quadros (; January 25, 1917 – February 16, 1992) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from January 31 to August 25, 1961, when he resigned from office. He also served as the 24th ...
of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in
a military coup in 1964.
*
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 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
–
George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the
American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group.
*
1980 –
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
joins the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizi ...
.
*
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...
– ''
Voyager 2
''Voyager 2'' is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. As a part of the Voyager program, it was launched 16 days before its twin, ''Voyager 1'', on ...
'' spacecraft makes its closest approach to
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; ...
.
*
1985 –
Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808
Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 was a scheduled flight from Logan International Airport to Bangor International Airport in the United States on August 25, 1985. On final approach to Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport, the Bar Harbor Airlines Beec ...
crashes near
Auburn, Maine
Auburn is a city in south-central Maine within the United States. The city serves as the county seat of Androscoggin County. The population was 24,061 at the 2020 census. Auburn and its sister city Lewiston are known locally as the Twin Citi ...
, killing all eight people on board including peace activist and child actress
Samantha Smith.
*
1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ru ...
– ''
Voyager 2
''Voyager 2'' is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. As a part of the Voyager program, it was launched 16 days before its twin, ''Voyager 1'', on ...
'' spacecraft makes its closest approach to
Neptune
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the farthest known planet in the Solar System. It is the fourth-largest planet in the Solar System by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. It is 17 time ...
, the last planet in the
Solar System
The Solar System Capitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects but uses mixed "Solar ...
at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999.
* 1989 –
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404 was a Fokker F27 Friendship that disappeared shortly after takeoff on 25 August 1989. The aircraft presumably crashed somewhere in the Himalaya Mountains, Pakistan. All 54 people on board were lost a ...
, carrying 54 people, disappears over the
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over ...
after take off from
Gilgit Airport in Pakistan. The aircraft was never found.
*
1991
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–
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
gains its independence from the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
.
* 1991 – The
Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska arm ...
(JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yu ...
).
* 1991 –
Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds ( , ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish software engineer who is the creator and, historically, the lead developer of the Linux kernel, used by Linux distributions and other operating systems such as Android. He also ...
announces the first version of what will become
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, which i ...
.
*
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 ...
–
Egon Krenz
Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz (; born 19 March 1937) is a German former politician who was the last Communist leader of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Revolutions of 1989. He succeeded Erich Honecker as the General Secreta ...
, the former East German leader, is convicted of a
shoot-to-kill policy at the
Berlin Wall.
*
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
– American singer
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Q ...
and several members of her record company are killed as their overloaded aircraft
crashes shortly after takeoff from
Marsh Harbour Airport,
Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archi ...
.
*
2003
File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...
–
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, succeedi ...
successfully launches the
Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope launched in 2003. Operations ended on 30 January 2020. Spitzer was the third space telescope dedicated to infrared astronomy, f ...
into space.
*
2005
File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...
–
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
.
*
2006 – Former Prime Minister of Ukraine
Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
*
2011 – Fifty-two people are killed during an
arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel
Los Zetas.
*
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 ...
– ''
Voyager 1
''Voyager 1'' is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. Launched 16 days after its twin '' Voyager 2'', ''Voy ...
'' spacecraft enters
interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.
*
2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
–
Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest ...
makes landfall in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
as a powerful
Category 4 hurricane Category 4 or Category IV may refer to:
* Category 4 cable, a cable that consists of four unshielded twisted-pair wires
* Category 4 fireworks, British fireworks that are for sale only to professionals
* Category 4 tropical cyclone, on any of the ...
, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
. Over the next few days, the storm causes catastrophic flooding throughout much of eastern Texas, killing 106 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
* 2017 –
Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present): One hundred seventy people are killed in at least 26 separate attacks carried out by the
Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), formerly known as Harakah al-Yaqin ( "faith movement" in English), is a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. According to a December 2016 report by the International Cri ...
, leading to the governments of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
and
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
designating the group as a terrorist organisation.
