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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 69|69]] – The [[Roman legion]]s in [[Germania Superior]] refuse to swear loyalty to [[Galba]]. They rebel and proclaim [[Vitellius]] as emperor.<ref>{{cite book|author=Anthony R Birley|title=Marcus Aurelius: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzYRFge0NnsC&pg=PT15|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-69569-0|pages=15–}}</ref> * [[366]] – The [[Alemanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading the [[Roman Empire]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Alamanni |volume= 01 |last= Beck|first= Frederick George Meeson | page = 468; see lines four and five from the end |quote=....Early in the 5th century the Alamanni appear to have crossed the Rhine and conquered and settled Alsace and a large part of Switzerland. }}</ref> * [[533]] – Mercurius becomes [[Pope John II]], the first [[pope]] to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Mann |first1=Horace K. |title=Pope John II |encyclopedia=Catholic Encyclopedia |date=1910}}</ref> *[[1492]] – [[Reconquista]]: The [[Emirate of Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.<ref>Kamen, Henry. "Spain 1469 – 1714 A Society of Conflict." Third edition. pp. 37–38</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1680]] – [[Trunajaya rebellion]]: [[Amangkurat II]] of Mataram and his bodyguards [[Trunajaya rebellion#Trunajaya's death|execute the rebel leader]] [[Trunajaya]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Pigeaud|first=Theodore Gauthier Thomas|author-link=Theodoor Gautier Thomas Pigeaud|title=Islamic States in Java 1500–1700: Eight Dutch Books and Articles by Dr H.J. de Graaf|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_BVJCAAAQBAJ|date=1976|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff|location=The Hague|isbn=90-247-1876-7}}</ref> *[[1776]] – Empress [[Maria Theresa]] of Austria amends the [[Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana]] to include the abolition of torture throughout the Habsburg-ruled countries of Austria and Bohemia.<ref>{{cite book|author=Derek Beales|title=Joseph II: Volume 1, In the Shadow of Maria Theresa, 1741-1780|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2008|isbn=9780521525886|page=238}}</ref> *[[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: American forces under the command of General [[George Washington]] repulse a British attack led by General [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]] at the [[Battle of the Assunpink Creek]] near [[Trenton, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ketchum|first=Richard|title=The Winter Soldiers: The Battles for Trenton and Princeton|publisher=Holt Paperbacks; 1st Owl books ed edition |year=1999|isbn=0-8050-6098-7}}</ref> *[[1788]] – [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] becomes the fourth state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Census of population and housing (2000): Georgia Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7VHtNij1aQYC&pg=PP13|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=978-1-4289-8569-8|pages=13}}</ref> *[[1791]] – [[Northwest Indian War]]: The [[Big Bottom massacre]] is committed by [[Lenape]] and [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]] warriors in the [[Ohio Country]], North America.<ref>{{cite book|author=Steve Rajtar|title=Indian War Sites: A Guidebook to Battlefields, Monuments, and Memorials, State by State with Canada and Mexico|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnMwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA187|date=1 July 1999|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-4590-5|pages=187}}</ref> *[[1818]] – The British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] is founded by a group of six engineers; [[Thomas Telford]] would later become its first president.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j_jNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA72|year=1866|publisher=Published for the proprietor|pages=72–}}</ref> *[[1863]] – [[American Civil War]]: The three-day [[Battle of Stones River]] ends in a [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] victory when the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[Army of Tennessee]] under General [[Braxton Bragg]] are repulsed for the final time by the [[Army of the Cumberland]] under General [[William Rosecrans|William S. Rosecrans]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle of Stones River|url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/battle-of-stones-river/|author=McDonough, James L.|website=TennesseeEncyclopedia.net|publisher=Tennessee Historical Society|date=October 8, 2017|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[Uruguayan War]]: The [[Siege of Paysandú]] ends as the [[Empire of Brazil|Brazilians]] and [[Colorado Party (Uruguay)|Coloradan]]s capture [[Paysandú]], Uruguay.<ref>{{cite book | last = Maia | first = Prado | title = A Marinha de Guerra do Brasil na Colônia e no Império | edition = 2 | year = 1975 | publisher = Cátedra | location = Rio de Janeiro | language = pt|page=266 }}</ref> *[[1900]] – American statesman and diplomat [[John Hay]] announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with China.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/us-treaties/bevans/m-ust000001-0278.pdf |title=Commercial Rights in China ("Open Door" Policy): Declarations by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, and Russia accepting United States proposal for "open door" policy in China, September 6, 1899-March 20, 1900, 1 Bevans 278 |website=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221161724/http://www.loc.gov/law/help/us-treaties/bevans/m-ust000001-0278.pdf |archive-date=February 21, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Chicago Canal]] opens.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=10|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1920]] – The second [[Palmer Raids|Palmer Raid]], ordered by the [[United States Department of Justice|US Department of Justice]], results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.<ref>{{cite book|author=George C. Kohn|title=The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzdWTBytwAIC&pg=PA303|year=2001|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-4381-3022-4|pages=303}}</ref> *[[1921]] – World premiere of the science fiction play ''[[R.U.R.]]'' by the [[Czechs|Czech]] writer [[Karel Čapek]] in a theater in [[Hradec Králové]].<ref name="JMB">Jarka M. Burien, "Čapek, Karel" in Gabrielle H. Cody, Evert Sprinchorn (eds.) ''The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama'', Volume One. Columbia University Press, 2007. {{ISBN|0231144229}}, (pp. 224–225).</ref> *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Cardiff Blitz]] severely damages the [[Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral|cathedral]] in [[Cardiff|Cardiff, Wales]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Nick Lambert|title=Llandaff Cathedral|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_xIAQAAIAAJ|year=2010|publisher=Seren|isbn=978-1-85411-499-0|page=171}}</ref> *[[1942]] – The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a [[Nazi Germany|German]] spy ring headed by [[Fritz Joubert Duquesne]] in the largest espionage case in [[History of the United States|United States history]]; Also known as the [[Duquesne Spy Ring]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Walter Yust|title=Ten eventful years: a record of events of the years preceding, including and following World War II, 1937 through 1946|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vpAGAQAAIAAJ|year=1947|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|page=317}}</ref> * 1942 – World War II: [[Manila]] is captured by [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] forces, enabling them to control the [[Second Philippine Republic|Philippines]].<ref name="Alford2006">{{cite book|author=Lodwick H. Alford|title=Playing for Time: War on an Asiatic Fleet Destroyer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lK4IAKZVgwEC&pg=PA90|date=April 2006|publisher=Merriam Press|isbn=978-1-57638-338-4|pages=90}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Luis Muñoz Marín]] is inaugurated as the first democratically elected [[Governor of Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Los Gobernadores electos de Puerto Rico|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cGQzAQAAIAAJ|year=1973|publisher=Corporación de Servicios Bibliotecarios|language=es}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[India]] establishes its highest [[civilian award]]s, the [[Bharat Ratna]] and the [[Padma Vibhushan]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Disha Experts|title=General Knowledge for General Studies CSAT - Paper 1 IAS Prelims 2nd Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vVc-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA126|publisher=Disha Publications|pages=126–|id=GGKEY:SZZRJN6FRG4}}</ref> *[[1955]] – Following the assassination of the [[Panama]]nian president [[José Antonio Remón Cantera]], his deputy, [[José Ramón Guizado]], takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.<ref>{{cite book|title=Latin America|url=https://archive.org/details/latinamericagene0000fagg_g6s7|url-access=registration|date=1 May 1969|publisher=Macmillan International Higher Education|isbn=978-1-349-15305-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/latinamericagene0000fagg_g6s7/page/154 154]}}</ref> *[[1959]] – ''[[Luna 1]]'', the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the [[Moon]] and to orbit the [[Sun]], is launched by the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Andrew Wilson|title=Solar system log|url=https://archive.org/details/solarsystemlog00andr|url-access=registration|date=May 1987|publisher=Jane's|isbn=978-0-7106-0444-6|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Vietnam War]]: The [[Viet Cong]] wins its first major victory, at the [[Battle of Ap Bac]].<ref>{{cite book|author=U.s. Army Command and General Staff College|title=Military Assistance Advisory Group-vietnam (1954-1963): The Battle of Ap Bac|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pTrvoAEACAAJ|date=8 July 2014|publisher=Createspace Independent Pub|isbn=978-1-5004-3966-8}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Ronald Reagan]], past [[Film Actor|movie actor]] and future [[President of the United States]], is sworn in as [[Governor of California]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Pastoral Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pAJOAAAAYAAJ|year=1970}}</ref> *[[1971]] – The second [[1971 Ibrox disaster|Ibrox disaster]] kills 66 fans at a [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]-[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] [[association football]] match.<ref>{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons|title=Sessional Papers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZ7M8-xoOZwC|year=1973|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office}}</ref> *[[1974]] – United States President [[Richard Nixon]] signs a [[National Maximum Speed Law#Enactment|bill]] lowering the maximum U.S. [[speed limit]] to 55 mph in order to conserve [[gasoline]] during an [[OPEC]] embargo.<ref>{{cite news |title= Nixon Approves Limit of 55 MPH |url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40610FD3F58137B93C1A9178AD85F408785F9&scp=1&sq=nixon%20approves%20limit%20of%2055&st=cse |access-date= July 22, 2008 |work= The New York Times |pages= 1, 24 |date= January 3, 1974 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110605095932/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40610FD3F58137B93C1A9178AD85F408785F9&scp=1&sq=nixon%20approves%20limit%20of%2055&st=cse |archive-date= June 5, 2011 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}{{subscription required}}</ref> *[[1975]] – At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at [[Samastipur|Samastipur, Bihar, India]], fatally wounds [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]], [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/lalit-mishra-forebodings-on-night-before-murder/cid/1338289|title=Lalit Mishra forebodings on night before murder|website=The Telegraph India|author=Rasheed Kidwai|date=15 June 2015|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223184824/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/lalit-mishra-forebodings-on-night-before-murder/cid/1338289|archive-date=23 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1975 – The [[Federal Rules of Evidence]] are approved by the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|author=American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education|title=Resource materials - federal rules of evidence: with October 1975 supplement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u2VAAAAAIAAJ|year=1975|publisher=ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education|page=279}}</ref> *[[1976]] – The [[Gale of January 1976]] begins, resulting in [[coastal flooding]] around the southern [[North Sea]] coasts, affecting countries from [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] to [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Shaw|first1=M. S.|last2=Hopkins|first2=J. S.|last3=Caton|first3=P. G. F.