March 4
Appearance
March 4is the 63rd day of the year (64th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar.There are 302 days remaining until the end of the year.
From1793–1933,March 4 wasInauguration Dayfor thePresident of the United States.Since1937,Inauguration Day has beenJanuary 20.
Events
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 51-Nerois given the title ofPrinceps Iuventutis(Head of the Youth).
- 1152–Frederick I Barbarossais elected King of the Germans.
- 1226- ThecityofHamm,inNorth Rhine-Westphalia,present-dayGermany,is founded.
- 1275-Chineseastronomersobserve asolar eclipse.
- 1351–RamathibodibecomesKingofSiam.
- 1386– Wladyslaw II Jagiello (Jogaila) is crownedKingofPoland.
- 1461– The Lancastrian KingHenry VI of Englandis deposed by his Yorkist cousin, KingEdward IV of England.
- 1493–Christopher Columbusarrives inPortugalafter the voyage that took him to theCaribbean.
- 1519–Hernan Cortesarrives inMexico.
- 1628– TheMassachusettsBay Colony is granted a royal charter.
- 1665–England's KingCharles IIdeclares war on theNetherlands.
- 1675– InEngland,John Flamsteedis appointed as the firstAstronomerRoyal.
- 1681–Charles IIgrants alandcharter toWilliam Penn,to colonise what is nowPennsylvania.
- 1769- TheOrion Nebulais first observed byCharles Messier.
- 1776-American Revolutionary War:TheContinental Armyfortifies Dorchester Heights withcannon,leading the British troops to abandon theSiege of Boston.
- 1789– InNew York City,the firstUnited States Congressmeets, putting theUnited StatesConstitutioninto effect.
- 1790–Franceis divided into 83Departements.
- 1791–Vermontbecomes the 14th State of theUS.
- 1793–John Adamsbecomes the firstUSPresidentto be inaugurated on March 4.
- 1794- The 11th Amendment to theUnited States Constitutionis passed by theUnited States Congress.
- 1837- ThecityofChicagois incorporated.
- 1848-Carlo Alberto di Savoiasigns theStatuto Albertinothat will later represent theConstitutionof theKingdomofItaly.
- 1861–Abraham LincolnbecomesPresident of the United States.During his time in office, he will be faced with theAmerican Civil War.
- 1861– The Stars and Bars Flag of theConfederate States of Americais introduced.
- 1865– The third national flag of theConfederate States of Americais introduced.
- 1882– TheUnited Kingdom's first electrictramsrun inLondon.
- 1877– TheballetSwan LakebyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskyhas its premiere at the BolshoiTheatreinMoscow.
- 1890– TheForth Rail Bridgeis opened inScotland.
- 1899–CycloneMahina passes to the north ofCooktown,Queensland,Australia,with 12-metre waves travelling inland by as much as fivekilometres,killing 300 people.
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1902- TheAmerican Automobile Clubis founded inCleveland, Ohio.
- 1908- The CollinwoodSchoolFirenearCleveland, Ohiokills 174 people.
- 1913- TheUnited States Department of Laboris created.
- 1917–Jeannette RankinofMontanabecomes the first woman in theHouse of Representatives.
- 1918– The first case of theSpanish flupandemic occurs.
- 1918- TheshipUSSCyclopsleavesBarbados,never to be seen again. It is one of several disappearances in the so-calledBermuda Triangle.
- 1929–Herbert HooverbecomesPresident of the United States.At the same time,Charles Curtisbecomes the firstVice President of the United StatesofNative Americanancestry.
- 1933–ChancellorofAustriaEngelbert Dolfussbegins authoritarian rule by decree.
- 1933–Franklin D. Rooseveltbecomes the lastPresident of the United Statesto be inaugurated on March 4.
- 1933–Frances Perkinsbecomes the first woman in the United States Cabinet, as she becomes Secretary for Labor.
- 1936- TheHindenburgairship makes its first test-flight overLake Constance.
- 1941–World War II:TheUnited KingdomlaunchesOperation Claymoreon theLofoten Islands.
- 1943–World War II:TheBattle of the Bismarck Seaends.
- 1943- BritishpassengersteamerCity of Pretoriais sunk by a German U-boat in the NorthAtlantic Ocean.No-one on board survives.
