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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 41|41]] &ndash; [[Claudius]] is proclaimed [[Roman emperor]] by the [[Praetorian Guard]] after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew [[Caligula]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Leonhard Schmitz|title=A History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Commodus, A.D. 192|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0PAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA439|year=1847|publisher=Harper & brothers|pages=439}}</ref>
* [[914]] &ndash; Start of the [[First Fatimid invasion of Egypt]].<ref>{{cite journal | last = Lev | first = Yaacov | title = The Fāṭimids and Egypt 301-358/914-969 | pages = 186–196 | journal = Arabica | year = 1988 | volume = 35 | issue = 2 | doi = 10.1163/157005888X00332}}</ref>
*[[1438]] &ndash; The [[Council of Basel]] suspends [[Pope Eugene IV]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Joachim W. Stieber|title=Pope Eugenius IV, the Council of Basel and the Secular and Ecclesiastical Authorities in the Empire: The Conflict Over Supreme Authority and Power in the Church|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5R_2clxgcr4C&pg=PA135|date=1 January 1978|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-05240-2|pages=135}}</ref>
*[[1458]] &ndash; [[Matthias Corvinus]] is elected King of Hungary.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Henry Dyer|title=1453-1530|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZJCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA92|year=1877|publisher=G. Bell & Sons|pages=92}}</ref>
*[[1536]] &ndash; [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII of England]] suffers an accident while [[jousting]], leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2015 |title=Henry VIII: 'brain injury caused by jousting to blame for erratic behaviour and possible impotence' |url=https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/henry-viii-brain-injury-caused-by-jousting-to-blame-for-erratic-behaviour-and-possible-impotence/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629193921/https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/henry-viii-brain-injury-caused-by-jousting-to-blame-for-erratic-behaviour-and-possible-impotence/ |archive-date=2020-06-29 |access-date=2020-05-05 |website=HistoryExtra |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=24 January 1536 - A Serious Jousting Accident for Henry VIII|url=https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/24-january-1536-serious-jousting-accident-henry-viii/|last=theanneboleynfiles|date=2014-01-24|website=The Anne Boleyn Files|access-date=2020-05-05|archive-date=2020-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802014114/https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/24-january-1536-serious-jousting-accident-henry-viii/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1651]] &ndash; [[Arauco War]]: Spanish and [[Mapuche]] authorities meet in the [[Parliament of Boroa]] renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in [[Parliament of Quillín (1641)|1641]] and 1647.<ref name=barana339>{{Cite book|title=Historia general de Chile|last=Barros Arana|first=Diego|publisher=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes|location=Alicante|url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|edition=Digital edition based on the second edition of 2000|volume=Tomo cuarto|language=es|author-link=Diego Barros Arana|page=339|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-date=2019-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019183409/http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=pinochetetal83>{{Cite book|title=Historia militar de Chile|last1=Pinochet Ugarte|first1=Augusto|publisher=Biblioteca Militar|year=1997|last2=Villaroel Carmona|first2=Rafael|last3=Lepe Orellana|first3=Jaime|last4=Fuente-Alba Poblete|first4=J. Miguel|author-link4=Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba|last5=Fuenzalida Helms|first5=Eduardo|edition=3rd|language=es|author-link=Augusto Pinochet|page=83}}</ref> 
*[[1679]] &ndash; King [[Charles II of England]] dissolves the [[Cavalier Parliament]].
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VII Albert]] becomes [[Holy Roman Emperor]].
*[[1758]] &ndash; During the [[Seven Years' War]] the leading burghers of [[Königsberg]] submit to [[Elizabeth of Russia]], thus forming [[Russian Prussia]] (until 1763).
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Crossing of the Andes]]: Many soldiers of [[Juan Gregorio de las Heras]] are captured during the [[action of Picheuta]].
*[[1835]] &ndash; Slaves in [[Salvador da Bahia]], Brazil, [[Malê Revolt|stage a revolt]], which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later.
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[California Gold Rush]]: [[James W. Marshall]] finds [[gold]] at [[Sutter's Mill]] near [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]].
*[[1857]] &ndash; The [[University of Calcutta]] is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in [[South Asia]].
*[[1859]] &ndash; The [[United Principalities|United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia]] (later named Romania) is formed as a personal union under the rule of Domnitor [[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Second Boer War]]: [[Boer]]s stop a British attempt to break the [[Siege of Ladysmith]] in the [[Battle of Spion Kop]].