|title=The Gales of 2 January 1976|journal=Weather|date=June 1976|volume=31|issue=6|pages=172–183|doi=10.1002/j.1477-8696.1976.tb04429.x |bibcode = 1976Wthr...31..172S }}</ref> *[[1978]] – On the orders of the [[President of Pakistan]], [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]], paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in [[Multan|Multan, Pakistan]]; it is known as [[1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Bernd Michael Scherer|title=Society and dictatorship|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xmGFAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Progressive Publishers|page=105}}</ref> *[[1981]] – One of the largest investigations by a [[United Kingdom|British]] police force ends when serial killer [[Peter Sutcliffe]], the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Great Britain. Court of Appeal|author2=Great Britain. Court of Appeal. Criminal Division|author3=Great Britain. Employment Appeal Tribunal|title=The Law Reports. Queen's Bench Division|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_etMAQAAIAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales|page=164}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782]] crashes near [[Seferihisar]], Turkey, killing 16 people.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |date= |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-230 D-ABHD Seferihisar |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880102-1 |accessdate=10 February 2014 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Sharon Pratt|Sharon Pratt Dixon]] becomes the first [[African Americans|African American]] woman mayor of a major city and first woman [[Mayor of the District of Columbia]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jeffrey D. Schultz|author2=Laura Van Assendelft|author3=Laura A. Van Assendelft|title=Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LOzfQEP3H8AC&pg=PA55|year=1999|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-57356-131-0|pages=55}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]: The [[Sri Lanka Navy]] [[Jaffna lagoon massacre|kill]] 35–100 civilians on the [[Jaffna Lagoon]].<ref>{{cite book|author=University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna)|title=Land, human rights & the eastern predicament|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lvjsAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=UTHR (Jaffna), University of Jaffna, Thirunelvely|page=5}}</ref> *[[2004]] – ''[[Stardust (spacecraft)|Stardust]]'' successfully flies past [[Comet]] [[81P/Wild|Wild 2]], collecting samples that are returned to [[Earth]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Spacecraft bringing comet dust back to Earth |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/13/stardust/ |last=Williams |first=David E. |publisher=CNN |date=13 January 2006 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 January 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060127200153/http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/13/stardust/|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[2022 Kazakh unrest|Massive nationwide protests and unrest]] break out in [[Kazakhstan]] over the sudden increase of [[liquefied petroleum gas]] prices, leading to 238 people dead and thousands injured by January 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Kazakhstan: No Justice for January Protest Victims |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/05/kazakhstan-no-justice-january-protest-victims |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – Two aircraft [[2024 Haneda Airport runway collision|collide on a runway]] at [[Haneda Airport]] in [[Tokyo]], killing 5 and injuring 18.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 January 2024 |title=All 379 people escape burning Japan Airlines plane on Tokyo runway |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-67862184 |access-date=3 January 2024 |archive-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102094436/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-67862184 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[869]] – [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]], Japanese emperor (died 949)<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' pp. 121–124</ref> *[[1462]] – [[Piero di Cosimo]], Italian painter (died 1522)<ref>{{cite book|author=Dennis Geronimus|title=Piero Di Cosimo: Visions Beautiful and Strange|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-jNTjKdel20C&pg=PA11|year=2006|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=0-300-10911-3|pages=11–}}</ref> *[[1509]] – [[Henry of Stolberg]], German nobleman (died 1572)<ref>{{De-ADB|36|335|339|Stolberg, Heinrich Graf zu|Eduard Jacobs|ADB:Stolberg, Heinrich Graf zu (1509 bis 1572)}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1642]] – [[Mehmed IV]], Ottoman sultan (died 1693)<ref>{{cite book|author=Lucienne Thys-Şenocak|title=Ottoman Women Builders: The Architectural Patronage of Hadice Turhan Sultan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IfpPAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Ashgate|isbn=978-0-7546-3310-5}}</ref> *[[1647]] – [[Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist and rebel)|Nathaniel Bacon]], English-American rebel leader (died 1676)<ref>{{cite book|author=Charles Henry Browning|title=Americans of Royal Descent: Collection of Genealogies Showing the Lineal Descent from Kings of Some American Families ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eyik0rO0HlsC&pg=PA347|year=1969|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=978-0-8063-0054-2|pages=347–}}</ref> *[[1699]] – [[Osman III]], Ottoman sultan (died 1757)<ref>{{cite book|author=John Freely|title=Inside the Seraglio: Private Lives of the Sultans in Istanbul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=85ODDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT152|date=11 October 2016|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=978-0-85772-870-8|pages=152–}}</ref> *[[1713]] – [[Marie Dumesnil]], French actress (died 1803)<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul Cheramy|title=A favourite of Napoleon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2MAIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA72|publisher=Рипол Классик|isbn=978-5-518-59405-0|pages=72–}}</ref> *[[1727]] – [[James Wolfe]], English general (died 1759)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Eliakim Littell|author2=Robert S. Littell|title=Littell's Living Age|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tptIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA158|year=1850|publisher=T.H. Carter & Company|pages=158}}</ref> *[[1732]] – [[František Brixi]], Czech organist and composer (died 1771)<ref>{{cite book|author=David Mason Greene|title=Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA342|year=1985|publisher=Reproducing Piano Roll Fnd.|isbn=978-0-385-14278-6|pages=342}}</ref> *[[1777]] – [[Christian Daniel Rauch]], German sculptor and educator (died 1857)<ref>{{cite book|author=Herbert Treadwell Wade|title=The New International Encyclopaedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CborAQAAMAAJ|year=1930|publisher=Dodd, Mead and company}}</ref> *[[1803]] – [[Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja]], Italian mathematician and academic (died 1869)<ref>{{cite book|author=David E. Smith|title=History of Mathematics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=56lzDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA545|date=June 1958|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=978-0-486-20429-1|pages=545–}}</ref> *[[1822]] – [[Rudolf Clausius]], Polish-German physicist and mathematician (died 1888)<ref>{{cite book|author=Edward E. Daub|title=Rudolph Clausius and the Nineteenth Century Theory of Heat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u_JrAAAAMAAJ|year=1966|publisher=University of Wisconsin}}</ref> *[[1827]] – [[Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky]], Russian geographer and statistician (died 1914)<ref>{{cite book|title=Russian Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvXbI2ioYSQC|year=1997|publisher=Rich Frontier Publishing Company}}</ref> *[[1833]] – [[Frederick A. Johnson]], American banker and politician (died 1893)<ref>{{cite book|title=American Political Leaders 1789-2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktR1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA167|date=22 September 2009|publisher=CQ Press|isbn=978-1-4522-6726-5|pages=167}}</ref> *[[1836]] – [[Mendele Mocher Sforim]], Russian author (died 1917)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia Americana: International Edition|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaamer29danb|url-access=registration|year=1994|publisher=Grolier|isbn=978-0-7172-0125-9}}</ref> * 1836 – [[Queen Emma of Hawaii]] (died 1885)<ref name="Kanahele1999">{{cite book|author=George S. Kanahele|title=Emma: Hawaii's Remarkable Queen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WLtlBNRt_V4C&pg=PA8|year=1999|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-2240-8|pages=8}}</ref> *[[1837]] – [[Mily Balakirev]], Russian pianist and composer (died 1910)<ref>{{cite book|author=L. C. Harnsberger|title=Essential Dictionary of Music|date=1997 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mzu1eaR0ikAC&pg=PA71|publisher=Alfred Music|isbn=978-1-4574-1112-0|pages=71}}</ref> *[[1857]] – [[M. Carey Thomas]], American educator and activist (died 1935)<ref>{{cite book|author=Judith A. Leavitt|title=American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jk_uzzu36rgC&pg=PA269|year=1985|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-23748-5|pages=269}}</ref> *[[1860]] – [[Dugald Campbell Patterson]], Canadian engineer (died 1931)<ref>{{cite book|title=British Columbia, Pictorial and Biographical|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fuAwAQAAMAAJ|year=1914|publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company|page=647}}</ref> * 1860 – [[William Corless Mills]], American historian and curator (died 1928)<ref>{{cite book|author=William Richard Cutter|title=American Biography: A New Cyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hpUMAQAAMAAJ|year=1932|publisher=Pub. under the direction of the American historical society|page=219}}</ref> *[[1866]] – [[Gilbert Murray]], Australian-English playwright and scholar (died 1957)<ref>{{cite book|title=Greece & Rome|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ZZOAAAAIAAJ|year=1957|publisher=At the Clarendon Press|page=112}}</ref> *[[1870]] – [[Ernst Barlach]], German sculptor and playwright (died 1938)<ref>{{cite book|author=Kristian Sotriffer|title=Expressionism and Fauvism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6VPAAAAMAAJ|year=1972|publisher=McGraw-Hill|page=129|isbn=9780070597648}}</ref> * 1870 – [[Tex Rickard]], American boxing promoter and businessman (died 1929)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fri15 |title=Rickard, George Lewis (1871-1929) |encyclopedia=[[Handbook of Texas|The Handbook of Texas Online]] |access-date=2019-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420165808/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fri15 |archive-date=2019-04-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1873]] – [[Antonie Pannekoek]], Dutch astronomer and theorist (died 1960)<ref>{{cite book|author=A. T. Lane|title=Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3vjdU-v4isC&pg=PA728|year=1995|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-29900-1|pages=728}}</ref> * 1873 – [[Thérèse of Lisieux]], French nun and saint (died 1897)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Alban Butler|author2=Paul Burns|title=Butler's Lives of the Saints|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WmiNrUarzLUC&pg=PA1|date=1 January 1995|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-0-86012-259-3|pages=1}}</ref> *[[1878]] – [[Jaakko Mäki]], Finnish politician (died 1938)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Jaakko Mäki |url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911109.aspx |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date=4 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501004312/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911109.aspx |archive-date=1 May 2019 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> * 1878 – [[Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai]], Indian activist, founded the [[Nair Service Society]] (died 1970)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssminnesota.org/about-us-1|title=Nair Service Society of Minnesota - About Us|website=Nair Service Society of Minnesota|access-date=15 March 2019|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802003020/https://nssminnesota.org/about-us-1|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1884]] – [[Ben-Zion Dinur]], Russian-Israeli historian and politician, 4th [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Israeli Minister of Education]] (died 1973)<ref name="Arthur Saul Super 1969 119">{{cite book|author=Arthur Saul Super|title=Zionist Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXdAAQAAIAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland|page=119}}</ref> *[[1885]] – [[Gordon Flowerdew]], Canadian lieutenant, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (died 1918)<ref>{{cite book|author=Frank Meeres|title=Norfolk in the First World War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=INQWAQAAIAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Phillimore|isbn=978-1-86077-290-0|page=183}}</ref> *[[1886]] – [[Apsley Cherry-Garrard]], English explorer and author (died 1959)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Dictionary of National Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6ZZAAAAYAAJ|year=1951|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=214}}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Bertram Stevens (politician)|Bertram Stevens]], Australian accountant and politician, 25th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (died 1973)<ref>{{cite book| first=John M.