- 1945–Lapland War:Finlanddeclares war onGermany.
- 1960– The French freighterLa Coubreexplodes in Havanna,Cuba.
- 1962- A Caledonia Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after take-off inCameroon,killing 111 people.
- 1966– A Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-8-43 explodes on landing atTokyoInternationalAirport,killing 64 people.
- 1966-John LennonofThe Beatlessays that the band is probably "Bigger than Jesus".
- 1970- FrenchsubmarineErydiceexplodes underwater, killing the entire 57-man crew.
- 1974-People magazineis first published in theUnited States,under the name "People Weekly".
- 1976-Northern Irelandis directly ruled fromLondonfrom this date.
- 1977– Anearthquakestrikes southeasternEurope.Bucharest,Romania,is among the places that suffer damage, as around 1,500 people are killed.
- 1980–Robert Mugabeis electedPrime MinisterofZimbabwe.
- 1983-Bertha Wilsonbecomes the firstwomanto sit on theSupreme Court of Canada.
- 1985– TheUSFoodandDrugAdministration approves abloodtest forAIDS.
- 1986– TheSovietVega 1spaceprobe starts to return images ofHalley's Comet,including itsnucleus.
- 1987-PresidentRonald Reaganapologizes to theAmericanpeople on a live televised address about theIran-Contra affair.
- 1991- For the first time sinceIraq's invasion,Prime MinisterofKuwaitSheikh Saad Al-Abdallah Al-Salim Al-Sabahreturns to his country.
- 1996- Atrainthat has crashed off the tracks in Weyauwega,Wisconsin.causes an emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
- 2000–Play Station 2is released for the first time, inJapan.
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2001– A car bomb explodes outside theBBCtelevision centre, seriously injuring one person.
- 2001– A Bridge collapse in northernPortugalkills up to 70 people.
- 2001- A majority ofvotersinSwitzerlandrejects membership of theEuropean Union.
- 2007– InEstonia,approximately 30,000 voters make uses of electronic voting, which had previously never been used in an election, for theEstonianParliamentaryElection.
- 2009– TheInternational Criminal Courtissues an arrest warrant for a sitting head of state for the first time, forOmar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir,PresidentofSudan,onwar crimescharges in relation to the crisis inDarfur.
- 2012– More than 100 people are killed in a munitions dump fire inBrazzaville,Republic of the Congo.
- 2012–Vladimir Putindeclares victory in theRussianPresidentialElection, allowing him to becomePresident of Russiafor a second time.
- 2014-Prime MinisterofEstoniaAndrus Ansipresigns from office after nine years, being succeeded byTaavi Roivas.
- 2015- Amineexplosionin Rebel-controlled EasternUkrainekills 34 miners.
- 2018- The GermanSocial Democratsvote in favour of a new governing coalition underAngela Merkel'sCDU/CSU,ending a period of political uncertainty after theBundestagelection over five months earlier.
- 2018-Italian general election, 2018:Italyholds its generalelection,with no party gaining an overall majority andpopulistand right-wing parties gaining seats.
- 2018-Russianformer spySergei Skripaland his daughter Yulia arepoisonedwith anerve agentinSalisbury,England.
