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Events
Pre-1600
- 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire.<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
- 1492 – Reconquista: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.<ref>Kamen, Henry. "Spain 1469 – 1714 A Society of Conflict." Third edition. pp. 37–38</ref>
1601–1900
- 1680 – Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram and his bodyguards execute the rebel leader Trunajaya.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1776 – Empress Maria Theresa of Austria amends the Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana to include the abolition of torture throughout the Habsburg-ruled countries of Austria and Bohemia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of General George Washington repulse a British attack led by General Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1788 – Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1791 – Northwest Indian War: The Big Bottom massacre is committed by Lenape and Wyandot warriors in the Ohio Country, North America.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1818 – The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded by a group of six engineers; Thomas Telford would later become its first president.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1863 – American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Stones River ends in a Union victory when the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg are repulsed for the final time by the Army of the Cumberland under General William S. Rosecrans.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1865 – Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1900 – American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1900 – Chicago Canal opens.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–present
- 1920 – The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1921 – World premiere of the science fiction play R.U.R. by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a theater in Hradec Králové.<ref name="JMB">Jarka M. Burien, "Čapek, Karel" in Gabrielle H. Cody, Evert Sprinchorn (eds.) The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, Volume One. Columbia University Press, 2007. Template:ISBN, (pp. 224–225).</ref>
- 1941 – World War II: The Cardiff Blitz severely damages the cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1942 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history; Also known as the Duquesne Spy Ring.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1942 – World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.<ref name="Alford2006">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1949 – Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1954 – India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1955 – Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1959 – Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1963 – Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1967 – Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football match.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 mph in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Subscription required</ref>
- 1975 – At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1975 – The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1976 – The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1978 – On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1981 – One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1988 – Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1993 – Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2004 – Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2022 – Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leading to 238 people dead and thousands injured by January 11.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2024 – Two aircraft collide on a runway at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, killing 5 and injuring 18.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Births
Pre-1600
- 869 – Yōzei, Japanese emperor (died 949)<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 121–124</ref>
- 1462 – Piero di Cosimo, Italian painter (died 1522)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1509 – Henry of Stolberg, German nobleman (died 1572)<ref>Template:De-ADB</ref>
1601–1900
- 1642 – Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (died 1693)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1647 – Nathaniel Bacon, English-American rebel leader (died 1676)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1699 – Osman III, Ottoman sultan (died 1757)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1713 – Marie Dumesnil, French actress (died 1803)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1727 – James Wolfe, English general (died 1759)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1732 – František Brixi, Czech organist and composer (died 1771)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1777 – Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor and educator (died 1857)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1803 – Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1869)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1822 – Rudolf Clausius, Polish-German physicist and mathematician (died 1888)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1827 – Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and statistician (died 1914)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1833 – Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician (died 1893)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1836 – Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (died 1917)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1836 – Queen Emma of Hawaii (died 1885)<ref name="Kanahele1999">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1837 – Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer (died 1910)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1857 – M. Carey Thomas, American educator and activist (died 1935)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1860 – Dugald Campbell Patterson, Canadian engineer (died 1931)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1860 – William Corless Mills, American historian and curator (died 1928)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1866 – Gilbert Murray, Australian-English playwright and scholar (died 1957)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1870 – Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (died 1938)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1870 – Tex Rickard, American boxing promoter and businessman (died 1929)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