| last=Ward| title=Stevens, Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale (1889–1973)| chapter=Stevens, Sir Bertram Sydney (1889–1973)| publisher=Australian National University| work=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]| chapter-url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120089b.htm| access-date=19 March 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630052603/http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120089b.htm| archive-date=30 June 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1891]] – [[Giovanni Michelucci]], Italian architect and urban planner, designed the [[Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station]] (died 1990)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Architects' Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bypNAAAAYAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Architectural Press|page=9}}</ref> *[[1892]] – [[Seiichiro Kashio]], Japanese tennis player (died 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10003756|title=Seiichiro KASHIO|website=ITF Tennis|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317205050/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10003756|archive-date=17 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1895]] – [[Folke Bernadotte]], Swedish diplomat (died 1948)<ref>{{cite book|author=S. Steinberg|title=The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1949|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pErODQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1318|date=28 December 2016|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-230-27078-7|pages=1318}}</ref> *[[1896]] – [[Dziga Vertov]], Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (died 1954)<ref>{{cite book|author1=David C. Gillespie|author2=Professor David Gillespie|title=Early Soviet Cinema: Innovation, Ideology and Propaganda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PXmBkc-5WEgC&pg=PA67|year=2000|publisher=Wallflower Press|isbn=978-1-903364-04-8|pages=67}}</ref> * 1896 – [[Lawrence Wackett]], Australian commander and engineer (died 1982)<ref>{{cite book|title=Cross & Cockade Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xJbvAAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Cross & Cockade, the Society of World War I Aero Historians|page=379}}</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Theodore Plucknett]], English legal historian (died 1965)<ref>{{cite book|author=Kelly Boyd|title=Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0121vD9STIMC&pg=PA925|year=1999|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-884964-33-6|pages=925}}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Una Ledingham]], British physician, known for research on [[Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy|diabetes in pregnancy]] (died 1965)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie|author2=Joy Dorothy Harvey|author-link=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie|author2-link=Joy Harvey|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTSYePZvSXYC&pg=PA763|year=2000|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-92040-7|pages=763}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Bob Marshall (wilderness activist)|Bob Marshall]], American activist, co-founded [[The Wilderness Society (United States)|The Wilderness Society]] (died 1939)<ref>{{cite book|author=Active Interest Media, Inc.|title=Backpacker|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tOEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94|year=1974|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|pages=94}}</ref> *[[1902]] – [[Dan Keating]], [[Irish Republican Army]] volunteer (died 2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/15/guardianobituaries.northernireland|title=Dan Keating|date=15 October 2007|author=Eamonn McCann|website=The Guardian|access-date=15 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404113832/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/15/guardianobituaries.northernireland|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[Kane Tanaka]], Japanese Supercentenarian, Oldest Japanese person ever, Second oldest verified person in world history (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Kelly-Ann |date=2022-04-25 |title=World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan at the age of 119 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-worlds-oldest-person-kane-26789849 |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=mirror |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425101320/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-worlds-oldest-person-kane-26789849 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-25 |title=The world's oldest person has died in Japan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/kane-tanaka-oldest-person-death-age-b2064718.html |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425102051/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/kane-tanaka-oldest-person-death-age-b2064718.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Walter Heitler]], German physicist and chemist (died 1981)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jagdish Mehra|author-link1=Jagdish Mehra |author2=Helmut Rechenberg |author-link2=Helmut Rechenberg |title=The Probability Interpretation and the Statistical Transformation Theory, the Physical Interpretation, and the Empirical and Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics 1926–1932|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CuOtQ4WjCP0C&pg=PA540|date=25 August 2000|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-0-387-98971-6|pages=540–}}</ref> *[[1905]] – [[Michael Tippett]], English composer and conductor (died 1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-sir-michael-tippett-1137828.html|title=Obituary: Sir Michael Tippett|date=10 January 1998|author=Paul Driver|website=The Independent|access-date=5 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306050032/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-sir-michael-tippett-1137828.html|archive-date=6 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1905 – [[Luigi Zampa]], Italian director and screenwriter (died 1991)<ref name="Andrews1992">{{cite book|author=Deborah Andrews|title=Annual Obituary, 1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l3hO28Q2cwsC|year=1992|publisher=St. James Press|isbn=978-1-55862-175-6|page=523}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Riccardo Cassin]], Italian mountaineer and author (died 2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/6005971/Riccardo-Cassin.html|title=Riccardo Cassin|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=10 August 2009|access-date=17 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829103143/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/6005971/Riccardo-Cassin.html|archive-date=29 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1909 – [[Barry Goldwater]], American politician, businessman, and author (died 1998)<ref>Internet Accuracy Project, [http://www.accuracyproject.org/cbe-Goldwater,Barry.html Senator Barry Goldwater] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115231846/https://www.accuracyproject.org/cbe-Goldwater,Barry.html |date=2018-11-15 }}. Retrieved September 23, 2010.</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Juanita Jackson Mitchell]], American lawyer and activist (died 1992)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Darlene Clark Hine|author2=Elsa Barkley Brown|author3=Rosalyn Terborg-Penn|title=Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gKh2AAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Carlson Pub.|isbn=978-0-926019-61-4|page=804|access-date=2019-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128121924/http://books.google.com/books?id=gKh2AAAAMAAJ|archive-date=2012-01-28|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1913 – [[Anna Lee]], English-American actress (died 2004)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/18/guardianobituaries.film|title=Anna Lee|first=Ronald|last=Bergan|date=18 May 2004|access-date=17 September 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Vera Zorina]], German-Norwegian actress and dancer (died 2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/vera-zorina-36435.html|title=Vera Zorina|date=14 April 2003|website=The Independent|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Willi Graf]], German physician and activist (died 1943)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Pacific Spectator|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0-MvAAAAMAAJ|year=1950|publisher=Pacific Coast Committee for the Humanities of the American Council of Learned Societies|page=54}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Ernest Bender]], American Indologist (died 1996)<ref>{{cite journal|first=Richard J.|last=Cohen|date=1996|title=Obituary: Ernest Bender (1919–1996)|journal=[[Journal of Asian Studies]]|volume=55|issue=3|pages=802–803|doi=10.1017/s0021911800061398|doi-access=free|jstor=2646518}}</ref> * 1919 – [[Beatrice Hicks]], American engineer (died 1979)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Emily J. McMurray|author2=Jane Kelly Kosek|author3=Roger M. Valade|title=Notable Twentieth-century Scientists: F-K|url=https://archive.org/details/notabletwentieth04mcmu|url-access=registration|year=1995|publisher=Gale Research|isbn=978-0-8103-9183-3|page=924}}</ref> *[[1920]] <small>(probable)</small> – [[Isaac Asimov]], American writer and professor of biochemistry (died 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/1992/apr/07/sciencefictionfantasyandhorror.isaacasimov|title=Isaac Asimov obituary|date=7 April 1992|author=Brian Aldiss|website=The Guardian|access-date=2 January 2020|author-link=Brian Aldiss}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Bob Feerick]], American basketball player and coach (died 1976)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Feerick |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76698/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Glen Harmon]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/harmogl01.html|title=Glen Harmon|website=Hockey Reference|access-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711052417/http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/harmogl01.html|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Gino Marchetti]], American football player (died 2019)<ref>{{cite book|author=Richard J Brenner|title=Pro Football's All-Time All-Star Team|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BpomCgtFSR4C|year=1996|publisher=East End Pub.|isbn=978-0-943403-42-7|page=68}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Dan Rostenkowski]], American politician (died 2010)<ref>{{cite book|author=Richard E. Cohen|title=Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PXr9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA22|date=21 August 2000|publisher=Ivan R. Dee|isbn=978-1-4617-0229-0|pages=22}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Charles Beaumont]], screenwriter and American author of speculative fiction (died 1967)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Presnell|first1=Don|last2=McGee|first2=Marty|title=A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland|date=2008|isbn=9780786438860|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MqtTBQAAQBAJ|page=204}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Tellervo Koivisto]], Finnish politician, former First Lady of Finland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://users.utu.fi/isoi/esipolvi/kankaanr.htm|title=Kankaanranta|author=Iso-Iivari, Lasse|publisher=University of Turku|date=22 December 2013|access-date=30 January 2018|language=fi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909123612/http://users.utu.fi/isoi/esipolvi/kankaanr.htm|archive-date=9 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Toshiki Kaifu]], Japanese lawyer and politician, 76th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (died 2022)<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in Asian and Australasian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ge25AAAAIAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Bowker-Saur|isbn=978-0-86291-593-3|page=132}}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[John Hollowbread]], English footballer, goalkeeper (died 2007)<ref name="worldfootball.