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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 41|41]] – [[Claudius]] is proclaimed [[Roman emperor]] by the [[Praetorian Guard]] after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew [[Caligula]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Leonhard Schmitz|title=A History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Commodus, A.D. 192|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0PAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA439|year=1847|publisher=Harper & brothers|pages=439}}</ref> * [[914]] – Start of the [[First Fatimid invasion of Egypt]].<ref>{{cite journal | last = Lev | first = Yaacov | title = The Fāṭimids and Egypt 301-358/914-969 | pages = 186–196 | journal = Arabica | year = 1988 | volume = 35 | issue = 2 | doi = 10.1163/157005888X00332}}</ref> *[[1438]] – The [[Council of Basel]] suspends [[Pope Eugene IV]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Joachim W. Stieber|title=Pope Eugenius IV, the Council of Basel and the Secular and Ecclesiastical Authorities in the Empire: The Conflict Over Supreme Authority and Power in the Church|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5R_2clxgcr4C&pg=PA135|date=1 January 1978|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-05240-2|pages=135}}</ref> *[[1458]] – [[Matthias Corvinus]] is elected King of Hungary.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Henry Dyer|title=1453-1530|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZJCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA92|year=1877|publisher=G. Bell & Sons|pages=92}}</ref> *[[1536]] – [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII of England]] suffers an accident while [[jousting]], leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2015 |title=Henry VIII: 'brain injury caused by jousting to blame for erratic behaviour and possible impotence' |url=https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/henry-viii-brain-injury-caused-by-jousting-to-blame-for-erratic-behaviour-and-possible-impotence/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629193921/https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/henry-viii-brain-injury-caused-by-jousting-to-blame-for-erratic-behaviour-and-possible-impotence/ |archive-date=2020-06-29 |access-date=2020-05-05 |website=HistoryExtra |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=24 January 1536 - A Serious Jousting Accident for Henry VIII|url=https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/24-january-1536-serious-jousting-accident-henry-viii/|last=theanneboleynfiles|date=2014-01-24|website=The Anne Boleyn Files|access-date=2020-05-05|archive-date=2020-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802014114/https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/24-january-1536-serious-jousting-accident-henry-viii/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1651]] – [[Arauco War]]: Spanish and [[Mapuche]] authorities meet in the [[Parliament of Boroa]] renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in [[Parliament of Quillín (1641)|1641]] and 1647.<ref name=barana339>{{Cite book|title=Historia general de Chile|last=Barros Arana|first=Diego|publisher=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes|location=Alicante|url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|edition=Digital edition based on the second edition of 2000|volume=Tomo cuarto|language=es|author-link=Diego Barros Arana|page=339|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-date=2019-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019183409/http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=pinochetetal83>{{Cite book|title=Historia militar de Chile|last1=Pinochet Ugarte|first1=Augusto|publisher=Biblioteca Militar|year=1997|last2=Villaroel Carmona|first2=Rafael|last3=Lepe Orellana|first3=Jaime|last4=Fuente-Alba Poblete|first4=J. Miguel|author-link4=Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba|last5=Fuenzalida Helms|first5=Eduardo|edition=3rd|language=es|author-link=Augusto Pinochet|page=83}}</ref> *[[1679]] – King [[Charles II of England]] dissolves the [[Cavalier Parliament]]. *[[1742]] – [[Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VII Albert]] becomes [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. *[[1758]] – During the [[Seven Years' War]] the leading burghers of [[Königsberg]] submit to [[Elizabeth of Russia]], thus forming [[Russian Prussia]] (until 1763). *[[1817]] – [[Crossing of the Andes]]: Many soldiers of [[Juan Gregorio de las Heras]] are captured during the [[action of Picheuta]]. *[[1835]] – Slaves in [[Salvador da Bahia]], Brazil, [[Malê Revolt|stage a revolt]], which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later. *[[1848]] – [[California Gold Rush]]: [[James W. Marshall]] finds [[gold]] at [[Sutter's Mill]] near [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]. *[[1857]] – The [[University of Calcutta]] is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in [[South Asia]]. *[[1859]] – The [[United Principalities|United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia]] (later named Romania) is formed as a personal union under the rule of Domnitor [[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]. *[[1900]] – [[Second Boer War]]: [[Boer]]s stop a British attempt to break the [[Siege of Ladysmith]] in the [[Battle of Spion Kop]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – The first [[Scouting|Boy Scout]] troop is organized in England by [[Robert Baden-Powell]]. *[[1915]] – [[World War I]]: British [[Grand Fleet]] battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir [[David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty|David Beatty]] engage Rear-Admiral [[Franz von Hipper]]'s battle cruisers in the [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)|Battle of Dogger Bank]]. *[[1916]] – In ''[[Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.]]'', the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] declares the federal [[income tax]] constitutional. *[[1918]] – The [[Gregorian calendar]] is introduced in Russia by decree of the [[Council of People's Commissars]] effective [[February 14]] (New Style). *[[1933]] – The [[Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution|20th Amendment to the United States Constitution]] is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices. *[[1935]] – [[Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company]] starts selling the first canned beer.