Events
Pre-1600
*
1327 – The teenaged
Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother
Queen Isabella and her lover
Roger Mortimer.
*
1411 – The
First Peace of Thorn is signed in
Thorn (Toruń),
Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
1601–1900
*
1662 – The Chinese general
Koxinga seizes the island of
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
after a
nine-month siege.
*
1713 – The ''Kalabalik'' or ''
Skirmish at Bender'' results from the
Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King
Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
*
1793 –
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted France against Britain, Austria, Pruss ...
: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
*
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 ...
– The capital of
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a Province, part of The Canadas, British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North Americ ...
is moved from
Newark to
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
.
*
1814 –
Mayon in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
*
1835 –
Slavery is abolished in
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...
.
*
1861 –
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and t ...
:
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
secedes from the United States and joins the
Confederacy a week later.
*
1864 –
Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
*
1865
Events
January–March
* January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City.
* January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher ...
– President
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...
signs the
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
*
1884 – The first volume (''A'' to ''Ant'') of the ''
Oxford English Dictionary
The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') is the first and foundational historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a c ...
'' is published.
*
1893 –
Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first
motion picture studio
A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films, which is handled by the production ...
, the
Black Maria in
West Orange, New Jersey.
*
1895 –
Fountains Valley, Pretoria
The Fountains Valley is a recreational resort at the southern entrance to Pretoria in South Africa. It was proclaimed as a nature reserve by President Paul Kruger on 1 February 1895. Consequently, this 60 ha reserve, along with the contiguous Gro ...
, the oldest
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological o ...
in Africa, is proclaimed by President
Paul Kruger
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (; 10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904) was a South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and President of the South African Republic (or ...
.
*
1896 – ''
La bohème'' premieres in Turin at the
Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young
Arturo Toscanini.
*
1897 –
Shinhan Bank, the
oldest bank in South Korea, opens in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
.
*
1900 – Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, has named
Lord Roberts commander of British forces in South Africa.
1901–present
*
1908 –
Lisbon Regicide: King
Carlos I of Portugal and
Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in
Lisbon.
*
1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...
–
Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
*
1942 –
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 ...
:
Josef Terboven
Josef Terboven (23 May 1898 – 8 May 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician who was the long-serving '' Gauleiter'' of Gau Essen and the ''Reichskommissar'' for Norway during the German occupation.
Early life
Terboven was born in E ...
,
Reichskommissar
(, rendered as "Commissioner of the Empire", "Reich Commissioner" or "Imperial Commissioner"), in German history, was an official gubernatorial title used for various public offices during the period of the German Empire and Nazi Germany.
Ger ...
of
German-occupied Norway, appoints
Vidkun Quisling the
Minister President of the
National Government.
* 1942 – World War II: U.S. Navy conducts
Marshalls–Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the
Pacific Theater.
* 1942 –
Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the
United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the
Axis powers
The Axis powers, ; it, Potenze dell'Asse ; ja, 枢軸国 ''Sūjikukoku'', group=nb originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were ...
.
* 1942 –
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also Romanization of Chinese, romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the List of national founde ...
makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the
Yan'an Rectification Movement.
*
1946 –
Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first
United Nations Secretary-General
The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
The role of the secretary- ...
.
* 1946 – The
Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the
Hungarian Republic
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croati ...
.
*
1950 – The first prototype of the
MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
*
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 ...
– Four black students stage the first of the
Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in
Greensboro, North Carolina.
*
1964 –
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
have their first number one hit in the United States with "
I Want to Hold Your Hand".
*
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* J ...
–
Vietnam War: The execution of
Viet Cong officer
Nguyễn Văn Lém by
South Vietnamese National Police Chief
Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by
Eddie Adams.
* 1968 – Canada's three military services, the
Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...
, the
Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
and the
Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...
, are unified into the
Canadian Forces
}
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force.
...
.
* 1968 – The
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Mi ...
and the
Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form
Penn Central Transportation
The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American Railroad classes, class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals (the Pennsylvania Railroad ...
.
*
1972 –
Kuala Lumpur
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, image_map =
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becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
.
*
1974 –
A fire in the 25-story
Joelma Building in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...
, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
*
1979 –
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian
Ayatollah
Ayatollah ( ; fa, آیتالله, āyatollāh) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran and Iraq that came into widespread usage in the 20th century.
Etymology
The title is originally derived from Arabic word ...
Ruhollah Khomeini returns to
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
after nearly 15 years of exile.
*
1991 – A runway
collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at
Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
*
1992 – The Chief Judicial Magistrate of
Bhopal
Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...
court declares
Warren Anderson, ex-
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of
Union Carbide
Union Carbide Corporation is an American chemical corporation wholly owned subsidiary (since February 6, 2001) by Dow Chemical Company. Union Carbide produces chemicals and polymers that undergo one or more further conversions by customers befo ...
, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the
Bhopal disaster
The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Considered the world's ...
case.
*
1996 – The
Communications Decency Act is passed by the
U.S. Congress.
*
1998 – Rear Admiral
Lillian E. Fishburne
Lillian Elaine Fishburne (born March 25, 1949) was the first African-American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy. She was appointed to the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half) by President of the United States ...
becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
*
2002 –
Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of ''
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...
'', kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
*
2003 –
Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated during the reentry of mission
STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
*
2004 –
Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the
Hajj pilgrimage in
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...
, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
*
2005 – King
Gyanendra of Nepal carries out 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 ...
to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
*
2009 – The
first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
, making
her
Her is the objective and possessive form of the English-language feminine pronoun she.
