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January 15is the 15th day of the year in theGregorian calendar;350 days remain until the end of the year (351 inleap years).
Events
editPre-1600
edit- 69–Othoseizes power in Rome, proclaiming himselfEmperor of Rome,[1]beginning a reign of only three months.
- 1541– KingFrancis I of FrancegivesJean-François Robervala commission to settle the province ofNew France(Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".[2]
- 1559–Elizabeth Iis crownedQueen of EnglandandIrelandinWestminster Abbey,London.[3]
- 1582–Truce of Yam-Zapolsky:Russia cedesLivoniato thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[4]
1601–1900
edit- 1759– TheBritish Museumopens to the public.[5]
- 1777–American Revolutionary War:New Connecticut(present-dayVermont) declares its independence.[6]
- 1782– Superintendent of FinanceRobert Morrisaddresses theU.S. Congressto recommend establishment of a nationalmintand decimalcoinage.[7]
- 1815–War of 1812:American frigateUSSPresident,commanded byCommodoreStephen Decatur,iscapturedby a squadron of four British frigates.[8]
- 1818– A paper byDavid Brewsteris read to theRoyal Society,belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call thebiaxialclass ofdoubly-refractingcrystals.[9]On the same day,Augustin-Jean Fresnelsigns a "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection ofpolarizedlight.
- 1822–Greek War of Independence:Demetrios Ypsilantisis elected president of the legislative assembly.
- 1865–American Civil War:Fort FisherinNorth Carolinafalls to the Union,thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.[10]
- 1867–Forty people diewhen ice covering the boating lake atRegent's Park,London,collapses.[11]
- 1870– Apolitical cartoonfor the first time symbolizes theDemocratic Partywith adonkey( "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion"byThomas NastforHarper's Weekly).
- 1876– The first newspaper inAfrikaans,Die Afrikaanse Patriot,is published inPaarl.
- 1889–The Coca-Cola Company,then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, isincorporatedinAtlanta.
- 1892–James Naismithpublishes therulesofbasketball.[12]
1901–present
edit- 1908– TheAlpha Kappa Alphasororitybecomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established byAfrican Americancollege women.
- 1910– Construction ends on theBuffalo Bill DaminWyoming,United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 99 m (325 ft).
- 1911–Palestinian Arabic-languageFalastinnewspaper founded.[13]
- 1919–Rosa LuxemburgandKarl Liebknecht,two of the most prominentcommunistsin Germany, are clubbed and then shot to death by members of theFreikorpsat the end of theSpartacist uprising.[14]
- 1919 –Great Molasses Flood:A wave ofmolassesreleased from an exploding storage tank sweeps throughBoston,Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
- 1934– The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquakestrikesNepalandBiharwith a maximumMercalli intensityof XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people.
- 1936– The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for theOwens-Illinois Glass Company,is completed inToledo, Ohio.
- 1937–Spanish Civil War:NationalistsandRepublicansboth withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending theSecond Battle of the Corunna Road.
- 1943–World War II:TheSoviet counter-offensive at Voronezhbegins.
- 1943 –The Pentagonis dedicated inArlington County, Virginia.
- 1947– TheBlack Dahliamurder: The dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
- 1949–Chinese Civil War:TheCommunistforcestake overTianjinfrom theNationalist government.
- 1962– TheDerveni papyrus,Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
- 1962 –Netherlands New GuineaConflict:Indonesian Navyfast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by CommodoreYos Sudarsosunk inArafura Seaby theDutch Navy.
- 1966– TheFirst Nigerian Republic,led byAbubakar Tafawa Balewais overthrown ina military coup d'état.
- 1967– The firstSuper Bowlis played inLos Angeles.TheGreen Bay Packersdefeat theKansas City Chiefs35–10.
- 1969– TheSoviet UnionlaunchesSoyuz 5.
- 1970–Nigerian Civil War:Biafranrebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence fromNigeria.
- 1970 –Muammar Gaddafiis proclaimed premier ofLibya.
- 1973–Vietnam War:Citing progress in peace negotiations,PresidentRichard Nixonannounces the suspension of offensive action inNorth Vietnam.