Births
[change|change source]Up to 1800
[change|change source]- 895-Liu Zhiyuan,Chinese Emperor (d.948)
- 1188–Blanche of Castile,Queen ofLouis VIII of France(d.1252)
- 1394–Henry the Navigator(d.1460)
- 1484-George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach,follower ofMartin Luther(d.1543)
- 1492-Francesco de Loyolle,Italian composer (d.1540)
- 1525–Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina,ItaliancomposerofRenaissancemusic (d.1594)
- 1610–William Dobson,English portraitist and painter (d.1646)
- 1645-Johann Ambrosius Bach,German musician (d.1695)
- 1665-Philip Christoph von Konigsmarck,Swedish soldier (d.1694)
- 1678–Antonio Vivaldi,Italian composer (d.1741)
- 1702-Jack Sheppard,English burglar and escapee (d.1724)
- 1706-Lauritz de Thurah,Danisharchitect(d.1759)
- 1715-James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave,Britishstatesman(d.1763)
- 1745-Kazimierz Pulaski,Polish-American general (d.1779)
- 1756–Henry Raeburn,Scottish painter (d.1823)
- 1770-Joseph Jacotot,Frenchteacherandeducationalphilosopher(d.1840)
- 1782-Johann Rudolf Wyss,Swiss folklorist (d.1830)
- 1792-Samuel Slocum,American inventor (d.1861)
- 1793–Karl Lachmann,Germanphilologist(d.1851)
1801 – 1900
[change|change source]- 1808-Frederik Stang,Norwegian politician (d.1884)
- 1811-John Lawrence,Irishnoblemanand British Viceroy ofIndia(d.1879)
- 1817-Edwards Pierrepoint,34thUnited States Attorney General(d.1892)
- 1820-Francesco Bentivegna,Italian revolutionary (d.1856)
- 1826-Elme Marie Caro,Frenchphilosopher(d.1887)
- 1838-Paul Lacome,French composer (d.1920)
- 1847–Karl Bayer,Austrian chemist (d.1904)
- 1851-Alexandros Papadiamantis,Greek writer (d.1911)
- 1852–Kristjan Jonsson,3rdPrime MinisterofIceland(d.1926)
- 1856-Alfred William Rich,English painter (d.1921)
- 1862-Jacob Robert Emden,Swiss astrophysicistandmeteorologist(d.1940)
- 1870-Thomas Sturge Moore,English poet (d.1944)
- 1871-Boris Galerkin,Russianmathematician(d.1945)
- 1873–John H. Trumbull,70thGovernorofConnecticut(d.1961)
- 1875–Mihaly Karolyi,Prime MinisterandPresidentofHungary(d.1955)
- 1875-Enrique Larreta,Argentine writer, academic, writer and art collector (d.1961)
- 1878–P. D. Ouspensky,Russian esoterist and writer (d.1947)
- 1879–Bernhard Kellermann,Germanwriterandpoet(d.1951)
- 1879–Josip Murn,Slovenianpoet(d.1901)
- 1881-Todor Aleksandrov,Bulgarian revolutionary (d.1924)
- 1882-Nicolae Titulescu,Romaniandiplomatandpolitician(d.1941)
- 1883-Maude Fealy,Americanactress(d.1971)
- 1888–Knute Rockne,Norwegian-bornAmerican footballcoach (d.1931)
- 1889–Oren E. Long,Territorial Governor ofHawaiiand US Senator (d.1965)
- 1889-Oscar Chisini,Italianmathematician(d.1957)
- 1891-Lois W.,American co-founder ofAlcoholics Anonymous(d.1988)
- 1899-Liana Del Balzo,Argentine-Italianactress(d.1982)
1901 – 1950
[change|change source]- 1901-Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo,Malagasy-Frenchpoet(d.1937)
- 1904–Luis Carrero Blanco,Spanish politician (d.1973)
- 1908-Thomas Shaw,Americanbluesmusician (d.1977)
- 1910-Tancredo Neves,Brazilian politician (d.1985)
- 1913-John Garfield,American actor (d.1952)
- 1914–Gino Colaussi,Italian footballer (d.1991)
- 1914–Ward Kimball,Americancartoonist(d.2002)
- 1915-Carlos Surinach,Catalancomposerandconductor(d.1997)
- 1915-Laszlo Csatary,Hungarianwar criminal(d.2013)
- 1916-Giorgio Bassani,Italian writer andpoet(d.2000)
- 1918-Margaret Osborne duPont,Americantennisplayer (d.2012)
- 1921-Olev Olesk,Estonianpolitician
- 1921-Kaljo Raid,Estoniancellist,composerand clergyman (d.2005)
