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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[613]] &ndash; Eight-month-old [[Constantine III (Byzantine emperor)|Heraclius Constantine]] is crowned as co-emperor (''[[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]'') by his father [[Heraclius]] at [[Constantinople]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Gilbert Dagron|title=Emperor and Priest: The Imperial Office in Byzantium|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yCnN4yAojagC&pg=PA74|date=16 October 2003|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-80123-2|pages=74}}</ref>
* [[871]] &ndash; [[Battle of Basing]]: The [[Wessex|West Saxons]] led by King [[Æthelred of Wessex|Æthelred I]] are defeated by the [[Danelaw]] [[Vikings]] at [[Old Basing|Basing]].<ref>Estimated date; {{cite book|title=The Life and Time of Alfred the Great|year = 1902|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XGYYTMvM500C&pg=PA93|publisher=Ardent Media|pages=93}}</ref>
*[[1506]] &ndash; The first contingent of 150 [[Swiss Guard]]s arrives at the [[Vatican City|Vatican]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Scott's monthly journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G4guAAAAIAAJ|year=1959|page=244}}</ref>
*[[1517]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman Empire]] under [[Selim I]] defeats the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultanate]] and captures present-day Egypt at the [[Battle of Ridaniya]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopaedia of Islām: A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography and Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=akFJAQAAMAAJ|year=1934|publisher=E. J. Brill|page=215}}</ref>
*[[1555]] &ndash; The [[Ava Kingdom]] falls to the [[Taungoo Dynasty]] in what is now [[Myanmar]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1689]] &ndash; The [[Convention Parliament (1689)|Convention Parliament]] convenes to determine whether [[James II of England|James II and VII]], the last [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in [[1688]].
*[[1808]] &ndash; The [[House of Braganza|Portuguese royal family]] [[Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil|arrives in Brazil]] after fleeing the [[Invasion of Portugal (1807)|French army's invasion of Portugal]] two months earlier.
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]: The [[Siege of Multan (1848-1849)|Siege of Multan]] ends after nine months when the last [[Sikhism|Sikh]] defenders of [[Multan]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]], surrender.
*[[1863]] &ndash; The [[January Uprising]] breaks out in Poland, [[Lithuania]] and [[Belarus]]. The aim of the national movement is to regain [[Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth]] from occupation by Russia.
*[[1879]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Isandlwana]] during the [[Anglo-Zulu War]] results in a Zulu victory.
*  1879   &ndash; The [[Battle of Rorke's Drift]], also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some {{cvt|15|km}} away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
*[[1890]] &ndash; The [[United Mine Workers of America]] is founded in [[Columbus, Ohio]].

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Edward VII]] is proclaimed [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King of the United Kingdom]] after the [[State funeral of Queen Victoria|death of his mother]], [[Queen Victoria]].
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Bloody Sunday (1905)|Bloody Sunday]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], beginning of the [[1905 Russian Revolution|1905 revolution]].
*[[1906]] &ndash; {{SS|Valencia}} runs aground on rocks on [[Vancouver Island]], [[British Columbia]], killing more than 130.
*[[1915]] &ndash; Over 600 people are killed in [[Guadalajara]], Mexico, when a train [[Guadalajara train disaster|plunges off the tracks]] into a deep canyon.
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[American entry into World War I]]: President [[Woodrow Wilson]] of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Act Zluky]] is signed, unifying the [[Ukrainian People's Republic]] and the [[West Ukrainian National Republic]].
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Ramsay MacDonald]] becomes the first [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]].
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Teddy Wakelam]] gives the first live radio commentary of a [[association football|football]] match, between [[Arsenal F.C.]] and [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[British Empire|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] troops capture [[Tobruk]] from [[Regio Esercito|Italian forces]] during [[Operation Compass#Tobruk|Operation Compass]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought [[Battle of Buna–Gona]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Brien |first=James |title=The Bloody Beachheads: Buna, Gona and Sanananda, 1942–43 | page = 27|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/sites/default/files/2013%20James%20Brien,%20Bloody_Beachheads_Ver_15.pdf |website=Australian War Memorial |year=2013 |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] commence [[Operation Shingle]], an assault on [[Anzio]] and [[Nettuno]], Italy.
*[[1946]] &ndash; In [[Iran]], [[Qazi Muhammad]] declares the independent people's [[Republic of Mahabad]] at [[Chahar Cheragh Square]] in the Kurdish city of [[Mahabad]]; he becomes the new president and [[Haji Baba Sheikh]] becomes the [[prime minister]].
*  1946   &ndash; Creation of the ''Central Intelligence Group'', forerunner of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[KTLA]], the first commercial [[television station]] west of the [[Mississippi River]], begins operation in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Israel]] withdraws from the [[Sinai Peninsula]].
*[[1963]] &ndash; The [[Élysée Treaty]] of cooperation between France and West Germany is signed by [[Charles de Gaulle]] and [[Konrad Adenauer]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; Between dozens and hundreds of [[Somoza family|anti-Somocista]] demonstrators are killed by the [[National Guard (Nicaragua)|Nicaraguan National Guard]] in [[Managua]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gould |first1=Jeffrey L. |title=To Lead as Equals: Rural Protest and Political Consciousness in Chinandega, Nicaragua, 1912-1979 |date=1990 |publisher=UNC Press Books |isbn=978-0-8078-4275-1 |page=271 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pZFtARmSY6kC&pg=PA271 |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Apollo Program]]: [[Apollo 5]] lifts off carrying the first [[Lunar module]] into space.
*  1968   &ndash; [[Operation Igloo White]], a US electronic surveillance system to stop [[People's Army of Vietnam|communist infiltration]] into [[South Vietnam]] begins installation.