- 1975– TheAlvor Agreementis signed, ending theAngolan War of Independenceand giving Angola independence from Portugal.
- 1976–Gerald Ford's would-be assassin,Sara Jane Moore,is sentenced tolife in prison.
- 1977–Linjeflyg Flight 618crashes inKälvestanearStockholm Bromma AirportinStockholm,Sweden, killing 22 people.[15]
- 1981–Pope John Paul IIreceives a delegation from the Polish trade unionSolidarityat theVaticanled byLech Wałęsa.
- 1991– TheUnited Nationsdeadline for the withdrawal ofIraqiforces from occupiedKuwaitexpires, preparing the way for the start ofOperation Desert Storm.
- 1991 –Elizabeth II,in her capacity asQueen of Australia,signsletters patentallowing Australia to become the firstCommonwealth realmto instituteits own Victoria Crossin its honours system.[16]
- 2001–Wikipedia,a freewikicontent encyclopedia, is launched.[17]
- 2005–ESA'sSMART-1lunar orbiter discovers elements such ascalcium,aluminum,silicon,iron,and other surface elements on the Moon.
- 2009–US Airways Flight 1549ditches safelyin theHudson Riverafter the planecollides with birdsless than two minutes after take-off. This becomes known as "The Miracle on the Hudson" as all 155 people on board were rescued.
- 2013– AtraincarryingEgyptian Armyrecruits derails nearGiza,Greater Cairo,killing 19 and injuring 120 others.[18]
- 2015– TheSwiss National Bankabandons the cap on theSwiss franc's value relative to theeuro,causing turmoil in international financial markets.[19]
- 2016– TheKenyan Armysuffers its worst defeat ever in a battle withAl-ShabaabIslamic insurgents inEl-Adde,Somalia.An estimated 150 Kenyan soldiers are killed in the battle.
- 2018– British multinationalconstructionandfacilities managementservices companyCarillionwent intoliquidation[20]– officially, "the largest ever trading liquidation in the UK"[21]
- 2019–Somalimilitantsattackthe DusitD2 hotel inNairobi,Kenya killing at least 21 people and injuring 19.[22]
- 2019 –Theresa May's UK government suffers the biggest government defeat inmodern times,when 432 MPs voting against the proposedEuropean Union withdrawal agreement,giving her opponents a majority of 230.[23]
- 2020– The JapaneseMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfareconfirms the first case ofCOVID-19 in Japan.[24]
- 2021– A6.2-magnitude earthquakestrikes Indonesia'sSulawesiisland killing at least 105 and injuring 3,369 people.[25]
- 2022– TheHunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupts,cutting off communications withTongaand causing a tsunami across the Pacific.[26]
- 2023–Yeti Airlines Flight 691crashes nearPokhara International Airport,killing all 72 people on board.[27]
Births
editPre-1600
edit- 1432–Afonso V of Portugal(d. 1481)[28]
- 1462–Edzard I, Count of East Frisia,German noble (d. 1528)
- 1481–Ashikaga Yoshizumi,Japanese shōgun (d. 1511)[citation needed]
- 1538–Maeda Toshiie,Japanese general (d. 1599)
- 1595–Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth,English politician (d. 1661)
1601–1900
edit- 1622–Molière,French actor and playwright (d. 1673)[29]
- 1623–Algernon Sidney,British philosopher (probable)[30](d. 1683)
- 1671–Abraham de la Pryme,English archaeologist and historian (d. 1704)
- 1716–Philip Livingston,American merchant and politician (d. 1778)
- 1747–John Aikin,English surgeon and author (d. 1822)[31]
- 1754–Richard Martin,Irish activist and politician, co-founded theRoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(d. 1834)
- 1791–Franz Grillparzer,Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1872)[32]
- 1795–Alexander Griboyedov,Russian playwright, composer, and poet (d. 1829)
- 1803–Marjorie Fleming,Scottish poet and author (d. 1811)
- 1809–Pierre-Joseph Proudhon,French economist and politician (d. 1865)