Births
Pre-1600
*
1467
Year 1467 ( MCDLXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* June 15 – Philip the Good is succeeded as Duke of Burgundy, by Charles the Bo ...
–
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque (in full, es, Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva y Mendoza, segundo duque de Alburquerque, segundo conde de Ledesma, segundo conde de Huelma, señor de los estados de Cuéllar, Mombeltr ...
, Spanish duke (d. 1526)
*
1491
Year 1491 ( MCDXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* January 2 – Alain I of Albret signs the Treaty of Moulins with Charles VIII of ...
–
Innocenzo Cybo, Italian cardinal (d. 1550)
*
1509
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Year 1509 ( MDIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 21 – The Portuguese first arrive at the Seven Islands of Bombay and ...
–
Ippolito II d'Este
Ippolito (II) d'Este (25 August 1509 – 2 December 1572) was an Italian cardinal and statesman. He was a member of the House of Este, and nephew of the other Ippolito d'Este, also a cardinal. He is perhaps best known for his despoliation of the ...
, Italian cardinal and statesman (d. 1572)
*
1530 –
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584.
Iv ...
, Russian ruler (d. 1584)
*
1540 –
Lady Catherine Grey
Katherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford (formerly Katherine Herbert, Lady Herbert, born Lady Katherine Grey; 25 August 1540 – 27 January 1568), was a younger sister of Lady Jane Grey.
A granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister Mary, she emerge ...
, English noblewoman (d. 1568)
*
1561
Year 1561 ( MDLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 31 – The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots in ...
–
Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (d. 1632)
1601–1900
*
1605
Events
January–June
* January 16 – The first part of Miguel de Cervantes' satire on the theme of chivalry, ''Don Quixote'' (''El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha'', "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha"), is publ ...
–
Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (d. 1638)
*
1624
Events
January–March
* January 14 – After 90 years of Ottoman occupation, Baghdad is recaptured by the Safavid Empire.
* January 22 – Korean General Yi Gwal leads an uprising of 12,000 soldiers against King Injo in wh ...
–
François de la Chaise, French priest (d. 1709)
*
1662
Events
January–March
* January 4 – Dziaddin Mukarram Shah becomes the new Sultan of Kedah, an independent kingdom on the Malay Peninsula, upon the death of his father, Sultan Muhyiddin Mansur.
* January 10 – At the ...
–
John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1724)
*
1707
In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Tuesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January–March
* January 1 – John V is crowned King of Portugal and the Algarv ...
–
Louis I of Spain (d. 1724)
*
1724 –
George Stubbs
George Stubbs (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Reynolds or Gainsborou ...
, English painter and academic (d. 1806)
*
1741 –
Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (d. 1792)
*
1744
Events
January–March
* January 6 – The Royal Navy ship ''Bacchus'' engages the Spanish Navy privateer ''Begona'', and sinks it; 90 of the 120 Spanish sailors die, but 30 of the crew are rescued.
* January 24 – The Dag ...
–
Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1803)
*
1758 –
Franz Teyber, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1810)
*
1767
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The first annual volume of '' The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris'', produced by British Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, gives navigators t ...
–
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just (; 25 August 17679 Thermidor, Year II 8 July 1794, was a French revolutionary, political philosopher, member and president of the French National Convention, a Jacobin club leader, and a major figure of the Fren ...
, French soldier and politician (d. 1794)
*
1776 –
Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral (d. 1853)
*
1786
Events
January–March
* January 3 – The third Treaty of Hopewell is signed, between the United States and the Choctaw.
* January 6 – The outward bound East Indiaman '' Halsewell'' is wrecked on the south coast of En ...
–
Ludwig I of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (d. 1868)
*
1793 –
John Neal John Neal may refer to:
* John Neal (writer) (1793–1876), American writer, critic, and activist
* John R. Neal (1836–1889), American politician
* John Randolph Neal Jr. (1876–1959), American lawyer
* John Neal (politician) (1889–1962), Br ...
, American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist (d. 1876)
*
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 ...