*[[1970]] &ndash; The [[Boeing 747]], the world's first "[[Wide-body aircraft|jumbo jet]]", enters commercial service for launch customer [[Pan American Airways]] with its maiden voyage from New York's [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] to [[London Heathrow Airport]].
*[[1971]] &ndash; The [[Singapore Declaration]], one of the two most important documents to the [[uncodified constitution]] of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], is issued.
*[[1973]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of the United States]] delivers its decisions in ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and ''[[Doe v. Bolton]]'', legalizing elective [[Abortion in the United States|abortion]] in all fifty states.
*  1973   &ndash; The crew of [[Apollo 17]] addresses a [[Joint session of the United States Congress|joint session of Congress]] after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission.
*  1973   &ndash; A chartered [[Boeing 707]] [[1973 Kano Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crash|explodes in flames]] upon landing at [[Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport|Kano Airport]], [[Nigeria]], killing 176.
*  1973   &ndash; In [[Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman|a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship]] in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], challenger [[George Foreman]] knocks down champion [[Joe Frazier]] six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee [[Arthur Mercante Sr.]].<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=Foreman beats Frazier to win heavyweight title in Jamaica|url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/foreman-beats-frazier-to-win-heavyweight-title-in-jamaica|publisher=history.com|access-date=22 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607133500/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/foreman-beats-frazier-to-win-heavyweight-title-in-jamaica|archive-date=7 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Philippines|Philippine]] security forces [[Mendiola massacre|open fire]] on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at [[Malacañang Palace]], [[Manila]], killing 13.
*[[1992]] &ndash; Rebel forces occupy [[Zaire]]'s national radio station in [[Kinshasa]] and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation.
*  1992   &ndash; [[Space Shuttle program]]: The [[Space Shuttle Discovery|space shuttle ''Discovery'']] launches on [[STS-42]] carrying Dr. [[Roberta Bondar]], who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]: [[Beit Lid suicide bombing]]: In central [[Israel]], near [[Netanya]], two [[Gaza Strip|Gazans]] blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers.
*[[1998]] &ndash; Space Shuttle program: [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|space shuttle ''Endeavour'']] launches on [[STS-89]] to dock with the Russian space station ''[[Mir]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-89.html|title=NASA - STS-89|last=Warnock|first=Lynda|website=www.nasa.gov|publisher=NASA|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; Australian missionary [[Graham Staines]] and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in [[East India|Eastern India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/jan/23oris.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT: Missionary, children burnt alive in Orissa |work=Rediff.com |date=1999-01-23 |access-date=2015-04-16}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Evo Morales]] is inaugurated as [[President of Bolivia]], becoming the country's first indigenous president.
*[[2007]] &ndash; At least 88 people are killed when [[22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings|two car bombs]] explode in the [[Bab Al-Sharqi]] market in central [[Baghdad]], Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6286459.stm|title=Scores killed in Iraq bloodshed|date=22 January 2007|website=BBC News|access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] signs an executive order to close the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]]; congressional opposition will prevent it being implemented.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-07|title=Barack Obama - Key Events {{!}} Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/barack-obama/key-events|access-date=2022-01-11|website=millercenter.org|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Ram Mandir]] is inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] at [[Ayodhya]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] after 500 years of [[Ayodhya dispute|dispute]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE updates: Ram Lalla darshan for general public from tomorrow |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ayodhya-ram-mandir-inauguration-live-updates-ram-temple-pran-pratishtha-ceremony-narendra-modi-speech-22-january-2024-101705843465943.html |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration LIVE Updates: Everyone should light 'Ram Jyoti' in their homes and welcome Lord Ram, says PM Modi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ayodhya-ram-mandir-news-live-updates-ram-temple-consecration-ceremony-pran-pratistha-january-22-ram-janmbhoomi-pm-modi/liveblog/107035131.cms |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1263]] &ndash; [[Ibn Taymiyyah]], Syrian scholar and theologian (died 1328)<ref>{{cite book|author=Oliver Leaman|title=The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UarUm4QXGWAC&pg=PA280|date=2 May 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-33975-4|pages=280–}}</ref>
*[[1440]] &ndash; [[Ivan III of Russia]] (died 1505)<ref>{{cite book|author=Stanley Sandler|title=Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L_xxOM85bD8C&pg=PA423|year=2002|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-57607-344-5|pages=423–}}</ref>
*[[1522]] &ndash; [[Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans]], (died 1545)<ref>{{cite book|author=Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc|title=The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropædia|url=https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia14ency|url-access=registration|year=1991|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|isbn=978-0-85229-529-8}}</ref>
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Walter Raleigh]], English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (died 1618)
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[Francis Bacon]], English philosopher and politician, [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] (died 1626)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gaukroger |first1=Stephen |chapter=Bacon, Francis |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |page=79 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_94|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}</ref>
*[[1570]] &ndash; [[Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington]], English historian and politician, founded the [[Cotton library]] (died 1631)
*[[1573]] &ndash; [[John Donne]], English poet and cleric in the [[Church of England]], wrote the [[Holy Sonnets]] (died 1631)
*[[1592]] &ndash; [[Pierre Gassendi]], French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (died 1655)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hatch |first1=Robert Alan |chapter=Gassendi, Pierre |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |pages=408–410 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_503|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1645]] &ndash; [[William Kidd]], Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable);<ref>{{cite book|author1=Craig Cabell|author2=Graham A. Thomas|author3=Allan Richards|title=Captain Kidd: The Hunt for the Truth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uZX3xvnKFSwC&pg=PA3|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Casemate Publishers|isbn=978-1-84415-961-1|pages=3}}</ref> (died 1701)
*[[1654]] &ndash; [[Richard Blackmore]], English physician and poet (died 1729)
*[[1690]] &ndash; [[Nicolas Lancret]], French painter (died 1743)<ref>{{cite book|author=National Gallery of Scotland|title=Catalogue of the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aG8rAAAAIAAJ|year=1909|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|page=42}}</ref>
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[Gotthold Ephraim Lessing]], German philosopher and author (died 1781)<ref>{{cite book|author=Edward Malcolm Batley|title=Catalyst of Enlightenment, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: productive criticism of eighteenth-century Germany|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tf9bAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=P. Lang|isbn=978-3-261-04193-7|page=11}}</ref>
*[[1733]] &ndash; [[Philip Carteret]], English admiral and explorer (died 1796)
*[[1740]] &ndash; [[Noah Phelps]], American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 1809)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[François Habeneck]], French violinist and conductor (died 1849)