- 1812–Peter Christen Asbjørnsen,Norwegian author and scholar (d. 1885)
- 1815–William Bickerton,English-American religious leader, thirdPresident of the Church of Jesus Christ(d. 1905)
- 1834–Samuel Arza Davenport,American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
- 1841–Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby,English captain and politician, sixthGovernor General of Canada(d. 1908)
- 1842–Josef Breuer,Austrian physician and psychiatrist (d. 1925)
- 1842 –Mary MacKillop,Australian nun and saint, co-founded theSisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart(d. 1909)
- 1850–Leonard Darwin,English soldier, eugenicist, and politician (d. 1943)[33]
- 1850 –Mihai Eminescu,Romanian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1889)[34]
- 1850 –Sofia Kovalevskaya,Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)[35]
- 1855–Jacques Damala,Greek-French soldier and actor (d. 1889)
- 1858–Giovanni Segantini,Italian painter (d. 1899)
- 1859–Archibald Peake,English-Australian politician, 25thPremier of South Australia(d. 1920)
- 1863–Wilhelm Marx,German lawyer and politician, 17thChancellor of Germany(d. 1946)
- 1866–Nathan Söderblom,Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1931)
- 1869–Ruby Laffoon,American lawyer and politician, 43rdGovernor of Kentucky(d. 1941)
- 1869 –Stanisław Wyspiański,Polish poet, playwright, and painter (d. 1907)
- 1870–Pierre S. du Pont,American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1954)
- 1872–Arsen Kotsoyev,Russian author and translator (d. 1944)
- 1875–Thomas Burke,American sprinter, coach, and journalist (d. 1929)
- 1877–Lewis Terman,American psychologist, eugenicist, and academic (d. 1956)
- 1878–Johanna Müller-Hermann,Austrian composer (d. 1941)
- 1879–Mazo de la Roche,Canadian author and playwright (d. 1961)[36]
- 1879 –Ernest Thesiger,English actor (d. 1961)[37]
- 1882–Henry Burr,Canadian singer, radio performer, and producer (d. 1941)
- 1882 –Princess Margaret of Connaught(d. 1920)[38]
- 1885–Lorenz Böhler,Austrian physician and author (d. 1973)
- 1885 –Grover Lowdermilk,American baseball player (d. 1968)
- 1890–Michiaki Kamada,Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
- 1891–Ray Chapman,American baseball player (d. 1920)
- 1893–Rex Ingram,Irish film director, producer, writer, and actor (d. 1950)[39]
- 1893 –Ivor Novello,Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1951)[40]
- 1895–Artturi Ilmari Virtanen,Finnish chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1973)
- 1896–Marjorie Bennett,Australian-American actress (d. 1982)
1901–present
edit- 1902–Nâzım Hikmet,Greek-Turkish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1963)[41]
- 1902 –Saud of Saudi Arabia(d. 1969)
- 1903–Paul A. Dever,American lieutenant and politician, 58thGovernor of Massachusetts(d. 1958)
- 1905–Torin Thatcher,British actor (d. 1981)[42]
- 1907–Janusz Kusociński,Polish runner and soldier (d. 1940)
- 1908–Edward Teller,Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 2003)
- 1909–Jean Bugatti,German-French engineer (d. 1939)
- 1909 –Gene Krupa,American drummer, composer, and actor (d. 1973)[43]
- 1912–Michel Debré,French lawyer and politician,Prime Minister of France(d. 1996)
- 1913–Eugène Brands,Dutch painter (d. 2002)
- 1913 –Lloyd Bridges,American actor (d. 1998)[43]
- 1913 –Miriam Hyde,Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
- 1913 –Alexander Marinesko,Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963)
- 1914–Stefan Bałuk,Polish general (d. 2014)
- 1914 –Hugh Trevor-Roper,English historian and academic (d. 2003)
- 1917–K. A. Thangavelu,Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994)
- 1918–João Figueiredo,Brazilian general and politician, 30thPresident of Brazil(d. 1999)