–
James Lick
James Lick (August 25, 1796 – October 1, 1876) was an American real estate investor, carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. The wealthiest man in California at the time of his death, Lick left the majority of his e ...
, American carpenter and piano builder (d. 1876)
*
1802
Events
January–March
* January 5 – Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, begins removal of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon in Athens, claiming they were at risk of destruction during the Ot ...
–
Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (d. 1850)
*
1803 –
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (d. 1880)
*
1812
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The ''Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch'' (the Austrian civil code) enters into force in the Austrian Empire.
* January 19 – Peninsular War: The French-held fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo is stor ...
–
Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (d. 1880)
*
1817
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island.
* January 19 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the ...
–
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the
Religious of the Assumption (d. 1898)
*
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 – ...
–
Allan Pinkerton
Allan J. Pinkerton (August 25, 1819 – July 1, 1884) was a Scottish cooper, abolitionist, detective, and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in the United States and his claim to have foiled a plot in 1861 to ...
, Scottish-American detective and spy (d. 1884)
*
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.
* March ...
–
Carlo Acton
Carlo Eduardo Acton (25 August 1829 – 2 February 1909) was an Italian composer and concert pianist. He is particularly remembered for his opera ''Una cena in convitto'' and for his sacred music compositions of which his ''Tantum ergo'' is the m ...
, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1909)
*
1836 –
Bret Harte
Bret Harte (; born Francis Brett Hart; August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
In a care ...
, American short story writer and poet (d. 1902)
*
1840 –
George C. Magoun
George C. Magoun (August 25, 1840 – December 20, 1893) was, in the late 1880s, the Chairman of the Board of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Magoun was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received a public school education, then ...
, American businessman (d. 1893)
*
1841
Events
January–March
* January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom, and Qishan of the Qing dynasty, agree to the Convention of Chuenpi.
* January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the i ...
–
Emil Theodor Kocher
Emil Theodor Kocher (25 August 1841 – 27 July 1917) was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid. Among his many ...
, Swiss physician and academic,
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfre ...
laureate (d. 1917)
*
1845
Events
January–March
* January 10 – Elizabeth Barrett receives a love letter from the younger poet Robert Browning; on May 20, they meet for the first time in London. She begins writing her ''Sonnets from the Portuguese''.
* January ...
–
Ludwig II of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (d. 1886)
*
1850
Events
January–June
* April
** Pope Pius IX returns from exile to Rome.
** Stephen Foster's parlor ballad " Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway" is published in the United States.
* April 4 – Los Angeles is incorporated as a c ...
–
Charles Richet, French physiologist and occultist,
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfre ...
laureate (d. 1935)
*
1867
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It was renamed a ...
–
James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to Germany (d. 1951)
*
1869
Events
January–March
* January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan.
* January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded.
* January 20 – E ...
–
Tom Kiely, British-Irish decathlete (d. 1951)
*
1877
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
* January 8 – Great Sio ...
–
Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation (d. 1965)
*
1878 –
Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (d. 1935)
*
1882 –
Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish journalist and politician, 2nd
President of Ireland
The president of Ireland ( ga, Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces.
The president holds office for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms.Constitu ...
(d. 1966)
*
1889 –
Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th
Premier of New South Wales
The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_ ...
(d. 1969)
*
1891
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany.
** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence.
**Germany takes formal possession of its new Africa ...
–
David Shimoni, Belarusian-Israeli poet and translator (d. 1956)
*
1893
Events
January–March
* January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America.
* Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson.
* January 6 – Th ...
–
Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (d. 1962)
*
1898
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...
–
Helmut Hasse
Helmut Hasse (; 25 August 1898 – 26 December 1979) was a German mathematician working in algebraic number theory, known for fundamental contributions to class field theory, the application of ''p''-adic numbers to local class field theory a ...
, German mathematician and academic (d. 1975)
* 1898 –
Arthur Wood, English cricketer (d. 1973)
*
1899
Events January 1899
* January 1
** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.
** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City.
* January 2 –
**Bolivia sets up a c ...
–
Paul Herman Buck
Paul Herman Buck (August 25, 1899 – December 23, 1978) was an American historian. He won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1938 and became the first Provost of Harvard University in 1945.