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; The first [[Scouting|Boy Scout]] troop is organized in England by [[Robert Baden-Powell]].
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: British [[Grand Fleet]] battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir [[David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty|David Beatty]] engage Rear-Admiral [[Franz von Hipper]]'s battle cruisers in the [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)|Battle of Dogger Bank]].
*[[1916]] &ndash; In ''[[Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.]]'', the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] declares the federal [[income tax]] constitutional.
*[[1918]] &ndash; The [[Gregorian calendar]] is introduced in Russia by decree of the [[Council of People's Commissars]] effective [[February 14]] (New Style).
*[[1933]] &ndash; The [[Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution|20th Amendment to the United States Constitution]] is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company]] starts selling the first canned beer.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Venton|first=Danielle|title=Jan. 24, 1935: First Canned Beer Sold|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2011/01/0124first-us-canned-beer/|access-date=2022-01-24|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=2017-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321082402/https://www.wired.com/2011/01/0124first-us-canned-beer/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; The [[1939 Chillán earthquake|deadliest earthquake in Chilean history]] strikes [[Chillán]], killing approximately 28,000 people.
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The Allies [[Bombing of Bangkok in World War II|bombard Bangkok]], leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Winston Churchill]] conclude a [[Casablanca Conference|conference in Casablanca]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[United Nations General Assembly]] passes its first resolution to establish the [[United Nations Atomic Energy Commission]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Algerian War]]: Some units of European volunteers in [[Algiers]] stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash|Goldsboro B-52 crash]]: A bomber carrying two [[Thermonuclear weapon|H-bombs]] breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Air India Flight 101]] crashes into [[Mont Blanc]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date= |title=1966: 117 die in Air India tragedy |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/24/newsid_4056000/4056551.stm |work= |location= |access-date=9 December 2021 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023230827/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/24/newsid_4056000/4056551.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The [[1st Australian Task Force]] launches [[Operation Coburg]] against the [[People's Army of Vietnam|North Vietnamese Army]] and [[Viet Cong]] during wider fighting around [[Long Bình, Đồng Nai|Long Bình]] and [[Biên Hòa]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; Japanese Sgt. [[Shoichi Yokoi]] is found hiding in a [[Guam]] jungle, where he had been [[Japanese holdout|since the end of World War II]].
*[[1977]] &ndash; The [[1977 Massacre of Atocha|Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid]] during the Spanish transition to democracy. 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] satellite [[Kosmos 954]], with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's [[Northwest Territories]]. Only 1% is recovered.
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Apple Computer]] places the [[Macintosh 128K|Macintosh]] [[personal computer]] on sale in the United States.
*[[1986]] &ndash; The [[Voyager 2]] space probe makes its closest approach to [[Uranus]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mars|first=Kelli|date=2021-01-21|title=35 Years Ago: Voyager 2 Explores Uranus|url=http://www.nasa.gov/feature/35-years-ago-voyager-2-explores-uranus|access-date=2022-01-24|website=NASA|archive-date=2021-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023112635/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/35-years-ago-voyager-2-explores-uranus/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; About 20,000 protestors march in [[1987 Forsyth County protests|a civil rights demonstration]] in [[Forsyth County, Georgia]], United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clendinen |first=Dudley |date=January 25, 1987 |title=Thousands in Civil Rights March Jeered by Crowd in Georgia Town |page=1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/25/us/thousands-in-civil-rights-march-jeered-by-crowd-in-georgia-town.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126223951/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/25/us/thousands-in-civil-rights-march-jeered-by-crowd-in-georgia-town.html |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; Notorious serial killer [[Ted Bundy]], with over 30 known victims, is executed in the electric chair at the [[Florida State Prison]].
*[[1990]] &ndash; Japan launches [[Hiten (spacecraft)|Hiten]], the country's first [[lunar probe]], the first robotic lunar probe since the [[Soviet Union]]'s [[Luna 24]] in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
*[[2003]] &ndash; The [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] officially begins operation.
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Cyclone Klaus]] makes landfall near [[Bordeaux]], France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
*[[2011]] &ndash; At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a [[Domodedovo International Airport bombing|bombing]] at Moscow's [[Domodedovo Airport]].