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Venton|first=Danielle|title=Jan. 24, 1935: First Canned Beer Sold|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2011/01/0124first-us-canned-beer/|access-date=2022-01-24|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=2017-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321082402/https://www.wired.com/2011/01/0124first-us-canned-beer/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1939]] – The [[1939 Chillán earthquake|deadliest earthquake in Chilean history]] strikes [[Chillán]], killing approximately 28,000 people. *[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: The Allies [[Bombing of Bangkok in World War II|bombard Bangkok]], leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom. *[[1943]] – World War II: [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Winston Churchill]] conclude a [[Casablanca Conference|conference in Casablanca]]. *[[1946]] – The [[United Nations General Assembly]] passes its first resolution to establish the [[United Nations Atomic Energy Commission]]. *[[1960]] – [[Algerian War]]: Some units of European volunteers in [[Algiers]] stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police. *[[1961]] – [[1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash|Goldsboro B-52 crash]]: A bomber carrying two [[Thermonuclear weapon|H-bombs]] breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost. *[[1966]] – [[Air India Flight 101]] crashes into [[Mont Blanc]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date= |title=1966: 117 die in Air India tragedy |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/24/newsid_4056000/4056551.stm |work= |location= |access-date=9 December 2021 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023230827/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/24/newsid_4056000/4056551.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Vietnam War]]: The [[1st Australian Task Force]] launches [[Operation Coburg]] against the [[People's Army of Vietnam|North Vietnamese Army]] and [[Viet Cong]] during wider fighting around [[Long Bình, Đồng Nai|Long Bình]] and [[Biên Hòa]]. *[[1972]] – Japanese Sgt. [[Shoichi Yokoi]] is found hiding in a [[Guam]] jungle, where he had been [[Japanese holdout|since the end of World War II]]. *[[1977]] – The [[1977 Massacre of Atocha|Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid]] during the Spanish transition to democracy. *[[1978]] – [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] satellite [[Kosmos 954]], with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's [[Northwest Territories]]. Only 1% is recovered. *[[1984]] – [[Apple Computer]] places the [[Macintosh 128K|Macintosh]] [[personal computer]] on sale in the United States. *[[1986]] – The [[Voyager 2]] space probe makes its closest approach to [[Uranus]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mars|first=Kelli|date=2021-01-21|title=35 Years Ago: Voyager 2 Explores Uranus|url=http://www.nasa.gov/feature/35-years-ago-voyager-2-explores-uranus|access-date=2022-01-24|website=NASA|archive-date=2021-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023112635/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/35-years-ago-voyager-2-explores-uranus/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1987]] – About 20,000 protestors march in [[1987 Forsyth County protests|a civil rights demonstration]] in [[Forsyth County, Georgia]], United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clendinen |first=Dudley |date=January 25, 1987 |title=Thousands in Civil Rights March Jeered by Crowd in Georgia Town |page=1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/25/us/thousands-in-civil-rights-march-jeered-by-crowd-in-georgia-town.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126223951/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/25/us/thousands-in-civil-rights-march-jeered-by-crowd-in-georgia-town.html |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1989]] – Notorious serial killer [[Ted Bundy]], with over 30 known victims, is executed in the electric chair at the [[Florida State Prison]]. *[[1990]] – Japan launches [[Hiten (spacecraft)|Hiten]], the country's first [[lunar probe]], the first robotic lunar probe since the [[Soviet Union]]'s [[Luna 24]] in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States. *[[2003]] – The [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] officially begins operation. *[[2009]] – [[Cyclone Klaus]] makes landfall near [[Bordeaux]], France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies. *[[2011]] – At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a [[Domodedovo International Airport bombing|bombing]] at Moscow's [[Domodedovo Airport]]. *[[2018]] – Former doctor [[Larry Nassar]] is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to [[Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal|sexually abuse female gymnasts]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Eric Levenson|title=Larry Nassar sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for decades of sexual abuse|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/us/larry-nassar-sentencing/index.html|access-date=2022-01-24|website=CNN|date=24 January 2018|archive-date=2022-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123205254/https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/us/larry-nassar-sentencing/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 76|76]] – [[Hadrian]], Roman emperor (died 138)<ref>{{cite book|author=Elizabeth Speller|title=Following Hadrian: A Second-Century Journey Through the Roman Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gVXFkh-tlBcC&pg=PA1|date=14 October 2004|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=978-0-19-517613-1|pages=1}}</ref> *[[1287]] – [[Richard de Bury]], English bishop and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of Great Britain]] (died 1345)<ref>{{cite book|author=Allen Kent|title=Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 38 - Supplement 3: Adams: Scott to Winckelmann: Johann Joachim|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o3VxxzNJcfkC&pg=PA71|date=27 February 1985|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-0-8247-2038-4|pages=71}}</ref> *[[1444]] – [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], Duke of Milan (died 1476) *[[1547]] – [[Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany]], Austrian Archduchess (died 1578) ===1601–1900=== *[[1602]] – [[Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland]], English politician (died 1666) *[[1619]] – [[Yamazaki Ansai]], Japanese philosopher (died 1682) *[[1643]] – [[Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset]], English poet and politician, [[Lord Chamberlain|Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain]] (died 1706) *[[1664]] – [[John Vanbrugh]], English architect and dramatist (died 1726)<ref>{{cite book|author=Stanley Hochman|title=McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=88xIQiXVMCQC&pg=PA79|year=1984|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-07-079169-5|pages=79}}</ref> *[[1670]] – [[William Congreve]], English playwright and poet (died 1729)<ref>{{cite book|author=David Thomas|title=William Congreve|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkldDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2|date=30 September 1992|publisher=Macmillan International Higher Education|isbn=978-1-349-22322-0|pages=2}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *[[1672]] – [[Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt]], German Lieutenant General (died 1731) *[[1674]] – [[Thomas Tanner (bishop)|Thomas Tanner]], English bishop (died 1735) *[[1679]] – [[Christian Wolff (philosopher)|Christian Wolff]], German philosopher and academic (died 1754) *[[1684]] – [[Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg]], German noble (died 1737) *[[1705]] – [[Farinelli]], Italian castrato singer (died 1782)<ref>{{cite book|author=Charles Dickens|title=All the Year Round|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KdUNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA21|year=1862|publisher=Charles