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January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 352 days remaining until the end of the year (353 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

It is still celebrated as New Year's Eve by those on the Julian calendar (Old New Year). The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita The Old New Year (Старый Новый год (Старий Новий рік or the Orthodox New Year (Православна нова година or Pravoslavna

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 11 — Nika riots in Constantinople: The cathedral is destroyed The Nika riots (Στάση του Νίκα or Nika revolt, took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in 532. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS
• 888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks. This article is about the year AD 888 For other uses see 888 (disambiguation. For the Duke of Burgundy (956-965 please see Odo Duke of Burgundy. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group
• 1328 - Edward III of England marries Philippa of Hainault, daughter of the Count of Hainault. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. Philippa of Hainault ( June 24 1311 &ndash August 15 1369) was the Queen consort of Edward III of England. This article deals with the historical county of Hainaut for other meanings see Hainaut.
• 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death. Henry Howard Earl of Surrey KG (1517 &ndash 19 January 1547) was an English aristocrat and one of the founders of English Renaissance
• 1559 - Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
• 1605 - The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison. Eastward Hoe or Eastward Ho, is an early Jacobean era stage play a Satire and City comedy written by George Chapman, Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist George Chapman (c 1559 &ndash May 12 1634) was an English Dramatist, Translator, and Poet. John Marston (baptised October 7, 1576 – June 25, 1634) was an English poet playwright and satirist during the late Elizabethan
• 1607 - The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1610 - Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th moon of Jupiter. Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 &ndash 8 January 1642 was a Tuscan ( Italian) Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below-->This timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural TemplateInfobox Planet.--> Callisto (kəˈlɪstoʊ, or as Greek Jupiter has 62 confirmed moons, giving it the largest retinue of moons with "reasonably secure" orbits of any planet in the Solar System A natural satellite or moon is a Celestial body that Orbits a Planet or smaller body which is called the primary.
• 1733 - James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive in Charleston, South Carolina. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Oglethorpe (December 22 1696 &ndash June 30 1785 was a British general a Philanthropist, and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina.
• 1785 - John Walter publishes the first issue of the Daily Universal Register (later renamed The Times). Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Walter may refer to John Walter (publisher, (1738/9&ndash1812 founder of The Times newspaper London John Walter (second The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.
• 1822 - The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the The Flag of Greece ( Σημαία της Ελλάδος, popularly referred to as the Γαλανόλευκη or the Κυανόλευκη The First National Assembly of Epidaurus ( Α' Εθνοσυνέλευση της Επιδαύρου, 1821 – 1822) was the first meeting of the Greek Epidaurus (Ἐπίδαυρος Epidavros) was a small city ( Polis) in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf.
• 1830 - The Great fire of New Orleans, Louisiana begins. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
• 1832 - President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. Martin Van Buren (December 5 1782 July 24 1862 was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841 South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by the Ordinance of Nullification, an attempt by the
• 1840 - The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Paddlewheel steamship Lexington was the fastest vessel which traveled from New York City to Boston, during 1835 - 1840 Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches
• 1842 - Dr. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad. William Brydon CB (10 October 1811 – 20 March 1873 was an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War The First Anglo–Afghan War lasted from 1839 to 1842 It was one of the first major conflicts during The Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Jalalabad (Jalalkot ( Pashto: جلالکوټ، جلال اباد) is a city in eastern Afghanistan.
• 1847 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Treaty of Cahuenga. usually called the "Capitulation of Cahuenga" ended the fighting of the Mexican-American War in California in 1847 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• 1869 - National convention of black leaders meets in Washington D.C.
• 1893 - The Independent Labour Party of the UK has its first meeting. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See Independent Labor Party for the Political party in Burundi, Independent Labour Group for the Irish party and Labour candidates The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1893 - U.S. Marines land in Honolulu from the U.S.S. Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U See also See USS ''Boston'' and USS ''Despatch'' for other ships of the same name The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii stripped the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority disenfranchising most of the native population and initiating a transfer
• 1898 - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s
• 1908 - Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, PA killing 171 people. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Rhoads Opera House located in Boyertown Pennsylvania, caught fire on January 13 1908 during a church-sponsored stage play Boyertown is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
• 1913 - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University as the second Black Greek Letter Organization for Women. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Delta Sigma Theta ( ΔΣΘ) Sorority is a Non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women who perform public service placing emphasis on the Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D The mission was to make a move towards social activism.