*[[1788]] &ndash; [[Lord Byron]], English poet and playwright (died 1824)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Lady Lucy Whitmore]], English noblewoman, hymn writer (died 1840)<ref name="Julian1892">{{cite book|last=Julian|first=John|title=A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations...with Biographical and Critical Notices of Their Authors and Translators|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3GshAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1085|edition=Public domain|year=1892|publisher=J. Murray|pages=1085–}}</ref>
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[Karl Ernst Claus]], Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (died 1864)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Maria Leopoldina of Austria]] (died 1826)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Ludger Duvernay]], Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (died 1852)
*[[1802]] &ndash; [[Richard Upjohn]], English-American architect (died 1878)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry]], Irish hereditary peer (died 1914)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein]] (died 1917)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Ernest Wilberforce]], English bishop (died 1907)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[August Strindberg]], Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1912)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Beatrice Webb]], English sociologist and economist (died 1943)<ref>{{cite book | first=Royden J. |last=Harrison |title=The Life and Times of Sidney and Beatrice Webb: 1858-1905 The Formative Years |location=Basingstoke |publisher=Palgrave |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-31222-641-1 |page=367}}</ref> 
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[George Fuller (Australian politician)|George Fuller]], Australian politician, 22nd [[Premier of New South Wales]] (died 1940)<ref name=nsw>{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940) |id=1075 |former=Yes| access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Wilbur Scoville]], American chemist and pharmacist (died 1942)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Gisela Januszewska]], Jewish-Austrian physician (died 1943)<ref>{{cite book|first=Ingrid|last=Arias|title=Im Dienste der Volksgesundheit: Frauen - Gesundheitswesen - Nationalsozialismus|trans-title=In the Service of Public Health: Women, Healthcare, Nazism|location=Vienna|publisher=Verlagshaus der Ärzte|year=2006|page=87|isbn=978-3-90148-886-3|language=DE}}</ref>
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[José Vicente de Freitas]], Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (died 1952)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Edward Harkness]], American philanthropist (died 1940)
*  1874   &ndash; [[Jay Hughes]], American baseball player and coach (died 1924)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[D. W. Griffith]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1948)<ref>{{cite book|first=Dennis|last=Kenneth|chapter=Griffith, David Wark|title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville|editor-last=Kleber|editor-first=John E.|location=Lexington, Ky.|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|date=2001|isbn=9780813121000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W7EeBgAAQBAJ|page=359}}</ref>
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Tom Jones (baseball)|Tom Jones]], American baseball player and manager (died 1923)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Francis Picabia]], French painter and poet (died 1953)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Bill O'Neill (baseball)|Bill O'Neill]], Canadian-American baseball player (died 1920)
*  1880   &ndash; [[Frigyes Riesz]], Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1956)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Ira Thomas]], American baseball player and manager (died 1958)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[John J. Becker]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1961)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Helen Hoyt]], American poet and author (died 1972)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Henri Pélissier]], French cyclist (died 1935)
*  1889   &ndash; [[Amos Strunk]], American baseball player and manager (died 1979)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Fred M. Vinson]], American judge and politician, 13th [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (died 1953)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Antonio Gramsci]], Italian philosopher and politician (died 1937)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Marcel Dassault]], French businessman, founded [[Dassault Aviation]] (died 1986)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Conrad Veidt]], German-American actor, director, and producer (died 1943)<ref>{{cite book|last=Giesen|first=Rolf|title=The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Company|date=2019|isbn=9781476672984|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8PWKDwAAQBAJ|page=29}}</ref>
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Rosa Ponselle]], American operatic soprano (died 1981)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Dilipkumar Roy]], a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (died 1980)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Ross Barnett]], American lawyer and politician, 52nd [[Governor of Mississippi]] (died 1987)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Sergei Eisenstein]], Russian director and screenwriter (died 1948)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Denise Legeay]], French actress (died 1968)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Martti Haavio]], Finnish poet and mythologist (died 1973)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Ernst Busch (actor)|Ernst Busch]], German actor and singer (died 1980)
*  1900   &ndash; [[James Hamilton Doggart]], English ophthalmic surgeon (died 1989)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=Doggart&te=ASSET|title=Details for Doggart, James Hamilton (1900-1989)|website=Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows|publisher=Royal College of Surgeons of England|access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Daniel Kinsey]], American hurdler, coach, and academic (died 1970)<ref>{{cite book | last = Quercetani | first = Roberto | title = World History of Hurdle and Steeplechase Racing Men and Women | publisher = Gardners Books | location = City | year = 2009 | isbn = 9788895684291 | page=17}}</ref>
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Fritz Houtermans]], Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1966)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[George Balanchine]], Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the [[New York City Ballet]] (died 1983)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mary Clarke|author2=Clement Crisp|title=Ballet: An Illustrated History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lGG1AAAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=H. Hamilton|isbn=978-0-241-13068-1|page=123}}</ref>
*  1904   &ndash; [[Arkady Gaidar]], Russian journalist and author (died 1941)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Willy Hartner]], German physicist, historian, and academic (died 1981)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Robert E. Howard]], American author and poet (died 1936)<ref>{{cite book|last=Vick|first=Todd B.|title=Renegades and Rogues: The Life and Legacy of Robert E. Howard|location=Austin, Tex.|publisher=University of Texas Press|date=2021|isbn=9781477321959|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ed4EEAAAQBAJ|page=17}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Douglas Corrigan]], American pilot and engineer (died 1995)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Dixie Dean]], English footballer (died 1980)<ref>{{cite book | last = Radnedge | first = Keir | title = The illustrated encyclopedia of soccer | publisher = Universe Pub | location = New York, NY | year = 2001 | isbn = 9780789306708 | page=196}}</ref>
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Lev Landau]], Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1968)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Martha Norelius]], Swedish-born American swimmer (died 1955)<ref>{{cite web|title=Martha Norelius|url=https://www.olympic.org/martha-norelius|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref>
*  1909   &ndash; [[Porfirio Rubirosa]], Dominican racing driver, polo player, and diplomat (died 1965)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Ann Sothern]], American actress and singer (died 2001)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Jan. 22: Jim Jarmusch, Beverley Mitchell |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/22/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-22-Jim-Jarmusch-Beverley-Mitchell/2251674321813/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |date=22 January 2023}}</ref>