- 1918 –Édouard Gagnon,Canadian cardinal (d. 2007)
- 1918 –Gamal Abdel Nasser,Egyptian colonel and politician, secondPresident of Egypt(d. 1970)[43]
- 1919–Maurice Herzog,French mountaineer and politician,French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports(d. 2012)
- 1919 –George Cadle Price,Belizean politician, first Prime Minister of Belize (d. 2011)
- 1920–Bob Davies,American basketball player and coach (d. 1990)[44]
- 1920 –Steve Gromek,American baseball player (d. 2002)
- 1920 –John O'Connor,American cardinal (d. 2000)
- 1921–Cliff Barker,American basketball player (d. 1998)[45]
- 1921 –Babasaheb Bhosale,Indian lawyer and politician, eighthChief Minister of Maharashtra(d. 2007)
- 1921 –Frank Thornton,English actor (d. 2013)[46]
- 1922–Sylvia Lawler,English geneticist (d. 1996)
- 1922 –Eric Willis,Australian sergeant and politician, 34thPremier of New South Wales(d. 1999)
- 1923–Ivor Cutler,Scottish pianist, songwriter, and poet (d. 2006)
- 1923 –Lee Teng-hui,Taiwanese economist and politician, fourthPresident of the Republic of China(d. 2020)
- 1924–George Lowe,New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (d. 2013)
- 1925–Ruth Slenczynska,American pianist and composer
- 1925 –Ignacio López Tarso,Mexican actor (d. 2023)
- 1926–Maria Schell,Austrian-Swiss actress (d. 2005)
- 1927–Phyllis Coates,American actress (d. 2023)
- 1928–Joanne Linville,American actress (d. 2021)[47]
- 1928 –W. R. Mitchell,English journalist and author (d. 2015)
- 1929–Earl Hooker,American guitarist (d. 1970)
- 1929 –Martin Luther King Jr.,American minister and activist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1968)[43]
- 1930–Eddie Graham,American professional wrestler and promoter (d. 1985)
- 1931–Lee Bontecou,American painter and sculptor (d. 2022)
- 1931 –Derek Meddings,British special effects designer (d. 1995)[48]
- 1932–Lou Jones,American sprinter (d. 2006)
- 1933–Frank Bough,English journalist and radio host (d. 2020)
- 1933 –Ernest J. Gaines,American author and academic (d. 2019)
- 1933 –Peter Maitlis,English chemist and academic (d. 2022)
- 1934–V. S. Ramadevi,Indian civil servant and politician, 13thGovernor of Karnataka(d. 2013)
- 1935–Robert Silverberg,American author and editor[49]
- 1936–Richard Franklin,English actor, writer, director and political activist (d. 2023)[50]
- 1937–Margaret O'Brien,American actress and singer[51]
- 1938–Ashraf Aman,Pakistani engineer and mountaineer
- 1938 –Estrella Blanca,Mexican wrestler (d. 2021)
- 1938 –Chuni Goswami,Indian footballer and cricketer (d. 2020)[52]
- 1939–Per Ahlmark,Swedish journalist and politician, firstDeputy Prime Minister of Sweden(d. 2018)
- 1939 –Tony Bullimore,English sailor (d. 2018)
- 1941–Captain Beefheart,American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist (d. 2010)
- 1942–Frank Joseph Polozola,American academic and judge (d. 2013)
- 1943–George Ambrum,Australian rugby league player (d. 1986)
- 1943 –Margaret Beckett,English metallurgist and politician,Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 1943 –Stuart E. Eizenstat,American lawyer and diplomat,United States Ambassador to the European Union
- 1943 –Mike Marshall,American baseball player (d. 2021)
- 1944–Jenny Nimmo,English author
- 1945–Ko Chun-hsiung,Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (d. 2015)
- 1945 –Vince Foster,American lawyer and political figure (d. 1993)
- 1945 –William R. Higgins,American colonel (d. 1990)
- 1945 –Princess Michael of Kent
- 1945 –David Pleat,English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
- 1946–Charles Brown,American actor (d. 2004)
- 1947–Mary Hogg,English lawyer and judge
- 1947 –Andrea Martin,American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter[51]