- 1922-Iring Fetscher,German political scientist (d.2014)
- 1922-Xenia Stad-de Jong,Dutch athlete (d.2012)
- 1923–Patrick Moore,Britishastronomer,writer and television presenter (d.2012)
- 1923-Piero D'Inzeo,Italianequestrianshow jumper (d.2014)
- 1925-Inezita Barroso,Brazilianfolksinger(d.2015)
- 1926-Pascual Pérez,Argentine boxer (d.1977)
- 1926-Fran Warren,American singer and actress (d.2013)
- 1927-Phil Batt,formerGovernorofIdaho
- 1928-Samuel Adler,German-American composer
- 1928–Alan Sillitoe,British writer (d.2010)
- 1929-Bernard Haitink,Dutch conductor andviolinist
- 1930-John Toohey,Australianjudge(d.2015)
- 1931-William H. Keeler,Americancardinal(d.2017)
- 1932-Brunella Bovo,Italian actress (d.2017)
- 1932–Miriam Makeba,South African singer (d.2008)
- 1932–Ryszard Kapuściński,Polishjournalist (d.2007)
- 1932–Frank Wells,Americanbusinessman,presidentof theWalt Disney Company(d.1994)
- 1934-Mario Davidovsky,Argentine-American composer
- 1934-Gleb Yakunin,Russianpriestand dissident (d.2014)
- 1935–Bent Larsen,Danishchessplayer (d.2010)
- 1935-Prabha Rau,Indian politician (d.2010)
- 1936–Jim Clark,Scottish racing driver (d.1968)
- 1936–Aribert Reimann,Germancomposer
- 1938–Paula Prentiss,American actress
- 1938-Alpha Condé,Guineanpolitician
- 1938-Angus MacLise,American drummer (The Velvet Underground) (d.1979)
- 1943–Lucio Dalla,Italiansinger-songwriterandmusician(d.2012)
- 1944-Bobby Womack,Americansinger-songwriter(d.2014)
- 1945–Tommy Svensson,Swedish football manager
- 1945-Dieter Meier,Swiss musician, singer and artist
- 1945-Femi Benussi,Italianactress
- 1946-Michael Ashcroft,British politician
- 1947-Jan Garbarek,Norwegianjazzsaxophonist
- 1947-Gunnar Hansen,Icelandic-American actor (d.2015)
- 1948–Shakin' Stevens,Welsh singer
- 1948-Chris Squire,English bassguitarist(Yes) (d.2015)
- 1948-Brian Cummings,American voice actor
- 1948–James Elroy,American writer
- 1949–Sergei Bagapsh,Abkhazianpolitician (d.2011)
- 1950–Rick Perry,American politician, formerGovernorofTexas
1951 – 1975
[change|change source]- 1951–Kenny Dalglish,Scottish footballer and manager
- 1951-Zoran Zizic,Montenegrin politician (d.2013)
- 1952–Umberto Tozzi,Italian singer
- 1952–Svend Robinson,Canadian politician
- 1953–Pawel Janas,Polish football manager
- 1953-Rose Laurens,Frenchsinger-songwriter
- 1954–François Fillon,formerPrime Minister of France
- 1954-Boris Moiseev,Russian singer,choreographer,dancer, writer and actor
- 1954-Catherine O'Hara,Canadian actress
- 1954-Irina Ratushinskaya,Russian writer and dissident
- 1954–Willie Thorne,Englishsnookerplayer
- 1955-Joey Jones,Welshfootballer
- 1955-Dominique Pinon,French actor
- 1958-Massimo Mascioletti,Italianrugbyplayer and coach
- 1958-Patricia Heaton,American actress
- 1960–John Mugabi,Ugandanboxer
- 1961-Ray Mancini,American boxer
- 1962–Lolo Ferrari,Frenchactress(d.2000)
- 1963-Jason Newsted,American musician (Metallica)
- 1963-Daniel Roebuck,American actor
- 1964-Dave Colclough,Welshcomputerprogrammer andpokerplayer
- 1965–Khaled Hosseini,Afghan writer and physician
- 1965-Yury Loncharov,Russiancosmonaut
- 1966-Kevin Johnson,Americanbasketballplayer and politician
- 1967-Sam Taylor-Wood,English conceptual artist
- 1967–Kubilay Türkyilmaz,Turkish-Swissfootballer
- 1967–Tim Vine,British actor and comedian
- 1968–Patsy Kensit,British actress
- 1968-Kyriakos Mitsotakis,Greek politician
- 1968-Christina McKelvie,Scottish politician
- 1969-Chaz Bono,American actor andLGBTactivist
- 1969–Pierluigi Casiraghi,Italianfootballerand manager