*  1909   &ndash; [[U Thant]], Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd [[United Nations Secretary-General]] (died 1974)<ref>{{cite book|author=Australia. Parliament|title=The Records of the Proceedings and the Printed Papers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H1NJAQAAIAAJ|year=1962|page=438}}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Bruno Kreisky]], Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd [[Chancellor of Austria]] (died 1990)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Henry Bauchau]], Belgian psychoanalyst and author (died 2012)
*  1913   &ndash; [[William Conway (cardinal)|William Conway]], Irish cardinal (died 1977)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Carl F. H. Henry]], American theologian and publisher (died 2003)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Dimitris Dragatakis]], Greek violinist and composer (died 2001)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Albertz]], German theologian and politician, [[List of mayors of Berlin|Mayor of Berlin]] (died 1993)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Bill Durnan]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Henri Dutilleux]], French pianist, composer, and educator (died 2013)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Harilal Upadhyay]], Indian author, poet, and astrologist (died 1994)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Bruce Shand]], British Army officer, and father of [[Queen Camilla]] (died 2006)<ref name="Obituaries: Major Bruce Middleton Shand">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1521006/Major-Bruce-Shand.html Obituaries: Major Bruce Middleton Shand, The Telegraph: Bruce Shand]</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Elmer Lach]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Diomedes Olivo]], Dominican baseball player and scout (died 1977)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Irving Kristol]], American journalist, author, and academic, founded ''[[The National Interest]]'' (died 2009)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Alf Ramsey]], English footballer and coach (died 1999)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Howard Moss]], American poet, playwright and critic (died 1987)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Diana Douglas]], British-American actress (died 2015)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[J. J. Johnson]], American trombonist and composer (died 2001)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Ján Chryzostom Korec]], Slovak cardinal (died 2015)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Charles Lisanby]], American production designer and art director (died 2013)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Lou Creekmur]], American football player and sportscaster (died 2009)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Joe Perry (American football)|Joe Perry]], American football player (died 2011)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Yoshihiko Amino]], Japanese historian, author, and academic (died 2004)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Petr Eben]], Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (died 2007)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Mariví Bilbao]], Spanish actress (died 2013)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Daniel Camargo Barbosa]], Colombian serial killer (died 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Research|first=OCLC|title=FAST Linked Data|url=http://id.worldcat.org/fast/396133/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=id.worldcat.org|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
*  1930   &ndash; [[Éamon de Buitléar]], Irish accordion player and director (died 2013)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Sam Cooke]], American singer-songwriter (died 1964)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Eagle |first1=Bob |title=Blues - A Regional Experience |last2=LeBlanc |first2=Eric S. |publisher=Praeger Publishers |year=2013 |isbn=978-0313344237 |location=Santa Barbara |pages=199}}</ref>
*  1931   &ndash; [[Galina Zybina]], Russian shot putter and javelin thrower (died 2024)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Berthold Grünfeld]], Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (died 2007)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Piper Laurie]], American actress (died 2023)<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul Michael|title=Movie Greats: The Players, Directors, Producers|url=https://archive.org/details/moviegreatsplaye00mich|url-access=registration|year=1969|publisher=Garland Books|page=1957}}</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Tom Railsback]], American politician (died 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Railsback|first=Thomas|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/20089|title=RAILSBACK, Thomas Fisher|work=History, Art and Archives}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball)|Yuri Chesnokov]], Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2010)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]], Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Bill Bixby]], American actor and director (died 1993)<ref>{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Jerry|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Volume 1|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=2009|isbn=9780810861381|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC|page=44}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Ong Teng Cheong]], Singaporean architect and politician, 5th [[President of Singapore]] (died 2002)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Alan J. Heeger]], American physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate<ref>{{cite web | title = Alan Heeger - Biographical | publisher = Nobel Foundation | url = https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2000/heeger-bio.html | access-date = 3 April 2015}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Alma Delia Fuentes]], Mexican actress (died 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Entre la basura y el olvido, el triste final de Alma Delia Fuentes, figura de la Época de Oro|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/04/02/entre-la-basura-y-el-olvido-el-triste-final-de-alma-delia-fuentes-figura-de-la-epoca-de-oro/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=infobae|date=2 April 2021|language=es-ES}}</ref>
*  1937 &ndash; [[Edén Pastora]], Nicaraguan politician (died 2020)
*  1937 &ndash; [[Joseph Wambaugh]], American author (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=February 28, 2025 |title=Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop's-Eye View, Is Dead at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/books/joseph-wambaugh-dead.html |access-date=March 1, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Contemporary Books|title=Chase's 1997 Calendar of Events, 40th Anniversary Ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lUmuV0cjxiIC|date=1 October 1996|publisher=McGraw-Hill/Contemporary|isbn=978-0-8092-3174-4|page=98}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Peter Beard]], Australian photographer and author (died 2020)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Joe Esposito (author)|Joe Esposito]], American author (died 2016)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Altair Gomes de Figueiredo]], Brazilian footballer (died 2019)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Jørgen Garde]], Danish admiral (died 1996)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Alfredo Palacio]], Ecuadoran physician and politician, [[President of Ecuador]] (died 2025)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Roger East|author2=Carina O'Reilly|author3=Richard Thomas|title=Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw8WAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-85743-346-3|page=164}}</ref>
*  1939   &ndash; [[Luigi Simoni]], Italian footballer and manager (died 2020)
*  1939   &ndash; [[J. C. Tremblay]], Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 1994)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[John Hurt]], English actor (died 2017)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1940   &ndash; [[Gillian Shephard]], English educator and politician, [[Secretary of State for Education]]
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Jaan Kaplinski]], Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic (died 2021)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Mimis Domazos]], Greek footballer (died 2025)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Khosrow Golsorkhi]], Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (died 1974)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Uto Ughi]], Italian violinist and conductor