Dickens|pages=21}}</ref> *[[1709]] – [[Dom Bédos de Celles]], French monk and organist (died 1779) *[[1712]] – [[Frederick the Great]], Prussian king (died 1786)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Reddaway |first1=William F. |title=Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia |date=1908 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York |page=25}}</ref> *[[1732]] – [[Pierre Beaumarchais]], French playwright and financier (died 1799) *[[1739]] – [[Jean Nicolas Houchard]], French General of the [[French Revolution]] (died 1793) *[[1746]] – [[Gustav III of Sweden]] (died 1792) *[[1749]] – [[Charles James Fox]], English businessman and politician, [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] (died 1806) *[[1754]] – [[Andrew Ellicott]], American soldier and surveyor (died 1820) *[[1761]] – [[Louis Klein]], French general (died 1845) *[[1763]] – [[Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron]], French-Ukrainian general and politician (died 1831) *[[1776]] – [[E. T. A. Hoffmann]], German jurist, author, and composer (died 1822) *[[1787]] – [[Christian Ludwig Brehm]], German pastor and ornithologist (died 1864) *[[1804]] – [[Delphine de Girardin]], French author (died 1855) *[[1814]] – [[Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], French Crown Princess (died 1858) * 1814 – [[John Colenso]], British mathematician (died 1883) *[[1816]] – [[Wilhelm Henzen]], German philologist and epigraphist (died 1887) *[[1828]] – [[Ferdinand Cohn]], German biologist (died 1898) *[[1829]] – [[Yechiel Michel Epstein]], Rabbi and [[posek]] (died 1908) *[[1836]] – [[Signe Rink]], Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (died 1909) *[[1843]] – [[Josip Stadler]], Croatian archbishop (died 1918) *[[1848]] – [[Vasily Surikov]], Russian painter (died 1916) *[[1850]] – [[Hermann Ebbinghaus]], German psychologist (died 1909) *[[1853]] – [[Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser]], German psychiatrist (died 1931) *[[1856]] – [[Friedrich Grünanger]], Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect (died 1929) *[[1858]] – [[Constance Naden]], English poet and philosopher (died 1889) *[[1862]] – [[Edith Wharton]], American novelist and short story writer (died 1937) *[[1863]] – [[August Adler]], Czech and Austrian mathematician (died 1923) *[[1864]] – [[Marguerite Durand]], French actress, journalist, and activist (died 1936) * 1864 – [[Gaetano Giardino]], Italian soldier and [[Marshal of Italy]] (died 1935) *[[1866]] – [[Jaan Poska]], Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (died 1920) *[[1869]] – [[Helena Maud Brown Cobb]], American educator and missionary (died 1922)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Helena Maud Brown Cobb {{!}} Georgia Women of Achievement|url=https://www.georgiawomen.org/helena-maud-brown-cobb|access-date=2021-05-18|website=georgiawomen|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518225712/https://www.georgiawomen.org/helena-maud-brown-cobb|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1870]] – [[Herbert Kilpin]], English footballer (died 1916) *[[1871]] – [[Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic]], Czech poet, writer and literary critic (died 1951) * 1871 – [[Thomas Jaggar]], American volcanologist (died 1953) *[[1872]] – [[Yuly Aykhenvald]], Russian literary critic (died 1928) * 1872 – [[Konstantin Bogaevsky]], Russian painter (died 1943) * 1872 – [[Morris Travers]], English chemist and academic (died 1961) *[[1873]] – [[Dmitry Ushakov]], Russian philologist and lexicographer (died 1942) *[[1882]] – [[Harold D. Babcock]], American astronomer (died 1968) * 1882 – [[Ödön Bodor]], Hungarian athlete (died 1927) *[[1885]] – [[Marjory Stephenson]], British biochemist (died 1948)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rayner-Canham |first1=M. F. |last2=Rayner-Canham |first2=G. W. |title=Marjory Stephenson: Founder of Microbial Biochemistry |journal=ACS Symposium Series |date=January 2018 |volume=1311 |pages=53–66 |doi=10.1021/bk-2018-1311.ch003|isbn=978-0-8412-3391-1 }}</ref> *[[1886]] – [[Henry King (director)|Henry King]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1982) *[[1887]] – [[Jean-Henri Humbert]], French botanist (died 1967) *[[1888]] – [[Vicki Baum]], Austrian author and screenwriter (died 1960) * 1888 – [[Ernst Heinkel]], German engineer and businessman, founded the [[Heinkel|Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company]] (died 1958) *[[1889]] – [[Victor Eftimiu]], Romanian poet and playwright (died 1972) * 1889 – [[Charles Hawes]], American historian and author (died 1923) * 1889 – [[Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke]], German general of paratroop forces during [[World War II]] (died 1968) *[[1891]] – [[Walter Model]], German field marshal (died 1945) *[[1892]] – [[Franz Aigner (weightlifter)|Franz Aigner]], Austrian weightlifter (died 1970) *[[1895]] – [[Eugen Roth]], German poet and songwriter (died 1976) *[[1897]] – [[Paul Fejos]], Hungarian-born American director (died 1963) *[[1899]] – [[Hoyt Vandenberg]], U.S. Air Force general (died 1954) * 1900 – [[René Guillot]], French writer (died 1969) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Harry Calder]], South African cricketer (died 1995) * 1901 – [[Cassandre (artist)|Cassandre]], French painter (died 1968) * 1901 – [[Edward Turner (motorcycle designer)|Edward Turner]], English engineer (died 1973) *[[1905]] – [[J. Howard Marshall]], American lawyer and businessman (died 1995) *[[1906]] – [[Wilfred Jackson]], American animator and composer (died 1988) *[[1907]] – [[Maurice Couve de Murville]], French soldier and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (died 1999) * 1907 – [[Jean Daetwyler]], Swiss composer and musician (died 1994) * 1907 – [[Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu]], fourth [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of [[Malaysia]] (died 1979) *[[1909]] – [[Martin Lings]], English author and scholar (died 2005) * 1909 – [[Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková]], Slovak painter (died 2005)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková |url=https://secondaryarchive.org/artists/ester-simerova-martincekova/ |website=Secondary Archive |access-date=18 August 2023 |language=pl}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Doris Haddock]], American political activist (died 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Campaign Finance Reform Activist 'Granny D' Dead at 100 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/doris-haddock-granny-champion-campaign-finance-reform-died/story?id=10063925 |website=ABC News |access-date=5 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802000226/https://abcnews.go.com/WN/doris-haddock-granny-champion-campaign-finance-reform-died/story?id=10063925 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1912]] – [[Frederick Ashworth]], American admiral (died 2005) *[[1913]] – [[Norman Dello Joio]], American organist and composer (died 2008) * 1913 – [[Ray Stehr]], Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1983)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ray-stehr/summary.html|title=Ray Stehr – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Vítězslava Kaprálová]], Czech composer and conductor (died 