Biography
Buck was born in Ohio. He received a Bachel ...
, American historian and author (d. 1978)
*
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), ...
–
Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie
Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie (25 August 1900 – 13 July 1970) was possibly the first woman in Scotland to practice architecture on a regular basis.
Early life
Beattie was born in 1900 to Lewis Beattie and Alice Walker Kerr, who were farmers. She gr ...
, Scottish architect (d. 1970)
* 1900 –
Hans Adolf Krebs
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, FRS (, ; 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981) was a German-born British biologist, physician and biochemist. He was a pioneer scientist in the study of cellular respiration, a biochemical process in living cells that ext ...
, German physician and biochemist,
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfre ...
laureate (d. 1981)
1901–present
*
1902
Events
January
* January 1
** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...
–
Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and educator (d. 1972)
*
1903
Events January
* January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India.
* January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...
–
Arpad Elo, Hungarian-American chess player, created the
Elo rating system
The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American physics professor.
The Elo system was invented as an improved ...
(d. 1992)
*
1905 –
Faustina Kowalska
Maria Faustyna Kowalska, OLM (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 – 5 October 1938), also known as ''Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament'', Faustyna popularly spelled "Faustina", was a Polish Catholic religious sister an ...
, Polish nun and saint (d. 1938)
*1906 – Jim Smith (cricketer, born 1906), Jim Smith, English cricketer (d. 1979)
*1909 – Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1993)
* 1909 – Michael Rennie, English actor and producer (d. 1971)
*1910 – George Cisar (baseball), George Cisar, American baseball player (d. 2010)
* 1910 – Dorothea Tanning, American painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 2012)
*1911 – Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence (Vietnam), Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2013)
*
1912 – Erich Honecker, German politician (d. 1994)
*1913 – Don DeFore, American actor (d. 1993)
* 1913 – Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (d. 1973)
*
1916 – Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008)
* 1916 – Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist,
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfre ...
laureate (d. 2003)
* 1916 – Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000)
*1917 – Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
*1918 – Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
* 1918 – Richard Greene, English actor (d. 1985)
*1919 – William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (d. 2010)
* 1919 – George Wallace, American lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (d. 1998)
* 1919 – Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympic medalist (d. 2017)
*1921 – Monty Hall, Canadian television personality and game show host (d. 2017)
* 1921 – Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, 20th Minister of Labour (Canada), Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1999)
* 1921 – Brian Moore (novelist), Brian Moore, Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 1999)
*1923 – Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (d. 2013)
* 1923 – Allyre Sirois, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2012)
*1924 – Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (d. 2006)
*1925 – Thea Astley, Australian journalist and author (d. 2004)
* 1925 – Hilmar Hoffmann, German film and culture academic (d. 2018)
* 1925 – Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2001)
*1927 – Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (d. 2003)
* 1927 – Des Renford, Australian swimmer (d. 1999)
*1928 – John "Kayo" Dottley, American football player (d. 2018)
* 1928 – Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2004)
* 1928 – Karl Korte, American composer and academic (d. 2022)
* 1928 – Herbert Kroemer, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate
*1930 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer (d. 2020)
* 1930 – György Enyedi (geographer), György Enyedi, Hungarian economist and geographer (d. 2012)
* 1930 – Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (d. 2003)
* 1930 – Crispin Tickell, English academic and diplomat, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (d. 2022)
*1931 – Regis Philbin, American actor and television host (d. 2020)
*
1933 – Patrick F. McManus, American journalist and author (d. 2018)
* 1933 – Wayne Shorter, American saxophonist and composer
* 1933 – Tom Skerritt, American actor
*1934 – Lise Bacon, Canadian judge and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
* 1934 – Eddie Ilarde, Filipino journalist and politician (d. 2020)
*1935 – Charles Wright (poet), Charles Wright, American poet
*1936 – Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman, founded the Image Institute of Technology & Management (d. 2009)
*1937 – Jimmy Hannan, Australian television host and singer (d. 2019)
* 1937 – Virginia Euwer Wolff, American author
*1938 – David Canary, American actor (d. 2015)
* 1938 – Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author
*
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidde ...