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Christoph Schönborn]], Austrian cardinal
*  1945   &ndash; [[Alojz Uran]], Slovenian archbishop (died 2020)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Malcolm McLaren]], English singer-songwriter and manager (died 2010)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Serge Savard]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Oravsky]], Czech-Swedish author and director
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Levine]], American conductor and academic
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Steve Perry]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 22, 2023 includes celebrities Diane Lane, Guy Fieri |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-22-2023-includes-celebrities-diane-lane-guy-fieri.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |date=22 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Paul Bew]], Northern Irish historian and academic
*  1950   &ndash; [[Frank Schade]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Schade Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schadfr01.html |website=Basketball Reference |access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Ondrej Nepela]], Slovak figure skater and coach (died 1989)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Winfried Berkemeier]], German footballer and manager
*  1953   &ndash; [[Myung-whun Chung]], South Korean pianist and conductor
*  1953   &ndash; [[Jim Jarmusch]], American director and screenwriter<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Tully Blanchard]], Canadian-American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Csonka |first1=Larry |title=Various News: Smackdown Ratings Delayed, Tyson Kidd Rehabbing His Knee, Tully Blanchard's Birthday |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/various-news-smackdown-ratings-delayed-tyson-kidd-rehabbing-his-knee-tully-blanchards-birthday/ |publisher=[[411Mania]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |date=22 January 2013}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Lester Hayes]], American football player<ref>{{cite web | access-date=20 January 2024 | first1=Levi | last1=Edwards | url=https://www.raiders.com/news/once-a-cornerback-always-a-cornerback-a-quintet-of-legendary-raiders-defensive-b | title=Once a Cornerback, Always a Cornerback: A quintet of legendary Raiders defensive backs reflect on their careers in the Silver and Black | publisher=[[Las Vegas Raiders]] | date=28 February 2023 | website=www.raiders.com}}</ref>
*  1955   &ndash; [[Thomas David Jones]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut
*  1955   &ndash; [[John Wesley Shipp]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Steve Riley (drummer)|Steve Riley]], American drummer (died 2023)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Mike Bossy]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2022)<ref name=globeobit>{{cite web|publisher=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-mike-bossy-new-york-islanders-stanley-cup-champ-obituary|title=Mike Bossy, New York Islanders Great, Four-time Stanley Cup Champion, Dies at 65|first=Tom|last=Hawthorn|date=April 15, 2022|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>
*  1957   &ndash; [[Rita Chatterton]], American professional wrestling referee<ref name="NYMag">{{cite web |last1=Riesman |first1=Abraham |author-link=Abraham Riesman|title=The First Female Referee in WWE Says Vince McMahon Raped Her |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/vince-mcmahon-accused-of-rape-by-first-female-wwe-referee.html |website=[[New York Magazine]] |access-date=December 25, 2023 |language=en |date=June 27, 2022}}</ref> 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Godfrey Thoma]], Nauruan politician
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Nikos Anastopoulos]], Greek footballer and manager
*  1958   &ndash; [[Filiz Koçali]], Turkish journalist and politician
*  1958   &ndash; [[Charles White (American football)|Charles White]], American football player (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |title=Charles White, Heisman Winner With a Difficult Second Act, Dies at 64 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/sports/football/charles-white-dead.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |date=15 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Linda Blair]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> 
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Michael Hutchence]], Australian singer-songwriter (died 1997)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Quintin Dailey]], American basketball player (died 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Quintin Dailey |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76497/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu]], Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Nigel Benn]], English-Australian boxer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Stojko Vranković]], Croatian basketball player
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Steven Adler]], American rock drummer
*  1965   &ndash; [[DJ Jazzy Jeff]], American DJ and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Diane Lane]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Craig Salvatori]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/craig-salvatori/summary.html|title=Craig Salvatori – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Manabu Nakanishi]] (中西 学), Japanese wrestler<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manabu Nakanishi|website=New Japan Pro‑Wrestling|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/profile/696|access-date=2025-07-06}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Guy Fieri]], American chef, author, and television host<ref>{{cite web |date=January 22, 1968 |orig-year=File date: February 7, 1968 |title=Birth Record of Guy Ramsay Ferry |url=http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/10213019/Guy-Ramsay-Ferry |work=Ohio Birth Index, 1908–2011 |publisher=Ohio Department of Health|via=Mooseroots.com |id=Certificate Number: 1968003917 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150408054741/http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/10213019/Guy-Ramsay-Ferry |archive-date=April 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Heath (musician)|Heath]], Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=X Japan Releases Statement Confirming Passing of Band Member Heath|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-11/x-japan-releases-statement-confirming-passing-of-band-member-heath/.204340|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Frank Leboeuf]], French footballer, sportscaster, and actor
*  1968   &ndash; [[Mauricio Serna]], Colombian footballer
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Olivia d'Abo]], English-American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Abraham Olano]], Spanish cyclist
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Stan Collymore]], English footballer and sportscaster
*  1971   &ndash; [[Katie Finneran]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Terry Hill]], Australian rugby league player (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/terry-hill/summary.html|title=Terry Hill – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Gabriel Macht]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Rogério Ceni]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Cameron McConville]], Australian racing driver and sportscaster
*  1974   &ndash; [[Joseph Muscat]], Maltese journalist and politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of Malta]]
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Balthazar Getty]], American actor and musician<ref name="AP"/>
*  1975   &ndash; [[David Výborný]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Vyborny |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/david-vyborny-8459455 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Mario Domm]], Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer 