Her, HER or H.E.R. may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Music
* H.E.R. (born 1997), American singer
** ''H.E.R.'' (album), 2017
* HIM (Finnish ...
the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly
gay head of government.
*
2012 – Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of
clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams
Al Masry and
Al Ahly
AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media
* Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera
* Al (''Fullmetal ...
in the city of
Port Said.
*
2013
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–
The Shard, the
sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public.
*
2021 – 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
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 ...
removes
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi (; ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 ...
from power and restores military rule.
Births
Pre-1600
*
1261 –
Walter de Stapledon, English bishop and politician,
Lord High Treasurer
The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Acts of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third-highest-ranked Great Officer of State ...
(d. 1326)
*
1435
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–
Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy
Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. The Catholic Church venerates him with a liturgical feast on March 30.
Life
He was born at Thonon-les-Bains, the son of Louis, Duke ...
(d. 1472)
*
1447 –
Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1504)
*
1459 –
Conrad Celtes
Conrad Celtes (german: Konrad Celtes; la, Conradus Celtis (Protucius); 1 February 1459 – 4 February 1508) was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet of the German Renaissance born in Franconia (nowadays part of Bavaria). He led the ...
, German poet and scholar (d. 1508)
*
1462 –
Johannes Trithemius, German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer (d. 1516)
*
1552 –
Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician,
Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1634)
*
1561 –
Henry Briggs, British mathematician (d. 1630)
1601–1900
*
1635 –
Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and scholar (d. 1689)
*
1648 –
Elkanah Settle
Elkanah Settle (1 February 1648 – 12 February 1724) was an English poet and playwright.
Biography
He was born at Dunstable, and entered Trinity College, Oxford, in 1666, but left without taking a degree. His first tragedy, '' Cambyses, King ...
, English poet and playwright (d. 1724)
*
1659 –
Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
*
1663 –
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo luco, also known as Mother Ignacia (February 1, 1663 – September 10, 1748) was a Filipino religious sister of the Catholic Church. She was known for her acts of piety and religious poverty and founded the Congreg ...
, Filipino nun, founded the
Religious of the Virgin Mary (d. 1748)
*
1666 –
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon (1 February 1666 – 22 February 1732) was the titular Queen consort of Poland in 1697. She was the daughter of the Prince of Condé. As a member of France's reigning House of Bourbon, she was a '' princesse du sang''.
...
, Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (d.
1732)
*
1687 –
Johann Adam Birkenstock
Johann Adam Birkenstock (also Birckenstock, Birkenstok, Berkenstock; 1 February 1687 – 26 February 1733) was a German composer and violinist. He was regarded as one of the foremost violinists of his day.
Life
As a young boy, Birkenstock studi ...
, German violinist and composer (d. 1733)
*
1690 –
Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1768)
*
1701 –
Johan Agrell
Johan Joachim Agrell (1 February 170119 January 1765) was a late German/Swedish baroque music, baroque composer.
He was born in Löth parish, :sv:Memming, Memming district, Östergötland, a province in Sweden, and studied in Uppsala. By 1734 h ...
, Swedish-German pianist and composer (d. 1765)
*
1761 –
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (d. 1836)
*
1763 –
Thomas Campbell Thomas Campbell may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Thomas Campbell (poet) (1777–1844), Scottish poet
* Thomas Campbell (sculptor) (1790–1858), Scottish sculptor
* Thomas Campbell (visual artist) (born 1969), California-based visual artist ...
, Irish minister and theologian (d. 1854)
*
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 ...
–
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss minister, poet, and educator (d. 1865)
*
1801 –
Émile Littré
Émile Maximilien Paul Littré (; 1 February 18012 June 1881) was a French lexicographer, freemason and philosopher, best known for his ''Dictionnaire de la langue française'', commonly called .
Biography
Littré was born in Paris. His father, ...
, French lexicographer and philosopher (d. 1881)
*
1820 –
George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman and theologian (d. 1897)
*
1836 –
Emil Hartmann
Emil Hartmann (1 February 1836, Denmark – 18 July 1898, Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish composer of the romantic period, fourth generation of composers in the Danish Hartmann musical family.
Early life and education
Hartmann was born o ...
, Danish organist and composer (d. 1898)
*
1844
In the Philippines, it was the only leap year with 365 days, as December 31 was skipped when 1845 began after December 30.
Events
January–March
* January 15 – The University of Notre Dame, based in the city of the same name, receives ...
–
G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (d. 1924)
*
1851
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion.
* January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly.
...
–
Durham Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat (d. 1908)
*
1858 –
Ignacio Bonillas
Ignacio Bonillas Fraijo (1 February 1858 – 23 June 1942) was a Mexican diplomat. He was a Mexican ambassador to the United States and held a degree in mine engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was tapped by Pres ...
, Mexican diplomat (d. 1942)
*
1859 –
Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1924)
*
1866 –
Agda Meyerson
Agda Meyerson (1 February 1866 – 27 December 1924) was a Swedish nurse who became an activist to improve the education, pay and working conditions of her profession. She served as vice chair of the in 1910 and on the board of numerous nursing ...
, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (d. 1924)
*
1868 –
Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)
*
1870
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England.
** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed.
* January 3 – Construction of the Br ...
–
Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish physician (d. 1949)
*
1872 –
Clara Butt, English opera singer (d. 1936)
* 1872 –
Jerome F. Donovan
Jerome Francis Donovan (February 1, 1872 – November 2, 1949) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from New York from 1918 to 1921.