– John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer
*
1940 – Wilhelm von Homburg, German boxer and actor (d. 2004)
*1941 – Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1941 – Mario Corso, Italian footballer and coach (d. 2020)
* 1941 – Ludwig Müller (footballer), Ludwig Müller, German footballer (d. 2021)
*
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 ...
– Nathan Deal, American lawyer, and politician, 82nd Governor of Georgia
*
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 No ...
– Conrad Black, Canadian historian and author
* 1944 – Jacques Demers, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician
* 1944 – Anthony Heald, American actor
* 1944 – Andrew Longmore, British lawyer and judge
*
1945 – Daniel Hulet, Belgian cartoonist (d. 2011)
* 1945 – Hannah Louise Shearer, American screenwriter and producer
*1946 – Rollie Fingers, American baseball player
* 1946 – Charles Ghigna, American poet and author
* 1946 – Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
*1947 – Michael Kaluta, American author and illustrator
* 1947 – Keith Tippett, British jazz pianist and composer (d. 2020)
*
1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
– Ledward Kaapana, American singer and guitarist
* 1948 – Nicholas A. Peppas, Greek chemist and biologist
*1949 – Martin Amis, British novelist
* 1949 – Rijkman Groenink, Dutch banker and academic
* 1949 – John Savage (actor), John Savage, American actor and producer
* 1949 – Gene Simmons, Israeli-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
*
1950 – Willy DeVille, American singer and songwriter (d. 2009)
* 1950 – Charles Fambrough, American bassist, composer, and producer (d. 2011)
*1951 – Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter
* 1951 – Bill Handel, Brazilian-American lawyer and radio host
*1952 – Kurban Berdyev, Turkmen footballer and manager
* 1952 – Geoff Downes, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
* 1952 – Duleep Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
*1954 – Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
* 1954 – Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland
*1955 – John McGeoch, Scottish guitarist (d. 2004)
* 1955 – Gerd Müller (politician), Gerd Müller, German businessman and politician
*1956 – Matt Aitken, English songwriter and record producer
* 1956 – Takeshi Okada, Japanese footballer, coach, and manager
* 1956 – Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (d. 1986)
*1957 – Sikander Bakht (cricketer), Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster
* 1957 – Simon McBurney, English actor and director
* 1957 – Frank Serratore, American ice hockey player and coach
*
1958 – Tim Burton, American director, producer, and screenwriter
*1959 – Ian Falconer, American author and illustrator
* 1959 – Steve Levy (politician), Steve Levy, American lawyer and politician
* 1959 – Bernardo Rezende, Brazilian volleyball coach and player
* 1959 – Lane Smith (illustrator), Lane Smith, American author and illustrator
* 1959 – Ruth Ann Swenson, American soprano and actress
*
1960 – Georg Zellhofer, Austrian footballer and manager
*
1961 – Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
* 1961 – Joanne Whalley, English actress
*1962 – Taslima Nasrin, Bangladeshi author
* 1962 – Theresa Andrews, American competition swimmer and Olympic champion
* 1962 – Vivian Campbell, Northern Irish rock guitarist and songwriter
* 1962 – Michael Zorc, German footballer
*1963 – Miro Cerar, Slovenian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Slovenia
* 1963 – Shock G, American rapper and producer (d. 2021)
* 1963 – Tiina Intelmann, Estonian lawyer and diplomat
*1964 – Azmin Ali, Malaysian mathematician and politician
* 1964 – Maxim Kontsevich, Russian-American mathematician and academic
* 1964 – Blair Underwood, American actor
*1965 – Cornelius Bennett, American football player
* 1965 – Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricketer and coach
* 1965 – Mia Zapata, American singer
(d. 1993)
*1966 – Albert Belle, American baseball player
* 1966 – Derek Sherinian, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
* 1966 – Terminator X, American hip-hop DJ
*