1940) * 1915 – [[Robert Motherwell]], American painter and academic (died 1991)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Jan. 24: Daveed Diggs, Ed Helms |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/24/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-24-Daveed-Diggs-Ed-Helms/2071674569095/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |date=24 January 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202152945/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/24/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-24-Daveed-Diggs-Ed-Helms/2071674569095/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Rafael Caldera]], Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th [[President of Venezuela]] (died 2009) * 1916 – [[Gene Mako]], Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (died 2013) *[[1917]] – [[Ernest Borgnine]], American actor (died 2012)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1917 – [[Wilhelmus Demarteau]], Dutch prelate of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] (died 2012) *[[1918]] – [[Oral Roberts]], American evangelist, founded [[Oral Roberts University]] and [[Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association]] (died 2009)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1918 – [[Gottfried von Einem]], Austrian pianist and composer (died 1996) *[[1919]] – [[Coleman Francis]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1973) * 1919 – [[Leon Kirchner]], American composer and educator (died 2009) *[[1920]] – [[Jimmy Forrest (musician)|Jimmy Forrest]], American saxophonist (died 1980) * 1920 – [[Jerry Maren]], American actor (died 2018) *[[1922]] – [[Daniel Boulanger]], French actor and screenwriter (died 2014) * 1922 – [[Neil Franklin]], English footballer (died 1996) *[[1924]] – [[Brian Bevan]], Australian rugby league player (died 1991)<ref name="Gate 2003 31">{{cite book|last=Gate|first=Robert|title=Rugby League Hall of Fame|year=2003|publisher=Tempus|location=Stroud|isbn=978-0-7524-2693-8|page=31}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Karpoori Thakur]], Indian politician, 11th [[List of chief ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]] (died 1988)<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously|work=Hindustan Times|date=23 January 2024|access-date=23 January 2024|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-socialist-leader-karpoori-thakur-to-be-awarded-bharat-ratna-posthumously-101706020261885.html|archive-date=23 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123144100/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-socialist-leader-karpoori-thakur-to-be-awarded-bharat-ratna-posthumously-101706020261885.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Gus Mortson]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015) * 1925 – [[Maria Tallchief]], American ballerina and actress (died 2013)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1926]] – [[Ruth Asawa]], American sculptor (died 2013) * 1926 – [[Georges Lautner]], French director and screenwriter (died 2013) *[[1927]] – [[Paula Hawkins (politician)|Paula Hawkins]], American politician (died 2009) *[[1928]] – [[Desmond Morris]], English zoologist, ethologist, and painter<ref>{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yhc5AAAAMAAJ|year=1974|publisher=H. W. Wilson Company|page=23}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Michel Serrault]], French actor (died 2007) *[[1930]] – [[Terence Bayler]], New Zealand actor (died 2016) * 1930 – [[Mahmoud Farshchian]], Iranian-Persian painter and academic * 1930 – [[John Romita Sr.]], American comic book artist (died 2023) *[[1931]] – [[Lars Hörmander]], Swedish mathematician and academic (died 2012) * 1931 – [[Ib Nørholm]], Danish composer and organist (died 2019) *[[1932]] – [[Éliane Radigue]], French electronic music composer *[[1933]] – [[Kamran Baghirov]], the 12th [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|First Secretary]] of [[Azerbaijan Communist Party]] (died 2000) * 1933 – [[Asim Ferhatović]], Bosnian footballer (died 1987) *[[1934]] – [[Leonard Goldberg]], American producer (died 2019) * 1934 – [[Stanisław Grochowiak]], Polish poet and dramatist (died 1976) *[[1935]] – [[Shivabalayogi]], Indian religious leader (died 1994) *[[1936]] – [[Doug Kershaw]], American fiddle player and singer<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1937]] – [[Trevor Edwards]], Welsh footballer *[[1938]] – [[Julius Hemphill]], American saxophonist and composer (died 1995) *[[1939]] – [[Renate Garisch-Culmberger]], German shot putter (died 2023) * 1939 – [[Ray Stevens]], American singer-songwriter and actor<ref>{{cite web | url = https://raystevens.com/about/ | title = Ray Stevens just thinks funny. | date = 8 January 2016 | publisher = Ray Stevens | location = Nashville, Tennessee | access-date = January 25, 2021 | archive-date = 21 January 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210121045032/https://raystevens.com/about/ | url-status = live }}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Vito Acconci]], American designer (died 2017) * 1940 – [[Joachim Gauck]], German pastor and politician, 11th [[President of Germany]] *[[1941]] – [[Neil Diamond]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Egan|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/neil-diamond-in-the-rough-30690967.html|title=Neil Diamond in the rough|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202032918/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/neil-diamond-in-the-rough-30690967.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Aaron Neville]], American singer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 24, 2023 includes celebrities Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-24-2023-includes-celebrities-neil-diamond-aaron-neville.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |date=24 January 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125731/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-24-2023-includes-celebrities-neil-diamond-aaron-neville.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1941 – [[Dan Shechtman]], Israeli chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1942]] – [[Ingo Friedrich]], German Member of the European Parliament * 1942 – [[Gary Hart (wrestler)|Gary Hart]], American wrestler and manager (died 2008) *[[1943]] – [[Barry Mealand]], English footballer (died 2013)<ref>{{Hugman|13423|Barry Mealand|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Peter Struck (politician)|Peter Struck]], German lawyer and politician, 13th [[List of German defence ministers|German Federal Minister of Defence]] (died 2012) * 1943 – [[Sharon Tate]], American model and actress (died 1969)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1943 – [[Tony Trimmer]], English race car driver * 1943 – [[Manuel Velázquez]], Spanish footballer (died 2016) *[[1944]] – [[David Gerrold]], American science fiction screenwriter and author * 1944 – [[Gian-Franco Kasper]], Swiss ski official (died 2021) *[[1945]] – [[John Garamendi]], American football player and politician, 1st [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior]] * 1945 – [[Subhash Ghai]], Indian director, producer and screenwriter * 1945 – [[Eva Janko]], Austrian javelin thrower *[[1946]] – [[Michael