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/tottenham-hotspur/10/|title=Tottenham Hotspurs » Players from A-Z|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Roger Miller]], American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (died 1992)<ref>{{cite book|author=Kurt Wolff|title=Country Music: The Rough Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Jorozp1yp4C&pg=PA312|year=2000|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-534-4|pages=312}}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[David Bailey]], English photographer and painter<ref>{{cite book|title=Contemporary Photographers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZosVAQAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-0-312-16791-2|page=36}}</ref> * 1938 – [[Lynn Conway]], American computer scientist and electrical engineer (died 2024)<ref>{{cite book|author1=John A. N. Lee|author2=J. A. N. Lee|title=International Biographical Dictionary of Computer Pioneers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocx4Jc12mkgC&pg=PA215|year=1995|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-884964-47-3|pages=215}}</ref> * 1938 – [[Robert Smithson]], American sculptor and photographer (died 1973)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Peter Smithson|author2=Robert Smithson|title=Robert Smithson: The Collected Writings|url=https://archive.org/details/robertsmithsonco0000smit|url-access=registration|date=10 April 1996|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-20385-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/robertsmithsonco0000smit/page/26 26]}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Jim Bakker]], American televangelist<ref>{{cite book|author=James Craig Holte|title=The Conversion Experience in America: A Sourcebook on Religious Conversion Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kWJoPT3zBK0C&pg=PA1|year=1992|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-26680-5|pages=1}}</ref> * 1940 – [[Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]], Saudi Arabian economist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)|Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz|url=http://saudalfaisal.com/index_En.html|work=Saud Al Faisal|access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Thomas Hammarberg]], Swedish lawyer and diplomat<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's who in Scandinavia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wrzkAAAAMAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Who's who|page=408|isbn = 9783921220269}}</ref> * 1942 – [[Dennis Hastert]], American educator and politician, 59th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dennis Hastert {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dennis-Hastert |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Janet Akyüz Mattei]], Turkish-American astronomer (died 2004)<ref>{{cite book|author=Janet Akyüz Mattei|title=The astrophysics of cataclysmic variables and related objects: proceedings of a meeting held in Strasbourg, France, 11-16 July 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J4fvAAAAMAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Astronomical Society of the Pacific|isbn=978-1-58381-193-1|page=5}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Charlie Davis (cricketer)|Charlie Davis]], Trinidadian cricketer<ref>{{cite book|author1=Bridgette Lawrence|author2=Reg Scarlett|title=100 great Westindian test cricketers: from Challenor to Richards|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PbbA2GVEBKQC|year=1988|publisher=Hansib|isbn=978-1-870518-65-9}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Péter Eötvös]], Hungarian composer and conductor (died 2024)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hungarian Quarterly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8fMLAQAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=MTI|page=141}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Norodom Ranariddh]], Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] (died 2021)<ref>{{cite book|author=Julio A. Jeldres|title=The Royal House of Cambodia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fmtuAAAAMAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Monument Books|page=74}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Mohamed Ali Yusuf]], Somali politician (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qoobey |first=Jibril |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Former Puntland Vice President and Senator Mohamed Ali Yusuf "Gaagaab" Passes Away in Istanbul, Aged 80 |url=https://www.idilnews.com/former-puntland-vice-president-and-senator-mohamed-ali-yusuf-gaagaab-passes-away-in-istanbul-aged-80/ |access-date=December 4, 2024 |website=Idil News |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Jack Hanna]], American zoologist and author<ref>{{cite book|author=Diane Telgen|title=Something about the Author|url=https://archive.org/details/somethingaboutau74dian|url-access=registration|year=1993|publisher=Cengage Gale|isbn=978-0-8103-2284-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/somethingaboutau74dian/page/101 101]}}</ref> * 1947 – [[Calvin Hill]], American football player<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Rolfe|author2=Dalton Ross|title=Grant Hill: Superstar Forward|url=https://archive.org/details/granthill00john|url-access=registration|year=2003|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-3578-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/granthill00john/page/32 32]}}</ref> * 1947 – [[David Shapiro (poet)|David Shapiro]], American poet, historian, and critic<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Fink|title=The Poetry of David Shapiro|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XXZyFJM36xIC&pg=PA16|year=1993|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press|isbn=978-0-8386-3495-0|pages=16}}</ref> (died 2024) *[[1948]] – [[Judith Miller]], American journalist<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Jan. 2: Kate Bosworth, Todd Haynes |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/02/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-2-Kate-Bosworth-Todd-Haynes/1251672590144/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=31 December 2023 |date=2 January 2023}}</ref> * 1948 – [[Deborah Watling]], English actress (died 2017)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Cavan|last2=Wright|first2=Mark|title=Who-ology: Doctor Who: The Official Miscellany|location=London|publisher=BBC Books|date=2013|isbn=9781849906197|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Okr1_6pV6cQC|page=119}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Christopher Durang]], American playwright and screenwriter<ref>{{cite book|author=Timothy P. Hedgepeth|title=Production promptbook for Christopher Durang's The Marriage of Bette and Boo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_NYAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=University of Wisconsin--Madison|page=1}}</ref> (died 2024) * 1949 – [[Iris Marion Young]], American political scientist and academic (died 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://solidarity-us.org/atc/128/p540/|title=Iris M. Young, 1949-2006|author=Mechthild Nagel|website=Solidarity|date=30 November 2001|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604143850/https://solidarity-us.org/atc/128/p540/|archive-date=4 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Indulis Emsis]], Latvian biologist and politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of Latvia]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Daily Report: Central Eurasia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69sVAQAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=The Service|page=107}}</ref> * 1952 – [[Wendy Phillips]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1954]] – [[Henry Bonilla]], American broadcaster and politician<ref>{{cite book|author=Nicolás Kanellos|title=The Hispanic Almanac: From Columbus to Corporate America|url=https://archive.org/details/hispanicalmanac00nico|url-access=registration|year=1994|publisher=Invisible Ink|isbn=978-0-7876-0030-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/hispanicalmanac00nico/page/195 195]}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Évelyne Trouillot]], Haitian playwright and author<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ile-en-ile.org/trouillot_evelyne/|title=Évelyne Trouillot - Île en île|date=2002-06-16|work=Île en île|access-date=2018-05-02|language=fr-FR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153238/http://ile-en-ile.org/trouillot_evelyne/|archive-date=2016-02-15|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[Gabrielle Carteris]], American actress<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Davenport|title=The Celebrity Birthday Book|url=https://archive.org/details/celebritybirthda00dave|url-access=registration|year=1996|publisher=General Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-881649-72-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/celebritybirthda00dave/page/7 7]–}}</ref> * 1961 – [[Paula Hamilton]], English model<ref>{{Cite book|title=Instructions not included|author=Hamilton, Paula|date=1996|publisher=Michael Joseph|isbn=071814077X|location=London|oclc=55558185}}</ref> * 1961 – [[Todd Haynes]], American film director, screenwriter, and producer<ref name="UPI" /> * 1961 – [[Craig James (running back)|Craig James]], American football player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite book|author=Steve Gietschier|title=Chase's sports calendar of events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtsIZ66FgWQC|date=1 November 1999|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-8092-2600-9|access-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426153648/https://books.google.com/books?id=PtsIZ66FgWQC|archive-date=26 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1961 – [[Robert Wexler]], American lawyer and politician<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Congressional Directory, 2005-2006, 109th Congress, Convened January 4, 2005|year = 2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L-_zoKQ-mvQC&pg=PA66|publisher=Government Printing Office|pages=66–|isbn = 9780160724671|id=GGKEY:J7SFJ9GERDN}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[David Cone]], American baseball player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's ... Calendar of Events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G_0KAQAAMAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-07-139098-9}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Edgar Martínez]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/edgar-martinez-118365|title=Edgar Martinez facts|website=Major League Baseball|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408090800/https://www.mlb.com/player/edgar-martinez-118365|archive-date=8 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Chris Welp]], German-American basketball player (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Welp |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1846/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Pernell Whitaker]], American boxer (died 2019)<ref>{{cite book|author=Steve Gietschier|title=Chase's sports calendar of events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtsIZ66FgWQC|date=1 November 1999|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-8092-2600-9|page=3|access-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426153648/https://books.google.com/books?id=PtsIZ66FgWQC|archive-date=26 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Francois Pienaar]], South African rugby player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/francois-pienaar|title=Francois Pienaar|website=South African History Online|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404070052/https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/francois-pienaar|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Tia Carrere]], American actress<ref>{{cite book|author1=Contemporary Books|author2=Agnes Chase|title=Chase's: 2000 calendar of events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xHtV8BWnH9IC|date=October 1999|publisher=Contemporary Publishing Group, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-8092-2776-1|page=3|access-date=2019-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217011502/https://books.google.com/books?id=xHtV8BWnH9IC|archive-date=2017-02-17|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Jón Gnarr]], Icelandic actor and politician; 20th [[Mayor of Reykjavík]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Inga Minelgaite|title=Demystifying Leadership in Iceland: An Inquiry into Cultural, Societal, and Entrepreneurial Uniqueness|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8dhwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130|year=2018|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-96044-9|pages=130}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Cuba Gooding, Jr.]], American actor and producer<ref>{{cite book|author=Sean R. Pollock|title=Newsmakers '97: the people behind today's headlines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hmhlvMcbxWUC|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Gale|isbn=978-0-7876-0107-2|page=175}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Anky van Grunsven]], Dutch dressage champion<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anky.com/en/|title=Anky van Grunsven|website=Official website|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423203702/https://www.anky.com/en/|archive-date=23 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[István Bagyula]], Hungarian pole vaulter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/hungary/istvan-bagyula-155|title=István Bagyula profile|website=IAAF|access-date=4 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044708/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/hungary/istvan-bagyula-155|archive-date=6 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1969 – [[William Fox-Pitt]], English