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 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
– Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
*1968 – Yuri Mitsui, Japanese actress, model, and race car driver
* 1968 – Stuart Murdoch (musician), Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer-songwriter
* 1968 – Spider One, American singer-songwriter and producer
* 1968 – Rachael Ray, American chef, author, and television host
* 1968 – Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player
*1969 – Olga Konkova, Norwegian-Russian pianist and composer
* 1969 – Cameron Mathison, Canadian actor and television personality
* 1969 – Catriona Matthew, Scottish golfer
* 1969 – Vivek Razdan, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
*1970 – Doug Glanville, American baseball player and sportscaster
* 1970 – Debbie Graham, American tennis player
* 1970 – Robert Horry, American basketball player and sportscaster
* 1970 – Adrian Lam, Papua New Guinean-Australian rugby league player and coach
* 1970 – Jo Dee Messina, American singer-songwriter
* 1970 – Claudia Schiffer, German model and fashion designer
*1971 – Jason Death, Australian rugby league player
*1973 – Fatih Akın, German director, producer, and screenwriter
*1974 – Pablo Ozuna, Dominican baseball player
*1975 – Brad Drew, Australian rugby league player
* 1975 – Petria Thomas, Australian swimmer and coach
*1976 – Javed Qadeer, Pakistani cricketer and coach
* 1976 – Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor
*1977 – Masumi Asano, Japanese voice actress and producer
* 1977 – Andy McDonald (ice hockey), Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
*1978 – Kel Mitchell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
* 1978 – Robert Mohr (rugby), Robert Mohr, German rugby player
*1979 – Marlon Harewood, English footballer
* 1979 – Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (d. 2015)
* 1979 – Deanna Nolan, American basketball player
*
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...
– Rachel Bilson, American actress
* 1981 – Jan-Berrie Burger, Namibian cricketer
* 1981 – Camille Pin, French tennis player
*1982 – Jung Jung-suk, South Korean footballer (d. 2011)
*1983 – James Rossiter, English race car driver
*1984 – Florian Mohr, German footballer
* 1984 – Anya Monzikova, Russian-American model and actress
*1986 – Rodney Ferguson, American footballer
*1987 – Stacey Farber, Canadian actress
* 1987 – Velimir Jovanović, Serbian footballer
* 1987 – Blake Lively, American model and actress
* 1987 – Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1987 – Justin Upton, American baseball player
* 1987 – Adam Warren (baseball), Adam Warren, American baseball player
* 1987 – James Wesolowski, Australian footballer
*1988 – Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer
*1988 – Giga Chikadze, Georgian mixed martial artist and kickboxer
*
1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ru ...
– Hiram Mier, Mexican footballer
*1992 – Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer and actress
* 1992 – Ricardo Rodríguez (footballer), Ricardo Rodriguez, Swiss footballer
*1994 – Edmunds Augstkalns, Latvian ice hockey player
*1998 – China Anne McClain, American actress and singer
Deaths
Pre-1600
*AD 79 – Pliny the Elder, Roman commander and philosopher (b. 23)
* 274 – Empress Yang Yan, Yang Yan, Jin Dynasty (265-420), Jin Dynasty empress (b. 238)
* 306 – Saint Maginus, Christian hermit and martyr from Tarragona
*AD 383, 383 – Gratian, Roman emperor (b. 359)
* 471 – Gennadius of Constantinople, Gennadius I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople
*
766 –
Constantine Podopagouros, Byzantine official
* 766 – Strategios Podopagouros, Byzantine general
* 985 – Dietrich of Haldensleben, Margrave of the Nordmark, Dietrich of Haldensleben, German margrave
*1091 – Sisnando Davides, military leader
*1192 – Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)
*
1258 –
George Mouzalon
George Mouzalon ( el, Γεώργιος Μουζάλων, Geōrgios Mouzalōn; – 25 August 1258) was a high official of the Empire of Nicaea under Theodore II Laskaris ().
Of humble origin, he became Theodore's companion in childhood and was ...