• 1915 - An earthquake in Avezzano, Italy kills 29,800. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Avezzano is a town and Comune in the Abruzzo region Province of L'Aquila. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1934 - The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kandidat nauk or Candidate of Sciences (Кандидат наук is a first post-graduate scientific degree in the former USSR and in some Post-Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1935 - A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Saarland (ˈzaːɐ̯lant in German; French: Sarre) is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. 3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1938 - The Church of England accepts the theory of evolution. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008
• 1939 - The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometres of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Black Friday fires of January 13, 1939, in Victoria Australia, are considered one of the worst natural Bushfires (wildfires in the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1942 - Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Ford ( July 30, 1863 &ndash April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products
• 1942 - The United States begins Japanese American internment. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Japanese American internment refers to the forcible relocation and Internment of approximately 110000 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans to housing
• 1942 - World War II: First use of aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1953 - Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen as President of Yugoslavia. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian:
• 1958 - Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Army of Liberation ( French, Armée de Libération, Arabic, jayshu-t-tahrīr, Spanish Ejercito de Liberacion) was a force Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War in Spain ( la Guerra Olvidada) was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by
• 1964 - Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta - now Kolkata - resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1964 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is appointed archbishop of Krakow, Poland. Pope Pope In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland
• 1966 - Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Robert Clifton Weaver ( December 29, 1907 – July 17, 1997) served as the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, concerned with urban housing
• 1968 - Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom Prison
• 1972 - Prime Minister Kofi Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Col. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Folsom State Prison (FSP is one of 33 prisons operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kofi Abrefa Busia ( 11 July 1913 - 28 August 1978) was Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969-72 Edward Akufo-Addo ( 26 June 1906 – 17 July 1979) was a Politician and Lawyer in Ghana. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong. General (then Colonel) Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ( September 23 1931 &ndash June 16 1979) was a former military
• 1974 - Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Seraphim ( Greek, Σεραφείμ - born Vissarion Tikas ( Greek, Βησσαρίων Τίκας ( October 26 1913 - April A list of Bishops Metropolitans and Archbishops of Athens:
• 1982 - Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90 737 jet crashes into Washington, DC's 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Air Florida Flight 90 was an Air Florida Flight of a Boeing 737-222 Airliner that crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Coincidentally, a Washington DC Metro Rail train is derailed, killing 3 people.
• 1985 - A passenger train plunged into a ravine at Ethiopia, killing 428, where accident is the worst railroad disaster in Africa. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
• 1986 - A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Democratic Yemen, South Yemen or Yemen (Aden was a Socialist republic in present-day southern and Ali Nasir Muhammad (علي ناصر محمد الحسني (born 1939 was twice President of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Abd al-Fattah Ismail Ali Al-Jawfi (1939–1986 ( Arabic: عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ Ismāʿīl) was the Chairman
• 1990 - L. Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American Politician and was the first African American to be elected African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• 1991 - Soviet Union military troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the
• 1992 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• 2001 - An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.
• 2007 - Two thirds of the Venus's southern hemisphere suddenly brightened as something triggered aerosols to form at a furious rate. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University

Births

• 1334 - King Henry II of Castile (d. Henry II ( January 13, 1334 Sevilla - May 29, 1379 Santo Domingo de la Calzada) better known as Henry of Trastámara 1379)
• 1505 - Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (d. Joachim II Hector (Joachim II Hector or Hektor; 13 January 1505 &ndash 3 January 1571) was a Prince-elector of the This article lists the Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg during the period of time that Brandenburg was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire 1571)
• 1562 - Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. Mark Alexander Boyd ( 13 January 1562 &ndash 10 April 1601) was a Scottish Poet and soldier of fortune. 1601)
• 1596 - Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (d. Jan Josephszoon van Goyen ( January 13, 1596, Leiden - April 27, 1656, The Hague) was a Dutch landscape painter 1656)
• 1610 - Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)
• 1616 - Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic (d. Antoinette Bourignon de la Porte ( January 13, 1616 - October 30, 1680) was a Flemish mystic. 1680)
• 1635 - Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (d. Philipp Jakob Spener ( January 13, 1635 &ndash February 5, 1705) was a German Christian theologian known as the "Father 1705)
• 1651 - Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry Booth 1st Earl of Warrington, PC ( January 13, 1652 &ndash January 2, 1694) was a son of George Booth, 1694)
• 1683 - Christoph Graupner, German composer (d. Christoph Graupner ( January 13 1683 in Kirchberg &ndash March 10 1760 in Darmstadt) was a German 1760)