horse rider and journalist<ref>{{cite book|author=William Fox-Pitt|title=What Will Be: The Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rJAej5NnvPkC&pg=PT5|date=23 December 2010|publisher=Orion|isbn=978-1-4091-0635-7|pages=5}}</ref> * 1969 – [[Róbert Švehla]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Svehla |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/robert-svehla-8459014 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1969 – [[Christy Turlington]], American model<ref>{{cite web | title=Christy Turlington | url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Christy_Turlington | publisher=Fashion Model Directory | work=Profile | access-date=August 18, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913052309/http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/christy_turlington/ | archive-date=September 13, 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Eric Whitacre]], American composer and conductor<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mark Camphouse|author2=Johan de Meij|author3=Jim Curnow|title=Composers on composing for band|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JwIAQAAMAAJ|date=30 June 2004|publisher=GIA Publications|isbn=978-1-57999-385-6|page=253}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Taye Diggs]], American actor and singer<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/02/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Jan-2-2019/6081546203973//|title= UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019|work=[[United Press International]]|date=January 2, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20190902220401/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/02/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Jan-2-2019/6081546203973/|url-status=live|quote= actor Taye Diggs in 1971 (age 49)}}</ref> * 1971 – [[Renée Elise Goldsberry]], American actress<ref>{{cite news |title=This day in history - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/01/02/this-day-history/JZrUiLeas3bllyVmRevXkL/story.html |access-date=20 September 2018 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=2 January 2018 |quote=Jan. 2, the second day of 2018... Birthdays... Actress Renee Elise Goldsberry is 47. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920160842/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/01/02/this-day-history/JZrUiLeas3bllyVmRevXkL/story.html |archive-date=20 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Rodney MacDonald]], Canadian educator and politician, 26th [[Premier of Nova Scotia]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Christopher Dunn|title=Provinces: Canadian Provincial Politics, Third Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-yozDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA284|date=3 November 2015|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-1-4426-3401-5|pages=284}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Shiraz Minwalla]], Indian [[Theoretical physics|theoretical physicist]] and [[String theory|string theorist]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=362|title=Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|website=ssbprize.gov.in|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Mattias Norström]], Swedish ice hockey player and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3998|title=Mattias Norstrom|website=Hockey Database|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329081844/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3998|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Ludmila Formanová]], Czech runner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/czech-republic/ludmila-formanova-67920|title=Ludmila Formanová profile|website=IAAF|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407192313/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/czech-republic/ludmila-formanova-67920|archive-date=7 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Juha Lind]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Juha Lind |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/juha-lind-8459114 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Tomáš Řepka]], Czech footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nv.fotbal.cz/reprezentace/reprezentace-a/statistiky/viewstat3.asp?name=RepkaTomas|title=Tomáš Řepka|language=cs|website=Fotbal.cz|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405114811/http://nv.fotbal.cz/reprezentace/reprezentace-a/statistiky/viewstat3.asp?name=RepkaTomas|archive-date=5 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Dax Shepard]], American actor<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/02/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Jan-2-2019/6081546203973//|title= UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019|work= [[United Press International]]|date= January 2, 2019|access-date= September 2, 2019|archive-date= September 2, 2019|archive-url= https://archive.today/20190902220401/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/02/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Jan-2-2019/6081546203973/|url-status= live|quote= actor Dax Shepard in 1975 (age 44)}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Jeff Suppan]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Suppan |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jeff-suppan-122987 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Reuben Thorne]], New Zealand rugby player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=886|title=Reuben Thorne #988|website=All Blacks statistics|access-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021091524/http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=886|archive-date=21 October 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Paz Vega]], Spanish actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 2, 2023 includes celebrities Tia Carrere, Taye Diggs |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-2-2023-includes-celebrities-tia-carrere-taye-diggs.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=31 December 2023 |date=2 January 2023}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Brian Boucher]], American ice hockey player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/brian-boucher-8462052|title=Brian Boucher Stats and News|website=NHL|access-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411201518/https://www.nhl.com/player/brian-boucher-8462052|archive-date=11 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1977 – [[Stefan Koubek]], Austrian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/K310/overview|title=Stefan Koubek - overview|website=ATP Tour|access-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411201519/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/K310/overview|archive-date=11 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Jonathan Greening]], English footballer<ref name="Fulham FC » Players from A-Z">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fulham-fc/10/|title=Fulham FC » Players from A-Z|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[David Gyasi]], British actor<ref>{{cite web|last=Kebble|first=Mark|title=Living the Dream|website=Absolutely Berkshire magazine|date=June 2021|accessdate=2 January 2023|url=https://issuu.com/zestmedialondon/docs/berkshire/s/12368583}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Kirk Hinrich]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kirk Hinrich |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2550/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Maxi Rodríguez]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1213|title=Players - Maxi Rodriguez|website=Liverpool F.C.|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402095946/https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1213|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Kate Bosworth]], American actress<ref>''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Lists Catherine Ann Bosworth born January 2, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.</ref> * 1983 – [[Anthony Carrigan (actor)|Anthony Carrigan]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1987]] – [[Shelley Hennig]], American actress and model<ref name="UPI" /> * 1987 – [[Robert Milsom]], English footballer<ref name="Fulham FC » Players from A-Z"/> * 1987 – [[Loïc Rémy]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Loïc Rémy|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4572/Lo%C3%AFc-R%C3%A9my/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Germán Cano]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Germán Cano|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/german-cano/17809/|website=Soccerway|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Luke Harangody]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Luke Harangody |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202376/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Damien Tussac]], French-German rugby player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur5430.html|title=Damien Tussac|website=L'Equipe Rugby|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402085936/https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur5430.html|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Ben Hardy (actor)|Ben Hardy]], English actor<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben Hardy|website=Empire Online|date=1 October 2021|accessdate=2 January 2024|url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/ben-hardy/}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Paulo Gazzaniga]], Argentine footballer<ref name="worldfootball.net"/> * 1992 – [[Alexey Marchenko]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexey Marchenko |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/alexey-marchenko-8476289 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Teemu Pulkkinen]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Teemu Pulkkinen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/teemu-pulkkinen-8475800 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Korbin Sims]], Australian-Fijian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/korbin-sims/|title=Korbin Sims|website=dragons.com|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528123615/https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/korbin-sims/|archive-date=28 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Bryson Tiller]], American singer and rapper<ref>{{cite web |last1=Puckett |first1=Jeffrey Lee |title=Happy birthday, Bryson Tiller |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/people/2017/01/02/happy-birthday-bryson-tiller/95918626/ |publisher=[[The Courier-Journal]] |access-date=29 December 2022 |date=2 January 2017}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Ronald Darby]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ronald Darby |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2969920/ronald-darby |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Jonah Bolden]], Australian-American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonah Bolden |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1628413/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Carlos Soler]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Carlos Soler|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/16268/Carlos-Soler/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Tfue]], American online streamer<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1080361518766600192|title=it's My 21st Birthday!!!|first=Turner|last=Tenney|authorlink=Tfue|user=TTfue|date=January 1, 2019|access-date=June 4, 2019}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Timothy Fosu-Mensah]], Dutch footballer<ref name="Fulham FC » Players from A-Z"/> *[[1999]] – [[Georgios Kalaitzakis]], Greek basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgios Kalaitzakis |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630686/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Fernando Tatís Jr.]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fernando Tatis Jr. Stats|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tatisfe02.shtml|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Spencer Arrighetti]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spencer Arrighetti Stats|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/arrigsp01.shtml|access-date=2024-09-23|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Cole Caufield]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cole Caufield Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/player/cole-caufield-8481540 |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 1, 2025}}</ref> * 2001 – [[Luiz Henrique (footballer, born 2001)|Luiz Henrique]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Luiz Henrique|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/luiz-henrique-andre-rosa-da-silva/660662/|website=Soccerway|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Claudio Echeverri]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Claudio Echeverri|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/135722/Claudio-Echeverri/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[951]] – [[Liu Chengyou]], Emperor Yin of the [[Later Han (Five Dynasties)|Later Han]] (born 931)<ref name="OH">''[[Old History of the Five Dynasties]]'' [http://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/舊五代史/卷103 ch. 103.]