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Pre-1600

* 1358 – The
Republic of Ragusa The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...
is founded. * 1497Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at
Tyburn Tyburn was a Manorialism, manor (estate) in London, Middlesex, England, one of two which were served by the parish of Marylebone. Tyburn took its name from the Tyburn Brook, a tributary of the River Westbourne. The name Tyburn, from Teo Bourne ...
, London, England. * 1499Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now
Amapá Amapá (; ) is one of the 26 federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil. It is in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil. It is Federative units of Brazil#List, the second-least populous state and the eighteenth-largest state by area ...
State in Brazil. * 1556 – The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their
Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...
beliefs.


1601–1900

* 1743 – In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle. * 1760Anglo-Cherokee War:
Cherokee The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...
warriors defeat
British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina. * 1806 – British forces take
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate. * 1844
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thou ...
, founder of the
Latter Day Saint movement The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by ...
, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the
Carthage, Illinois Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 murder of Joseph Smith, who founded the Latter Day Saint ...
jail. *
1864 Events January * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song "Beautiful Dream ...
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign. * 1895 – The inaugural run of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the oldest railroads in North America, oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam engine, steam-operated common carrier. Construction of the line began in 1828, and it operated as B&O from 1830 ...
's ''Royal Blue'' from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. * 1898 – The first solo
circumnavigation Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical object, astronomical body (e.g. a planet or natural satellite, moon). This article focuses on the circumnavigation of Earth. The first circumnaviga ...
of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island,
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
.


1901–present

* 1905 – During the
Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on the ...
, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship ''Potemkin''. * 1914 – The Illinois Monument is dedicated at Cheatham Hill in what is now the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. * 1924 – The Johor–Singapore Causeway opens after five years of construction, providing a land connection for road and rail vehicles travelling between
Johor Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...
and
Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
. *
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
Prime Minister of Japan The is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self-Defense Force ...
Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference. *
1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...
– The
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland (Finland), Lapland. It is located near the Arctic Circle in the northern interior of the country. The population of Rovaniemi is approximately , while the Rovaniemi su ...
township decree is promulgated, as a result of which Rovaniemi secedes from the old rural municipality as its own market town on January 1, 1929. * 1941Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of
Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...
, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews. * 1941 –
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
: German troops capture the city of
Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...
during
Operation Barbarossa Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troops invaded the western Soviet Union along ...
. *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
– World War II: Mogaung is the first place in
Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...
to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by the Chinese. *
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
– In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the
Parliament of Canada The Parliament of Canada () is the Canadian federalism, federal legislature of Canada. The Monarchy of Canada, Crown, along with two chambers: the Senate of Canada, Senate and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, form the Bicameral ...
establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship. *
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
– The United States decides to send troops to fight in the
Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
. *
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
– The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the
Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. * 1954 – The
FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internatio ...
quarterfinal match between
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
and
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game. *
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
Hurricane Audrey Hurricane Audrey was one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, killing at least 416 people as it devastated the southwestern Louisiana coast in 1957. Along with Hurricane Alex (2010), Hurricane Alex in 2010 Atlantic hurricane season ...
makes landfall near the
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana. *
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
– The
President of Uruguay The president of Uruguay (), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. The president presides over the Cabinet of Uruguay, Council of Ministers, directing ...
Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship. * 1974U.S. president
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
visits the
Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
. *
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
Air France Air France (; legally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and is one of the founding members ...
Flight 139 (
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
-
Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PFLP and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. *
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
– France grants independence to
Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...
. *1977 – Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at
Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...
, Austria. *
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
– The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board. *
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
– The
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the Central committee, highest organ when the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, national congress is not ...
issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the
Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...
on
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...
. * 1982Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' launched from the
Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten NASA facilities#List of field c ...
on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. * 1988 – The Gare de Lyon rail accident in
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
, France, kills 56 people. * 1988 – Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. *
1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
– Two days after it had declared independence,
Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War. *
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
– Members of the
Aum Shinrikyo , better known by their former name , is a Japanese new religions, Japanese new religious movement and doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987. It carried out the deadly Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 and was found to have been respo ...
cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured. *
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader ...
resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. His
Chancellor Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separa ...
,
Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Ex ...
succeeds him. * 2007 – The Brazilian Military Police invades the '' favelas'' of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre. *
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
– In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. *
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States ...
launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun. *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
– At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
, India. *
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically. *
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
– A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe. *
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
U.S. president
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
debates former U.S president
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...
. The debate leads to Biden's withdrawal from the
election An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative d ...
on July 21.