• 1720 - Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Richard Hurd ( January 13, 1720 &ndash May 28, 1808) was an English divine and writer and Bishop of Worcester. 1808)
• 1749 - Friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Friedrich Müller is the name of Maler Müller, born Friedrich Müller (1749-1825 German painter and poet Friedrich Max Müller (1823-1900 1825)
• 1777 - Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maria Anna (Marie Anne Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi Princesse Française Duchess of Lucca and Princess of Piombino, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Comtesse de 1820)
• 1787 - John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Davis ( January 13, 1787 – April 19, 1854) was an American Lawyer, Businessman and Politician The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1854)
• 1804 - Paul Gavarni, French caricaturist (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Paul Gavarni was the Nom de plume of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (born 1801 or 1804 in Paris; died November 23, 1866 1866)
• 1805 - Thomas Dyer, Mayor of Chicago (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Thomas Dyer ( January 13 1805 - June 6 1862; buried in Connecticut) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1862)
• 1808 - Salmon P. Chase, 6th Chief Justice of the United States (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Salmon Portland Chase ( January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1873)
• 1812 - Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Pierre Martin Victor Richard de Laprade ( January 13, 1812 - December 13, 1883) known as Victor de Laprade, was a French 1883)
• 1832 - Horatio Alger, Jr., American minister and author (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Horatio Alger Jr ( January 13, 1832 &ndash July 18, 1899) was a 19th-century American Author who wrote approximately 1899)
• 1845 - Félix Tisserand, French Astronomer (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François Félix Tisserand ( January 13, 1845 - October 20, 1896) was a French Astronomer. 1896)
• 1858 - Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Oskar Minkowski ( January 13 1858, Kaunas, Lithuania - July 18 1931, Sanatorium Fürstenburg an der Havel Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1931)
• 1859 - Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kostis Palamas (Κωστής Παλαμάς &mdash 27 February, 1943) was a Greek Poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. 1943)
• 1861 - Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Max Nonne (born January 13 1861, Hamburg - died 1959 was a German Neurologist. 1959)
• 1864 - Wilhelm Wien, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Wien ( German:) ( 13 January 1864 &ndash 30 August 1928) was a German physicist The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1928)
• 1865 - Princess Marie of Orléans (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1908)
• 1866 - Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov ( Василий Сергеевич Калинников) ( &ndash January 11, 1901) was a Russian composer of two 1901)
• 1869 - Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy 2nd Duke of Aosta ( 13 January, 1869 &ndash July 4, 1931) was a member of House of Savoy, former 1931)
• 1870 - Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ross Granville Harrison ( January 13 1870 - September 30 1959) was an American biologist and anatomist credited as the first to work 1959)
• 1878 - Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lionel-Adolphe Groulx ( January 13, 1878 – May 23, 1967) often called by his priestly titles Abbé Groulx or "Chanoine Groulx" 1967)
• 1881 - Essington Lewis, Australian industrialist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Essington Lewis (1881-1961 was an Australian industrialist He was born in Burra South Australia, on 13 January 1881. 1961)
• 1884 - Sophie Tucker, Russian-born singer and performer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sophie Tucker ( January 13, 1884 &ndash February 9, 1966) was a Singer and Comedian, one of the most popular entertainers 1966)
• 1885 - Alfred Fuller, Canadian businessman, The "Fuller Brush Man" (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the Black American businessman see Samuel B Fuller Alfred Carl Fuller ( January 13, 1885 &ndash December 1973 was a 1973)
• 1886 - Art Ross, Canadian ice hockey player and executive (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Howey Ross ( January 13, 1886 – August 5, 1964 was a Canadian Ice hockey executive and defenceman in 1964)
• 1887 - George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Գեորգի Գյուրջիև Γιώργος Γεωργιάδης Георгий Иванович Гюрджиев (or Gurdjiev) January 1949)
• 1890 - Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jüri Uluots ( January 13, 1890 - January 9, 1945) was an Estonian Prime minister, Journalist, and prominent 1945)
• 1893 - Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roy Cazaly (13 January 1893&ndash10 October 1963 was an Australian rules football player famous for his high marks, and for giving rise to the phrase " 1963)
• 1893 - Clark Ashton Smith, American writer (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clark Ashton Smith ( January 13, 1893 - August 14, 1961) was a Poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy 1961)
• 1898 - Kai Munk, Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, martyr (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk) ( January 13, 1898 – January 5, 1944) was a Danish playwright and 1944)
• 1898 - Carlo Tagliabue, Italian baritone (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlo Tagliabue ( Mariano Comense, January 13, 1898 – Monza, April 5, 1978) was an Italian Baritone 1978)
• 1899 - Kay Francis, American actress (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kay Francis (January 13 &ndashAugust 26) was an American stage and film actress 1968)
• 1901 - A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alfred Bertram Guthrie Jr ( January 13 1901 &ndash April 26 1991) was an American Novelist, Historian, and 1991)
• 1901 - Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Mieczysław Żywczyński (b 13 January 1901 in Warsaw, d 21 February 1978 in Lublin) was a Polish Historian 1978)
• 1904 - Richard Addinsell, British composer (Warsaw Concerto) (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Richard Stewart Addinsell ( January 13, 1904 - November 14, 1977) was a British composer best known for film music primarily his The Warsaw Concerto is a single-movement Piano concerto written for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight (also known under the later title 1977)
• 1909 - Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Marinus (Rinus van der Lubbe ( 13 January, 1909 – 10 January, 1934) was a Dutch council communist accused of and eventually 1934)