</ref> * 951 – [[Su Fengji]], Chinese official and [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]]<ref name="OH"/> *[[1096]] – [[William de St-Calais]], Bishop of [[Durham, England|Durham]] and chief counsellor of [[William II of England]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Ordericus Vitalis|title=The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy|url=https://archive.org/details/ecclesiasticalh04fragoog|year=1854|publisher=H.G. Bohn|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ecclesiasticalh04fragoog/page/n210 200]}}</ref> *[[1169]] – [[Bertrand de Blanchefort]], sixth [[Grand Masters of the Knights Templar|Grand Master of the Knights Templar]] (born c. 1109)<ref>{{cite book|author=Tobias Churton|title=The Gnostic Philosophy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VXUEAQAAIAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Signal Pub.|isbn=978-0-9543309-1-0|page=199}}</ref> *[[1184]] – [[Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria]], daughter of [[Andronikos Komnenos (son of John II Komnenos)|Andronikos Komnenos]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Genealogist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J7pnAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=The Association|page=31}}</ref> *[[1298]] – [[Lodomer]], Hungarian prelate, Archbishop of Esztergom<ref>{{cite book |last=Zsoldos |first=Attila |year=2011 |title=Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301] |page=82 |publisher=História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete |isbn=978-963-9627-38-3|language=hu}}</ref> *[[1470]] – [[Heinrich Reuß von Plauen]], Grand Master of the Teutonic Order<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Meyer|title=Meyers Konversations-Lexikon: eine Encyklopädie des allgemeinen Wissens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iiRiAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA233|year=1875|publisher=Bibliographisches Institut|pages=233|language=de}}</ref> *[[1512]] – [[Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden)|Svante Nilsson]], Sweden politician (born 1460)<ref>{{cite book|author=Franklin Daniel Scott|title=Sweden, the Nation's History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qv8zxie3A18C&pg=PA101|year=1988|publisher=SIU Press|isbn=978-0-8093-1489-8|pages=101}}</ref> *[[1514]] – [[William Smyth]], English bishop and academic (born 1460)<ref>{{cite book|author=Thompson Cooper|title=A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing Concise Notices of Eminent Persons of All Ages and Countries: and More Particularly of Distinguished Natives of Great Britain and Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phhGJXvlcUkC&pg=PA1065|year=1874|publisher=Macmillan|pages=1065}}</ref> *[[1543]] – [[Francesco Canova da Milano]], Italian composer (born 1497)<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the Lute Society of America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZVdLAAAAYAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Lute Society of America|page=2}}</ref> *[[1557]] – [[Pontormo]], Italian painter and educator (born 1494)<ref>{{cite book|author=Jacopo Carucci Pontormo|title=Jacopo Carrucci, Known as Pontormo 1494-1557|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kydHAQAAIAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Könemann|isbn=978-3-8290-0254-7|page=6}}</ref> *[[1598]] – [[Morris Kyffin]], Welsh soldier and writer (born c.1555)<ref>{{cite DWB|id=s-KYFF-MOR-1555|title=Kyffin, Morris (c.1555-1598), writer and soldier|author=Glanmor Williams|author-link=Glanmor Williams|access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1613]] – [[Salima Sultan Begum]], Empress of the Mughal Empire (born 1539)<ref>{{cite book|author=Renuka Nath|title=Notable Mughal and Hindu women in the 16th and 17th centuries A.D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p0BuAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1990|publisher=Inter-India Publications|isbn=978-81-210-0241-7|page=59}}</ref> *[[1614]] – [[Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza]], Spanish mystical poet and Catholic martyr (born 1566)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Carvajal, Luisa de |volume= 05 |last= Hannay |first= David McDowall |author-link= David McDowall Hannay| page = 437; see lines one and two and lines one and two from the end |quote=....was born at Jaraicejo in Estremadura on the 2nd of January 1568.....she died in the Spanish ambassador’s house on her birthday, the 2nd of January 1614.}}</ref> *[[1726]] – [[Domenico Zipoli]], Italian organist and composer (born 1688)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Clement J. McNaspy|author2=J. M. Blanch|title=Lost Cities of Paraguay: Art and Architecture of the Jesuit Reductions, 1607-1767|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F6xdAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Loyola University Press|isbn=978-0-8294-0396-1|page=131}}</ref> *[[1763]] – [[John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville]], English statesman (born 1690)<ref>{{cite book|author=Arthur Collins|title=The Peerage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SeYHoB7iD_wC&pg=PA410|year=1768|publisher=H. Woodfall|pages=410}}</ref> *[[1850]] – [[Manuel de la Peña y Peña]], Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (born 1789)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://presidentes.mx/manuel-de-la-pena-y-pena|publisher=Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico|title=Manuel de la Peña y Peña|language=es|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528035501/https://presidentes.mx/manuel-de-la-pena-y-pena|archive-date=May 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1861]] – [[Frederick William IV of Prussia]] (born 1795)<ref>{{cite book|last=Feldhahn|first=Ulrich|title=Die preußischen Könige und Kaiser (German)|publisher=Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg|year=2011|isbn=978-3-89870-615-5|pages=21–23}}</ref> *[[1892]] – [[George Biddell Airy]], English mathematician and astronomer (born 1801)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last=Hutchins |first=R. |date=2004 |title=Adams, John Couch (1819–1892) |id=123}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[James Longstreet]], American general and diplomat (born 1821)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/james-longstreet-1821-1904|title=James Longstreet (1821-1904)|author=Steven Nash|website=Georgia Encyclopedia|access-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423155600/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/james-longstreet-1821-1904|archive-date=23 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Léon Teisserenc de Bort]], French meteorologist (born 1855)<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the Scottish Meteorological Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YNI-AQAAMAAJ|year=1914|publisher=Blackwood|page=195}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Karl Goldmark]], Hungarian violinist and composer (born 1830)<ref name="Arthur Saul Super 1969 119"/> *[[1917]] – [[Léon Flameng]], French cyclist (born 1877)<ref>{{cite book|author=Nigel McCrery|title=The Extinguished Flame: Olympians Killed in The Great War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_U3CDAAAQBAJ|date=19 October 2016|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=978-1-4738-7801-3|page=156}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Paul Adam (French novelist)|Paul Adam]], French author (born 1862)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Adam, Paul}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Sabine Baring-Gould]], English author and scholar (born 1834)<ref>{{cite book|author=J. Stephen Lang|title=The Christian History Devotional: 365 Readings and Prayers to Deepen and Inspire Your Faith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7AHSTeFtgOMC&pg=PA3|year=2012|publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc|isbn=978-1-4002-0433-5|pages=3–}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Roman Dmowski]], Polish politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)|Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (born 1864)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Spencer Tucker|author2=Priscilla Mary Roberts|title=World War I: A Student Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TogXVHTlxG4C&pg=PA582|year=2005|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-879-8|pages=582}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Mischa Levitzki]], Russian-American pianist and composer (born 1898)<ref>Staff. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F00E6D7153BE33BBC4B53DFB766838A659EDE&legacy=true "MISCHA LEVITZKI, NOTED PIANIST, DIES; Virtuoso Who Won Acclaim of Audiences Throughout World Succumbs to Heart Attack KNOWN AS CHILD PRODIGY Composer, 42, Made His Debut Here in 1916 After Giving Many Recitals in Europe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228034006/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F00E6D7153BE33BBC4B53DFB766838A659EDE&legacy=true |date=2016-12-28 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 3, 1941. Accessed December 27, 2016.</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Joe Darling]], Australian cricketer and politician (born 1870)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155700.html | title = Obituary: Joseph Darling | work = Wisden Cricketers' Almanack | publisher = John Wisden & Co | access-date = 10 February 2008 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130121055243/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155700.html | archive-date = 21 January 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[James Dooley (New South Wales politician)|James Dooley]], Irish-Australian politician, 21st [[Premier of New South Wales]] (born 1877)<ref>{{cite book|author=Richard Appleton|title=The Australian Encyclopaedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7dVBAAAAYAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Grolier Society of Australia|isbn=978-0-9596604-2-5|page=220}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[William Campion (governor)|William Campion]], English colonel and politician, 21st [[Governor of Western Australia]] (born 1870)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Michael Stenton|author2=Stephen Lees|title=Who's who of British members of parliament: a biographical dictionary of the House of Commons, based on annual volumes of Dod's 'parliamentary companion' and other sources|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eQcWAQAAIAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Harvester Press|page=55|isbn=9780391007680|access-date=2019-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108015535/http://books.google.com/books?id=eQcWAQAAIAAJ|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1951 – [[Edith New]], English militant suffragette (born 1877)<ref>{{citation|first=Frances|last=Bevan|title=New, Edith Bessie|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|location=Oxford|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2019|doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.56249|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-56249|access-date=6 March 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Guccio Gucci]], Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of [[Gucci]] (born 1881)<ref>{{cite book|author=Mary Ellen Snodgrass|title=World Clothing and Fashion: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gO9nBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286|date=17 March 2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-45167-9|pages=286}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Paul Sauvé]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th [[Premier of Quebec]] (born 1907)<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael D. Behiels|title=Prelude to Quebec's Quiet Revolution: Liberalism vs Neo-Nationalism, 1945-60|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9bk4WiV7L10C&pg=PA262|date=1 June 1985|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP|isbn=978-0-7735-6095-6|pages=262}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Dick Powell]], American actor, singer, and director (born 1904)<ref name="DPobit">{{cite news |title=Film World Mourns Dick Powell; Jack Carson |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=January 4, 1963 |agency=AP |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wo1PAAAAIBAJ&pg=6901,1269933 |access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Jack Carson]], Canadian-American actor (born 1910)<ref name="DPobit"/> *[[1974]] – [[Tex Ritter]], American actor (born 1905)<ref>{{cite book|author=Johnny Bond|title=The Tex Ritter story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VfY5AQAAIAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Chappell Music Co.