*[[2018]] &ndash; Former doctor [[Larry Nassar]] is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to [[Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal|sexually abuse female gymnasts]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Eric Levenson|title=Larry Nassar sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for decades of sexual abuse|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/us/larry-nassar-sentencing/index.html|access-date=2022-01-24|website=CNN|date=24 January 2018|archive-date=2022-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123205254/https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/us/larry-nassar-sentencing/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 76|76]] &ndash; [[Hadrian]], Roman emperor (died 138)<ref>{{cite book|author=Elizabeth Speller|title=Following Hadrian: A Second-Century Journey Through the Roman Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gVXFkh-tlBcC&pg=PA1|date=14 October 2004|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=978-0-19-517613-1|pages=1}}</ref>
*[[1287]] &ndash; [[Richard de Bury]], English bishop and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of Great Britain]] (died 1345)<ref>{{cite book|author=Allen Kent|title=Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 38 - Supplement 3: Adams: Scott to Winckelmann: Johann Joachim|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o3VxxzNJcfkC&pg=PA71|date=27 February 1985|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-0-8247-2038-4|pages=71}}</ref>
*[[1444]] &ndash; [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], Duke of Milan (died 1476)
*[[1547]] &ndash; [[Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany]], Austrian Archduchess (died 1578)

===1601–1900===
*[[1602]] &ndash; [[Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland]], English politician (died 1666)
*[[1619]] &ndash; [[Yamazaki Ansai]], Japanese philosopher (died 1682)
*[[1643]] &ndash; [[Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset]], English poet and politician, [[Lord Chamberlain|Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain]] (died 1706)
*[[1664]] &ndash; [[John Vanbrugh]], English architect and dramatist (died 1726)<ref>{{cite book|author=Stanley Hochman|title=McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=88xIQiXVMCQC&pg=PA79|year=1984|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-07-079169-5|pages=79}}</ref>
*[[1670]] &ndash; [[William Congreve]], English playwright and poet (died 1729)<ref>{{cite book|author=David Thomas|title=William Congreve|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkldDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2|date=30 September 1992|publisher=Macmillan International Higher Education|isbn=978-1-349-22322-0|pages=2}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[1672]] &ndash; [[Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt]], German Lieutenant General (died 1731)
*[[1674]] &ndash; [[Thomas Tanner (bishop)|Thomas Tanner]], English bishop (died 1735)
*[[1679]] &ndash; [[Christian Wolff (philosopher)|Christian Wolff]], German philosopher and academic (died 1754)
*[[1684]] &ndash; [[Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg]], German noble (died 1737)
*[[1705]] &ndash; [[Farinelli]], Italian castrato singer (died 1782)<ref>{{cite book|author=Charles Dickens|title=All the Year Round|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KdUNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA21|year=1862|publisher=Charles Dickens|pages=21}}</ref>
*[[1709]] &ndash; [[Dom Bédos de Celles]], French monk and organist (died 1779)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Frederick the Great]], Prussian king (died 1786)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Reddaway |first1=William F. |title=Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia |date=1908 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York |page=25}}</ref>
*[[1732]] &ndash; [[Pierre Beaumarchais]], French playwright and financier (died 1799)
*[[1739]] &ndash; [[Jean Nicolas Houchard]], French General of the [[French Revolution]] (died 1793)
*[[1746]] &ndash; [[Gustav III of Sweden]] (died 1792)
*[[1749]] &ndash; [[Charles James Fox]], English businessman and politician, [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] (died 1806)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Andrew Ellicott]], American soldier and surveyor (died 1820)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Louis Klein]], French general (died 1845)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron]], French-Ukrainian general and politician (died 1831)
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[E. T. A. Hoffmann]], German jurist, author, and composer (died 1822)
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[Christian Ludwig Brehm]], German pastor and ornithologist (died 1864)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Delphine de Girardin]], French author (died 1855)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], French Crown Princess (died 1858)
*  1814   &ndash; [[John Colenso]], British mathematician (died 1883)
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Henzen]], German philologist and epigraphist (died 1887)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Cohn]], German biologist (died 1898)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Yechiel Michel Epstein]], Rabbi and [[posek]] (died 1908)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Signe Rink]], Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (died 1909)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Josip Stadler]], Croatian archbishop (died 1918)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Vasily Surikov]], Russian painter (died 1916)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Hermann Ebbinghaus]], German psychologist (died 1909)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser]], German psychiatrist (died 1931)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Grünanger]], Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect (died 1929)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Constance Naden]], English poet and philosopher (died 1889)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Edith Wharton]], American novelist and short story writer (died 1937)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[August Adler]], Czech and Austrian mathematician (died 1923)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Marguerite Durand]], French actress, journalist, and activist (died 1936)