- 1971-Fergal Lawler,Irish musician (The Cranberries)
- 1971-Claire Baker,Scottish politician
- 1972-Jos Verstappen,Dutch racing driver
- 1972–Alison Wheeler,British singer (The Beautiful South)
- 1972–Ivy Queen,Puerto Ricanmusician
- 1973-Massimo Brambilla,Italianfootballer
- 1973–Len Wiseman,Americanmovie directorandscreenwriter
- 1973-Penny Mordaunt,English politician
- 1974–Ariel Ortega,Argentinefootballer
- 1974-Joaquim Alberto Silva,Angolanfootballer(d.2019)
- 1975–Antti Aalto,Finnishice hockeyplayer
From 1976
[change|change source]- 1976–Gary Shortland,English figure skater
- 1977–Christian Jessen,English doctor andtelevisionhost
- 1977–Tonga Lea'aetoa,Tongan-New Zealandrugbyplayer
- 1977–Jason Marsalis,Americandrummer
- 1978–Jean-Marc Pelletier,Americanice hockeyplayer
- 1979–Vyacheslav Malafeev,Russianfootballer
- 1979–Jon Fratelli,Scottish singer
- 1980–Omar Bravo,Mexicanfootballer
- 1980–Phil McGuire,Scottishfootballer
- 1981–Laura Michelle Kelly,English actress and singer
- 1982–Elia Rigotto,Italian cyclist
- 1982–Ludmila Ezhova,Russian gymnast
- 1982–Landon Donovan,Americansoccerplayer
- 1983–Adam Deacon,Englishactor,rapperanddirector
- 1984–Tamir Cohen,Israelifootballer
- 1984–Phillip Inzerillo,Americantromboneplayer
- 1985–Park Min-young,South Korean actress
- 1985–Mathieu Montcourt,Frenchtennisplayer (d.2009)
- 1986–Manu Vatuvei,New Zealandrugbyplayer
- 1986–Tom De Mul,Belgianfootballer
- 1988–Cody Longo,American actor and singer
- 1989–Erin Heatherton,American model
- 1990–Andrea Bowen,American actress
- 1992–Jazmin Grace Grimaldi,daughter of PrinceAlbert II, Prince of Monaco
- 1992–Erik Lamela,Argentinefootballer
- 1992–Jared Sullinger,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1993–Jenna Boyd,American actress
- 1993–Bobbi Kristina Brown,American media personality and singer (b.2015)
- 1995–Bill Milner,English actor
- 1997–Beatrice Vio,Italianwheelchairfoil fencer
Deaths
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 251–Pope Lucius I
- 561-Pope Pelagius I
- 1172– KingStephen III of Hungary(b.1147)
- 1193–Saladin,Turkish sultan (b.1137)
- 1238–Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland(b.1210)
- 1238-Yuri II of Vladimir(b.1189)
- 1303-Daniel of Moscow,Russian prince and Grand Duke ofMuscovy(b.1261)
- 1484–Saint Casimir,Prince ofPoland(b.1458)
- 1496–Sigismund of Austria(b.1427)
- 1615-Hans von Aachen,German painter (b.1552)
- 1619-Anne of Denmark,Queen ofJames VI of Scotland/James I of England(b.1574)
- 1710-Louis, Prince of Condé(b.1668)
- 1762–Johannes Zick,German fresco painter (b.1702)
- 1793-Louis de Bourbon,French admiral (b.1725)
- 1795-John Collins,3rdGovernorofRhode Island(b.1717)
- 1805-Jean-Baptiste Greuze,French painter (b.1725)
- 1807-Abraham Baldwin,American politician (b.1754)
- 1832–Jean-François Champollion,French scholar andEgyptologist(b.1790)
- 1852–Nikolai Gogol,Russian writer (b.1809)
- 1858–Matthew C. Perry,American naval officer (b.1794)
- 1883–Alexander Hamilton Stephens,Vice President of theConfederate States of America(b.1812)
- 1888–Amos Bronson Alcott,Americanphilosopherandwriter(b.1799)
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1903-Joseph Henry Shorthouse,Englishnovelist(b.1854)
- 1906-John Schofield,Americangeneralandpolitician(b.1831)
- 1915-William Willett,founder ofBritish Summer Time(b.1856)
- 1925-John Montgomery Ward,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1860)
- 1941–Ludwig Quidde,German pacifist (b.1858)
- 1944–Rene Lefebvre,martyr of the French Resistance (b.1879)
- 1944-Louis Capone,Italian-American gangster (b.1896)