Births


Pre-1600

* 850
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II ibn Ahmad () (27 June 850 – 23 October 902) was the Emir of Ifriqiya. He ruled from 875 until his abdication in 902. After the demise of his brother, Ibrahim was endorsed as emir where he took steps to improve safety in his ...
, Aghlabid emir (died 902) * 1350Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1425) * 1430Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Lancastrian leader (died 1475) * 1462Louis XII, king of France (died 1515) * 1464Ernst II of Saxony, Archbishop of Magdeburg (1476–1513) (died 1513) * 1497Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1546) * 1550Charles IX, king of France (died 1574) * 1596Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein (died 1655)


1601–1900

* 1696William Pepperrell, American merchant and soldier (died 1759) * 1717Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier, French botanist and physicist (died 1799) * 1767Alexis Bouvard, French astronomer and academic (died 1843) * 1805Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (died 1883) * 1806
Augustus De Morgan Augustus De Morgan (27 June 1806 – 18 March 1871) was a British mathematician and logician. He is best known for De Morgan's laws, relating logical conjunction, disjunction, and negation, and for coining the term "mathematical induction", the ...
, English mathematician and logician (died 1871) * 1812Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy Waterston, American writer (died 1899) * 1817Louise von François, German author (died 1893) *
1828 Events January–March * January 4 – Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac succeeds the Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, Comte de Villèle, as Prime Minister of France. * January 8 – The Democratic Party of the United States is organiz ...
Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (died 1905) * 1838Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (died 1894) * 1838 – Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, designed the Gewehr 98 (died 1914) *
1846 Events January–March * January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom. * January 13 – The Milan–Venice railway's bridge, over the Venetian Lagoon betwee ...
Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (died 1891) * 1850Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician and academic (died 1919) * 1850 – Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese historian and author (died 1904) *
1862 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – Second French intervention in Mexico, French intervention in Mexico: Second French Empire, French, Spanish and British ...
May Irwin, Canadian-American actress and singer (died 1938) * 1865
John Monash General (Australia), General Sir John Monash (; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the World War I, First World War. He commanded the 13th Brigade (Australia), 13th Infantry Brigade befor ...
, Australian engineer and general (died 1931) * 1869Kate Carew, American illustrator and journalist (died 1961) * 1869 –
Emma Goldman Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Russian-born Anarchism, anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europ ...
, Lithuanian-Canadian philosopher and activist (died 1940) * 1869 – Hans Spemann, German embryologist and academic,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (died 1941) *
1870 Events January * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge be ...
Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (died 1947) *
1872 Events January * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. *January 20 – The Cavite mutiny was an uprising of Filipino military personnel of Fort S ...
Heber Doust Curtis, American astronomer (died 1942) * 1872 – Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (died 1906) *
1880 Events January *January 27 – Thomas Edison is granted a patent for the incandescent light bulb. Edison filed for a US patent for an electric lamp using "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected ... to platina contact wires." gr ...
Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (died 1968) * 1882Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and academic (died 1963) * 1884Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (died 1962) * 1885Pierre Montet, French historian and academic (died 1966) * 1885 – Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist (died 1950) *
1886 Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British rule in Burma, British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5–January 9, 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson ...
Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1958) * 1888
Lewis Bernstein Namier Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier (; 27 June 1888 – 19 August 1960) was a British historian of Polish-Jewish background. His best-known works were '' The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III'' (1929), ''England in the Age of the Ame ...
, Polish-English historian and academic (died 1960) * 1888 –
Antoinette Perry Mary Antoinette "Tony" Perry (June 27, 1888June 28, 1946) was an American actress, producer, director and administrator, known for her work in theatre, she was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing and is the namesake of the To ...
, American actress and director (died 1946) * 1892Paul Colin, French illustrator (died 1985) *
1899 Events January * January 1 ** Spanish rule formally ends in Cuba with the cession of Spanish sovereignty to the U.S., concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (February 1899), p ...
Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded
Pan American World Airways Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and more commonly known as Pan Am, was an airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for ...
(died 1981) *
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 ...
Dixie Brown, British boxer (died 1957)