- 1948–Ronnie Van Zant,American singer-songwriter (d. 1977)[43]
- 1949–Luis Alvarado,Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2001)
- 1949 –Alasdair Liddell,English businessman (d. 2012)
- 1949 –Ian Stewart,Scottish runner
- 1949 –Howard Twitty,American golfer
- 1950–Marius Trésor,French footballer and coach
- 1951–Ernie DiGregorio,American basketball player[53]
- 1952–Boris Blank,Swiss singer-songwriter
- 1952 –Andrzej Fischer,Polish footballer (d. 2018)
- 1952 –Muhammad Wakkas,Bangladeshi teacher and parliamentarian (d. 2021)[54]
- 1953–Randy White,American football player
- 1954–Jose Dalisay, Jr.,Filipino poet, author, and screenwriter
- 1955–Nigel Benson,English author and illustrator
- 1955 –Andreas Gursky,German photographer
- 1955 –Khalid Islambouli,Egyptian lieutenant (d. 1982)
- 1956–Vitaly Kaloyev,Russian architect
- 1956 –Mayawati,Indian educator and politician, 23rdChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- 1956 –Marc Trestman,American football player and coach
- 1957–David Ige,American politician
- 1957 –Marty Lyons,American football player and sportscaster
- 1957 –Andrew Tyrie,English journalist and politician
- 1957 –Mario Van Peebles,Mexican-American actor and director[51]
- 1958–Ken Judge,Australian footballer and coach (d. 2016)
- 1958 –Boris Tadić,Serbian psychologist and politician, 16thPresident of Serbia
- 1959–Greg Dowling,Australian rugby league player
- 1959 –Pavle Kozjek,Slovenian mountaineer and photographer (d. 2008)
- 1961–Serhiy N. Morozov,Ukrainian footballer and coach
- 1961 –Yves Pelletier,Canadian actor and director
- 1963–Craig Fairbrass,English actor, producer, and screenwriter[55]
- 1964–Osmo Tapio Räihälä,Finnish composer
- 1965–Maurizio Fondriest,Italian cyclist
- 1965 –Bernard Hopkins,American boxer and coach
- 1965 –Adam Jones,American musician and songwriter[51]
- 1965 –James Nesbitt,Northern Irish actor[51]
- 1967–Ted Tryba,American golfer
- 1968–Chad Lowe,American actor, director, and producer[51]
- 1969–Delino DeShields,American baseball player and manager
- 1970–Michele Granger,American softball player[56]
- 1970 –Shane McMahon,American wrestler and businessman[57]
- 1971–Regina King,American actress[51]
- 1972–Shelia Burrell,American heptathlete
- 1972 –Christos Kostis,Greek footballer
- 1972 –Claudia Winkleman,English journalist and critic
- 1973–Essam El Hadary,Egyptian footballer
- 1974–Séverine Deneulin,international development academic
- 1975–Mary Pierce,Canadian-American tennis player and coach
- 1975 –Martin Štrbák,Slovak ice hockey player[58]
- 1976–Doug Gottlieb,American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1976 –Alexander Korolyuk,Russian ice hockey player[59]
- 1976 –Iryna Lishchynska,Ukrainian runner
- 1976 –Dorian Missick,American actor[51]
- 1976 –Scott Murray,Scottish rugby player
- 1976 –Florentin Petre,Romanian footballer and manager
- 1978–Eddie Cahill,American actor[60]
- 1978 –Franco Pellizotti,Italian cyclist
- 1978 –Ryan Sidebottom,English cricketer
- 1979–Drew Brees,American football player[43]
- 1979 –Michalis Morfis,Cypriot footballer
- 1979 –Martin Petrov,Bulgarian footballer
- 1980–Matt Holliday,American baseball player[61]
- 1981–Dylan Armstrong,Canadian shot putter and hammer thrower
- 1981 –Vanessa Henke,German tennis player
- 1981 –Pitbull,American rapper and producer[51]
- 1981 –El Hadji Diouf,Senegalese footballer[62]
- 1982–Armando Galarraga,Venezuelan baseball player[63]
- 1982 –Francis Zé,Cameroonian footballer
- 1983–Hugo Viana,Portuguese footballer
- 1983 –Jermaine Pennant,English footballer[64]
- 1984–Ben Shapiro,American author and commentator[65]
- 1985–René Adler,German footballer
- 1985 –Kenneth Emil Petersen,Danish footballer