*  1864   &ndash; [[Gaetano Giardino]], Italian soldier and [[Marshal of Italy]] (died 1935)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Jaan Poska]], Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (died 1920)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Helena Maud Brown Cobb]], American educator and missionary (died 1922)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Helena Maud Brown Cobb {{!}} Georgia Women of Achievement|url=https://www.georgiawomen.org/helena-maud-brown-cobb|access-date=2021-05-18|website=georgiawomen|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518225712/https://www.georgiawomen.org/helena-maud-brown-cobb|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Herbert Kilpin]], English footballer (died 1916)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic]], Czech poet, writer and literary critic (died 1951)
*  1871   &ndash; [[Thomas Jaggar]], American volcanologist (died 1953)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Yuly Aykhenvald]], Russian literary critic (died 1928)
*  1872   &ndash; [[Konstantin Bogaevsky]], Russian painter (died 1943)
*  1872   &ndash; [[Morris Travers]], English chemist and academic (died 1961)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Dmitry Ushakov]], Russian philologist and lexicographer (died 1942)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Harold D. Babcock]], American astronomer (died 1968)
*  1882   &ndash; [[Ödön Bodor]], Hungarian athlete (died 1927)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Marjory Stephenson]], British biochemist (died 1948)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rayner-Canham |first1=M. F. |last2=Rayner-Canham |first2=G. W. |title=Marjory Stephenson: Founder of Microbial Biochemistry |journal=ACS Symposium Series |date=January 2018 |volume=1311 |pages=53–66 |doi=10.1021/bk-2018-1311.ch003|isbn=978-0-8412-3391-1 }}</ref>
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Henry King (director)|Henry King]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1982)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Jean-Henri Humbert]], French botanist (died 1967)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Vicki Baum]], Austrian author and screenwriter (died 1960)
*  1888   &ndash; [[Ernst Heinkel]], German engineer and businessman, founded the [[Heinkel|Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company]] (died 1958)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Victor Eftimiu]], Romanian poet and playwright (died 1972)
*  1889   &ndash; [[Charles Hawes]], American historian and author (died 1923)
*  1889   &ndash; [[Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke]], German general of paratroop forces during [[World War II]] (died 1968)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Walter Model]], German field marshal (died 1945)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Franz Aigner (weightlifter)|Franz Aigner]], Austrian weightlifter (died 1970)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Eugen Roth]], German poet and songwriter (died 1976)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Paul Fejos]], Hungarian-born American director (died 1963)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Hoyt Vandenberg]], U.S. Air Force general (died 1954)
*  1900   &ndash; [[René Guillot]], French writer (died 1969)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Harry Calder]], South African cricketer (died 1995)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Cassandre (artist)|Cassandre]], French painter (died 1968)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Edward Turner (motorcycle designer)|Edward Turner]], English engineer (died 1973)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[J. Howard Marshall]], American lawyer and businessman (died 1995)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Wilfred Jackson]], American animator and composer (died 1988)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Maurice Couve de Murville]], French soldier and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (died 1999)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Jean Daetwyler]], Swiss composer and musician (died 1994)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu]], fourth [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of [[Malaysia]] (died 1979)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Martin Lings]], English author and scholar (died 2005)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková]], Slovak painter (died 2005)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková |url=https://secondaryarchive.org/artists/ester-simerova-martincekova/ |website=Secondary Archive |access-date=18 August 2023 |language=pl}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Doris Haddock]], American political activist (died 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Campaign Finance Reform Activist 'Granny D' Dead at 100 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/doris-haddock-granny-champion-campaign-finance-reform-died/story?id=10063925 |website=ABC News |access-date=5 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802000226/https://abcnews.go.com/WN/doris-haddock-granny-champion-campaign-finance-reform-died/story?id=10063925 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Frederick Ashworth]], American admiral (died 2005)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Norman Dello Joio]], American organist and composer (died 2008)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Ray Stehr]], Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1983)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ray-stehr/summary.html|title=Ray Stehr – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Vítězslava Kaprálová]], Czech composer and conductor (died 1940)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Robert Motherwell]], American painter and academic (died 1991)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Jan. 24: Daveed Diggs, Ed Helms |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/24/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-24-Daveed-Diggs-Ed-Helms/2071674569095/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |date=24 January 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202152945/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/24/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-24-Daveed-Diggs-Ed-Helms/2071674569095/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Rafael Caldera]], Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th [[President of Venezuela]] (died 2009)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Gene