*  1977   &ndash; [[Hidetoshi Nakata]], Japanese footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Robert Esche]], American ice hockey player and sports executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Esche |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/robert-esche-8465093 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Chone Figgins]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chone Figgins |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chone-figgins-408210 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Carlos Ruiz (baseball)|Carlos Ruiz]], Panamanian baseball player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Christopher Masterson]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jonathan Woodgate]], English footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Lizz Wright]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Willa Ford]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Beverley Mitchell]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Ben Moody]], American musician, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Ibrahima Sonko]], French footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Fabricio Coloccini]], Argentine footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jason Peters]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Peters |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/6012/jason-peters |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Étienne Bacrot]], French chess player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess.com/players/etienne-bacrot|title=Étienne Bacrot|website=chess.com|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Ben Eager]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Ubaldo Jiménez]], Dominican baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Maceo Rigters]], Dutch footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Nicklas Grossmann]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicklas Grossmann |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nicklas-grossmann-8471269 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Fotios Papoulis]], Greek footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Yan Xu (table tennis)|Yan Xu]], Singaporean table tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=XU Yan |url=http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=103525 |website=m2006.thecgf.com |access-date=26 May 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801225232/http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=103525 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Maher Magri]], Tunisian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Matt Simon (footballer)|Matt Simon]], Australian footballer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Astrid Jacobsen]], Norwegian skier<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/astrid-uhrenholdt-jacobsen|title=Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen|website=IOC|access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Shane Long]], Irish footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Angel Olsen]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{AllMusic | id=angel-olsen-mn0002693655 |title= Angel Olsen |access-date=11 October 2025}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Ray Rice]], American football player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Greg Oden]], American basketball player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Marcel Schmelzer]], German footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Oscar Möller]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Oscar Moller |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/oscar-moller-8474114 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Theo Robinson]], English footballer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Alizé Cornet]], French tennis player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Mike Hauschild]], American baseball player<Ref>[https://www.mlb.com/player/mike-hauschild-623434 Mike Hauschild Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News]</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Logic (rapper)|Logic]], American rapper<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Stefan Kolb]], German footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Vincent Aboubakar]], Cameroonian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Vincent Aboubakar|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/vincent-aboubakar/131021/|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Tyrone Taylor]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tyrone Taylor #15 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tyrone-taylor-621438 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Dillon Brooks]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dillon Brooks |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628415/dillon-brooks |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Sami Gayle]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Joshua Ho-Sang]], Canadian ice hockey player 
*  1996   &ndash; [[Kumi Sasaki (idol)|Kumi Sasaki]], Japanese singer and model<ref>{{cite web |title=佐々木 久美 |url=https://www.hinatazaka46.com/s/official/artist/7?ima=0000 |website=日向坂46公式サイト |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=ja}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Fan Zhendong]], Chinese table tennis player<ref name=Tokyo2020>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1321133-fan-zhendong.htm |title=Table Tennis: FAN Zhendong |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=July 30, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730141139/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1321133-fan-zhendong.htm |archive-date=2021-07-30}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Silento]], American rapper, singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/silent%C3%B3-mn0003377640/biography|title=Silentó &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* 1998    &ndash; [[Walid Cheddira]], Moroccan footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Walid Cheddira|url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/player/walid-cheddira-104505|website=[[Serie A]]|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Andrew Thomas (American football)|Andrew Thomas]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Thomas |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4259566/andrew-thomas |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Laia Codina]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Laia Codina |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/laia-codina |publisher=La Liga |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>
* [[2002]] – [[Caitlin Clark]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/1642286/caitlin-clark |title=Caitlin Clark |publisher=Women's National Basketball Association |access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Pau Cubarsí]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Pau Cubarsí|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/pau-cubarsi-paredes/864345/|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Athena Mapelli Mozzi]], daughter of [[Princess Beatrice]], born 11th in [[line of succession to the British throne]]<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/01/29/entertainment/princess-beatrice-gives-birth-to-second-child-with-husband-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi/ Princess Beatrice gives birth to 2nd baby with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi — reveals photo and name]</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[239]] &ndash; [[Cao Rui]], Chinese emperor (born 205)
* [[628]] &ndash; [[Anastasius of Persia]], monk<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dodgeon |first1=Michael H. |last2=Lieu |first2=Samuel N. C. |title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars Ad 363-628 |date=1991 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=978-0-415-46530-4 |page=312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zoZIxpQ8A2IC&pg=PA312 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[906]] &ndash; [[Empress He (Tang dynasty)|He]], empress of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]]
* [[935]] &ndash; [[Empress Ma (Southern Han)|Ma]], empress of [[Southern Han]]
*[[1001]] &ndash; [[Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab]], Uqaylid emir of Mosul<ref>{{cite book | last = Busse | first = Heribert | title = Chalif und Grosskönig - Die Buyiden im Irak (945-1055) | trans-title = Caliph and Great King - The Buyids in Iraq (945-1055) | language = German | orig-year = 1969 | year = 2004 | location = Würzburg | publisher =  Ergon Verlag | isbn = 3-89913-005-7 | pages = 74–75}}</ref>
*[[1051]] &ndash; [[Ælfric Puttoc]], archbishop of York<ref>{{cite book |last1=Loyn |first1=H. R. |title=The English Church, 940-1154 |date=2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-88472-9 |page=59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iGfJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA59 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1170]] &ndash; [[Wang Chongyang]], Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the [[Quanzhen School]] (born 1113)
*[[1188]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand II of León]] (born 1137)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferdinand II {{!}} king of Leon |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-II-king-of-Leon |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1341]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Duke of Bourbon]] (born 1279)
*[[1517]] &ndash; [[Hadım Sinan Pasha]], Ottoman politician, 32nd [[Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (born ?)