Ontkean]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1947]] – [[Giorgio Chinaglia]], Italian footballer (died 2012) * 1947 – [[Michio Kaku]], American physicist and academic * 1947 – [[Masashi Ozaki]], Japanese baseball player and golfer * 1947 – [[Warren Zevon]], American singer-songwriter (died 2003) *[[1948]] – [[Michael Des Barres]], the 26th Marquis Des Barres, English musician, actor, and DJ<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-des-barres-mn0001246272|title=Michael Des Barres|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 24, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125024838/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-des-barres-mn0001246272|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[John Belushi]], American actor and screenwriter (died 1982)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1949 – [[Bart Gordon]], American lawyer * 1949 – [[Nadezhda Ilyina]], Russian athlete and mother of Russian tennis player [[Nadia Petrova]] (died 2013) * 1949 – [[Rihoko Yoshida]], Japanese voice actress *[[1950]] – [[Daniel Auteuil]], French actor, director, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite book|title=Film Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3VZAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Orpheus Pub|page=85}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Yakov Smirnoff]], Ukrainian-American comedian and actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1953]] – [[Yuri Bashmet]], Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor * 1953 – [[Moon Jae-in]], South Korean politician, 19th [[President of South Korea]] *[[1954]] – [[Jo Gartner]], Austrian race car driver (died 1986) *[[1955]] – [[Jim Montgomery (swimmer)|Jim Montgomery]], American swimmer * 1955 – [[Alan Sokal]], American physicist and author * 1955 – [[Lynda Weinman]], American businesswoman and author *[[1956]] – [[Agus Martowardojo]], governor of [[Bank Indonesia]] *[[1957]] – [[Mark Eaton]], American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2021) * 1957 – [[Ade Edmondson]], English comedian and musician *[[1958]] – [[Kim Eui-kon]], Korean wrestler (died 2014) * 1958 – [[Jools Holland]], English singer-songwriter and pianist<ref name="AP"/> * 1958 – [[Frank Ullrich]], German biathlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/frank-ullrich|title=Frank Ullrich|website=IOC|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326153512/https://www.olympic.org/frank-ullrich|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Akira Maeda]], Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor * 1959 – [[Michel Preud'homme]], Belgian footballer and manager *[[1960]] – [[Jack Neo]], Singaporean filmmaker, director and actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Neo |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13004&display_set=eng |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=hkmdb.com |archive-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121061928/https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13004&display_set=eng |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[Jorge Barrios (footballer)|Jorge Barrios]], Uruguayan footballer * 1961 – [[Guido Buchwald]], German footballer and manager * 1961 – [[Christa Kinshofer]], German ski racer * 1961 – [[Nastassja Kinski]], German-American actress and producer<ref>{{cite book|author1=Hans-Michael Bock|author2=Tim Bergfelder|title=The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z7gFT_Duq1cC&pg=PA245|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-0-85745-565-9|pages=245}}</ref> * 1961 – [[William Van Dijck]], Belgian runner *[[1963]] – [[Arnold Vanderlyde]], Dutch boxer *[[1965]] – [[Mike Awesome]], American wrestler (died 2007)<ref>{{cite web |title=Funeral Information For Mike Awesome Inside |url=https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/221565-funeral-information-for-mike-awesome-inside |website=[[WrestleZone]] |publisher=[[Mandatory (company)|Mandatory]] |date=21 February 2007 |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/221565-funeral-information-for-mike-awesome-inside |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1965 – [[Carlos Saldanha]], Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1965 – [[Margaret Urlich]], New Zealand singer-songwriter (died 2022) * 1965 – [[Pagonis Vakalopoulos]], Greek footballer and manager *[[1966]] – [[Julie Dreyfus]], French actress * 1966 – [[Karin Viard]], French actress *[[1967]] – [[Michael Kiske]], German singer * 1967 – [[Phil LaMarr]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP"/> *[[1968]] – [[Fernando Escartín]], Spanish cyclist * 1968 – [[Tymerlan Huseynov]], Ukrainian footballer * 1968 – [[Antony Garrett Lisi]], American theoretical physicist * 1968 – [[Mary Lou Retton]], American gymnast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/mary-lou-retton|title=Mary Lou Retton|website=IOC|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213053239/https://www.olympic.org/mary-lou-retton|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Yoo Ho-jeong]], South Korean actress * 1969 – [[Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva]], Brazilian religious leader, [[Bishop of Montenegro]] *[[1970]] – [[Roberto Bonano]], Argentine footballer * 1970 – [[Luke Egan]], Australian surfer<ref name="surfline">{{cite web|url=http://www.surfline.com/surfing-a-to-z/luke-egan-biography-and-photos_796/|title=Luke Egan Biography and Photos | SURFLINE.COM|publisher=surfline.com|accessdate=2014-03-12|archive-date=2017-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829075108/http://www.surfline.com/surfing-a-to-z/luke-egan-biography-and-photos_796/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]], Zimbabwean cricketer * 1970 – [[Matthew Lillard]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1971]] – [[José Carlos Fernández (Bolivian footballer)|José Carlos Fernandez]], Bolivian footballer *[[1972]] – [[Beth Hart]], American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/> *[[1974]] – [[Cyril Despres]], French rally racer * 1974 – [[Ed Helms]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1974 – [[Melissa Tkautz]], Australian actress and singer * 1974 – [[Rokia Traoré]], Malian singer *[[1975]] – [[Gianluca Basile]], Italian former professional basketball player * 1975 – [[Rónald Gómez]], Costa Rican footballer and manager * 1975 – [[Reto Hug]], Swiss triathlete * 1975 – [[Henna Raita]], Finnish alpine skier *[[1976]] – [[Shae-Lynn Bourne]], Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer * 1976 – [[Cindy Pieters]], Belgian cyclist *[[1977]] – [[Andrija Gerić]], Serbian volleyball player * 1977 – [[Michelle Hunziker]], Swiss-Dutch actress, model and singer *[[1978]] – [[Veerle Baetens]], Belgian actress and singer * 1978 – [[Mark Hildreth (actor)|Mark Hildreth]], Canadian actor and musician * 1978 – [[Kristen Schaal]], American actress, voice artist, comedian and writer<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1979]] – [[Tatyana Ali]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/> * 1979 – [[Leandro Desábato]], Argentinian footballer * 1979 – [[Busy Signal]], Jamaican dancehall reggae artist * 1979 – [[Nik Wallenda]], American acrobat *[[1980]] – [[Jofre Mateu]], Spanish footballer * 1980 – [[Suzy (singer)|Suzy]], Portuguese singer *[[1981]] – [[Carrie