- 1985 –Pavel Podkolzin,Russian basketball player[66]
- 1985 –Victor Rasuk,American actor[51]
- 1986–Jessy Schram,American actress and model[51]
- 1987–Greg Inglis,Australian rugby league player[67]
- 1987 –Tsegaye Kebede,Ethiopian runner
- 1987 –Kelly Kelly,American wrestler and model[68]
- 1987 –David Knight,English footballer[69]
- 1987 –Kelleigh Ryan,Canadian fencer[70]
- 1988–Daniel Caligiuri,German footballer[71]
- 1988 –Skrillex,American DJ and producer[51]
- 1988 –Donald Sloan,American basketball player[72]
- 1989–Alexei Cherepanov,Russian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
- 1989 –Nicole Ross,American Olympic foil fencer[73]
- 1989 –Martin Dúbravka,Slovakian footballer[74]
- 1990–Robert Trznadel,Polish footballer
- 1990 –Slava Voynov,Russian ice hockey player[75]
- 1990 –Chris Warren,American actor[43]
- 1991–Marc Bartra,Spanish footballer[76]
- 1991 –Matt Duffy,American baseball player[77]
- 1991 –Mitch Garver,American baseball player[78]
- 1991 –Nicolai Jørgensen,Danish footballer
- 1991 –Darya Klishina,Russian long jumper
- 1991 –James Mitchell,Australian basketball player[79]
- 1992–Joël Veltman,Dutch footballer
- 1992 –Joshua King,Norwegian footballer[80]
- 1993–Kadeem Allen,American basketball player[81]
- 1994–Eric Dier,English footballer[82]
- 1996–Dove Cameron,American actress and singer[83]
- 1996 –Deebo Samuel,American football player[84]
- 1998–Alexandra Eade,Australian artistic gymnast[85]
- 1998–Ben Godfrey,English footballer[86]
- 2000–Triston Casas,American baseball player[87]
- 2002–Tim Stützle,German ice hockey player[88]
- 2004–Grace VanderWaal,American singer-songwriter[89]
Deaths
editPre-1600
edit- 69–Galba,Roman emperor (b. 3 BC)
- 378–Chak Tok Ich'aak I,Mayan ruler
- 570–Íte of Killeedy,Irish nun and saint (b. 475)
- 849–Theophylact,Byzantine emperor (b. 793)
- 936–Rudolph of France(b. 880)
- 950–Wang Jingchong,Chinese general
- 1149–Berengaria of Barcelona,queen consort of Castile (b. 1116)
- 1477–Adriana of Nassau-Siegen,German countess (b. 1449)[90]
- 1568–Nicolaus Olahus,Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
- 1569–Catherine Carey,lady-in-waiting toElizabeth I of England(b. 1524)
- 1584–Martha Leijonhufvud,Swedish noblewoman (b. 1520)
1601–1900
edit- 1623–Paolo Sarpi,Italian lawyer, historian, and scholar (b. 1552)
- 1672–John Cosin,English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
- 1683–Philip Warwick,English politician (b. 1609)
- 1775–Giovanni Battista Sammartini,Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
- 1783-Lord Stirling,American Revolutionary War Major General (b. 1726)[91]
- 1790–John Landen,English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
- 1804–Dru Drury,English entomologist and author (b. 1725)
- 1813–Anton Bernolák,Slovak linguist and priest (b. 1762)
- 1815–Emma, Lady Hamilton,English-French mistress ofHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson(b. 1761)
- 1854–Jiang Zhongyuan,Chinese scholar and soldier (b. 1812)[92]
- 1855–Henri Braconnot,French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
- 1864–Isaac Nathan,English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
- 1866–Massimo d'Azeglio,Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (b. 1798)
- 1876–Eliza McCardle Johnson,American wife ofAndrew Johnson,18thFirst Lady of the United States(b. 1810)
- 1880–Carl Georg von Wächter,German jurist (b. 1797)[93]
- 1893–Fanny Kemble,English actress (b. 1809)
- 1896–Mathew Brady,American photographer and journalist (b. 1822)
1901–present
edit- 1905–George Thorn,Australian politician, sixthPremier of Queensland(b. 1838)
- 1909–Arnold Janssen,German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