1901–present

* 1901Merle Tuve, American geophysicist and academic (died 1982) * 1905Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1976) * 1906Vernon Watkins, Welsh-American poet and painter (died 1967) *
1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
John McIntire, American actor (died 1991) * 1908João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian physician and author (died 1967) *
1911 Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...
Marion M. Magruder, American Marine officer, commander of the VMF(N)-533 squadron (died 1997) *
1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...
E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (died 2016) * 1913Elton Britt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1972) * 1913 – Philip Guston, American painter and academic (died 1980) * 1913 – Willie Mosconi, American pool player (died 1993) * 1914Robert Aickman, English author and activist, co-founded the Inland Waterways Association (died 1981) * 1914 – Helena Benitez, Filipina academic and administrator (died 2016) * 1914 – Giorgio Almirante, Italian journalist and politician (died 1988) * 1915Grace Lee Boggs, American philosopher, author, and activist (died 2015) * 1915 – John Alexander Moore, American zoologist and academic (died 2002) * 1916Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (died 1998) *
1918 The ceasefire that effectively ended the World War I, First World War took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year. Also in this year, the Spanish flu pandemic killed 50–100 million people wor ...
Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (died 2017) * 1919M. Carl Holman, American author, educator, poet, and playwright (died 1988) * 1919 – Amala Shankar, Indian danseuse (died 2020) * 1920Fernando Riera, Chilean football player and manager (died 2010) * 1921Muriel Pavlow, English actress (died 2019) * 1922George Walker, American composer (died 2018) * 1923Jacques Berthier, French organist and composer (died 1994) * 1923 – Elmo Hope, American pianist and composer (died 1967) * 1924Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (died 2015) *
1925 Events January * January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...
Leonard Lerman, American geneticist and biologist (died 2012) * 1925 –
Doc Pomus Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hal ...
, American singer-songwriter (died 1991) * 1925 – Wayne Terwilliger, American second baseman, coach, and manager (died 2021) *
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
Bob Keeshan, American actor and producer (died 2004) *
1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...
Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (died 1995) * 1929Dick the Bruiser, American football player and wrestler (died 1991) * 1929 – Peter Maas, American journalist and author (died 2001) * 1930
Ross Perot Henry Ross Perot ( ; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an Independent politician ...
, American businessman and politician (died 2019) * 1930 –
Tommy Kono Tamio "Tommy" Kono (, June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was an American Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter of Japanese Americans, Japanese descent. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Kono set world records in four different weight classes: light ...
, Japanese American weightlifter (died 2016) * 1931Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist * 1931 – Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (died 2021) *
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager (died 2020) * 1932 – Anna Moffo, American operatic soprano (died 2006) * 1932 – Hugh Wood, English composer (died 2021) *
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
Lucille Clifton, American author and poet (died 2010) * 1936 – Shirley Anne Field, English actress (died 2023) * 1937
Joseph P. Allen Joseph Percival "Joe" Allen IV (born June 27, 1937) is an American former NASA astronaut. He logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft. Early life and education Allen was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in June 1937. His paren ...
, American physicist and astronaut * 1937 – Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (died 2013) * 1937 –
Kirkpatrick Sale Kirkpatrick Sale (born June 27, 1937) is an American author who has written prolifically about political decentralism, environmentalism, luddism and technology. He has been described as having a "philosophy unified by decentralism" and as bei ...
, American author and scholar *
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
Bruce Babbitt, American lawyer and politician, 47th
United States Secretary of the Interior The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natura ...
* 1938 – David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, Scottish lieutenant and judge * 1938 – Konrad Kujau, German illustrator (died 2000) * 1939R. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (died 1994) * 1939 – Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (died 2000) * 1939 – Brereton C. Jones, American politician, 58th
Governor of Kentucky The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Kentucky. Sixty-two men and one woman have served as governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; sinc ...
(died 2023) *1940 – Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland * 1941 – Bill Baxley, American lawyer and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama * 1941 – James P. Hogan (writer), James P. Hogan, English-Irish author (died 2010) * 1941 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director and screenwriter (died 1996) *1942 – Bruce Johnston, American singer-songwriter and producer * 1942 – Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer * 1942 – Danny Schechter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015) *1943 – Ravi Batra, Indian-American economist and academic *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