- 1873 – Antonie Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer and theorist (died 1960)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1873 – Thérèse of Lisieux, French nun and saint (died 1897)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1878 – Jaakko Mäki, Finnish politician (died 1938)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1878 – Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai, Indian activist, founded the Nair Service Society (died 1970)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1884 – Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-Israeli historian and politician, 4th Israeli Minister of Education (died 1973)<ref name="Arthur Saul Super 1969 119">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1885 – Gordon Flowerdew, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1918)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1886 – Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English explorer and author (died 1959)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1889 – Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales (died 1973)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1891 – Giovanni Michelucci, Italian architect and urban planner, designed the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station (died 1990)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1892 – Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (died 1962)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1895 – Folke Bernadotte, Swedish diplomat (died 1948)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1896 – Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (died 1954)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1896 – Lawrence Wackett, Australian commander and engineer (died 1982)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1897 – Theodore Plucknett, English legal historian (died 1965)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1900 – Una Ledingham, British physician, known for research on diabetes in pregnancy (died 1965)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–present
- 1901 – Bob Marshall, American activist, co-founded The Wilderness Society (died 1939)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1902 – Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (died 2007)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1903 – Kane Tanaka, Japanese Supercentenarian, Oldest Japanese person ever, Second oldest verified person in world history (died 2022)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1904 – Walter Heitler, German physicist and chemist (died 1981)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1905 – Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (died 1998)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1905 – Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1991)<ref name="Andrews1992">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1909 – Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (died 2009)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1909 – Barry Goldwater, American politician, businessman, and author (died 1998)<ref>Internet Accuracy Project, Senator Barry Goldwater Template:Webarchive. Retrieved September 23, 2010.</ref>
- 1913 – Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (died 1992)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1913 – Anna Lee, English-American actress (died 2004)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1917 – Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (died 2003)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1918 – Willi Graf, German physician and activist (died 1943)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1919 – Ernest Bender, American Indologist (died 1996)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1919 – Beatrice Hicks, American engineer (died 1979)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1920 (probable) – Isaac Asimov, American writer and professor of biochemistry (died 1992)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1920 – Bob Feerick, American basketball player and coach (died 1976)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1921 – Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1926 – Gino Marchetti, American football player (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1928 – Dan Rostenkowski, American politician (died 2010)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1929 – Charles Beaumont, screenwriter and American author of speculative fiction (died 1967)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1929 – Tellervo Koivisto, Finnish politician, former First Lady of Finland<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1931 – Toshiki Kaifu, Japanese lawyer and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2022)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1934 – John Hollowbread, English footballer, goalkeeper (died 2007)<ref name="worldfootball.net">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1936 – Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (died 1992)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1938 – David Bailey, English photographer and painter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1938 – Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1938 – Robert Smithson, American sculptor and photographer (died 1973)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1940 – Jim Bakker, American televangelist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1940 – Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2015)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1942 – Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1942 – Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1943 – Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer (died 2004)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – Charlie Davis, Trinidadian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 2021)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – Mohamed Ali Yusuf, Somali politician (died 2024)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1947 – Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1947 – Calvin Hill, American football player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1947 – David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (died 2024)
- 1948 – Judith Miller, American journalist<ref name="UPI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1948 – Deborah Watling, English actress (died 2017)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1949 – Christopher Durang, American playwright and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (died 2024)
- 1949 – Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and academic (died 2006)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1952 – Indulis Emsis, Latvian biologist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Latvia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1952 – Wendy Phillips, American actress<ref name="AP" />
- 1954 – Henry Bonilla, American broadcaster and politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1954 – Évelyne Trouillot, Haitian playwright and author<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1961 – Gabrielle Carteris, American actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – Paula Hamilton, English model<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – Todd Haynes, American film director, screenwriter, and producer<ref name="UPI" />