• 1910 - Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Yannis Tsarouchis ( 13 January 1910 -1989 was a Greek painter. 1989)
• 1911 - Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen KCMG (13 January 1911 &ndash 23 April 2005] New Zealand -born Australian Politician, was the longest-serving 2005)
• 1913 - Jeff Morrow, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Irving "Jeff" Morrow (b January 13, 1907 in New York City; d 1993)
• 1914 - Lord Ted Willis, British television dramatist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edward Henry Willis Baron Willis ( 13 January 1914 - 22 December 1992 and they had a son and a daughter 1992)
• 1919 - Robert Stack, American actor (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated 2003)
• 1921 - Dachine Rainer, British writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Dachine Rainer ( 13 January 1921 - 19 August 2000) was a British writer 2000)
• 1922 - Albert Lamorisse, French film director and producer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Lamorisse (January 13 1922 &ndash June 2 1970 was a French award-winning Filmmaker, Film producer, and Writer, who is best known for 1970)
• 1923 - Daniil Shafran, Russian cellist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniil Borisovich Shafran (Даниил Борисович Шафран January 13, 1923, Saint Petersburg &ndash February 7, 1997 1997)
• 1924 - Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-born philosopher (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Karl Feyerabend ( January 13, 1924 – February 11, 1994) was an Austrian born Philosopher of science best known for 1994)
• 1924 - Roland Petit, French choreographer
• 1925 - Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Roland Petit (b 13 January, 1924) is a French Choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris France. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gwyneth Evelyn “Gwen” Verdon (January 13 1925 – October 18 2000 was an American Dancer and Actress. 2000)
• 1926 - Michael Bond, British writer
• 1926 - Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American feminist author (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Bond, OBE, (born January 13, 1926 in Newbury Berkshire) is an English Children's author. Carolyn Gold Heilbrun ( January 13, 1926 in East Orange New Jersey – October 9, 2003) was an American academic and feminist 2003)
• 1927 - Brock Adams, American politician (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brockman "Brock" Adams ( January 13, 1927 &ndash September 10, 2004) was an American politician and member of 2004)
• 1927 - Sydney Brenner, British Nobel Laureate
• 1929 - Joe Pass, U. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sydney Brenner, CH FRS (born January 13 1927) is a South African biologist and the 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, January 13, 1929, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U S. jazz guitarist (d. 1994)
• 1930 - Liz Anderson, American singer
• 1930 - Frances Sternhagen, American actress
• 1931 - Ian Hendry, English actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liz Anderson (born Elizabeth Jane Haaby January 13, 1930 in Roseau Minnesota) is an American Country Music Singer-Songwriter Frances Hussey Sternhagen (born January 13 1930) is an American actress. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Hendry ( January 13, 1931 &mdash December 24, 1984) was an English film and television actor 1984)
• 1931 - Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Charles Nelson Reilly (January 13 1931 – May 25 2007 was an American Actor, Comedian, director and drama teacher known for his comedic 2007)
• 1934 - Rip Taylor, American actor
• 1935 - Mauro Forghieri, Italian automotive & mechanical engineer (Scuderia Ferrari)
• 1935 - Elsa Martinelli, Italian actress
• 1936 - Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone
• 1938 - William B. Davis, Canadian actor
• 1938 - Tord Grip, Swedish football manager
• 1939 - Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer
• 1939 - Cesare Maniago, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1940 - Edmund White, American author
• 1941 - Pasqual Maragall, Spanish politician
• 1943 - Carol Cleveland, English actress
• 1943 - Richard Moll, American actor
• 1946 - Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish musician
• 1947 - Jacek Majchrowski, Mayor of Kraków
• 1947 - Carles Rexach, former Spanish-Catalan footballer and coach
• 1948 - Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur
• 1949 - Brandon Tartikoff, American television executive (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rip Taylor or Christopher Gutridge (Socastee SC (b 1934 is an Actor and Comedian of television motion pictures nightclubs and theater Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mauro Forghieri (born January 13 1935) is an Italian Formula One car designer Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing Elsa Martinelli, born Elsa Tia, on August 3, 1932 or 13 January 1935, according to different sources, in Grosseto, Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Renato Bruson (born January 13, 1936) is an Italian Operatic Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Bruce Davis (born January 13, 1938) is a Canadian Actor, known for his role as the Cigarette Smoking Man on The Tord Grip (born 13 January 1938) is a Swedish football manager Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacek Gmoch (born January 13, 1939 in Pruszków) is a former Polish footballer, who later became a trainer and selector of the Cesare (Hail Cesare Maniago (Born January 13, 1939 in Trail, British Columbia) was a National Hockey League goaltender most notably for the Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edmund Valentine White III (born January 13, 1940) is an American novelist short-story writer and critic Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pasqual Maragall i Mira (born January 13, 1941 in Barcelona) was the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya (the government of Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol Cleveland (born 13 January, 1942, London) is an English comic actress, most notable for her appearances as the only significant Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) is an American actor He is perhaps best known for playing Bull Shannon the tall shaven-headed Bailiff Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eero Koivistoinen (born 13 January 1946) is a Finnish jazz musician and Saxophone player who started his career in the mid-1960s Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacek Majchrowski (born January 13, 1947 in Sosnowiec) is the mayor of the Royal Capital City Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Carles Rexach Cerdà (born Pedralbes Barcelona, 13 January 1947) also referred to as Charly Rexach or Carlos Rexach, is a Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gaj Singh (born 13 January 1948) was Maharaja of Jodhpur, India and is head of the Rathore clan of Rajputs Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brandon Tartikoff ( January 13, 1949 &mdash August 27, 1997) was a television executive who was credited with turning around NBC's low 1997)