Mako]], Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (died 2013)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Ernest Borgnine]], American actor (died 2012)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1917   &ndash; [[Wilhelmus Demarteau]], Dutch prelate of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] (died 2012)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Oral Roberts]], American evangelist, founded [[Oral Roberts University]] and [[Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association]] (died 2009)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1918   &ndash; [[Gottfried von Einem]], Austrian pianist and composer (died 1996)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Coleman Francis]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1973)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Leon Kirchner]], American composer and educator (died 2009)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Forrest (musician)|Jimmy Forrest]], American saxophonist (died 1980)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Jerry Maren]], American actor (died 2018)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Daniel Boulanger]], French actor and screenwriter (died 2014)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Neil Franklin]], English footballer (died 1996)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Brian Bevan]], Australian rugby league player (died 1991)<ref name="Gate 2003 31">{{cite book|last=Gate|first=Robert|title=Rugby League Hall of Fame|year=2003|publisher=Tempus|location=Stroud|isbn=978-0-7524-2693-8|page=31}}</ref>
*  1924   &ndash; [[Karpoori Thakur]], Indian politician, 11th [[List of chief ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]] (died 1988)<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously|work=Hindustan Times|date=23 January 2024|access-date=23 January 2024|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-socialist-leader-karpoori-thakur-to-be-awarded-bharat-ratna-posthumously-101706020261885.html|archive-date=23 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123144100/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-socialist-leader-karpoori-thakur-to-be-awarded-bharat-ratna-posthumously-101706020261885.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Gus Mortson]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Maria Tallchief]], American ballerina and actress (died 2013)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Ruth Asawa]], American sculptor (died 2013)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Georges Lautner]], French director and screenwriter (died 2013)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Paula Hawkins (politician)|Paula Hawkins]], American politician (died 2009)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Desmond Morris]], English zoologist, ethologist, and painter<ref>{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yhc5AAAAMAAJ|year=1974|publisher=H. W. Wilson Company|page=23}}</ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Michel Serrault]], French actor (died 2007)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Terence Bayler]], New Zealand actor (died 2016)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Mahmoud Farshchian]], Iranian-Persian painter and academic (died 2025)
*  1930   &ndash; [[John Romita Sr.]], American comic book artist (died 2023)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Lars Hörmander]], Swedish mathematician and academic (died 2012)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Ib Nørholm]], Danish composer and organist (died 2019)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Éliane Radigue]], French electronic music composer
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Kamran Baghirov]], the 12th [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|First Secretary]] of [[Azerbaijan Communist Party]] (died 2000)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Asim Ferhatović]], Bosnian footballer (died 1987)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Leonard Goldberg]], American producer (died 2019)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Stanisław Grochowiak]], Polish poet and dramatist (died 1976)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Shivabalayogi]], Indian religious leader (died 1994)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Doug Kershaw]], American fiddle player and singer<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Trevor Edwards]], Welsh footballer
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Julius Hemphill]], American saxophonist and composer (died 1995)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Renate Garisch-Culmberger]], German shot putter (died 2023)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Ray Stevens]], American singer-songwriter and actor<ref>{{cite web | url = https://raystevens.com/about/ | title = Ray Stevens just thinks funny. | date = 8 January 2016 | publisher = Ray Stevens | location = Nashville, Tennessee | access-date = January 25, 2021 | archive-date = 21 January 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210121045032/https://raystevens.com/about/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Vito Acconci]], American designer (died 2017)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Joachim Gauck]], German pastor and politician, 11th [[President of Germany]]
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Neil Diamond]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Egan|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/neil-diamond-in-the-rough-30690967.html|title=Neil Diamond in the rough|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202032918/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/neil-diamond-in-the-rough-30690967.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Aaron Neville]], American singer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 24, 2023 includes celebrities Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-24-2023-includes-celebrities-neil-diamond-aaron-neville.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |date=24 January 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125731/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-24-2023-includes-celebrities-neil-diamond-aaron-neville.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 
*  1941   &ndash; [[Dan Shechtman]], Israeli chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Ingo Friedrich]], German Member of the European Parliament