- 1961 – Craig James, American football player and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – Robert Wexler, American lawyer and politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1963 – David Cone, American baseball player and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1963 – Edgar Martínez, American baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1964 – Chris Welp, German-American basketball player (died 2015)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1964 – Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1967 – Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1967 – Tia Carrere, American actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1967 – Jón Gnarr, Icelandic actor and politician; 20th Mayor of Reykjavík<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1968 – Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1968 – Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – István Bagyula, Hungarian pole vaulter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – William Fox-Pitt, English horse rider and journalist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1969 – Róbert Švehla, Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – Christy Turlington, American model<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1970 – Eric Whitacre, American composer and conductor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1971 – Taye Diggs, American actor and singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1971 – Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1972 – Rodney MacDonald, Canadian educator and politician, 26th Premier of Nova Scotia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1972 – Shiraz Minwalla, Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1972 – Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey player and manager<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Ludmila Formanová, Czech runner<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Juha Lind, Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Tomáš Řepka, Czech footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1975 – Dax Shepard, American actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1975 – Jeff Suppan, American baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1975 – Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1977 – Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1977 – Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1979 – Jonathan Greening, English footballer<ref name="Fulham FC » Players from A-Z">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 – David Gyasi, British actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1981 – Kirk Hinrich, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1981 – Maxi Rodríguez, Argentine footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1983 – Kate Bosworth, American actress<ref>California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Lists Catherine Ann Bosworth born January 2, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.</ref>
- 1983 – Anthony Carrigan, American actor<ref name="AP" />
- 1987 – Shelley Hennig, American actress and model<ref name="UPI" />
- 1987 – Robert Milsom, English footballer<ref name="Fulham FC » Players from A-Z"/>
- 1987 – Loïc Rémy, French footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1988 – Germán Cano, Argentine footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1988 – Luke Harangody, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1988 – Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentine footballer<ref name="worldfootball.net"/>
- 1992 – Alexey Marchenko, Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – Teemu Pulkkinen, Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1993 – Bryson Tiller, American singer and rapper<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Ronald Darby, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1996 – Jonah Bolden, Australian-American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1997 – Carlos Soler, Spanish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1998 – Tfue, American online streamer<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
- 1998 – Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer<ref name="Fulham FC » Players from A-Z"/>
- 1999 – Georgios Kalaitzakis, Greek basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1999 – Fernando Tatís Jr., Dominican baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2000 – Spencer Arrighetti, American baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2001 – Cole Caufield, American ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2001 – Luiz Henrique, Brazilian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2006 – Claudio Echeverri, Argentine footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Deaths
Pre-1600
- 951 – Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han (born 931)<ref name="OH">Old History of the Five Dynasties ch. 103.</ref>
- 951 – Su Fengji, Chinese official and chancellor<ref name="OH"/>
- 1096 – William de St-Calais, Bishop of Durham and chief counsellor of William II of England<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1169 – Bertrand de Blanchefort, sixth Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born c. 1109)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1184 – Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, daughter of Andronikos Komnenos<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1298 – Lodomer, Hungarian prelate, Archbishop of Esztergom<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1470 – Heinrich Reuß von Plauen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1512 – Svante Nilsson, Sweden politician (born 1460)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1514 – William Smyth, English bishop and academic (born 1460)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1543 – Francesco Canova da Milano, Italian composer (born 1497)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1557 – Pontormo, Italian painter and educator (born 1494)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1598 – Morris Kyffin, Welsh soldier and writer (born c.1555)<ref>Template:Cite DWB</ref>
1601–1900
- 1613 – Salima Sultan Begum, Empress of the Mughal Empire (born 1539)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1614 – Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza, Spanish mystical poet and Catholic martyr (born 1566)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1726 – Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (born 1688)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1763 – John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (born 1690)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1816 – Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau, French chemist and politician (born 1793)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1850 – Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (born 1789)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1861 – Frederick William IV of Prussia (born 1795)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1876 – Meta Heusser-Schweizer, Swiss poet (born 1797)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1892 – George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1801)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1901–present
- 1904 – James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (born 1821)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1913 – Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (born 1855)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1915 – Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (born 1830)<ref name="Arthur Saul Super 1969 119"/>
- 1917 – Léon Flameng, French cyclist (born 1877)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1920 – Paul Adam, French author (born 1862)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1924 – Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (born 1834)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1939 – Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1864)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1941 – Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (born 1898)<ref>Staff. "MISCHA LEVITZKI, NOTED PIANIST, DIES; Virtuoso Who Won Acclaim of Audiences Throughout World Succumbs to Heart Attack KNOWN AS CHILD PRODIGY Composer, 42, Made His Debut Here in 1916 After Giving Many Recitals in Europe" Template:Webarchive, The New York Times, January 3, 1941. Accessed December 27, 2016.</ref>