– Will Jennings, American songwriter (died 2024) *1944 – Angela King (environmentalist), Angela King, English environmentalist and author, co-founded Common Ground (United Kingdom), Common Ground * 1944 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist (died 2019) *1945 – Joey Covington, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2013) * 1945 – Norma Kamali, American fashion designer *1948 – Camile Baudoin, American guitarist *1949 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer *1951 – Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player * 1951 – Julia Duffy, American actress * 1951 – Gilson Lavis, English drummer and portrait artist * 1951 – Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland *1952 – Madan Bhandari, Nepalese politician (died 1993) *1953 – Igor Gräzin, Estonian academic and politician * 1953 – Alice McDermott, American novelist *
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
– Richard Ibbotson, English admiral *1955 – Isabelle Adjani, French actress *1956 – Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player and politician *
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
– Gabriella Dorio, Italian runner *1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1958 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996) *1959 – Dan Jurgens, American author and illustrator * 1959 – Lorrie Morgan, American singer *1960 – Craig Hodges, American basketball player and coach * 1960 – Michael Mayer (director), Michael Mayer, American theatre director * 1960 – Robert King (conductor), Robert King, English harpsichordist and conductor * 1960 – Jeremy Swift, English actor *1962 – Michael Ball (singer), Michael Ball, English actor and singer * 1962 – Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hong Kong actor and singer * 1962 – Sunanda Pushkar, India-born Canadian businesswoman (died 2014) *1963 – Wendy Alexander, Scottish politician, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning * 1963 – Johnny Benson Jr., American race car driver *1964 – Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter * 1964 – Chuck Person, American basketball player and coach *1965 – Simon Sebag Montefiore, English journalist, historian, and author * 1965 – S. Manikavasagam, Malaysian politician and social activist * 1965 – Óscar Vega (boxer), Óscar Vega, Spanish boxer *1966 – J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1966 – Jörg Bergen, German footballer and manager * 1966 – Jeff Conine, American baseball player and sportscaster * 1966 – Aigars Kalvītis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia *1967 – Sylvie Fréchette, Canadian swimmer and coach * 1967 – George Hamilton (Northern Ireland police officer), George Hamilton, Northern Irish police officer * 1967 – Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarusian discus thrower * 1967 – Phil Kearns, Australian rugby player and sportscaster *1968 – Kelly Ayotte, American lawyer and politician, New Hampshire Attorney General *1969 – Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater *1970 – Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (died 2001) * 1970 – John Eales, Australian rugby player and businessman * 1970 – Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster * 1970 – Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author *1971 – Serginho (footballer, born 1971), Serginho, Brazilian footballer *1972 – Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
– Olve Eikemo, Abbath Doom Occulta, Norwegian musician * 1973 – Simon Archer (badminton), Simon Archer, English badminton player * 1974 – Christian Kane, American singer-songwriter and actor * 1974 – Christopher O'Neill, English-American businessman *1975 – Ace Darling, American wrestler * 1975 – Bianca Del Rio, American drag queen and comedian * 1975 – Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer * 1975 – Tobey Maguire, American actor * 1975 – Daryle Ward, American baseball player *
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
– Johnny Estrada, American baseball player * 1976 – Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter *
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
– Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer *1978 – Apparat (musician), Apparat, German musician *1979 – Martin Bourboulon, French film director and screenwriter *
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
– Hugo Campagnaro, Argentinian footballer * 1980 – Jennifer Goodridge, American keyboard player * 1980 – Alexander Peya, Austrian tennis player * 1980 – Kevin Pietersen, South African-English cricketer * 1980 – Craig Terrill, American football player *
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
– Andrew Embley, Australian footballer *1983 – Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983), Jim Johnson, American baseball player * 1983 – Dale Steyn, South African cricketer * 1983 – Nikola Rakočević, Serbian actor *1984 – Aiden Blizzard, Australian cricketer * 1984 – Khloé Kardashian, American model, businesswoman, and radio host * 1984 – D.J. King, Canadian ice hockey player * 1984 – Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer *1985 – James Hook (rugby union), James Hook, Welsh rugby player * 1985 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player * 1985 – Nico Rosberg, German race car driver *1986 – Sam Claflin, British actor * 1986 – Drake Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor * 1986 – Bryan Fletcher (skier), Bryan Fletcher, American skier * 1986 – LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter *1987 – India de Beaufort, English actress * 1987 – Ed Westwick, English actor * 1988 – Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast * 1988 – Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer * 1988 – Kate Ziegler, American swimmer *1989 – Hana Birnerová, Czech tennis player * 1989 – Matthew Lewis (actor), Matthew Lewis, English actor *1990 – Bobby Wagner, American football player *1992 – Ahn So-hee, South Korean singer and actress * 1992 – Karthika Nair, Indian actress *1993 – Johanna Talihärm, Estonian biathlete * 1993 – Alberto Campbell-Staines, Australian athlete *
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
– Anita Husarić, Bosnian tennis player *1995 – Monté Morris, American basketball player *1997 – Yordan Alvarez, Cuban baseball player * 1997 – Jehyve Floyd, American basketball player * 1997 – H.E.R., American singer-songwriter *1999 – Will Levis, American football player * 1999 – Chandler Riggs, American actor *2000 – Chris Olave, American football player *2002 – Kelee Ringo, American football player