- 1916–Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky,Russian playwright and translator (b. 1850)
- 1919–Karl Liebknecht,German politician (b. 1871)
- 1919 –Rosa Luxemburg,German economist, theorist, and philosopher (b. 1871)
- 1926–Enrico Toselli,Italian pianist and composer (b. 1883)
- 1929–George Cope,American painter (b. 1855)
- 1936–Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster,English cricketer and politician, seventhGovernor-General of Australia(b. 1866)
- 1937–Anton Holban,Romanian author, theoretician, and educator (b. 1902)
- 1939–Kullervo Manner,FinnishSpeaker of the Parliament,thePrime Minister of the FSWRand the Supreme Commander of theRed Guards(b. 1880)[94]
- 1945–Wilhelm Wirtinger,Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (b. 1865)
- 1948–Josephus Daniels,American publisher and diplomat, 41stUnited States Secretary of the Navy(b. 1862)
- 1950–Henry H. Arnold,American general (b. 1886)
- 1951–Ernest Swinton,British Army officer (b. 1868)
- 1951 –Nikolai Vekšin,Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (b. 1887)
- 1952–Ned Hanlon,Australian sergeant and politician, 26thPremier of Queensland(b. 1887)
- 1955–Yves Tanguy,French-American painter (b. 1900)
- 1959–Regina Margareten,Hungarian businesswoman (b. 1863)
- 1964–Jack Teagarden,American singer-songwriter and trombonist (b. 1905)[95]
- 1967–David Burliuk,Ukrainian author and illustrator (b. 1882)
- 1968–Bill Masterton,Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1938)
- 1970–Frank Clement,English race car driver (b. 1886)
- 1970 –William T. Piper,American engineer and businessman, foundedPiper Aircraft(b. 1881)
- 1972–Daisy Ashford,English author (b. 1881)
- 1973–Coleman Francis,American actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
- 1973 –Ivan Petrovsky,Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1901)
- 1974–Harold D. Cooley,American lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
- 1981–Graham Whitehead,English race car driver (b. 1922)
- 1982–Red Smith,American journalist (b. 1905)
- 1983–Armin Öpik,Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (b. 1898)
- 1983 –Shepperd Strudwick,American actor (b. 1907)
- 1984–Fazıl Küçük,Cypriot journalist and politician (b. 1906)
- 1987–Ray Bolger,American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
- 1988–Seán MacBride,Irish republican activist and politician,Minister for External Affairs,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1904)
- 1990–Gordon Jackson,Scottish-English actor (b. 1923)
- 1990 –Peggy van Praagh,English ballerina, choreographer, and director (b. 1910)
- 1993–Sammy Cahn,American songwriter (b. 1913)
- 1994–Georges Cziffra,Hungarian-French pianist and composer (b. 1921)
- 1994 –Harry Nilsson,American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
- 1994 –Harilal Upadhyay,Indian author, poet, and astrologist (b. 1916)
- 1996–Les Baxter,American pianist and composer (b. 1922)
- 1996 –Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho(b. 1938)
- 1998–Gulzarilal Nanda,Indian economist and politician,Prime Minister of India(b. 1898)
- 1998–Junior Wells,American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1934)
- 1999–Betty Box,English film producer (b. 1915)
- 2000–Georges-Henri Lévesque,Canadian-Dominican priest and sociologist (b. 1903)
- 2001–Leo Marks,English cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
- 2002–Michael Anthony Bilandic,American politician, 49thMayor of Chicago(b. 1923)
- 2002 –Eugène Brands,Dutch painter (b. 1913)
- 2002 –Jeanne Voltz,American food journalist and cookbook writer (b. 1920)[96]
- 2003–Doris Fisher,American singer-songwriter (b. 1915)
- 2004–Olivia Goldsmith,American author (b. 1949)