Coon]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1981 – [[Mario Eggimann]], Swiss footballer * 1981 – [[Zaur Hashimov]], Azerbaijani footballer and manager * 1981 – [[Elena Kolomina]], Kazakhstani cross country skier *[[1982]] – [[Céline Deville]], French footballer * 1982 – [[Daveed Diggs]], American actor, rapper and singer<ref name="AP"/> * 1982 – [[Claudia Heill]], Austrian judoka (died 2011) * 1982 – [[Aitor Hernández]], Spanish racing cyclist *[[1983]] – [[Davide Biondini]], Italian footballer * 1983 – [[Wyatt Crockett]], New Zealand rugby player * 1983 – [[Evgeny Drattsev]], Russian swimmer * 1983 – [[Craig Horner]], Australian actor and musician * 1983 – [[Shaun Maloney]], Scottish footballer * 1983 – [[Scott Speed]], American race car driver *[[1984]] – [[Justin Baldoni]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1984 – [[Emerse Faé]], French-Ivorian footballer * 1984 – [[Yotam Halperin]], Israeli basketball player * 1984 – [[Jung Jin-sun]], South Korean fencer * 1984 – [[Scott Kazmir]], American baseball player * 1984 – [[Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1984)|Paulo Sérgio]], Portuguese footballer *[[1985]] – [[Fabiana Claudino]], Brazilian volleyball player * 1985 – [[Trey Gilder]], American basketball player *[[1986]] – [[Cristiano Araújo]], Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2015) * 1986 – [[Mischa Barton]], English-American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1986 – [[Tyler Flowers]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Flowers |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-flowers-452095 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-flowers-452095 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1986 – [[Vladislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1986)|Vladislav Ivanov]], Russian footballer * 1986 – [[Michael Kightly]], English footballer * 1986 – [[Sean McVay]], American football coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami grad, Dayton native Sean McVay becomes youngest coach in NFL history |url=https://www.journal-news.com/sports/cradle-coaches-produces-another-one-sean-mcvay/WH0v8qzyGmTpgLn56ofMaO/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=journal-news |language=English |archive-date=2022-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215232237/https://www.journal-news.com/sports/cradle-coaches-produces-another-one-sean-mcvay/WH0v8qzyGmTpgLn56ofMaO/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1986 – [[Mohammad Bagheri Motamed]], Iranian taekwondo practitioner * 1986 – [[Ricky Ullman]], Israeli-American actor *[[1987]] – [[Brian Cushing]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Cushing |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12453/brian-cushing |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12453/brian-cushing |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1987 – [[Wayne Hennessey]], Welsh footballer * 1987 – [[Luis Suárez]], Uruguayan footballer * 1987 – [[Davide Valsecchi]], Italian racing driver * 1987 – [[Kia Vaughn]], American-Czech basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kia_vaughn/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721173823/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kia_vaughn/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2009|title=Kia Vaughn Playerfile|website=WNBA|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Guan Xin]], Chinese basketball player *[[1988]] – [[Selina Jörg]], German snowboarder * 1988 – [[DaJuan Summers]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=DaJuan Summers |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201969/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201969/career |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Serdar Kesimal]], Turkish footballer * 1989 – [[Gong Lijiao]], Chinese shot putter * 1989 – [[Whit Merrifield]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Whit Merrifield |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/whit-merrifield-593160 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=18 January 2023 |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118171848/https://www.mlb.com/player/whit-merrifield-593160 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1989 – [[José Quintana]], Colombian baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jose Quintana |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-quintana-500779 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123054254/https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-quintana-500779 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1989 – [[Ki Sung-yueng]], South Korean footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celticfc.net/player.php?id=31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514195019/http://www.celticfc.net/player.php?id=31|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2011|title=Ki Sung Yueng|website=Celtic F.C.|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Mao Abe]], Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1991]] – [[Zhan Beleniuk]], Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler * 1991 – [[Tatiana Kashirina]], Russian weightlifter * 1991 – [[Zack Kassian]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zack Kassian |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/zack-kassian-8475178 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.nhl.com/player/zack-kassian-8475178 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1991 – [[Zé Luís]], Cape Verdean footballer * 1991 – [[Li Xuerui]], Chinese badminton player * 1992 – [[Felitciano Zschusschen]], Curaçao footballer *[[1994]] – [[Tommie Hoban]], English footballer *[[1995]] – [[Dylan Everett]], Canadian actor *[[1997]] – [[Nirei Fukuzumi]], Japanese race car driver *[[1999]] – [[Vitalie Damașcan]], Moldovan footballer * 1999 – [[Tristan Wirfs]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tristan Wirfs |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4240589/tristan-wirfs |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315092015/https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4240589/tristan-wirfs |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Johnny Orlando]], Canadian singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-24|title=Johnny Releases "Missing You"|url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/johnny-orlando-age-is-14-releases-missing-you-on-birthday-123876/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129180031/https://www.j-14.com/posts/johnny-orlando-age-is-14-releases-missing-you-on-birthday-123876/|archive-date=2017-01-29|access-date=2021-06-20|website=[[J-14 (magazine)|J-14]]|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Princess Athena of Denmark]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kongehuset.dk/en/menu/news/a-princess-is-born |title=A Princess Is Born |date=24 January 2012 |website=Website of the Danish Royal House |access-date=16 January 2019 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423082151/https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/menu/news/a-princess-is-born |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 41|41]] – [[Caligula]], [[Roman emperor]] (born 12) * [[817]] – [[Pope Stephen IV]] (born 770) * [[901]] – [[Liu