*  1942   &ndash; [[Gary Hart (wrestler)|Gary Hart]], American wrestler and manager (died 2008)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Barry Mealand]], English footballer (died 2013)<ref>{{Hugman|13423|Barry Mealand|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> 
*  1943   &ndash; [[Peter Struck (politician)|Peter Struck]], German lawyer and politician, 13th [[List of German defence ministers|German Federal Minister of Defence]] (died 2012)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Sharon Tate]], American model and actress (died 1969)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Tony Trimmer]], English race car driver
*  1943   &ndash; [[Manuel Velázquez]], Spanish footballer (died 2016)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[David Gerrold]], American science fiction screenwriter and author
*  1944   &ndash; [[Gian-Franco Kasper]], Swiss ski official (died 2021)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[John Garamendi]], American football player and politician, 1st [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior]]
*  1945   &ndash; [[Subhash Ghai]], Indian director, producer and screenwriter
*  1945   &ndash; [[Eva Janko]], Austrian javelin thrower
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Michael Ontkean]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Giorgio Chinaglia]], Italian footballer (died 2012)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Michio Kaku]], American physicist and academic
*  1947   &ndash; [[Masashi Ozaki]], Japanese baseball player and golfer
*  1947   &ndash; [[Warren Zevon]], American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Michael Des Barres]], the 26th Marquis Des Barres, English musician, actor, and DJ<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-des-barres-mn0001246272|title=Michael Des Barres|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 24, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125024838/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-des-barres-mn0001246272|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[John Belushi]], American actor and screenwriter (died 1982)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Bart Gordon]], American lawyer
*  1949   &ndash; [[Nadezhda Ilyina]], Russian athlete and mother of Russian tennis player [[Nadia Petrova]] (died 2013)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Rihoko Yoshida]], Japanese voice actress
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Daniel Auteuil]], French actor, director, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite book|title=Film Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3VZAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Orpheus Pub|page=85}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Yakov Smirnoff]], Ukrainian-American comedian and actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Yuri Bashmet]], Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor
*  1953   &ndash; [[Moon Jae-in]], South Korean politician, 19th [[President of South Korea]]
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jo Gartner]], Austrian race car driver (died 1986)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Jim Montgomery (swimmer)|Jim Montgomery]], American swimmer
*  1955   &ndash; [[Alan Sokal]], American physicist and author
*  1955   &ndash; [[Lynda Weinman]], American businesswoman and author
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Agus Martowardojo]], governor of [[Bank Indonesia]]
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Mark Eaton]], American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2021)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Ade Edmondson]], English comedian and musician
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Kim Eui-kon]], Korean wrestler (died 2014)
*  1958   &ndash; [[Jools Holland]], English singer-songwriter and pianist<ref name="AP"/>
*  1958   &ndash; [[Frank Ullrich]], German biathlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/frank-ullrich|title=Frank Ullrich|website=IOC|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326153512/https://www.olympic.org/frank-ullrich|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Akira Maeda]], Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
*  1959   &ndash; [[Michel Preud'homme]], Belgian footballer and manager
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Jack Neo]], Singaporean filmmaker, director and actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Neo |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13004&display_set=eng |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=hkmdb.com |archive-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121061928/https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13004&display_set=eng |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Jorge Barrios (footballer)|Jorge Barrios]], Uruguayan footballer
*  1961   &ndash; [[Guido Buchwald]], German footballer and manager
*  1961   &ndash; [[Christa Kinshofer]], German ski racer
*  1961   &ndash; [[Nastassja Kinski]], German-American actress and producer<ref>{{cite book|author1=Hans-Michael Bock|author2=Tim Bergfelder|title=The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z7gFT_Duq1cC&pg=PA245|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-0-85745-565-9|pages=245}}</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[William Van Dijck]], Belgian runner
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Arnold Vanderlyde]], Dutch boxer
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Mike Awesome]], American wrestler (died 2007)<ref>{{cite web |title=Funeral Information For Mike Awesome Inside |url=https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/221565-funeral-information-for-mike-awesome-inside |website=[[WrestleZone]] |publisher=[[Mandatory (company)|Mandatory]] |date=21 February 2007 |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/221565-funeral-information-for-mike-awesome-inside |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Carlos Saldanha]], Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1965   &ndash; [[Margaret Urlich]], New Zealand singer-songwriter (died 2022)
*  1965   &ndash; [[Pagonis Vakalopoulos]], Greek footballer and manager
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Julie Dreyfus]], French actress
*  1966   &ndash; [[Karin Viard]], French actress
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Michael Kiske]], German singer
*  1967   &ndash; [[Phil LaMarr]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Fernando Escartín]], Spanish cyclist
*  1968   &ndash; [[Tymerlan Huseynov]], Ukrainian footballer
*  1968   &ndash; [[Antony Garrett Lisi]], American theoretical physicist