• 1949 - Rakesh Sharma, first Indian and 138th man to visit space
• 1950 - Bob Forsch, American baseball player
• 1950 - John McNaughton, American film director
• 1954 - Trevor Rabin, South African guitarist (Yes)
• 1955 - Paul Kelly, Australian singer
• 1955 - Jay McInerney, American writer
• 1957 - Lorrie Moore, American writer
• 1957 - Mark O'Meara, Major winning American Golfer
• 1959 - James Lomenzo, American musician (Megadeth)
• 1960 - Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach
• 1961 - Wayne Coyne, American singer (The Flaming Lips)
• 1961 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress
• 1961 - Graham McPherson, English singer
• 1962 - Trace Adkins, American country music singer-songwriter
• 1962 - Paul Higgins, Canadian hockey player
• 1962 - Kevin Mitchell American baseball player
• 1963 - Kevin McClatchy, American businessman
• 1964 - Penelope Ann Miller, American actress
• 1964 - Ronan Rafferty, Northern Irish golfer
• 1966 - Patrick Dempsey, American actor
• 1967 - Annie Jones, Australian actress
• 1967 - George Paterson, Scottish singer/songwriter DMP
• 1968 - Traci Bingham, American actress
• 1968 - Mike Whitlow, English footballer
• 1968 - Chara, Japanese singer and actress
• 1969 - Stefania Belmondo, Italian cross-country skier
• 1969 - Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player
• 1970 - Keith Coogan, American actor
• 1970 - Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rakesh Sharma (born January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India) as a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force was Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Herbert (Bob Forsch (born January 13, 1950 in Sacramento California) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball John McNaughton (born January 13, 1950) is an American film and Television director, originally from Chicago Illinois. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Trevor Rabin (born January 13, 1954) is a South African American musician best known as a guitarist and songwriter for the British Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Paul Maurice Kelly (born 13 January 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian Rock music Singer-songwriter, Guitarist and John Barrett McInerney Jr (born January 13, 1955 in Hartford Connecticut) (ˈmækənɝni is an American Writer. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) For the journalist please see Lori Moore Lorrie Moore (born Marie Lorena Moore on January 13, 1957 in Professional wins (31 PGA Tour wins (16 1984 (1 Greater Milwaukee Open 1985 (2 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James "JLo" LoMenzo (born January 13, 1959 in Brooklyn New York) is a metal Bassist. Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Takis Lemonis ( Greek: Τάκης Λεμονής born January 13, 1960) is a former Greek football Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wayne Michael Coyne (born January 13 1961 is the Lead singer, Guitarist and principal Songwriter for the band The Flaming Lips. The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983 is an American rock band Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American Actress and Comedienne best known for her Graham McPherson (born on 13 January 1961 in Hastings) better known as Suggs, is an English Singer, actor former radio DJ and TV personality Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Trace Adkins (born Tracy Darrell Adkins, January 13, 1962 in Springhill Louisiana) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Paul Higgins (Born - January 13, 1962 in Saint John New Brunswick, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Kevin Darnell Mitchell (born January 13, 1962 in San Diego California) is a former American Major League Baseball Left fielder Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin S McClatchy (b January 13 1963, Sacramento California) is a co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Penelope Ann Miller ( January 13 1964) sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress. Ronan Rafferty (born 13 January 1964) is a Northern Irish professional Golfer who formerly played on the European Tour. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is a Golden Globe Award -nominated American actor who first became prominent in Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Annie Jones (born January 13 1967 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian actress who is best known for her role of Jane Harris (love interest of George Paterson (born January 13th, 1967 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Singer/songwriter best known for his collaborations with the guitarist Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Traci Bingham (born January 13, 1968) is an American Actress, model and Television personality. Mike Whitlow (born January 13 1968 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) is a professional footballer Chara is a Japanese Singer, Songwriter, Musician and actress born on Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stefania Belmondo (born January 13, 1969) is an Italian former cross-country skier. Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Coogan (b January 13 1970, Palm Springs California) is an American Actor and the grandson of Jackie Coogan, the Marco Pantani ( January 13, 1970 &ndash February 14, 2004) was an Italian Road racing cyclist widely regarded as being one 2004)
• 1970 - Shonda Rhimes, American screenwriter/creator Grey's Anatomy
• 1971 - John Mallory Asher, American film actor/director
• 1972 - Mark Bosnich, Australian footballer
• 1972 - Nicole Eggert, American actress
• 1972 - Atoosa Rubenstein, Iranian-born American magazine editor
• 1972 - Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast
• 1973 - Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1973 - Gloria Yip, Hong Kong actor
• 1974 - Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1976 - Michael Peña, American actor
• 1976 - Tania Vicent, Canadian short track speed skater
• 1977 - Orlando Bloom, English actor
• 1977 - James Posey, American basketball player
• 1979 - Jill Wagner, American Actor
• 1980 - Krzysztof Czerwinski, Polish conductor and organist
• 1980 - Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer
• 1980 - Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer
• 1980 - Michael Rupp, American ice hockey player
• 1981 - Reggie Brown, American football player
• 1981 - Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor
• 1981 - Jason James, Welsh musician (Bullet for My Valentine)
• 1981 - Darrell Rasner, American baseball player
• 1982 - Guillermo Coria, Argentine tennis player
• 1983 - Julian Morris, English actor
• 1983 - William Hung, American Idol contestant
• 1983 - Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player
• 1986 - Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater
• 1989 - Bryan Arguez, American soccer player
• 1989 - Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer

Deaths

• 86 BC - Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Shonda Rhimes is a Screenwriter, director and producer. She is best known as the creator and executive producer of television series Grey's Anatomy Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. John Mallory Asher (born on January 13, 1971) is an American Actor, director, writer and Cinematographer Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Bosnich (born January 13, 1972 in Fairfield New South Wales) is an Australian Association football player Nicole Elizabeth Eggert (born January 13 1972 is an American actress who jumped to fame with her role as Jamie Powell in the television series Charles Atoosa Rubenstein (born Atoosa Behnegar in Tehran, Iran in 1972) was the Editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo (or Shcherbo) (Виталий Венедиктович Щербо born January 13, 1972 in Minsk, Byelorussian Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Николай Иванович Хабибулин Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Gloria Yip Wan-Yee ( born January 13, 1973 in Hong Kong, the elder of two sisters and daughter of prominent businessman Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sergei Vladimirovich Brylin (Серге́й Влади́мирович Бры́лин (born January 13, 1974 in Moscow, USSR) is a professional Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Anthony Peña (born January 13, 1976) is an American actor |colspan=2 align=center| Tania Vicent (born January 13, 1976 in Laval Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater, who competed Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English Actor. James Mikely Mantell Posey Jr (born January 13 1977 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jill Suzanne Wagner (born January 13, 1979 in Winston-Salem North Carolina) is an American actress Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Krzysztof Czerwinski (b January 13, 1980) is a Polish conductor, Organist and voice Teacher. Nils-Eric Claes Johansson (born January 13, 1980 in Stockholm) is a Swedish football player who currently plays defender is a Japanese professional Soccer player He is a specialist on the right-hand side of the pitch playing as a full back or a wide Midfielder. Michael Rupp (born on January 13 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Professional Ice hockey player with the New Jersey Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Reggie Brown (born January 13 1981 in Carrollton Georgia) is an American football Wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL Shad Chad Javier Jesus Roman Chittick Gaspard (born January 13 1981) Biography Early life and career Shad is the son of Benjamin Gaspard Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Darrell Wayne Rasner (born January 13, 1981 in Carson City, Nevada) is a Starting pitcher for the New York Yankees Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born January 13, 1982 in Rufino, Santa Fe Province) nicknamed El Mago ( The Magician Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Julian Morris (born 13 January, 1983) is a British actor best known for his role in Cry Wolf. William James Hung Hing Cheong ( Traditional Chinese: 孔慶翔 Simplified Chinese: 孔庆翔 Cantonese Yale: Hung2 Hing3 Cheung4 American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Ronny Turiaf (born January 13 1983 in Le Robert, Martinique) is a French Basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Programs Competitive highlights Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Bryan Arguez (born 13 January 1989) is an American soccer player from Miami, Florida who currently plays for Triinu Kivilaan (born January 13, 1989 in Viljandi, Estonia) is an Estonian vocalist and former model best-known as a former member of the popular Year 86 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome First Mithridatic War This article is about the Roman statesman who reorganized the army and was seven times Consul 157 BC)

• 703 - Empress Jitō of Japan (b. Events Births An Lushan, military leader during the Tang Dynasty (d (645 &ndash December 22 702 was the 41st imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 645)
• 858 - King Ethelwulf of Wessex (b. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Byzantines recapture Alexandria from the Arabs Asia This article is about the year 858 AD. For the terrorist attack on Korean air see Korean_Air_Flight_858. Æthelwulf, also spelled Aethelwulf or Ethelwulf; Old English: Æþelwulf, means 'Noble Wolf' (c 795)
• 888 - Charles the Fat, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Events By Place Europe In the earliest recorded Viking raid on Ireland, they attack Iona, Inisbofin and Inismurray This article is about the year AD 888 For other uses see 888 (disambiguation. Charles the Fat (Carolus Pinguis 13 June 839 – 13 January 888) was the King of Alemannia from 876 King of Italy from The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states 839)
• 1138 - Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. Events By Place Europe Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons Simon I (1076 &ndash 13 April 1138) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1115 to his death the eldest son and successor of Thierry II and Hedwige 1076)
• 1151 - Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. Suger (c 1081 &ndash 13 January 1151) was one of the last French abbot-statesmen a historian and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture 1081)
• 1177 - Henry II of Austria (b. Heinrich (Henry II, (1107 &ndash January 13, 1177) Count Palatine of the Rhine, 1140-1141 Margrave of Austria from 1141 to 1156 1107)
• 1330 - Frederick I of Austria (b. 1286)
• 1363 - Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. Meinhard III ( February 9 1344 - January 13, 1363) was the son of Louis V of Bavaria with Countess Margarete Maultasch 1344)
• 1599 - Edmund Spenser, English poet (b. Edmund Spenser (c 1552 &ndash 13 January, 1599) was an important English Poet and Poet Laureate best known for The 1552)
• 1625 - Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter (b. Jan Brueghel the Elder (b 1568 Brussels - January 13 1625, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter, son of Pieter Brueghel 1568)