Jishu]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] *[[1046]] – [[Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen]] (born c. 985) *[[1125]] – [[David IV of Georgia]] (born 1073) *[[1336]] – [[Alfonso IV of Aragon]] (born 1299) *[[1376]] – [[Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel]], English commander (born 1306) *[[1473]] – [[Conrad Paumann]], German organist and composer (born 1410) *[[1525]] – [[Franciabigio]], Florentine painter (born 1482) *[[1595]] – [[Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria]] (born 1529) ===1601–1900=== *[[1626]] – [[Samuel Argall]], English captain and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|Colonial Governor of Virginia]] (born 1572) *[[1639]] – [[Jörg Jenatsch]], Swiss pastor and politician (born 1596) *[[1666]] – [[Johann Andreas Herbst]], German composer and theorist (born 1588) *[[1709]] – [[George Rooke]], English admiral and politician (born 1650) *[[1877]] – [[Johann Christian Poggendorff]], German physicist and journalist (born 1796) *[[1881]] – [[James Collinson]], English painter (born 1825) *[[1883]] – [[Friedrich von Flotow]], German composer (born 1812)<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Mason Greene|author2=Constance Green|title=Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA592|year=1985|publisher=Reproducing Piano Roll Fnd.|isbn=978-0-385-14278-6|pages=592–}}</ref> *[[1895]] – [[Lord Randolph Churchill]], English lawyer and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (born 1849)<ref>{{cite book|title=Truth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L1MxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA254|year=1895|pages=254}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1920]] – [[Percy French]], Irish songwriter, entertainer and artist (born 1854)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countysongs.ie/song/?songwriter=Percy%20French |title=Percy French |website=Country Songs (Ireland) |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122123944/http://www.countysongs.ie/song/?songwriter=Percy%20French |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Amedeo Modigliani]], Italian painter and sculptor (born 1884) *[[1939]] – [[Maximilian Bircher-Benner]], Swiss physician, created [[Muesli]] (born 1867) *[[1943]] – [[John Burns]], English trade union leader and politician, [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills]] (born 1858) *[[1946]] – [[Morris Alexander]], South African politician (born 1877)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Abrahams |first=Israel |author-link=Israel Abrahams |editor-last=De Kock |editor-first=W. J. |encyclopedia=Dictionary of South African Biography |title=Alexander, Morris |language=en |edition=1st |date=1968 |volume=1 |oclc=85921202 |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsout0000unse_p0x9/page/10/mode/2up |page=10}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Edwin Fischer]], Swiss pianist and conductor (born 1886)<ref>{{cite book|author=Don Michael Randel|title=The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEGpMqRcQjIC&pg=PA270|year=1996|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-37299-3|pages=270}}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[Alfred Carlton Gilbert]], American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the [[A. C. Gilbert Company]] (born 1884) *[[1962]] – [[André Lhote]], French sculptor and painter (born 1885) * 1962 – [[Stanley Lord]], English naval captain (born 1877) * 1962 – [[Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar]], Turkish author, poet, and scholar (born 1901) *[[1965]] – [[Winston Churchill]], English statesman, soldier, and writer, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1874) *[[1966]] – [[Homi J. Bhabha]], Indian physicist and academic (born 1909) *[[1970]] – [[Caresse Crosby]], American fashion designer and publisher, co-founded the [[Black Sun Press]] (born 1891) *[[1971]] – [[Bill W.]], American activist, co-founder of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] (born 1895) *[[1973]] – [[J. Carrol Naish]], American actor (born 1896) *[[1975]] – [[Larry Fine]], American comedian (born 1902) *[[1982]] – [[Alfredo Ovando Candía]], Bolivian general and politician, 56th [[President of Bolivia]] (born 1918) *[[1983]] – [[George Cukor]], American director and producer (born 1899) *[[1986]] – [[L. Ron Hubbard]], American religious leader and author, founded the [[Church of Scientology]] (born 1911)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=Peter |title=Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements |date=March 2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-49970-0 |page=281 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DouBAgAAQBAJ&dq=L.+Ron+Hubbard&pg=PA281 |language=en |access-date=2022-01-04 |archive-date=2023-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207122959/https://books.google.com/books?id=DouBAgAAQBAJ&dq=L.+Ron+Hubbard&pg=PA281#v=onepage&q=L.%20Ron%20Hubbard&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1986 – [[Gordon MacRae]], American actor and singer (born 1921) *[[1988]] – [[Werner Fenchel]], German-Danish mathematician and academic (born 1905) *[[1989]] – [[Ted Bundy]], American serial killer (born 1946) *[[1990]] – [[Madge Bellamy]], American actress (born 1899) *[[1991]] – [[Jack Schaefer]], American journalist and author (born 1907) *[[1992]] – [[Ken Darby]], American composer and conductor (born 1909) *[[1993]] – [[Gustav Ernesaks]], Estonian composer and conductor (born 1908) * 1993 – [[Thurgood Marshall]], American lawyer and jurist, 32nd [[United States Solicitor General]] (born 1908) * 1993 – [[Uğur Mumcu]], Turkish investigative journalist (born 1942)<ref name="milliyet">{{cite news |title=Uğur Mumcu karanlık yılların aydınlık yüzüydü |url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/ugur-mumcu-karanlik-yillarin-aydinlik-yuzuydu-6413746 |access-date=24 January 2021 |work=Milliyet |language=tr |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124055009/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/ugur-mumcu-karanlik-yillarin-aydinlik-yuzuydu-6413746 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sozcu">{{cite news |title=Uğur Mumcu öldürülüşünün 28. yılında anılıyor |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2021/gundem/ugur-mumcu-oldurulusunun-28-yilinda-aniliyor-6226077/ |access-date=24 January 2021 |work=Sözcü |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124093748/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2021/gundem/ugur-mumcu-oldurulusunun-28-yilinda-aniliyor-6226077/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Gaffar Okkan]], Turkish police chief (born 1952)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ayvaz |first1=Emre |last2=Şimşek |first2=Ömer Faruk |date=24 January 2021 |title=Şehit Emniyet Müdürü Ali Gaffar Okkan mezarı başında anıldı |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/sehit-emniyet-muduru-ali-gaffar-okkan-mezari-basinda-anildi/2121058 |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124104841/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/sehit-emniyet-muduru-ali-gaffar-okkan-mezari-basinda-anildi/2121058 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gaffar Okkan: Diyarbakır Emniyet Müdürü Gaffar Okkan öldürülmesinin 20. yılında anılıyor |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/gaffar-okkan-diyarbakir-emniyet-muduru-gaffar-okkan-oldurulmesinin-20-yilinda-aniliyor-1808499 |access-date=24 January 2021 |work=Cumhuriyet |language=tr |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124195217/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/gaffar-okkan-diyarbakir-emniyet-muduru-gaffar-okkan-oldurulmesinin-20-yilinda-aniliyor-1808499 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Elie Hobeika]], Lebanese commander and politician (born 1956) *[[2003]] – [[Gianni Agnelli]], Italian businessman (born 1921) *[[2004]] – [[Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)|Leônidas]], Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1913) *[[2006]] – [[Schafik Handal]], Salvadoran politician (born 1930) *[[2007]] – [[Krystyna Feldman]], Polish actress (born 1916) * 2007 – [[İsmail Cem İpekçi]], Turkish journalist and politician, 45th [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (born 1940) * 2007 – [[Guadalupe Larriva]], Ecuadorian academic and politician (born 1956) * 2007 – [[Emiliano Mercado del Toro]], Puerto Rican-American soldier (born 1891) * 2008 – [[Usha Narayanan]], Burmese-born [[First ladies and gentlemen of India|First Lady of India]] (born 1922)<ref name="ex">{{cite news |date=25 January 2008 |title=Ex-First Lady Usha Narayanan dies at 86 |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/exfirst-lady-usha-narayanan-dies-at-86/265309/ |access-date=24 July 2015 |publisher=The Indian Express |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301012547/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/exfirst-lady-usha-narayanan-dies-at-86/265309/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2010 – [[Pernell Roberts]], American actor (born 1928) *[[2011]] – [[Bernd Eichinger]], German director and producer (born 1949) *[[2014]] – [[Shulamit Aloni]], Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Israeli Minister of Education]] (born 1928) * 2014 – [[Rafael Pineda Ponce]], Honduran academic and politician (born 1930) *[[2015]] – [[Otto Carius]], German lieutenant and pharmacist (born 1922) *[[2016]] – [[Fredrik Barth]], German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (born 1928) * 2016 – [[Marvin Minsky]], American computer scientist and academic (born 1927)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/03/marvin-minsky-obituary|title=Marvin Minsky obituary|first=Martin|last=Campbell-Kelly|newspaper=The Guardian |date=February 3, 2016|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Henry Worsley (explorer)|Henry Worsley]], English colonel and explorer (born 1960) * [[2017]] – [[Helena Kmieć]], Polish Roman Catholic missionary (born 1991)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Helena Kmieć. Dziewczyna, która pokazała, co to znaczy kochać naprawdę |url=https://pl.aleteia.org/2024/04/23/helena-kmiec-dziewczyna-ktora-pokazala-co-to-znaczy-kochac-naprawde/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Aleteia Polska |language=pl |archive-date=2024-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430081514/https://pl.aleteia.org/2024/04/23/helena-kmiec-dziewczyna-ktora-pokazala-co-to-znaczy-kochac-naprawde/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[Butch Trucks]], American drummer (born 1947)<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Kory |last=Grow |date=January 25, 2017 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/butch-trucks-allman-brothers-founding-member-dead-at-69-w462870 |title=Butch Trucks, Allman Brothers Band Drummer and Co-Founder, Dead at 69 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126200529/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/butch-trucks-allman-brothers-founding-member-dead-at-69-w462870 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Mark E. Smith]], British singer-songwriter (born 1957) *[[2019]] – [[Rosemary Bryant Mariner]], American United States Naval Aviator (born 1953)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Rosemary Mariner, Pathbreaking Navy Pilot and Commander, Is Dead at 65 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/obituaries/rosemary-mariner-dead.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203134412/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/obituaries/rosemary-mariner-dead.html |archive-date=3 February 2019 |date=1 Feb 2019}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Iris Cummings]], American swimmer and aviator (born 1920)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Langer |first=Emily |date=January 31, 2025 |title=Iris Cummings Critchell, pioneering aviator and Olympian, dies at 104 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/01/31/iris-cummings-critchell-swimmer-aviator/ |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Babylas of Antioch]] **[[Cadoc]] (Wales) **[[Exuperantius of Cingoli]] **[[Felician of Foligno]] **[[Francis de Sales]] **[[Pratulin Martyrs]] ([[Greek Catholic Church]]) **[[January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities]] (Romania)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2020/01/24/ziua-unirii-principatelor-romane-24-ianuarie-1859--436958|title=Ziua Unirii Principatelor Române|newspaper=[[Agerpres]]|date=24 January 2020|language=ro|access-date=23 January 2021|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129195148/https://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2020/01/24/ziua-unirii-principatelor-romane-24-ianuarie-1859--436958|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Feast of [[Our Lady of Peace]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]]), and its related observances: **''[[Feria de Alasitas]]'' ([[La Paz]]) *[[Uttar Pradesh Day]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]], India)<ref>{{cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh Day to be celebrated on Jan 24 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-day-to-be-celebrated-on-jan-24/story-VOC7l5dxtXDkmATnlSaNvM.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=1 December 2017 |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605204031/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-day-to-be-celebrated-on-jan-24/story-VOC7l5dxtXDkmATnlSaNvM.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[National Girl Child Day]] ([[India]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Sikha |title=National Girl Child Day 2019: History, Theme, Objectives and Significance |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/national-girl-child-day-1548245605-1 |agency=[[Dainik Jagran]] |publisher=Jagranjosh |date=January 24, 2019 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123085441/https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/national-girl-child-day-1548245605-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/24 BBC: On This Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312212835/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/24 |date=2007-03-12 }} * {{NYT On this day|month=1|day=24}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/24 Historical Events on January 24] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621123841/https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/24 |date=2020-06-21 }} {{months}} [[Category:Days of January]]
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