Early life
Jerome F. Donovan was born in New Haven, Con ...
, American lawyer and politician (d. 1949)
*
1873 –
John Barry, Irish soldier,
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...
recipient (d. 1901)
*
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 &ndash ...
–
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1929)
*
1878 –
Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the
Grand Hotel Aranybika
Grand Hotel Aranybika is a four-star hotel in Debrecen, Hungary. Located in the city centre, its history dates back to the late 17th century, though the current building of the hotel was erected in 1915 according to the blueprints of Alfréd Hajós ...
(d. 1955)
* 1878 –
Milan Hodža, Slovak journalist and politician, 10th
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (d. 1944)
*
1881 –
Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (d. 1966)
*
1882 –
Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th
Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973)
*
1884 –
Bradbury Robinson, American football player and physician (d. 1949)
* 1884 –
Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (d. 1937)
*
1887 –
Charles Nordhoff
Charles Bernard Nordhoff (February 1, 1887 – April 10, 1947) was an American novelist and traveler, born in England. Nordhoff is perhaps best known for '' The Bounty Trilogy'', three historical novels he wrote with James Norman Hall: ''Mutiny ...
, English-American lieutenant, pilot, and author (d. 1947)
*
1890 –
Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th
Estonian Minister of War (d. 1942)
*
1894 –
John Ford
John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He ...
, American director and producer (d. 1973)
* 1894 –
James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (d. 1955)
*
1895 –
Conn Smythe, Canadian businessman (d. 1980)
*
1897 –
Denise Robins
Denise Robins (née Denise Naomi Klein; 1 February 1897 – 1 May 1985) was a prolific English romantic novelist and the first President of the Romantic Novelists' Association (1960–1966). She wrote under her first married name and under th ...
, English journalist and author (d. 1985)
*
1898 –
Leila Denmark
Leila Alice Denmark (née Daughtry; February 1, 1898 – April 1, 2012) was an American pediatrician in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the world's oldest practicing pediatrician until her retirement in May 2001 at the age of 103, after 73 years. She ...
, American pediatrician and author (d. 2012)
1901–present
*
1901 –
Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011)
* 1901 –
Clark Gable
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades ...
, American actor (d. 1960)
*
1902 –
Therese Brandl
Therese Brandl (1 February 1902 – 24 January 1948) was a Nazi concentration camp guard.
In March 1942, Brandl was among the SS women assigned to Auschwitz I concentration camp. Her duties included watching over women in the sorting sheds and a ...
, German
concentration camp guard (d. 1947)
* 1902 –
Langston Hughes, American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (d. 1967)
*
1904 –
S.J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (d. 1979)
*
1905 –
Emilio G. Segrè Emilio may refer to:
* Emilio Navaira
Emilio H. Navaira III (August 23, 1962 – May 16, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter of Tejano and country music. He is the winner of one Grammy Award and one Latin Grammy Award.
Known to most by th ...
, Italian-American physicist 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." Alfr ...
laureate (d. 1989)
*
1906 –
Adetokunbo Ademola
Omoba Sir Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola GCON KBE PC SAN (1 February 1906 – 29 January 1993) was a Nigerian jurist who was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1958 to 1972. He was appointed as Chief Justice on 1 April 1958, replacing Sir Staff ...
, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd
Chief Justice of Nigeria
The Chief Justice of Nigeria or CJN is the head of the judicial arm of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the country's Supreme Court and the National Judicial Council. The current Chief Justice is Olukayode Ariwoola who was app ...
(d. 1993)
*
1907 –
Günter Eich, German author and songwriter (d. 1972)
* 1907 –
Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1993)
*
1908 –
George Pal
George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak; ; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after ...
, Hungarian-American animator and producer (d. 1980)
* 1908 –
Louis Rasminsky
Louis Rasminsky, (February 1, 1908 – September 15, 1998) was the third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973, succeeding James Coyne. He was succeeded by Gerald Bouey.
Born in Montreal, he was raised in Toronto, graduated at H ...
, Canadian economist and banker (d. 1998)
*
1909 –
George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
*
1910 –
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Chinese general and politician (d. 2009)
*
1915 –
Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
*
1917 –
José Luis Sampedro
José Luis Sampedro Sáez (Barcelona, 1 February 1917 – Madrid, 8 April 2013) was a Spanish economist and writer who advocated an economy "more humane, more caring, able to help develop the dignity of peoples".
Academician of the Real Academia ...
, Spanish economist and author (d. 2013)
* 1917 –
Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944)
*
1918
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide.
Events
Below, the events ...
–
Muriel Spark, Scottish playwright and poet (d. 2006)
* 1918 –
Ignacy Tokarczuk
Ignacy Tokarczuk (February 1, 1918 – December 29, 2012) was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Tokarczuk was born in Łubianki Wyższe near Tarnopol. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Eugeniusz Baziak in Lvov on June ...
, Polish archbishop (d. 2012)
*
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
–
Mike Scarry
Michael Joseph “Mo” Scarry (February 1, 1920 – September 9, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He grew up in Pennsylvania, and played football in college at Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and went on to join t ...
, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
* 1920 –
Zao Wou-Ki
Zao Wou-Ki (; 1 February 1920 – 9 April 2013) was a Chinese-French painter. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Zao Wou-Ki graduated from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, where he studied under Fang Ganmin and Wu ...
, Chinese-French painter (d. 2013)
*
1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil.
** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' bre ...
–
Teresa Mattei
Teresa Mattei, also known as Teresita (1 February 1921 – 12 March 2013) was an Italian partisan and politician.
Background
Born in Genoa, in 1938 Mattei was expelled from all schools of the Kingdom of Italy for openly criticizing in her classr ...
, Italian feminist partisan and politician (d. 2013)
* 1921 –
Peter Sallis, English actor (d. 2017)
* 1921 –
Patricia Robins
Patricia Robins (1 February 1921 – 4 December 2016) was a British writer of short stories and over 80 novels mainly romances from 1934 to 2016, she also signed under the pseudonym Claire Lorrimer, she had sold more than ten million copies. S ...
, British writer and WAAF officer (d. 2016).
*
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
–
Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano and actress (d. 2004)
*
1923 –
Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the
International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2008)
*
1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...
–
Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker (25 March 1554 – 2 November 1600) was an English priest in the Church of England and an influential theologian.The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church by F. L. Cross (Editor), E. A. Livingstone (Editor) Oxford University ...
, American novelist (d. 1997)
* 1924 –
Emmanuel Scheffer
Emmanuel Scheffer ( he, עמנואל שפר; 1 February 1924 – 28 December 2012) was an Israeli football player and coach who was born in Germany.
He was twice the manager of the Israel national football team (1968–70, 1978–79), led th ...
, German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2012)
*
1927 –
Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (d. 2014)
*
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...
–
Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015)
* 1928 –
Tom Lantos, Hungarian-American academic and politician (d. 2008)
*
1930 –
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Shahabuddin Ahmed (1 February 1930 – 19 March 2022) served as the President of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, and the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995. He previously served as the acting president during 1990–91 when Hussain Mu ...
, Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th
President of Bangladesh (d. 2022)
* 1930 –
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( bn, হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ; 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi Army Chief politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time m ...
, Indian-Bangladeshi general and politician, 10th
President of Bangladesh (d. 2019)
*
1931 –
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...
, Russian politician, 1st
President of Russia
The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federa ...
(d. 2007)
*
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hir ...
–
Hassan Al-Turabi, Sudanese activist and politician (d. 2016)
*
1934 –
Nicolae Breban, Romanian author, poet, and playwright
*
1936 –
Tuncel Kurtiz
Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director. Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions.
Early year ...
, Turkish actor, playwright, and director (d. 2013)
* 1936 –
Azie Taylor Morton
Azie Taylor Morton (February 1, 1936 – December 7, 2003) served as Treasurer of the United States during the Carter administration from September 12, 1977, to January 20, 1981. She remains the only African American to hold that office. Her signa ...
, American educator and politician, 36th
Treasurer of the United States (d. 2003)
*
1937 –
Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
* 1937 –
Garrett Morris, American actor and comedian
*
1938 –
Jimmy Carl Black, American drummer and singer (d. 2008)
* 1938 –
Jacky Cupit, American golfer
* 1938 –
Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012)
*
1939 –
Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist, author, and academic
* 1939 –
Claude François
Claude Antoine Marie François (; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of " Comme d'habitude" ( ...
, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1978)
* 1939 –
Paul Gillmor
Paul Eugene Gillmor (February 1, 1939 – September 5, 2007) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007.
Early life, ...
, American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
* 1939 –
Ekaterina Maximova
Ekaterina Sergeevna Maximova (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Максимова; 1 February 1939 – 28 April 2009) was a Soviet and Russian ballerina of the second part of the 20th century who was internationally recognised. Sh ...
, Russian ballerina (d. 2009)
* 1939 –
Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (d. 2014)
*
1941 –
Jerry Spinelli
Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) is an American writer of children's novels that feature adolescence and early adulthood. His novels include '' Maniac Magee'', '' Stargirl'', and ''Wringer''.
Life
Spinelli was born in Norristown, Penns ...
, American author
*
1942 –
Bibi Besch
Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Maria Köchert; February 1, 1942 – September 7, 1996) was an Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Carol Marcus in the science fiction film '' Star Trek II: T ...
, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)
* 1942 –
Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2020)
* 1942 –
David Sincock
David John Sincock (born 1 February 1942) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test cricket, Test matches from 1964 to 1966.
Nicknamed "Evil Dick" by his teammates, Sincock was called "one of the most interesting bowlers I have ...
, Australian cricketer
*
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 ...
–
Petru Popescu, Romanian-American director, producer, and author
* 1944 –
Burkhard Ziese, German footballer and manager (d. 2010)
*
1945 –
Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th
Secretary of State for Canada
* 1945 –
Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
* 1945 –
Mary Jane Reoch, American cyclist (d. 1993)
*
1946 –
Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011)
* 1946 –
Karen Krantzcke
Karen Krantzcke (1 February 1946 – 11 April 1977) was an Australian tennis player. She achieved a world top ten singles ranking in 1970. In her short career, she made the quarterfinals or better at each of the four Grand Slam championships i ...
, Australian tennis player (d. 1977)
*
1947 –
Adam Ingram, Scottish computer programmer and politician,
Minister of State for the Armed Forces
* 1947 –
Normie Rowe, Australian singer-songwriter and actor
* 1947 –
Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
*
1948 –
Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
*
1950 –
Mike Campbell, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
* 1950 –
Ali Haydar Konca
Ali Haydar Konca (born 1 February 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator in the interim election government led by Ahmet Davutoğlu between 28 August and 22 September 2015. He se ...