*[[1536]] &ndash; [[Bernhard Knipperdolling]], German religious leader (born 1495)
*  1536   &ndash; [[John of Leiden]], Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (born 1509)
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset]], English general and politician, [[Lord High Treasurer|Lord High Treasurer of England]] (born 1500)
*[[1560]] &ndash; [[Wang Zhi (pirate)|Wang Zhi]], Chinese pirate
*[[1575]] &ndash; [[James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault]] (born 1516)<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Wright|title=The history of Scotland. With a survey of the religious history of Scotland; essays on the national music &#91;&c.&#93;.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h04BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA87|year=1873|pages=87}}</ref>
*[[1599]] &ndash; [[Cristofano Malvezzi]], Italian organist and composer (born 1547)

===1601–1900===
*[[1666]] &ndash; [[Shah Jahan]], Mughal emperor (born 1592)
*[[1750]] &ndash; [[Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl]], Bavarian politician (born 1675)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (born 1690)
*[[1767]] &ndash; [[Johann Gottlob Lehmann (scientist)|Johann Gottlob Lehmann]], German meteorologist and geologist (born 1719)
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[Jeremiah Dixon]], English surveyor and astronomer (born 1733)
*  1779   &ndash; [[Claudius Smith]], American guerrilla leader (born 1736)
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Lewis Morris]], American judge and politician (born 1726)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]], German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (born 1752)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Vincent Pallotti]], Italian missionary and saint (born 1795)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Anthony Durnford]], Irish colonel (born 1830)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Henry Pulleine]], English colonel (born 1838)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Joseph P. Bradley]], American lawyer and jurist (born 1813)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[David Edward Hughes]], Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the [[microphone]] (born 1831)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Queen Victoria]] of the United Kingdom (born 1819)<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria {{!}} Biography, Reign, Family, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victoria-queen-of-United-Kingdom |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[George Holyoake]], English secularist, co-operator and newspaper editor (born 1817)<ref>{{Citation |last=McCabe |first=J. |year=1922 |title=George Jacob Holyoake |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Watts}}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Emil Erlenmeyer]], German chemist and academic (born 1825)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[George Streeter]], American captain and businessman (born 1837)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Fredrik Bajer]], Danish educator and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1837)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Pope Benedict XV]] (born 1854)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Camille Jordan]], French mathematician and academic (born 1838)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Fanny Bullock Workman]], American geographer and mountain climber (born 1859)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[James Ford Rhodes]], American historian and author (born 1848)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[R. C. Lehmann]], English journalist, author, and politician (born 1856)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Stephen Mather]], American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the [[Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company]] (born 1867)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[László Batthyány-Strattmann]], Hungarian physician and ophthalmologist (born 1870)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Else Lasker-Schüler]], German poet and playwright (born 1869)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[William Thomas Walsh]], American author, poet, and playwright (born 1891)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Alan Hale, Sr.]], American actor and director (born 1892)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Harald Bohr]], Danish mathematician and footballer (born 1887)<ref>{{cite book|author=Salomon Bochner|title=Collected Papers of Salomon Bochner|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EUIBUzD75UAC&pg=PA73|year=1992|publisher=American Mathematical Soc.|isbn=978-0-8218-7054-9|pages=73}}</ref>
*  1951   &ndash; [[Lawson Robertson]], Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (born 1883)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-lawson-roberts/22033619/ |title=Lawson Robertson Dies; World-Famed Coach 67 |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-lawson-roberts/22033655/ 29] |date=1951-01-23 |access-date=2023-07-31 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Jonni Myyrä]], Finnish-American athlete (born 1892)<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonni Myyrä|url=https://www.olympic.org/jonni-myyra|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Ralph Barton Perry]], American philosopher and academic (born 1876)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Mike Hawthorn]], English racing driver (born 1929)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Marc Blitzstein]], American pianist and composer (born 1905)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Herbert Marshall]], English actor (born 1890)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Duke Kahanamoku]], American swimmer and water polo player (born 1890)<ref>{{cite news |title=Duke Kahanamoku Dies at 77. Leading Swimmer of His Time. Olympic Swimming Champion of '12 and '20 in Freestyle.|work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 23, 1968 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/01/23/archives/duke-kahanamoku-dies-at-77-leading-swimmer-of-his-time-olympic.html |access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Harry Frank Guggenheim]], American businessman and publisher, co-founded ''[[Newsday]]'' (born 1890)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], American lieutenant and politician, 36th [[President of the United States]] (born 1908)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel]], Saudi Arabian diplomat (born 1916)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Oliver Leese]], English general (born 1894)<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryder|first=Rowland|title=Oliver Leese|url=https://archive.org/details/oliverleese0000ryde|url-access=registration|year=1987|publisher=Hamish Hamilton|isbn=0-241-12024-1|page=285}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Herbert Sutcliffe]], English cricketer and soldier (born 1894)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Ali Hassan Salameh]], Palestinian rebel leader (born 1940)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Yitzhak Baer]], German-Israeli historian and academic (born 1888)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi]], Pakistani historian and academic (born 1903)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Eduardo Frei Montalva]], Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th [[President of Chile]] (born 1911)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Arthur Bryant]], English historian and journalist (born 1899)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[R. Budd Dwyer]], American educator and politician, 30th [[Pennsylvania Treasurer|Treasurer of Pennsylvania]] (born 1939)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[S. Vithiananthan]], Sri Lankan author and academic (born 1924)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Robert Choquette]], Canadian author, poet and diplomat (born 1905)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Kōbō