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 992 – Conan I of Rennes, Duke of Brittany *1162 – Odo II, Duke of Burgundy (born 1118) *1194 – King Sancho VI of Navarre (born 1132) *1296 – Floris V, Count of Holland (born 1254) *1458 – Alfonso V of Aragon (born 1396) * 1497Michael An Gof, rebel leader * 1497 – Thomas Flamank, rebel leader *1574 – Giorgio Vasari, Italian historian, painter, and architect (born 1511)


1601–1900

*1601 – Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys (born 1525) *1603 – Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop (born 1539) *1627 – John Hayward (historian), John Hayward, English historian, journalist, and politician (born 1564) *1636 – Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (born 1567) *1654 – Johannes Valentinus Andreae, German theologian (born 1586) *1655 – Eleonora Gonzaga (1598–1655), Eleonora Gonzaga, Holy Roman Empress (born 1598) *1672 – Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (born 1597) *1720 – Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet and author (born 1639) *1729 – Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer (born 1665) *1794 – Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (born 1711) * 1794 – Philippe de Noailles, French general (born 1715) *1827 – Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic (born 1754) *1829 – James Smithson, English chemist and mineralogist (born 1765) *1831 – Sophie Germain, French mathematician and physicist (born 1776) * 1831 – Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia, Konstantin Pavlovich, grand duke of Russia and the son of Emperor Paul I of Russia (born 1779) *1839 – Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire (born 1780) * 1844Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (born 1800) * 1844 –
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thou ...
, American religious leader, founded the
Latter Day Saint movement The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by ...
(born 1805) *1878 – Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (born 1800) *1894 – Giorgio Costantino Schinas, Maltese architect and civil engineer (born 1834) *1896 – John Berryman (VC), John Berryman, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1825)