*  1968   &ndash; [[Mary Lou Retton]], American gymnast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/mary-lou-retton|title=Mary Lou Retton|website=IOC|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213053239/https://www.olympic.org/mary-lou-retton|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Yoo Ho-jeong]], South Korean actress
*  1969   &ndash; [[Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva]], Brazilian religious leader, [[Bishop of Montenegro]]
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Roberto Bonano]], Argentine footballer 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Luke Egan]], Australian surfer<ref name="surfline">{{cite web|url=http://www.surfline.com/surfing-a-to-z/luke-egan-biography-and-photos_796/|title=Luke Egan Biography and Photos &#124; SURFLINE.COM|publisher=surfline.com|accessdate=2014-03-12|archive-date=2017-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829075108/http://www.surfline.com/surfing-a-to-z/luke-egan-biography-and-photos_796/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]], Zimbabwean cricketer 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Matthew Lillard]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[José Carlos Fernández (Bolivian footballer)|José Carlos Fernandez]], Bolivian footballer
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Beth Hart]], American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Cyril Despres]], French rally racer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Ed Helms]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Melissa Tkautz]], Australian actress and singer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Rokia Traoré]], Malian singer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Gianluca Basile]], Italian former professional basketball player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Rónald Gómez]], Costa Rican footballer and manager
*  1975   &ndash; [[Reto Hug]], Swiss triathlete
*  1975   &ndash; [[Henna Raita]], Finnish alpine skier
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Shae-Lynn Bourne]], Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Cindy Pieters]], Belgian cyclist
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Andrija Gerić]], Serbian volleyball player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Michelle Hunziker]], Swiss-Dutch actress, model and singer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Veerle Baetens]], Belgian actress and singer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Mark Hildreth (actor)|Mark Hildreth]], Canadian actor and musician
*  1978   &ndash; [[Kristen Schaal]], American actress, voice artist, comedian and writer<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Tatyana Ali]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Leandro Desábato]], Argentinian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Busy Signal]], Jamaican dancehall reggae artist
*  1979   &ndash; [[Nik Wallenda]], American acrobat
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Jofre Mateu]], Spanish footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Suzy (singer)|Suzy]], Portuguese singer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Carrie Coon]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Mario Eggimann]], Swiss footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Zaur Hashimov]], Azerbaijani footballer and manager
*  1981   &ndash; [[Elena Kolomina]], Kazakhstani cross country skier
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Céline Deville]], French footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Daveed Diggs]], American actor, rapper and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Claudia Heill]], Austrian judoka (died 2011)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Aitor Hernández]], Spanish racing cyclist
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Davide Biondini]], Italian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Wyatt Crockett]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Evgeny Drattsev]], Russian swimmer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Craig Horner]], Australian actor and musician
*  1983   &ndash; [[Shaun Maloney]], Scottish footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Scott Speed]], American race car driver
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Justin Baldoni]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Emerse Faé]], French-Ivorian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Yotam Halperin]], Israeli basketball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Jung Jin-sun]], South Korean fencer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Scott Kazmir]], American baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1984)|Paulo Sérgio]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Fabiana Claudino]], Brazilian volleyball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Trey Gilder]], American basketball player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Cristiano Araújo]], Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2015)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Mischa Barton]], English-American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Tyler Flowers]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Flowers |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-flowers-452095 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-flowers-452095 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Vladislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1986)|Vladislav Ivanov]], Russian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Michael Kightly]], English footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Sean McVay]], American football coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami grad, Dayton native Sean McVay becomes youngest coach in NFL history |url=https://www.journal-news.com/sports/cradle-coaches-produces-another-one-sean-mcvay/WH0v8qzyGmTpgLn56ofMaO/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=journal-news |language=English |archive-date=2022-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215232237/https://www.journal-news.com/sports/cradle-coaches-produces-another-one-sean-mcvay/WH0v8qzyGmTpgLn56ofMaO/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Mohammad Bagheri Motamed]], Iranian taekwondo practitioner
*  1986   &ndash; [[Ricky Ullman]], Israeli-American actor