, Turkish politician, 4th
Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs
* 1950 –
Rich Williams, American guitarist and songwriter
*
1951 –
Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
*
1952 –
Owoye Andrew Azazi
Owoye Andrew Azazi (1 February 1952 – 15 December 2012) was a Nigerian army general who served as National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, was Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, and Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Be ...
, Nigerian general (d. 2012)
*
1954 –
Chuck Dukowski
Gary Arthur McDaniel (born February 1, 1954 ), better known by his stage name Chuck Dukowski, is an American punk rock musician most well known for being the bass player, and occasional songwriter for Black Flag.
Career
Early years
Dukowski ...
, American singer-songwriter and bass player
*
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...
–
Exene Cervenka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*
1957 –
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (d. 2007)
* 1957 –
Gilbert Hernandez, American author and illustrator
*
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 ...
–
Luther Blissett, Jamaican-English footballer and manager
* 1958 –
Eleanor Laing, Scottish lawyer and politician,
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
*
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
–
Volker Fried
Volker Fried (born 1 February 1961 in Osnabrück, Niedersachsen) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at four consecutive Summer Olympics for West and the reunified Germany. He won the gold medal with his team at the 19 ...
, German field hockey player and coach
* 1961 –
Daniel M. Tani, American engineer and astronaut
* 1961 –
Kaduvetti Guru
Kaduvetti Guru, (born, J. Gurunathan) also known as J. Guru, (1 February 1961 – 25 May 2018) was an Indian politician, who was twice elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu. He was the president of the caste organization ...
, Indian politician (d. 2018)
*
1962 –
José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
* 1962 –
Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1962 –
Takashi Murakami, Japanese painter and sculptor
*
1964 –
Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
* 1964 –
Eli Ohana, Israeli football player, and club chairman
* 1964 –
Mario Pelchat
Mario Pelchat (born 1 February 1964) is a Canadian Francophone singer from Quebec. He received the Felix Award in 1990 and 1992.
Biography
Pelchat was born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec and has performed since 1973. His first 45 RPM single was ...
, Canadian singer-songwriter
* 1964 –
Linus Roache, English actor
*
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 sworn in for a full term ...
– Princess
Stéphanie of Monaco, designer and singer
* 1965 –
Brandon Lee
Brandon Bruce Lee (February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993) was an American actor and martial artist. Establishing himself as a rising action star in the early 1990s, he landed his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in the dark fantasy film ''The ...
, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993)
* 1965 –
Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
*
1966 –
Michelle Akers, American soccer player
*
1967 –
Meg Cabot
Meggin Patricia Cabot (born February 1, 1967) is an American novelist. She has written and published over 50 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series '' Princess Diaries'', which was later adapted by ...
, American author and screenwriter
*
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* J ...
–
Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress
*
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
–
Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Omar Batistuta (; born 1 February 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol () as well as El Ángel Gabriel (; Spanish for ''Angel Gabriel''). Regarded as one of the ...
, Argentinian footballer
* 1969 –
Andrew Breitbart
Andrew James Breitbart (; February 1, 1969 – March 1, 2012) was an American conservative journalist, and political commentator who was the founder of ''Breitbart News'' and a co-founder of '' HuffPost''.
After helping in the early stages of ' ...
, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 2012)
* 1969 –
Franklyn Rose, Jamaican cricketer
*
1970 –
Yasuyuki Kazama
is a drifting driver from Japan, formerly competing in D1 Grand Prix, well known for using the Nissan Silvia S15. He is also known as Waku Waku and Spin Benz Dokan.
Biography
Kazama was first introduced to drifting at age 17 when he watched Ge ...
, Japanese racing driver
* 1970 –
Malik Sealy
Malik Sealy (February 1, 1970 – May 20, 2000) was an American professional basketball player, active from 1992 until his death in an automobile accident at the age of 30. Sealy played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...
, American basketball player and actor (d. 2000)
*
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
J ...
–
Michael C. Hall, American actor and producer
*
1972 –
Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activist
* 1972 –
Christian Ziege, German footballer
*
1973 –
Andrew DeClercq
Andrew Donald DeClercq (born February 1, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player and current coach. He was a center and power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for ten seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. De ...
, American basketball player and coach
* 1973 –
Óscar Pérez Rojas, Mexican footballer
*
1974 –
Walter McCarty, American basketball player and coach
*
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
–
Martijn Reuser
Martijn Franciscus Reuser (born 1 February 1975) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played top-flight football in both the Netherlands and England. He made one appearance for the Netherlands national team.
Career
Born in Amsterdam, ...
, Dutch footballer
*
1976 –
Phil Ivey
Phillip Dennis Ivey Jr. (born February 1, 1977) is an American professional poker player who has won ten World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour title, and appeared at nine World Poker Tour final tables. Ivey is regarded by numer ...
, American poker player
* 1976 –
Mat Rogers, Australian rugby player
*
1977 –
Robert Traylor, American basketball player (d. 2011)
*
1978 –
Tim Harding, Australian singer and actor
*
1979 –
Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
* 1979 –
Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1979 –
Juan Silveira dos Santos
Juan Silveira dos Santos (; born 1 February 1979), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently works as Flamengo's Technical Manager.
Having begun his career with Flamengo, ...
, Brazilian footballer
*
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – In ...
–
Héctor Luna, Dominican baseball player
*
1981 –
Hins Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter
* 1981 –
Christian Giménez, Argentinian footballer
* 1981 –
Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
*
1982 –
Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player
* 1982 –
Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
*
1983 –
Heather DeLoach
Heather DeLoach is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the tap dancing "Bee Girl" in the 1992 music video for the hit single " No Rain", by Blind Melon. She also appeared in two episodes of the medical drama '' ER''.