1901–present

* 1905 – Harold Mahony, Scottish-Irish tennis player (born 1867) *
1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
– Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator, co-founded Radcliffe College (born 1822) *
1911 Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...
– Victor Surridge, English motorcycle racer (born 1882) *
1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...
– George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (born 1855) *1917 – Karl Allmenröder, German soldier and pilot (born 1896) * 1919 – Peter Sturholdt, American boxer (born 1885) * 1920 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1839) *1934 – Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (born 1876) *1935 – Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American inventor (born 1857) *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
– Milan Hodža, Czech journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (born 1878) *
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
– Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (born 1893) *1948 – Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (born 1873) *1949 – Frank Smythe, English botanist and mountaineer (born 1900) *
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
– Milada Horáková, Czech politician, victim of judicial murder (born 1901) *1952 – Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1878) *
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
– Hermann Buhl, Austrian soldier and mountaineer (born 1924) *1960 – Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (born 1871) * 1960 – Harry Pollitt, British politician and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Great Britain (born 1890) *1962 – Paul Viiding, Estonian author, poet, and critic (born 1904) *1967 – Jaan Lattik, Estonian pastor and politician, 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (born 1878) *1970 – Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler and scholar (born 1902) *
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
– Ida Mett, Belarusian Jewish anarchist (born 1901) *1975 – G.I. Taylor, English mathematician and physicist (born 1886) *
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
– Arthur Perdue, American businessman (born 1885) *1986 – George Nēpia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (born 1905) *1987 – Billy Snedden, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (born 1926) *1989 – A. J. Ayer, English philosopher and academic (born 1910) *
1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
– Milton Subotsky, American-English screenwriter and producer (born 1921) *1996 – Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (born 1909) *1998 – Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1935) *1999 – Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919) *2000 – Pierre Pflimlin, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1907) *2001 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author, illustrator, and painter (born 1914) * 2001 – Jack Lemmon, American actor (born 1925) * 2001 – Joan Sims, English actress (born 1930) *2002 – John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and producer (born 1944) * 2002 – Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (born 1920) *2003 – David Newman (screenwriter), David Newman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937) *2004 – George Patton IV, American general (born 1923) * 2004 – Darrell Russell (dragster driver), Darrell Russell, American race car driver (born 1968) *2005 – Shelby Foote, American historian and author (born 1916) * 2005 – Ray Holmes, English lieutenant and pilot (born 1914) * 2005 – John T. Walton, American businessman, co-founded the Children's Scholarship Fund (born 1946) *2006 – Eileen Barton, American singer (born 1924) * 2006 – Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer (born 1960) *
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
– William Hutt (actor), William Hutt, Canadian actor (born 1920) *
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
– Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (born 1914) *2009 – Gale Storm, American actress (born 1922) *2010 – Corey Allen, American film and television actor, writer, director, and producer (born 1934) *2011 – Mike Doyle (footballer), Mike Doyle, English footballer (born 1946) *2012 – Stan Cox, English runner (born 1918) * 2012 – Rosemary Dobson, Australian poet and illustrator (born 1920) *
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
– Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (born 1964) * 2013 – Ian Scott (artist), Ian Scott, English-New Zealand painter (born 1945) *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
– Edmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politician (born 1954) * 2014 – Allen Grossman, American poet, critic, and academic (born 1932) * 2014 – Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (born 1930) * 2014 – Violet Milstead, Canadian
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
aviator and bush pilot (born 1919) * 2014 – Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1926) *
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
– Zvi Elpeleg, Polish-Israeli diplomat, author, and academic (born 1926) * 2015 – Knut Helle, Norwegian historian and professor (born 1930) * 2015 – Chris Squire, English musician (bass guitarist), singer and songwriter, member of the rock band Yes (band), Yes (born 1948) *2016 – Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (born 1929) *
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
– Peter L. Berger, Austrian sociologist (born 1929) *2018 – Joe Jackson (manager), Joe Jackson, American manager, father of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson (born 1928) * 2018 – Liz Jackson, Australian journalist and former barrister (born 1951) * 2018 – William McBride (doctor), William McBride, Australian obstetrician (born 1927) *
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
– Kinky Friedman, American country musician (born 1944) * 2024 – Martin Mull, American actor (born 1943)


Holidays and observances

*Christian Calendar of saints, feast day: **Arialdo **Crescens, one of the Seventy disciples **Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church) **Ladislaus I of Hungary **Our Lady of Perpetual Help **Sampson the Hospitable **Saint Zoilus, Zoilus **June 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) *Canadian Multiculturalism Day (Canada) *Milada Horáková#Other defendants, Commemoration Day for the Victims of the Communist Regime (Czech Republic) *Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art, Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art and poetry of Magtymguly Pyragy (Turkmenistan) *Helen Keller Day (United States) *Independence Day (Djibouti), Independence Day, celebrates the independence of
Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...
from France in 1977. *Mixed Race Day (Brazil) *National PTSD Awareness Day (United States) *Seven Sleepers' Day or ''Siebenschläfertag'' (Germany) *Unity Day (Tajikistan)


References


External links

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