Abe]], Japanese playwright and photographer (born 1924)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Jean-Louis Barrault]], French actor and director (born 1910)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Telly Savalas]], American actor (born 1922)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Israel Eldad]], Polish-Israeli philosopher and author (born 1910)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Billy Mackenzie]], Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1957)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Graham Staines]], Australian-Indian missionary and translator (born 1941)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Craig Claiborne]], American journalist, author, and critic (born 1920)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Anne Hébert]], Canadian author and poet (born 1916)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Tommie Agee]], American baseball player (born 1942)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Roy Brown (clown)|Roy Brown]], American clown and puppeteer (born 1932)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Bill Mauldin]], American soldier and cartoonist (born 1921)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Billy May]], American trumpet player and composer (born 1916)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Tom Mead]], Australian journalist and politician (born 1918)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Ann Miller]], American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1923)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[César Gutiérrez]], Venezuelan baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1943)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Carlo Orelli]], Italian soldier (born 1894)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Consuelo Velázquez]], Mexican pianist and songwriter (born 1924)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Aydın Güven Gürkan]], Turkish academic and politician, [[Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey)|Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security]] (born 1941)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Ngô Quang Trưởng]], Vietnamese general (born 1929)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Abbé Pierre]], French priest and activist (born 1912)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Liz Renay]], American actress, author and performer (born 1926)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Heath Ledger]], Australian actor and director (born 1979)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Miles Lerman]], Polish [[Holocaust]] survivor and activist (born 1920)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Billy Werber]], American baseball player (born 1908)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Louis R. Harlan]], American historian and author (born 1922)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Jean Simmons]], English-American actress (born 1929)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Simon Marsden]], English photographer and author (born 1948)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Joe Paterno]], American football player and coach (born 1926)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Clarence Tillenius]], Canadian painter and environmentalist (born 1913)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Dick Tufeld]], American actor (born 1926)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dick-tufeld-20120125,0,7332046.story | title=Dick Tufeld dies at 85; actor who intoned 'Danger, Will Robinson!'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | accessdate=2012-01-25 | date=2012-01-25 | author=Noland, Claire}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Robert Bonnaud]], French historian and academic (born 1929)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Hinton Mitchem]], American businessman and politician (born 1938)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Maziar Partow]], Iranian cinematographer (born 1933)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Fabrizio de Miranda]], Italian engineer and academic, co-designed the [[Rande Bridge]] (born 1926)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Wendell H. Ford]], American lieutenant and politician, 53rd [[Governor of Kentucky]] (born 1924)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Margaret Bloy Graham]], Canadian author and illustrator (born 1920)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Homayoun Behzadi]], Iranian footballer and coach (born 1942)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Cecil Parkinson]], English politician (born 1931)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Lois Ramsey]], Australian actress (born 1922)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Kamer Genç]], Turkish politician (born 1940)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Masaya Nakamura (businessman)|Masaya Nakamura]], Japanese businessman (born 1925)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Yordano Ventura]], Dominican baseball player (born 1991)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (born 1929)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clute |first1=John |title=Ursula K Le Guin obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/24/obituary-ursula-k-le-guin |access-date=28 February 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
*  2018   &ndash; [[William B. Jordan]], American art historian (born 1940)<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Southern Methodist University|title=SMU and the Meadows Community Mourn the Passing of an Icon |url=https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2018/180123-FoundingDirectorOfMeadowsMuseumHasDied |accessdate=September 10, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523204044/https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2018/180123-FoundingDirectorOfMeadowsMuseumHasDied|location=Dallas|archivedate=May 23, 2019|url-status=live|date=2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=William Bryan Jordan 1940–2018|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?n=william-bryan-jordan&pid=190710929 |access-date=May 28, 2021 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |publisher=Hearst |department=Obituaries |date=November 11, 2018|via=[[Legacy.com]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529112157/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?n=william-bryan-jordan&pid=190710929 |archivedate=May 29, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Hank Aaron]], American baseball player (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/22/hank-aaron-dead-died-baseball-legend/|title=Hank Aaron Dead at 86|website=TMZ|date=22 January 2021 }}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Thích Nhất Hạnh]], Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mydans |first1=Seth |title=Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Master and Political Reformer, dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/world/asia/thich-nhat-hanh-dead.html |access-date=21 January 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Lin Brehmer]], American disc jockey (born 1954)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2023/1/22/23566367/lin-brehmer-dies-wxrt/|title=WXRT host Lin Brehmer dies at 68|website=Chicago Sun Times|date=22 January 2023 }}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Anastasius of Persia]]
**[[Gaudentius of Novara]]
**[[László Batthyány-Strattmann]]
**[[Laura Vicuna]]
**[[Vincent Pallotti]]
**[[Vincent of Saragossa]]
**[[Vincent, Orontius, and Victor]]
**Blessed [[William Joseph Chaminade]]
**[[January 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Act Zluky|Day of Unity of Ukraine]] ([[Ukraine]])
*[[Public holidays in Poland|Grandfather's Day]] ([[Poland]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/22/ BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=1|day=22}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/22 Historical Events on January 22]

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[[Category:Days of January]]