|page=229|isbn=9780146910319 }}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Siraj Sikder]], Bangladesh revolutionary leader (born 1944)<ref>{{cite book|title=Asian Survey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vgy1AAAAIAAJ|year=1986|publisher=University of California Press|page=760}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Erroll Garner]], American pianist and composer (born 1921)<ref>{{cite book|title=Brass Music of Black Composers: A Bibliography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=shJofk603zMC&pg=PA106|year=1996|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-29826-4|pages=106}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Una Merkel]], American actress (born 1903)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19860105&id=kYZGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4011,301370&hl=en |title=Actress Una Merkel dies |date=January 5, 1986 |work=The Evening News |page=2A |access-date=March 22, 2015 |location=Newburgh, New York |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311111825/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19860105&id=kYZGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VjMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4011,301370&hl=en |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Harekrushna Mahatab]], Indian journalist and politician, 1st [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]] (born 1899)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian Law Reports: Cuttack series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hwe36tpfGegC|year=1991|publisher=Superintendent, Orissa Government Press|page=414}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Safdar Hashmi]], Indian actor, director, and playwright (born 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunday-guardian.com/artbeat/on-the-death-of-safdar-hashmi|title=On the death of Safdar Hashmi|date=23 May 2019|author=Sumana Roy|website=The Sunday Guardian|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922060413/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/artbeat/on-the-death-of-safdar-hashmi|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Alan Hale Jr.]], American film and television actor (born 1921)<ref name="AndrewsTurner1990"/> * 1990 – [[Evangelos Averoff]], Greek historian and politician, [[List of defence ministers of Greece|Greek Minister for National Defence]] (born 1910)<ref name="AndrewsTurner1990">{{cite book|author1=Deborah Andrews|author2=Roland Turner|title=The Annual Obituary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6VIYAAAAIAAJ|year=1990|publisher=St. James Pr.|page=1|isbn=9781558620926}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Dixy Lee Ray]], American biologist and politician; 17th [[Governor of Washington]] (born 1914)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19940103/1887837/dixy-lee-ray-unpolitical-unique-uncompromising|title=Dixy Lee Ray: Unpolitical, Unique, Uncompromising|date=January 3, 1994|author1=Don Duncan|author2=Mark Matassa|author3=Jim Simon|website=Seattle Times|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918220614/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940103&slug=1887837|archive-date=18 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Pierre-Paul Schweitzer]], French lawyer and businessman (born 1915)<ref>{{cite book|title=The New York Times Biographical Service|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNo1AQAAIAAJ|date=January 1994|publisher=New York Times & Arno Press|page=31}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Nancy Kelly]], American actress (born 1921)<ref>{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3JoHAQAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-0253-3|page=104}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Siad Barre]], Somalian general and politician; 3rd [[List of Presidents of Somalia|President of Somalia]] (born 1919)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mohamed-said-barre-1566452.html|title=Rolf Liebermann obituary|date=3 January 1995|author=Richard Greenfield|website=The Independent|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524220254/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mohamed-said-barre-1566452.html|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Rolf Liebermann]], Swiss-French composer and manager (born 1910)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jan/14/guardianobituaries.tomsutcliffe|title=Rolf Liebermann obituary|date=14 January 1999|author=Tom Sutcliffe|website=The Guardian|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524220253/https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jan/14/guardianobituaries.tomsutcliffe|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Sebastian Haffner]], German journalist and author (born 1907)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jan/14/guardianobituaries|title=Sebastian Haffner obituary|date=14 January 1999|author=Neil Ascherson|website=The Guardian|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524215745/https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jan/14/guardianobituaries|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Aaron Wiggins]], American professional basketball player<ref name="WigginsNBA">{{cite web |title=Aaron Wiggins |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630598 |website=NBA |access-date=10 February 2025}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Elmo Zumwalt]], American admiral (born 1920)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=58232 | title=William J. Clinton: "Remarks at Funeral Services for Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. in Annapolis, Maryland," January 10, 2000 | publisher=The American Presidency Project | access-date=2013-11-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022712/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=58232 | archive-date=December 3, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> * 2000 – [[Patrick O'Brian]], English author and translator (born 1914)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/6916742/Patrick-OBrian.html|title=Patrick O'Brian|date=7 January 2000|website=The Telegraph|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903005816/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/6916742/Patrick-OBrian.html|archive-date=3 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[William P. Rogers]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th [[United States Secretary of State]] (born 1913)<ref name=obit>{{cite news |first=David|last=Stout |title=William P. Rogers, Who Served as Nixon's Secretary of State, Is Dead at 87 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E5D6113BF937A35752C0A9679C8B63 |work=[[New York Times]] |date=January 4, 2001 |access-date=December 25, 2008}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Maclyn McCarty]], American geneticist and physician (born 1911)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/06/obituaries/maclyn-mccarty-dies-at-93-pioneer-in-dna-research.html|title=Maclyn McCarty Dies at 93; Pioneer in DNA Research|date=January 6, 2005|author=Lawrence K. Altman|website=New York Times|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529172950/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/06/obituaries/maclyn-mccarty-dies-at-93-pioneer-in-dna-research.html|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Cecilia Muñoz-Palma]], Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1913)<ref>{{cite book|author=Alfred A. Yuson|title=Heroes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQJxAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Alay sa Bansa|isbn=978-971-93477-0-5}}</ref> * 2006 – [[Osa Massen]], Danish-American actress (born 1914)<ref>{{cite web|title=Osa Massen, 91; 1940s Danish-Born Actress Famous as Femme Fatale|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-feb-14-me-passings14-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913003950/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/feb/14/local/me-passings14|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=live|date=2006-02-14}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[A. Richard Newton]], Australian-American engineer and academic (born 1951)<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography - Arthur Richard (Rich) Newton - People Australia |url=https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/newton-arthur-richard-rich-1673 |website=peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Elizabeth Fox-Genovese]], American historian and author (born 1941)<ref>{{Citation |title = Voices; Vol. XXIV, No. 2 |edition = online |chapter = 3. Miss Betsey: A Memoir of Marriage; Nature and Grace |chapter-url = http://wf-f.org/09-02-Genovese.html |last = Genovese |first = Eugene |publisher = WF-F |year = 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100624103535/http://wf-f.org/09-02-Genovese.html |archive-date = June 24, 2010 |df = mdy-all }}.</ref> * 2007 – [[Teddy Kollek]], Hungarian-Israeli politician, [[List of mayors of Jerusalem|Mayor of Jerusalem]] (born 1911)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/03/world/middleeast/03kollek.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=9322D2426A44CBC76889A4B16A54AEB3&gwt=pay|title=Teddy Kollek dies at 95|date=11 January 2007|website=New York Times|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[George MacDonald Fraser]], Scottish journalist and author (born 1925)<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary of George MacDonald Fraser Author who brought new life to Flashman, the cad to end all cads|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=4 January 2008|location=London|page=27}}</ref> * 2008 – [[Lee S. Dreyfus]], American politician, [[Governor of Wisconsin]] (born 1926)<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus dies - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/01/03/Former-Wisconsin-Gov-Lee-Dreyfus-dies/89351199388020/ |website=UPI |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Dreyfus for governor ...campaign whistle stop special is coming to town : meet Lee Dreyfus |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2015648082/ |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA |date=1978 |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Inger Christensen]], Danish poet and author (born 1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/feb/19/inger-christensen-obituary|title=Inger Christensen|date=19 February 2009|author=Charles Lock and Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen|website=The Guardian|access-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525171658/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/feb/19/inger-christensen-obituary|archive-date=25 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[David R. Ross]], Scottish historian and author (born 1958)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/david-r-ross-1-785355|title=David R Ross|date=8 January 2010|website=The Scotsman|access-date=22 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810022214/http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/david-r-ross-1-785355|archive-date=10 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2011]] – [[Anne Francis]], American actress (born 1930)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jan/03/anne-francis-obituary|title=Anne Francis obituary|date=3 January 2011|author=[[Ronald Bergan]]|website=The Guardian|access-date=22 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928172146/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jan/03/anne-francis-obituary|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2011 – [[Bali Ram Bhagat]], Indian politician; 16th [[List of Governors of Rajasthan|Governor of Rajasthan]] (born 1922)<ref name="death">{{cite news|title=Former Lok Sabha Speaker Baliram Bhagat passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-lok-sabha-speaker-baliram-bhagat-passes-away/article1025159.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=January 3, 2011|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> * 2011 – [[Pete Postlethwaite]], English actor (born 1946)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jan/03/pete-postlethwaite-obituary|title=Pete Postlethwaite obituary|date=3 January 2011|author=[[Ronald Bergan]]|website=The Guardian|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423122718/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jan/03/pete-postlethwaite-obituary|archive-date=23 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Gordon Hirabayashi]], American-Canadian sociologist and academic (born 1918)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/us/gordon-hirabayashi-wwii-internment-opponent-dies-at-93.html|title=Gordon Hirabayashi, World War II Internment Opponent, Dies at 93|date=3 January 2012|author=Richard Goldstein|website=New York Times|access-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119054401/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/us/gordon-hirabayashi-wwii-internment-opponent-dies-at-93.html|archive-date=19 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Silvana Gallardo]], American actress and producer (born 1953)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/obituaries/article44148585.html|title=Silvana Gallardo, actress who had been living in Paris, Ky., dies at age 58|date=5 January 2012|author=Jennifer Hewlett|website=Lexington Herald Leader|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424171319/https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/obituaries/article44148585.html|archive-date=24 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2012 – [[William P. Carey]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded [[W. P. Carey]] (born 1930)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/business/william-p-carey-leader-in-commercial-real-estate-dies-at-81.html|title=William P. Carey, Leader in Commercial Real Estate, Dies at 81|date=January 8, 2012|author=Dennis Hevesi|website=New York Times|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424171323/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/business/william-p-carey-leader-in-commercial-real-estate-dies-at-81.html|archive-date=24 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[Gerda Lerner]], Austrian-American historian, author, and academic (born 1920)<ref>{{cite news|title=Gerda Lerner, Pioneering Feminist and Historian, Dies at 92|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/us/gerda-lerner-historian-dies-at-92.