Bli ...
, American actress
* 1983 –
Kevin Martin, American basketball player
* 1983 –
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Jurgen Van den Broeck (born 1 February 1983) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2017 for the , , and squads. Van den Broeck specialised in the time trial discipline, having been Junior World Ch ...
, Belgian cyclist
*
1984 –
Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
*
1985 –
Dean Shiels
Dean Andrew Shiels (born 1 February 1985) is a Northern Irish former footballer, who is the current manager of Dungannon Swifts. He played for Hibernian, Doncaster Rovers, Kilmarnock, Rangers, Dundalk, FC Edmonton and Dunfermline Athletic, a ...
, Irish footballer
*
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 en ...
–
Jorrit Bergsma
Jacob Jorrit Bergsma (; born 1 February 1986) is a Dutch speed skater and marathon skater. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m. His coach is Jillert Anema.
Biography
Bergsma has been skating for the BAM team sinc ...
, Dutch speed skater
* 1986 –
Lauren Conrad, American fashion designer and author
*
1987 –
Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer
* 1987 –
Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer
* 1987 –
Austin Jackson, American baseball player
* 1987 –
Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist and actress
* 1987 –
Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
*
1988 –
Brett Anderson
Brett Lewis Anderson (born 29 September 1967) is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the band Suede. After Suede disbanded in 2003, he fronted The Tears with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler in 2004-2 ...
, American baseball player
*
1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, 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 Exxo ...
–
Ricky Pinheiro
Ricardo "Ricky" Soares Pinheiro (born 1 February 1989 in Kaiserslautern, West Germany) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for SV Morlautern.
Career
Pinheiro began his career with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and on 23 July 2009, he signed his firs ...
, Portuguese footballer
*
1991 –
Blake Austin, Australian rugby league player
* 1991 –
Kyle Palmieri
Kyle Charles Palmieri (; born February 1, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks.
Growing up on ...
, American hockey player
*
1993 –
Diego Mella
Diego Mella (born 1 February 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Varesina.
Career
In January 2012, Mella and Jacopo Galimberti moved from Internazionale to Parma in a co-ownership deal, both tagged for €500,000.Parma ...
, Italian footballer
*
1994
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...
–
Joe Boyce
Joe Boyce (born 1 February 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. Primarily a , he previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
Bac ...
, Australian rugby league player
* 1994 –
Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
* 1994 –
Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter
*
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 ...
–
Park Jihyo, South Korean singer
Deaths
Pre-1600
*
583 –
Kan B'alam I
Kan Bahlam IThe ruler's name, when transcribed is (K'INICH) KAN AHLAMma, translated "Radiant Snake Jaguar". (), also known as Chan Bahlum I, (September 18, 524 – February 1, 583) was an ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. He acceded to the ...
, ruler of
Palenque (b. 524)
*
772 –
Pope Stephen III
Pope Stephen III ( la, Stephanus III; died 1 February 772) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 7 August 768 to his death. Stephen was a Benedictine monk who worked in the Lateran Palace during the reign of Pope Zachary. I ...
(b. 720)
*
850 –
Ramiro I, king of
Asturias
*
1222 –
Alexios Megas Komnenos, first
Emperor of Trebizond
The Trapezuntine emperors were the rulers of the Empire of Trebizond, one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire founded after the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until its fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1461. All but two of the Trapezuntine r ...
*
1248 –
Henry II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1207)
*
1328 –
Charles IV of France (b. 1294)
*
1501 –
Sigismund of Bavaria (b. 1439)
*
1542 –
Girolamo Aleandro, Italian cardinal (b. 1480)
*
1563 –
Menas of Ethiopia
*
1590
Events
January–June
* January 4 – The Cortes of Castile approves a new subsidy, the '' millones''.
* March 4 – Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, takes Breda, by concealing 68 of his best men in a peat-boat, to ...
–
Lawrence Humphrey
Lawrence Humphrey (or Laurence Humfrey) DD (1525/7? – 1 February 1589) was an English theologian, who was President of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Dean successively of Gloucester and Winchester.
Biography
Humphrey was born at Newport Pagne ...
, English theologian and academic (b. 1527)
1601–1900
*
1691
Events
January–March
* January 6 – King William III of England, who rules Scotland and Ireland as well as being the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, departs from Margate to tend to the affairs of the Netherlands.
* January 14 – A ...
–
Pope Alexander VIII (b. 1610)
*
1718 –
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician,
Lord High Treasurer
The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Acts of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third-highest-ranked Great Officer of State ...
(b. 1660)
*
1733 –
Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (b. 1670)
*
1734
Events
January– March
* January 8 – Salzburgers, Lutherans who were expelled by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salzburg, Austria, in October 1731, set sail for the British Colony of Georgia in America.
* February 16 – ...
–
John Floyer, English physician and author (b. 1649)
*
1743 –
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
*
1750
Various sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, use the year 1750 as a baseline year for the end of the pre-industrial era.
Events
January–March
* January 13 – The Treaty of Madrid between Spain a ...
–
Bakar of Georgia
Bakar ( ka, ბაქარი) (June 11, 1699 or April 7, 1700 – February 1, 1750) was a Georgian royal prince (''batonishvili'') of the Mukhrani branch of the Bagrationi dynasty and served as regent of the Kingdom of Kartli (eastern Georgia) ...
(b. 1699)
*
1761 –
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French priest and historian (b. 1682)
*
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 ...