, regent of the Empire of Nicaea
*
1270 – Louis IX of France (b. 1214)
* 1270 – Alphonso of Brienne (b. c. 1225)
*1271 – Joan, Countess of Toulouse (b. 1220)
*1282 – Thomas de Cantilupe, English bishop and saint (b. 1218)
*1322 – Beatrice of Silesia, queen consort of Germany (b. c. 1292)
*1327 – Demasq Kaja, Chobanid
*1330 – James Douglas, Lord of Douglas, Sir James Douglas, Scottish guerrilla leader (b. 1286)
*1339 – Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (b. 1260)
*1368 – Andrea Orcagna, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect
*1482 – Margaret of Anjou (b. 1429)
*1485 – William Catesby, supporter of Richard III (b. 1450)
*1554 – Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1473)
*1592 – William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (b. 1532)
1601–1900
*1603 – Ahmad al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (b. 1549)
*1631 – Nicholas Hyde, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Chief Justice of Kingdom of England, England (b.c. 1572)
*1632 – Thomas Dekker (writer), Thomas Dekker, English author and playwright (b. 1572)
*1688 – Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1635)
*1699 – Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
*1711 – Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1656)
*1742 – Carlos Seixas, Portuguese organist and composer (b. 1704)
*1774 – Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer and educator (b. 1714)
*
1776 – David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1711)
*1794 – Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian diplomat (b. 1727)
*1797 – Thomas Chittenden, Governor of the Vermont Republic (later 1st Governor of the State of Vermont) (b. 1730)
*
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 – ...
– James Watt, Scottish-English engineer and instrument maker (b. 1736)
*1822 – William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (b. 1738)
*
1867
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It was renamed a ...
– Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (b. 1791)
*
1882 – Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Estonian physician and author (b. 1803)
*1886 – Zinovios Valvis, Greek lawyer and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1791)
*1892 – William Champ, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1808)
*
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), ...
– Friedrich Nietzsche, German philologist, philosopher, and critic (b. 1844)
1901–present
*
1904 – Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer (b. 1836)
*1908 – Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
*
1916 – Mary Tappan Wright, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1851)
*1921 – Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1886)
*1924 – Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (b. 1818)
* 1924 – Velma Caldwell Melville, American editor, and writer of prose and poetry (b. 1858)
*1925 – Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (b. 1852)
*1930 – Frankie Campbell, American boxer (b. 1904)
*1931 – Dorothea Fairbridge, South African author and co-founder of Guild of Loyal Women (b. 1862)
*1936 – Juliette Adam, French author (b. 1836)
*1938 – Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author (b. 1870)
*
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidde ...
– Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1904)
*
1940 – Prince Jean, Duke of Guise (b. 1874)
*
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 ...
– Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. 1902)
*
1945 –
John Birch, American soldier and missionary (b. 1918)
*1956 – Alfred Kinsey, American biologist and academic (b. 1894)
*1965 – Moonlight Graham, American baseball player and physician (b. 1879)
*1966 – Lao She, Chinese novelist and dramatist (b. 1899)
*
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 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
– Stanley Bruce, Australian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1883)
* 1967 – Oscar Cabalén, Argentine race car driver (b. 1928)
* 1967 – Paul Muni, Ukrainian-born American actor (b. 1895)
* 1967 –
George Lincoln Rockwell, American commander, politician, and activist, founded the
American Nazi Party (b. 1918)
*1968 – Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1910)
*1969 – Robert Cosgrove, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1884)
*1970 – Tachū Naitō, Japanese architect and engineer, designed the Tokyo Tower (b. 1886)
*1971 – Ted Lewis (musician), Ted Lewis, American singer and clarinet player (b. 1890)
*1973 – Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1875)
*1976 – Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
*1977 – Károly Kós, Hungarian architect, ethnologist, and politician (b. 1883)
*1979 – Stan Kenton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1911)
*
1980 – Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1919)
*
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...