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=3 January 2013 |access-date=January 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104071445/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/us/gerda-lerner-historian-dies-at-92.html|archive-date=January 4, 2013|url-status=live|last1=Grimes |first1=William }}</ref> * 2013 – [[Teresa Torańska]], Polish journalist and author (born 1944)<ref>[http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,114871,13133032,Teresa_Toranska_nie_zyje.html Teresa Torańska nie żyje.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105045044/http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1%2C114871%2C13133032%2CTeresa_Toranska_nie_zyje.html |date=2013-01-05 }} ''Gazeta.pl.'' Wiadomości. Retrieved January 2, 2013</ref> *[[2014]] – [[Bernard Glasser]], American director and producer (born 1924)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/producer-bernard-glasser-dies-triffids-return-of-fly-stooges-668497|title=Sci-Fi Producer Bernard Glasser Dies at 89|date=4 January 2014|author=Mike Barnes|website=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416223310/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/producer-bernard-glasser-dies-triffids-return-of-fly-stooges-668497|archive-date=16 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Elizabeth Jane Howard]], English author and screenwriter (born 1923)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/02/elizabeth-jane-howard-dies-90|title=Elizabeth Jane Howard obituary|date=2 January 2014|author=Janet Watts|website=The Guardian|access-date=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919070152/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/02/elizabeth-jane-howard-dies-90|archive-date=19 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Tihomir Novakov]], Serbian-American physicist and academic (born 1929)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://eetd.lbl.gov/news/article/59381/tihomir-novakov-1929-2015|title=Tihomir Novakov, 1929–2015|publisher=eetd.lbl.gov|date=January 2015|author=Thomas Kirchstetter|access-date=2019-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123190238/https://eetd.lbl.gov/news/article/59381/tihomir-novakov-1929-2015|archive-date=2017-01-23|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan]], Indian lawyer and politician (born 1924)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-condoles-veteran-cpi-leader-ab-bardhan-s-demise-2161693|title=PM Modi condoles veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan's demise|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=2 January 2016|access-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430082838/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-condoles-veteran-cpi-leader-ab-bardhan-s-demise-2161693|archive-date=30 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Frances Cress Welsing]], American psychiatrist and author (born 1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollingout.com/2016/01/02/noted-author-dr-frances-cress-welsing-dies-at-80/|title=Educator Frances Cress Welsing Dies at 80|publisher=Rolling Out.com|access-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104195552/http://rollingout.com/2016/01/02/noted-author-dr-frances-cress-welsing-dies-at-80|archive-date=January 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Nimr al-Nimr]], Saudi Arabian religious leader (born 1959)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-arabia-says-sheikh-nimr-al-nimr-leading-shiite-muslim-cleric-among-47-executed/2016/01/02/7c269600-b124-11e5-b281-43c0b56f61fa_story.html|title=Saudi Arabia says Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, leading Shiite Muslim cleric, among 47 executed|agency=Associated Press|date=2 January 2016|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102082524/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-arabia-says-sheikh-nimr-al-nimr-leading-shiite-muslim-cleric-among-47-executed/2016/01/02/7c269600-b124-11e5-b281-43c0b56f61fa_story.html|archive-date=2 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Gisela Mota Ocampo]], mayor of [[Temixco]], Morelos, Mexico, assassinated (born 1982)<ref>{{citation|title=Mayor killed after less than a day in office|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mayor-killed-after-less-than-a-day-in-office/|newspaper=Mexico City Daily News|date=January 2, 2016|access-date=March 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153401/https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mayor-killed-after-less-than-a-day-in-office/|archive-date=February 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[Jean Vuarnet]], French ski racer (born 1933)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/sports/skiing/jean-vuarnet-a-downhill-skiing-innovator-dies-at-83.html|title=Jean Vuarnet, a Downhill Skiing Innovator, Dies at 83|date=3 January 2017|author=Richard Sandomir|website=New York Times|access-date=9 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706081138/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/sports/skiing/jean-vuarnet-a-downhill-skiing-innovator-dies-at-83.html|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2017 – [[John Berger]], English art critic, novelist and painter (born 1926)<ref>{{cite news|title=John Berger, art critic and author, dies aged 90|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/02/john-berger-art-critic-and-author-dies-aged-90|work=The Guardian|date=2 January 2017|access-date=9 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414012006/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/02/john-berger-art-critic-and-author-dies-aged-90|archive-date=14 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Guida Maria]], Portuguese actress (born 1950)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2018/01/02/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-a-atriz-guida-maria-1797838|title=Teatro. Guida Maria (1950-2018), uma actriz combativa e ousada|last=Frota|first=Gonçalo|work=PÚBLICO|access-date=5 January 2018|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212700/https://www.publico.pt/2018/01/02/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-a-atriz-guida-maria-1797838|archive-date=2 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Thomas S. Monson]], American religious leader, 16th president of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (born 1927)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/obituaries/thomas-monson-dies.html|title=Thomas Monson, President of the Mormon Church, Dies at 90|newspaper=New York Times|access-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614202751/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/obituaries/thomas-monson-dies.html|archive-date=14 June 2019|url-status=live|date=2018-01-03|last1=McFadden|first1=Robert D.}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Daryl Dragon]], American musician (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Daryl-Dragon-of-Captain-and-Tennille-dead-toni-celebrity-503813061.html |title=Daryl Dragon of Captain and Tennille Dies at 76 |date=2 January 2019 |access-date=2019-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208095358/https://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Daryl-Dragon-of-Captain-and-Tennille-dead-toni-celebrity-503813061.html |archive-date=2019-02-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2019 – [[Bob Einstein]], American actor and comedian (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/bob-einstein-dead-curb-your-enthusiasm-super-dave-osborne-smothers-brothers-1202527938/ |title=Bob Einstein Dies: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Actor Who Also Played Super Dave Osborne Was 76 |access-date=2019-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403111322/https://deadline.com/2019/01/bob-einstein-dead-curb-your-enthusiasm-super-dave-osborne-smothers-brothers-1202527938/ |archive-date=2019-04-03 |url-status=live |date=2019-01-02 }}</ref> * 2019 – [[Gene Okerlund]], American wrestling announcer (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46740603 |title=WWE: Gene Okerlund, wrestling interviewer, dies at 76 |access-date=2019-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412223541/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46740603 |archive-date=2019-04-12 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |date=2019-01-02 }}</ref> * [[2025]] – [[Ágnes Keleti]], Hungarian Olympic gymnast (born 1921)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=January 2, 2025 |title=Agnes Keleti, World's Oldest Olympic Champion, Dies at 103 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/obituaries/agnes-keleti-dead.html |access-date=January 3, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Ancestry Day]] ([[Haiti]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clammer |first1=Paul |title=Haiti |date=1 November 2016 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1-84162-923-0 |page=73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e6AyDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA73 |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref> *[[Berchtoldstag|Berchtold's Day]] ([[Switzerland]])<ref>{{cite book |title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2022: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months |date=15 November 2021 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-64143-504-8 |page=69 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xThCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA69 |language=en}}</ref> *Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Basil of Caesarea|Basil the Great]] ([[Catholic Church]] and [[Church of England]])<ref name=Metro2022>{{cite web |last1=Atkin |first1=Elizabeth |title=Everything you need to know about the 12 Days of Christmas |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/13/when-do-the-12-days-of-christmas-start-and-end-2-17927166/ |website=Metro |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en |date=13 December 2022}}</ref> **[[Gregory of Nazianzus]] (Catholic Church)<ref name=Metro2022 /> **[[Macarius of Alexandria]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |last2=Burns |first2=Paul |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints |date=1 January 1995 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-86012-250-0 |page=127 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XIEAD2MC1YkC&pg=PA127 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Seraphim of Sarov]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Seraphim of Sarov {{!}} Miracle Worker, Spiritual Teacher & Recluse {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Seraphim-of-Sarov |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah]] ([[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=England |first1=Church of |title=Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England |date=2000 |publisher=Church House Publishing |isbn=978-0-7151-2000-2 |page=838 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EpdTiq7lO9EC&pg=PA838 |language=en}}</ref> **[[January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *The Day after New Years Day is a [[Public holidays in New Zealand|Public Holiday]] in [[New Zealand]]<ref name="2003act">{{cite web|url=https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0129/latest/DLM236387.html|title=Holidays Act 2003 No 129 (as at 12 April 2022), Public Act|publisher=Parliamentary Counsel Office|access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> *[[Kaapse Klopse]] ([[Cape Town]], South Africa)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Itsuhiro |first1=Hazama |last2=Kiyoshi |first2=Umeya |title=Citizenship in Motion: South African and Japanese scholars in conversation |date=22 April 2019 |publisher=Langaa RPCIG |isbn=978-9956-550-68-5 |page=353 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PUmWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA353 |language=en}}</ref> *The first day of [[Blacks and Whites' Carnival]], celebrated until January 7 ([[Colombia]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Colombia's full-colour Blacks and Whites' carnival – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2019/jan/04/blacks-and-whites-carnival-pasto-colombia |website=the Guardian |access-date=21 November 2023 |date=4 January 2019}}</ref> *The ninth of the [[Twelve Days of Christmas]] ([[Western Christianity]])<ref name=Metro2022 /> * The Second of January is a [[Public and bank holidays in Scotland|Bank Holiday]] in [[Scotland]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Why is Tuesday, January 2 a Bank Holiday in Scotland but not in the rest of the UK?|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/why-january-2-bank-holiday-scotland-3970907 |website=The Scotsman|access-date=2 January 2025 |date=1 January 2023}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/2 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=1|day=2}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/2 Historical Events on January 2] {{months}} [[Category:Days of January]]
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