• 1630 - Yuan Chonghuan, Chinese military commander (b. Yuán Chónghuàn (袁崇煥 Style name: Yuánsù 元素 and Zìrú 自如 6 June 1584 – 22 September 1630) was a famed patriot 1584)
• 1658 - Edward Sexby, English Puritan soldier (b. Edward Sexby or Saxby ( 1616 - January 13 1658) was an English Puritan soldier and Leveller in the army of 1616)
• 1691 - George Fox, English founder of the Quakers (b. George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691 was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers 1624)
• 1766 - King Frederick V of Denmark (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Frederick V (31 March 1723 – 13 January 1766 was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746 son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of 1723)
• 1775 - Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Georg Walch ( June 17, 1693 - January 13, 1775) was a German theologian. 1693)
• 1790 - Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Luc Urbain de Bouëxic comte de Guichen ( June 21 1712 - January 13 1790) - French Admiral; entered the navy in 1730 as 1712)
• 1796 - John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Anderson FRS (1726&ndash January 13 1796) was a Scottish Natural philosopher and liberal educator at the forefront of the application 1726)
• 1797 - Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern, wife of Frederick II of Prussia (b. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern, Queen of Prussia ( November 8 1715, Wolfenbüttel &ndash January 13 1797) was Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the 1715)
• 1832 - Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founder of Lord's cricket ground (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Thomas Lord (born in Thirsk, Yorkshire on 23 November 1755 died in West Meon, Hampshire on 13 January 1832 was an Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket 1755)
• 1838 - Ferdinand Ries, German composer (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ferdinand Ries ( Bonn, baptised November 28 1784 &ndash January 13 1838) from a musical family of Bonn was a friend and pupil of 1784)
• 1853 - Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest, humanist and revolutionary (b. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Theophilos Kairis (or Kaires ( 1784 - 13 January 1853, Greek: Θεόφιλος Καΐρης baptismal name Thomas) was born on 1783)
• 1860 - William Mason, American politician (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting William Mason ( September 10[[ 786]] - January 13[[ 860]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1786)
• 1864 - Stephen Foster, American composer (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Stephen Collins Foster (July 4 1826 – January 13 1864 known as the "father of American music" was the pre-eminent Songwriter in the United States 1826)
• 1882 - Wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Mauser, (born May 2, 1834 in Oberndorf am Neckar, died January 13, 1882 was a German weapon designer and manufacturer/ 1834)
• 1885 - Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Schuyler Colfax Jr (March 23 1823 &ndash January 13 1885 was a U 1823)
• 1889 - Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Solomon Bundy ( May 22, 1823 - January 13, 1889) was a United States Representative from New York. 1823)
• 1894 - Nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck (Надежда Филаретовна фон Мекк ( -) was the wealthy Russian widow of a Russian railway tycoon Karl von Meck 1831)
• 1905 - George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting George Henry Thorn ( October 12 1838 &ndash January 13 1905) was a Premier of Queensland, Australia. See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier 1838)
• 1906 - Alexander Popov, Russian physicist (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alexander Stepanovich Popov (Александр Степанович Попов (Gregorian March 16 1859 - January 13 1906, Julian March 1859)
• 1915 - Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mary Slessor (2 December 1848 - 13 January 1915 was a Scottish Missionary to Nigeria. 1848)
• 1923 - Alexandre Ribot, French statesman (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot (7 February 1842 13 January 1923 was a French politician four times Prime Minister. 1842)
• 1924 - Georg Hermann Quincke, German phsycist (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georg Hermann Quincke ( November 19, 1834 – January 13, 1924) was a German Physicist. 1834)
• 1929 - Wyatt Earp, American Western lawman (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ( March 19, 1848 &ndash January 13, 1929) was an American farmer Teamster, sometime buffalo 1848)
• 1929 - H. B. Higgins, Australian politician and judge (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For the fictional character Henry Higgins, see Pygmalion or My Fair Lady. 1851)
• 1932 - Sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. See also Sophia of Prussia (1582-1610. Princess Sophie of Prussia ( Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice; June 14, 1870 Constantine I King of the Hellenes (Κωνσταντίνος A' Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων - 11 January 1923 was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1870)
• 1934 - Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Ulrich Villard (1860 &ndash 13 January 1934) was a French Chemist and Physicist, born in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or 28th of September 1860 1860)
• 1941 - James Joyce, Irish writer (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 1882)
• 1943 - Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sophie Taeuber-Arp ( January 19, 1889 - January 13, 1943) (often ˈtɔɪbɚ ˈɑrp in English) was a Swiss Artist, 1889)
• 1958 - Jesse L. Lasky, U. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jesse Louis Lasky ( September 13, 1880 &ndash January 13, 1958) was a pioneer Hollywood film producer and also a key founder S. film producer (b. 1880)
• 1962 - Ernie Kovacs, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernie Kovacs ( January 23, 1919 — January 13, 1962) was an American comedian whose 1919)
• 1967 - Anatole de Grunwald, British film producer and screenwriter (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Anatole de Grunwald ( 25 December, 1910 – 13 January, 1967) was a British Film producer and Screenwriter. 1910)
• 1971 - Robert Still, English composer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Robert Still (10 June 1910&ndash13 January 1971 was an English composer educator and amateur tennis player 1910)
• 1974 - Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Raoul Jobin ( April 8, 1906, Quebec City - January 13, 1974, Quebec City) was a French-Canadian operatic 1906)