–
Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet
Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet (3 July 1685 – 1 February 1768) was a British cavalry officer. As a junior officer he fought at the Battle of Schellenberg and at the Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession. He w ...
, English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
*
1793 –
William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician,
Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1717)
*
1803 –
Anders Chydenius, Finnish economist, philosopher and Lutheran priest (b. 1729)
*
1832 –
Archibald Murphey
Archibald DeBow Murphey (ca. 1777; died February 1, 1832) was an attorney, jurist, and politician in North Carolina who was known as the "Father of Education" in his state. While serving as a state senator, he proposed establishing a funded progra ...
, American judge and politician (b. 1777)
*
1851
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion.
* January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly.
...
–
Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (b. 1797)
*
1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory.
* January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...
–
Alexander Serov, Russian composer and critic (b. 1820)
*
1893 –
George Henry Sanderson, American lawyer and politician, 22nd
Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824)
*
1897 –
Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (b. 1826)
1901–present
*
1903 –
Sir George Stokes
Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet, (; 13 August 1819 – 1 February 1903) was an Irish English physicist and mathematician. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, Stokes spent all of his career at the University of Cambridge, where he was the Luc ...
, Anglo-Irish physicist, mathematician, and politician (b. 1819)
*
1907 –
Léon Serpollet, French businessman (b. 1858)
*
1908 –
Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1863)
*
1916 –
James Boucaut
Sir James Penn Boucaut (;) (29 October 1831 – 1 February 1916) was a South Australian politician and Australian judge. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly on four occasions: from 1861 to 1862 for City of Adelaide, from ...
, English-Australian politician, 11th
Premier of South Australia (b. 1831)
*
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
–
William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (b. 1872)
*
1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...
–
Maurice Prendergast, American painter (b. 1858)
*
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...
–
Hughie Jennings
Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 – February 1, 1928) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager from 1891 to 1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won N ...
, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
*
1936 –
Georgios Kondylis, Greek general and politician, 128th
Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
*
1940 –
Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created ''
Buck Rogers'' (b. 1888)
* 1940 –
Zacharias Papantoniou
Zacharias Papantoniou ( el, Ζαχαρίας Παπαντωνίου, ''Zacharias Papandoniou'') was a Greek writer. He was born in Karpenissi of Evrytania in February 1877 and died in Athens in 1940. He spent the first years of his life in Gran ...
, Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
*
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 ...
–
Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
*
1949 –
Nicolae Dumitru Cocea
N. D. Cocea (common rendition of Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, , also known as Niculae, Niculici or Nicu Cocea; November 29, 1880 – February 1, 1949) was a Romanian journalist, novelist, critic and left-wing political activist, known as a major but co ...
, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
* 1949 –
Herbert Stothart, American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
*
1957 –
Friedrich Paulus
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus (23 September 1890 – 1 February 1957) was a German field marshal during World War II who is best known for commanding the 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 to February 1943). The battle ende ...
, German general (b. 1890)
*
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 ...
–
Clinton Davisson, American physicist 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." Alfr ...
laureate (b. 1888)
*
1959 –
Madame Sul-Te-Wan, American actress (b. 1873)
*
1966 –
Hedda Hopper, American actress and journalist (b. 1885)
* 1966 –
Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
*
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* J ...
–
Echol Cole and Robert Walker - sparking the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
*
1970 –
Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
*
1976 –
Werner Heisenberg, German physicist 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." Alfr ...
laureate (b. 1901)
* 1976 –
George Whipple, American physician and pathologist,
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." Alfr ...
laureate (b. 1878)
*
1979 –
Abdi İpekçi
Abdi İpekçi (9 August 1929 – 1 February 1979) was a Turkish journalist, intellectual and an activist for human rights. He was murdered while editor-in-chief of one of the main Turkish daily newspapers '' Milliyet'' which then had a cent ...
, Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
*
1981 –
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American engineer and businessman, founded the
Douglas Aircraft Company (b. 1892)
* 1981 –
Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908)
*
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 en ...
–
Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician,
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." Alfr ...
laureate (b. 1902)
*
1987 –
Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
*
1988 –
Heather O'Rourke, American child actress (b. 1975)
*
1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, 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 Exxo ...
–
Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (b. 1918)
*
1991 –
Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991)
*
1992 –
Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (b. 1909)
*
1996 –
Ray Crawford
Ray Crawford (October 26, 1915 – February 1, 1996) was an American fighter ace, test pilot, race-car driver and businessman.
Biography
Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Crawford served as a U.S. Army Air Corps fighter pilot and flew the P-38 ...
, American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (b. 1915)
*
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 ...
–
Herb Caen
Herbert Eugene Caen (; April 3, 1916 February 1, 1997) was a San Francisco humorist and journalist whose daily column of local goings-on and insider gossip, social and political happenings, and offbeat puns and anecdotes—"A continuous love le ...
, American journalist and author (b. 1916)
*
1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
–
Paul Mellon, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907)
*
2001 –
André D'Allemagne, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1929)
*
2002 –
Aykut Barka
Aykut Barka (December 16, 1951, Fatih, Istanbul – February 1, 2002) was a Turkish earth scientist specialized in earthquake research. He is best known for his contributions to understanding the behaviour of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NA ...
, Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951)
* 2002 –
Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (b. 1925)
*
2003 –
Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' crew
**
Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1959)
**
David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1956)
**
Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961)
**
Laurel Clark, American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (b. 1961)
**
Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1957)
**
William C. McCool
William Cameron "Willie" McCool (September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003) (Cmdr, USN) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, who was the pilot of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' mission STS- ...
, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961)
**
Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1954)
* 2003 –
Mongo Santamaría, Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (b. 1922)
*
2004 –
Suha Arın, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
*
2005 –
John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1932)
*
2007 –
Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911)
*
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; ...
–
Beto Carrero
Beto Carrero (born João Batista Sergio Murad; 9 September 1937 – 1 February 2008) was a Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer. He was the creator of the Beto Carrero World Park, in the municipality of Penha, on the northern coast of t ...
, Brazilian actor and businessman (b. 1937)
*
2012 –
Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (b. 1936)
* 2012 –
Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator,
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." Alfr ...
laureate (b. 1923)
*
2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...
–
Helene Hale
Helene Hale (March 23, 1918 – February 1, 2013) was an American politician from the state of Hawaii.
Hale was born Helene Eleanor Hilyer in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 23, 1918. From 1955 until 1963 she served on the County of Hawaii Boa ...
, American politician (b. 1918)
* 2013 –
Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th
Mayor of New York City (b. 1924)
* 2013 –
Shanu Lahiri, Indian painter and educator (b. 1928)
* 2013 –
Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
*
2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...
–
Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1938)
* 2014 –
Vasily Petrov, Russian marshal (b. 1917)
* 2014 –
Rene Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (b. 1946)
* 2014 –
Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
*
2015 –
Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925)
* 2015 –
Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935)
* 2015 –
Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981)
*
2016 –
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores, Guatemalan general and politician, 27th
President of Guatemala
The president of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de Guatemala), officially known as the President of the Republic of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de la República de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a s ...
(b. 1930)
*
2017 –
Desmond Carrington, British actor and broadcaster (b. 1926)
*
2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
–
Barys Kit
Boris Uladzimiravich Kit ( be, Бары́с Уладзіміравіч Кіт, russian: Бори́с Влади́мирович Кит; April 6, 1910 – February 1, 2018) was a Belarusian Americans, Belarusian-American rocket scientist.
Biograp ...
, Belarusian rocket scientist (b. 1910)
* 2018 –
Mowzey Radio
Moses Nakintije Ssekibogo (January 25, 1985 – February 1, 2018), also known as Mowzey Radio, sometimes referred to as Moses Radio, was a Ugandan musician. He was one of the main performers of the Ugandan music group Goodlyfe Crew together wit ...
, Ugandan singer and songwriter (b. 1985)
*
2019 –
Jeremy Hardy, English comedian, radio host and panelist (b. 1961)
* 2019 –
Clive Swift, English actor (b. 1936)
* 2019 –
Wade Wilson, American football player and coach (b. 1959)
*
2021 –
Dustin Diamond, American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (b. 1977)
* 2021 –
Temur Tsiklauri
Temur Tsiklauri (22 January 1946 – 1 February 2021) was a Georgian pop singer and actor, member of the ensemble Iveria. Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1980, People's Artist of Georgia in 1990 and Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi in 2010. He wa ...
, Georgian pop singer and actor
*
2022 –
Remi De Roo
Remi Joseph De Roo (February 24, 1924 – February 1, 2022) was a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Victoria from 1962 to 1999 and the longest-serving Catholic bishop in Canada at the time of his retirement. He was a ...
, Canadian bishop of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide . It is am ...
(b. 1924)
Holidays and observances
*
Abolition of Slavery Day (
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...
)
*
Air Force Day (
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the coun ...
)
* Christian
feast day:
**
Blessed
Blessed may refer to:
* The state of having received a blessing
* Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been beatified
Film and television
* ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatural ...
Candelaria of San José
Candelaria de San José (11 August 1863 - 31 January 1940) was a Venezuelan religious sister and the founder of the Carmelite Sisters of Venezuela - also known as the Carmelites of Mother Candelaria. The death of her parents in 1870 and 1887 promp ...
**
Brigid,
patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...
of
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
(
Saint Brigid's Day
Imbolc or Imbolg (), also called Saint Brigid's Day ( ga, Lá Fhéile Bríde; gd, Là Fhèill Brìghde; gv, Laa'l Breeshey), is a Gaelic traditional festival. It marks the beginning of spring, and for Christians it is the feast day of Sain ...
)
**
Verdiana
Veridiana (Virginia Margaret del Mazziere) (1182 – 1 February 1242) is an Italian saint.
Born at Castelfiorentino, Tuscany, of a noble family, somewhat impoverished but still prestigious, Verdiana was noted from an early age for her genero ...
**
February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
January 31 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 2
All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 14 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For February 1, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the S ...
* Earliest day on which
Constitution Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday in February. (
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
)
*
Federal Territory Day (
Kuala Lumpur
, anthem = ''Maju dan Sejahtera''
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia
, pushpin_map_caption =
, coordinates =
, sub ...
,
Labuan and
Putrajaya,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
)
*
Heroes Day (
Rwanda)
*
Imbolc (
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
,
Isle of Man
)
, anthem = " O Land of Our Birth"
, image = Isle of Man by Sentinel-2.jpg
, image_map = Europe-Isle_of_Man.svg
, mapsize =
, map_alt = Location of the Isle of Man in Europe
, map_caption = Location of the Isle of Man (green)
in Europ ...
, and some
Neopagan groups in the Northern hemisphere)
*
Memorial Day of the Republic (
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
)
*
National Freedom Day (
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
)
* The start of
Black History Month
Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently ...
(United States and
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...
)
References
External links
BBC: On This Day*
Historical Events on February 1
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Days of the year
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