- 1946 – Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (born 1870)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1950 – James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (born 1877)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1951 – William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (born 1870)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1951 – Edith New, English militant suffragette (born 1877)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
- 1953 – Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (born 1881)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1960 – Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (born 1907)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1963 – Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (born 1904)<ref name="DPobit">Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1963 – Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (born 1910)<ref name="DPobit"/>
- 1974 – Tex Ritter, American actor (born 1905)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1975 – Siraj Sikder, Bangladesh revolutionary leader (born 1944)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1977 – Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (born 1921)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1986 – Una Merkel, American actress (born 1903)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1987 – Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (born 1899)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1989 – Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (born 1954)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1990 – Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (born 1921)<ref name="AndrewsTurner1990"/>
- 1990 – Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (born 1910)<ref name="AndrewsTurner1990">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1994 – Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (born 1914)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (born 1915)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1995 – Nancy Kelly, American actress (born 1921)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1995 – Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician; 3rd President of Somalia (born 1919)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1999 – Rolf Liebermann, Swiss-French composer and manager (born 1910)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1999 – Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (born 1907)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1999 – Aaron Wiggins, American professional basketball player<ref name="WigginsNBA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2000 – Elmo Zumwalt, American admiral (born 1920)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2000 – Patrick O'Brian, English author and translator (born 1914)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2001 – William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (born 1913)<ref name=obit>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2005 – Maclyn McCarty, American geneticist and physician (born 1911)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2006 – Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1913)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2006 – Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (born 1914)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2007 – A. Richard Newton, Australian-American engineer and academic (born 1951)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2007 – Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, American historian and author (born 1941)<ref>Template:Citation.</ref>
- 2007 – Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (born 1911)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2008 – George MacDonald Fraser, Scottish journalist and author (born 1925)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2008 – Lee S. Dreyfus, American politician, Governor of Wisconsin (born 1926)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2009 – Inger Christensen, Danish poet and author (born 1935)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2010 – David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (born 1958)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2011 – Anne Francis, American actress (born 1930)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2011 – Bali Ram Bhagat, Indian politician; 16th Governor of Rajasthan (born 1922)<ref name="death">Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2011 – Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (born 1946)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2012 – Gordon Hirabayashi, American-Canadian sociologist and academic (born 1918)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2012 – Silvana Gallardo, American actress and producer (born 1953)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2012 – William P. Carey, American businessman and philanthropist, founded W. P. Carey (born 1930)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2013 – Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American historian, author, and academic (born 1920)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2013 – Teresa Torańska, Polish journalist and author (born 1944)<ref>Teresa Torańska nie żyje. Template:Webarchive Gazeta.pl. Wiadomości. Retrieved January 2, 2013</ref>
- 2014 – Bernard Glasser, American director and producer (born 1924)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2014 – Elizabeth Jane Howard, English author and screenwriter (born 1923)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2015 – Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (born 1929)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1924)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Frances Cress Welsing, American psychiatrist and author (born 1935)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2016 – Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabian religious leader (born 1959)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Gisela Mota Ocampo, mayor of Temixco, Morelos, Mexico, assassinated (born 1982)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
- 2017 – Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (born 1933)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2017 – John Berger, English art critic, novelist and painter (born 1926)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2018 – Guida Maria, Portuguese actress (born 1950)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2018 – Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1927)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2019 – Daryl Dragon, American musician (born 1942)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2019 – Julia Grant, British transgender activist (born 1954)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2019 – Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian (born 1942)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2019 – Gene Okerlund, American wrestling announcer (born 1942)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2025 – Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (born 1921)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Holidays and observances
- Ancestry Day (Haiti)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Berchtold's Day (Switzerland)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Christian feast day:
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- Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)<ref name=Metro2022 />
- Macarius of Alexandria<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The Day after New Years Day is a Public Holiday in New Zealand<ref name="2003act">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)<ref name=Metro2022 />
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