• 1974 - Salvador Novo, Mexican writer and poet (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Salvador Novo López ( 30 July 1904 &ndash 13 January 1974) was a Mexican Writer, poet, Playwright 1904)
• 1976 - Margaret Leighton, English actress (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Margaret Leighton ( 26 February 1922 &ndash 13 January 1976) was an English actress. 1922)
• 1978 - Hubert H. Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1911)
• 1978 - Joe McCarthy, American baseball manager (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph Vincent McCarthy ( April 21 1887 – January 13 1978) nicknamed "Marse Joe" was an American manager in 1887)
• 1979 - Donny Hathaway, American musician (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Donny Hathaway ( October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul musician 1945)
• 1979 - Marjorie Lawrence, Australian soprano (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Marjorie Lawrence ( February 17, 1907 - January 13, 1979) was an Australian Soprano, particularly noted as an interpreter 1907)
• 1980 - Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-born popular music conductor and arranger (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) André Kostelanetz (Russian Андрей Костеланец December 22, 1901, St 1901)
• 1982 - Marcel Camus, French film director (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Marcel Camus ( April 21, 1912 - January 13, 1982) was a French Film director. 1912)
• 1988 - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Chiang Ching-kuo ( POJ: ChiúⁿKeng-kok ( April 27 1, 1910 – January 13, 1988) Kuomintang (KMT Politician The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s 1910)
• 1993 - Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Mozart Camargo Guarnieri ( February 1, 1907 Tietê São Paulo – January 13, 1993 São Paulo) was a Brazilian 1907)
• 1995 - Max Harris, Australian poet, critic, columnist, commentator, publisher and bookseller (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Max Harris AO (13 April 1921 &ndash 13 January 1995 was an Australian poet critic columnist commentator publisher and bookseller 1921)
• 2001 - Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Michael James Cuccione ( January 5, 1985 – January 13, 2001) was a Canadian actor singer dancer author and activist born 1985)
• 2002 - Ted Demme, American film director (b. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ted Demme ( October 26, 1963 – January 13 2002) born in New York, New York, was an American Film 1963)
• 2002 - Gregorio Fuentes, Cuban fisherman, reputed model for Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregorio Fuentes ( Arrecife July 11, 1897 - Cojimar January 13, 2002) was a fisherman and the first mate of the 1897)
• 2002 - Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Frank Shuster OC ( September 5, 1916 &ndash January 13, 2002) was a Canadian comedian best known as a member of the 1916)
• 2003 - Norman Panama, American screenwriter and director (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Norman Panama ( 21 April, 1914 &ndash 13 January, 2003) was an American Screenwriter and film director born in Chicago Illinois 1914)
• 2004 - Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountain climber (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Arne Næss Jr ( December 8, 1937 &ndash January 13, 2004) was a Norwegian Mountaineer and businessman 1937)
• 2004 - Harold Shipman, British serial killer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Frederick "Fred" Shipman (14 January 1946 &ndash 13 January 2004 was an English General practitioner and convicted Serial killer 1946)
• 2005 - Earl Cameron, Canadian broadcaster (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There is also an actor named Earl Cameron. Earl Cameron (1915 &ndash January 13, 2005) was a Canadian broadcaster 1915)
• 2005 - Nell Rankin, American mezzo-soprano (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nell Rankin (January 3 1924 &ndash January 13 2005 was an American operatic Mezzo-soprano. 1924)
• 2006 - Frank Fixaris, American sportscaster (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Fixaris (May 6 1934 in Torrington, Connecticut – January 13 2006 in Falmouth, Maine) was an American Sportscaster 1934)
• 2006 - Marc Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc Potvin ( 29 January 1967 – 13 January 2006) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey player in the National Hockey League 1967)
• 2007 - Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Brecker ( March 29, 1949 &ndash January 13, 2007) was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer 1949)
• 2007 - Danny Oakes, racecar driver (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danny Oakes ( July 18 1911 &ndash January 13 2007) was a midget car Hall of fame driver 1911)
• 2008 - Sergei Larin, Lithuanian tenor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sergej Larin or Sergejus Larinas (Sergejus Larinas Сергей Ларин ( March 9 1956 &ndash January 13, 2008) was one 1956)
• 2008 - Johnny Podres, American baseball player (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Joseph Podres ( September 30 1932 &ndash January 13 2008) was an American left-handed Starting pitcher in Major 1932)

Holidays and observances

• In Sweden, Christmas ends on the 20th day, St. Knut's Day or Tjugondag Knut. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. St Knut's Day is a holiday celebrated in Sweden and Finland on January 13 (and not in Denmark although King Knut's origin could suggest Children celebrate a party throwing out the Christmas tree (julgransplundring).
• In Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, in various Russophone communities, and in the Republic of Macedonia the Old New Year is celebrated (the New Year by the Old Style calendar) on the night of January 13/14. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. See also Russophone (novel A Russophone (or russophone; русскоговорящий русскоязычный russkogovoryashchy The Republic of Macedonia (Република The Old New Year (Старый Новый год (Старий Новий рік or the Orthodox New Year (Православна нова година or Pravoslavna The New Year is an event that happens when a Culture celebrates the end of one Year and the beginning of the next year Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
• Hilary of Poitiers
• January 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Hilarius or Saint Hilary (ca 300 – 368 was Bishop of Poitiers ('Pictavium' and considered an eminent doctor of the Western Christian Jan 12 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 14 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 26 by Old Calendarists

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