– Nassos Kedrakas, Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1915)
*1982 – Anna German, Polish singer (b. 1936)
*1984 – Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
* 1984 – Viktor Chukarin, Ukrainian gymnast and coach (b. 1921)
* 1984 – Waite Hoyt, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1899)
*1988 – Art Rooney, American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (b. 1901)
*1990 – Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1903)
*1995 – Doug Stegmeyer, American bass player and producer (b. 1951)
*1998 – Lewis F. Powell, Jr., American lawyer and Supreme Court justice (b. 1907)
*1999 – Rob Fisher (British musician), Rob Fisher, English keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1956)
*2000 – Carl Barks, American author and illustrator (b. 1901)
* 2000 – Frederick C. Bock, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
* 2000 – Jack Nitzsche, American pianist, composer, and producer (b. 1937)
* 2000 – Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1955)
*
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
–
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Q ...
, American singer and actress (b. 1979)
* 2001 – Carl Brewer (ice hockey), Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938)
* 2001 – Üzeyir Garih, Turkish engineer and businessman, co-founded Alarko Holding (b. 1929)
* 2001 – Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver and businessman, founded Tyrrell Racing (b. 1924)
*2002 – Dorothy Hewett, Australian author and poet (b. 1923)
*
2003
File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...
– Tom Feelings, American author and illustrator (b. 1933)
*
2005
File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...
– Peter Glotz, Czech-German academic and politician (b. 1939)
*
2006 – Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian-Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1918)
*2007 – Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (b. 1915)
* 2007 – Ray Jones (footballer, born 1988), Ray Jones, English footballer (b. 1988)
*2008 – Ahmad Faraz, Pakistani poet (b. 1931)
* 2008 – Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (b. 1964)
*2009 – Ted Kennedy, American politician (b. 1932)
* 2009 – Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1940)
*
2011 – Lazar Mojsov, Macedonian politician (b. 1920)
*
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 ...
– Florencio Amarilla, Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (b. 1935)
* 2012 – Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
* 2012 – Roberto González Barrera, Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1930)
* 2012 – Donald Gorrie, Scottish politician (b. 1933)
*2013 – Ciril Bergles, Slovene poet and translator (b. 1934)
* 2013 – António Borges, Portuguese economist and banker (b. 1949)
* 2013 – William Froug, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922)
* 2013 – Liu Fuzhi, Chinese academic and politician, 3rd Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China, Minister of Justice for China (b. 1917)
* 2013 – Raghunath Panigrahi, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1932)
* 2013 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)
*2014 – William Greaves, American director and producer (b. 1926)
* 2014 – Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Minister of National Defence (Canada), Canadian Minister of National Defence (b. 1936)
* 2014 – Nico M. M. Nibbering, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1938)
* 2014 – Uziah Thompson, Jamaican-American drummer and producer (b. 1936)
* 2014 – Enrique Zileri, Peruvian journalist and publisher (b. 1931)
*2015 – José María Benegas, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1948)
* 2015 – Francis Sejersted, Norwegian historian and academic (b. 1936)
*2016 – Marvin Kaplan, American actor (b. 1927)
*
2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
– Rich Piana, American bodybuilder (b. 1971)
*2018 – John McCain, American politician (b. 1936)
*2019 – Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian business magnate and engineer (b. 1937)
*2022 – Mable John, American blues vocalist (b. 1930)
Holidays and observances
* Christian feast day:
** Æbbe of Coldingham
** Aredius
** Genesius of Arles
** Genesius of Rome
** Ginés de la Jara, Ginés de la Jara (or Genesius of Cartagena)
** Gregory of Utrecht
** Joseph Calasanz
** Louis IX of France
** Blessed Ludovicus Baba
** Blessed Ludovicus Sasada
** Blessed Luis Sotelo
** Menas of Constantinople
** Blessed Miguel de Carvalho
** Patricia of Naples
** Blessed Pedro Vásquez
** Thomas de Cantilupe, Thomas de Cantilupe (or of Hereford)
**August 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
* Day of Songun (North Korea)
* Independence Day (Uruguay), Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uruguay from Brazil in 1825.
* Soldier's Day (Brazil)
References
External links
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Days of the year
August