- 1945-Mark Sandrich,American movie director, writer and producer (b.1900)
- 1946–Bror von Blixen-Finecke,Danish big-game hunter (b.1886)
- 1948–Antonin Artaud,French actor and director (b.1896)
- 1950-Adam Rainer,Austrian dwarf and giant (b.1899)
- 1952–Charles Scott Sherrington,Englishdoctor,won the 1932Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(b.1857)
- 1960-Herbert O'Conor,GovernorofMaryland(b.1896)
- 1973-Samuel Tolansky,British scientist (b.1907)
- 1976–Walter H. Schottky,German physicist (b.1886)
- 1977-Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk,German politician (b.1897)
- 1978-William Bolin,15thGovernorofArizona(b.1909)
- 1980-Luis Piazzini,Argentinechessplayer (b.1905)
- 1981-Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer,Germanadmiral(b.1900)
- 1986–Howard Greenfield,American songwriter (b.1936)
- 1993-Richard Sale,Americanscreenwriteranddirector(b.1911)
- 1994–John Candy,Canadian comedian and actor (b.1950)
- 1999-Fritz Honegger,Swiss politician (b.1917)
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2001–Glenn Hughes,American singer (b.1950)
- 2001-Jim Rhodes,61stGovernorofOhio(b.1909)
- 2001-Harold Stassen,25thGovernorofMinnesota(b.1907)
- 2004-John McGeoch,Scottishguitarist(b.1955)
- 2006-Roman Ogaza,Polishfootballer(b.1952)
- 2008-George Walter,formerPrime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda(b.1928)
- 2008–Gary Gygax,Americangames designer who madeDungeons & Dragons(b.1938).
- 2010–Vladislav Ardzinba,Abkhazian politician (b.1945)
- 2011–Simon van der Meer,Dutch physicist (b.1925)
- 2011–Johnny Preston,American singer (b.1939)
- 2011–Krishna Prasad Bhattarai,Prime MinisterofNepal(b.1924)
- 2012–Paul McBride,Scottish lawyer and politician (b.1965)
- 2013-Seki Matsunaga,Japanesefootballer(b.1928)
- 2013-Fran Warren,American singer and actress (b.1926)
- 2014-Wu Tianming,Chinese movie director (b.1939)
- 2014-Mark Freidkin,Russian writer (b.1953)
- 2015-Ninan Koshy,Indian thinker,theologianand social analyst (b.1934)
- 2016-Bud Collins,American sports journalist (b.1929)
- 2016-Pat Conroy,American author (b.1945)
- 2016-P. A. Sangma,Indian politician (b.1947)
- 2016-Abbas Vaez-Tabasi,Iranian cleric (b.1935)
- 2016-Morgan F. Murphy,American politician (b.1932)
- 2017-Edi Fitzroy,Jamaicansinger-songwriter(b.1955)
- 2017-Helen M. Marshall,American politician (b.1929)
- 2017-Clayton Keith Yeutter,American politician (b.1930)
- 2018-Davide Astori,Italianfootballer(b.1987)
- 2018-Sir William McAlpine, 6th Baronet,British engineering businessman (b.1936)
- 2018-Farhang Mehr,Iranian-American scholar and writer (b.1923)
- 2018-H. Wayne Norman, Jr.,American politician (b.1955)
- 2018-James Luna,American performance artist (b.1950)
- 2019-King Kong Bundy,Americanprofessional wrestler(b.1957)
- 2019-Eric Caldow,Scottishfootballer(b.1934)
- 2019-Juan Corona,Mexican-Americanserial killer(b.1934)
- 2019-Keith Flint,English singer (The Prodigy) (b.1969)
- 2019-Ted Lindsay,Canadianice hockeyplayer (b.1925)
- 2019-Klaus Kinkel,German politician (b.1936)
- 2019-Luke Perry,American actor (b.1966)
- 2019-Johnny Romano,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1934)
- 2019-Jean Starobinski,Swiss literary critic (b.1920)
- 2022-Rod Marsh,Australian cricketer (b.1947)
- 2022-Shane Warne,Australian cricketer (b.1969)
Observances
[change|change source]Historical Significance
[change|change source]- Inauguration Day ofPresidentsof theUnited Statesfrom 1793 to 1933. From 1937, the inaugurations take place onJanuary 20.