- 2005–Victoria de los Ángeles,Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1923)
- 2005 –Walter Ernsting,German author (b. 1920)
- 2005 –Elizabeth Janeway,American author and critic (b. 1913)
- 2005 –Ruth Warrick,American actress (b. 1916)
- 2006–Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1926)
- 2007–Awad Hamed al-Bandar,Iraqi lawyer and judge (b. 1945)
- 2007 –Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti,Iraqi intelligence officer (b. 1951)
- 2007 –James Hillier,Canadian-American computer scientist and academic, co-invented theelectron microscope(b. 1915)
- 2007 –Pura Santillan-Castrence,Filipino educator and diplomat (b. 1905)
- 2007 –Bo Yibo,Chinese commander and politician,Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China(b. 1908)
- 2008–Robert V. Bruce,American historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)
- 2008 –Brad Renfro,American actor (b. 1982)
- 2009–Lincoln Verduga Loor,Ecuadorian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
- 2011–Nat Lofthouse,English footballer and manager (b. 1925)
- 2011 –Pierre Louis-Dreyfus,French soldier, race car driver, and businessman (b. 1908)
- 2011 –Susannah York,English actress and activist (b. 1939)
- 2012–Ed Derwinski,American soldier and politician, firstUnited States Secretary of Veterans Affairs(b. 1926)
- 2012 –Manuel Fraga Iribarne,Spanish lawyer and politician, thirdPresident of the Xunta of Galicia(b. 1922)
- 2012 –Carlo Fruttero,Italian journalist and author (b. 1926)
- 2012 –Samuel Jaskilka,American general (b. 1919)
- 2012 –Ib Spang Olsen,Danish author and illustrator (b. 1921)
- 2012 –Hulett C. Smith,American lieutenant and politician, 27thGovernor of West Virginia(b. 1918)
- 2013–Nagisa Oshima,Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1932)
- 2013 –John Thomas,American high jumper (b. 1941)
- 2014–Curtis Bray,American football player and coach (b. 1970)
- 2014 –John Dobson,Chinese-American astronomer and author (b. 1915)
- 2014 –Roger Lloyd-Pack,English actor (b. 1944)
- 2015–Ervin Drake,American songwriter and composer (b. 1919)
- 2015 –Kim Fowley,American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (b. 1939)
- 2015 –Ray Nagel,American football player and coach (b. 1927)
- 2016–Francisco X. Alarcón,American poet and educator (b. 1954)
- 2016 –Ken Judge,Australian footballer and coach (b. 1958)
- 2016 –Manuel Velázquez,Spanish footballer (b. 1943)
- 2017–Jimmy Snuka,Fijian professional wrestler (b. 1943)
- 2018–Dolores O'Riordan,Irish pop singer (b. 1971)[97]
- 2019–Carol Channing,American actress (b. 1921)[98]
- 2019 –Ida Kleijnen,Dutch chef (b. 1936)[99]
- 2020–Rocky Johnson,Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1944)[100]
- 2020 –Lloyd Cowan,British athlete and coach (b. 1962)[101]
- 2022–Alexa McDonough,first female politician to lead a major provincial political party in Canada, former leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (b. 1944)[102]
Holidays and observances
edit- Arbor Day (Egypt)
- Armed Forces Remembrance Day (Nigeria)
- Army Day(India)
- Christianfeast day:
- Earliest day on whichMartin Luther King Jr. Daycan fall (the 15th being his birthday), while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in January. (United States)
- Earliest day on whichSinulogFestival can fall, while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Sunday in January. (Philippines)
- John Chilembwe Day(Malawi)
- Korean Alphabet Day(North Korea)
- Ocean Duty Day(Indonesia)
- SagichōatTsurugaoka Hachimangū.(Kamakura,Japan)
- Teacher's Day (Venezuela)
- Black Christ of Esquipulasday[103]
- The second day of thesiderealwinter solsticefestivals in India(seeJanuary 14):
- Thai Pongal,Tamilharvest festival
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