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Brian Cushing]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Cushing |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12453/brian-cushing |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12453/brian-cushing |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Wayne Hennessey]], Welsh footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Luis Suárez]], Uruguayan footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Davide Valsecchi]], Italian racing driver
*  1987   &ndash; [[Kia Vaughn]], American-Czech basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kia_vaughn/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721173823/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kia_vaughn/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2009|title=Kia Vaughn Playerfile|website=WNBA|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Guan Xin]], Chinese basketball player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Selina Jörg]], German snowboarder
*  1988   &ndash; [[DaJuan Summers]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=DaJuan Summers |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201969/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201969/career |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Serdar Kesimal]], Turkish footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Gong Lijiao]], Chinese shot putter
*  1989   &ndash; [[Whit Merrifield]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Whit Merrifield |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/whit-merrifield-593160 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=18 January 2023 |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118171848/https://www.mlb.com/player/whit-merrifield-593160 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[José Quintana]], Colombian baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jose Quintana |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-quintana-500779 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123054254/https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-quintana-500779 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Ki Sung-yueng]], South Korean footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celticfc.net/player.php?id=31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514195019/http://www.celticfc.net/player.php?id=31|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2011|title=Ki Sung Yueng|website=Celtic F.C.|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Mao Abe]], Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Zhan Beleniuk]], Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
*  1991   &ndash; [[Tatiana Kashirina]], Russian weightlifter
*  1991   &ndash; [[Zack Kassian]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zack Kassian |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/zack-kassian-8475178 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052750/https://www.nhl.com/player/zack-kassian-8475178 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Zé Luís]], Cape Verdean footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Li Xuerui]], Chinese badminton player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Felitciano Zschusschen]], Curaçao footballer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Tommie Hoban]], English footballer
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Dylan Everett]], Canadian actor
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Nirei Fukuzumi]], Japanese race car driver 
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Vitalie Damașcan]], Moldovan footballer
*  1999   &ndash; [[Tristan Wirfs]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tristan Wirfs |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4240589/tristan-wirfs |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315092015/https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4240589/tristan-wirfs |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Johnny Orlando]], Canadian singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-24|title=Johnny Releases "Missing You"|url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/johnny-orlando-age-is-14-releases-missing-you-on-birthday-123876/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129180031/https://www.j-14.com/posts/johnny-orlando-age-is-14-releases-missing-you-on-birthday-123876/|archive-date=2017-01-29|access-date=2021-06-20|website=[[J-14 (magazine)|J-14]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Princess Athena of Denmark]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kongehuset.dk/en/menu/news/a-princess-is-born |title=A Princess Is Born |date=24 January 2012 |website=Website of the Danish Royal House |access-date=16 January 2019 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423082151/https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/menu/news/a-princess-is-born |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 41|41]] &ndash; [[Caligula]], [[Roman emperor]] (born 12)
* [[817]] &ndash; [[Pope Stephen IV]] (born 770)
* [[901]] &ndash; [[Liu Jishu]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]]
*[[1046]] &ndash; [[Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen]] (born c. 985)
*[[1125]] &ndash; [[David IV of Georgia]] (born 1073)
*[[1336]] &ndash; [[Alfonso IV of Aragon]] (born 1299)
*[[1376]] &ndash; [[Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel]], English commander (born 1306)
*[[1473]] &ndash; [[Conrad Paumann]], German organist and composer (born 1410)
*[[1525]] &ndash; [[Franciabigio]], Florentine painter (born 1482)
*[[1595]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria]] (born 1529)

===1601–1900===
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Samuel Argall]], English captain and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|Colonial Governor of Virginia]] (born 1572)
*[[1639]] &ndash; [[Jörg Jenatsch]], Swiss pastor and politician (born 1596)
*[[1666]] &ndash; [[Johann Andreas Herbst]], German composer and theorist (born 1588)
*[[1709]] &ndash; [[George Rooke]], English admiral and politician (born 1650)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Johann Christian Poggendorff]], German physicist and journalist (born 1796)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[James Collinson]], English painter (born 1825)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Friedrich von Flotow]], German composer (born 1812)<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Mason Greene|author2=Constance Green|title=Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA592|year=1985|publisher=Reproducing Piano Roll Fnd.|isbn=978-0-385-14278-6|pages=592–}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Lord Randolph Churchill]], English lawyer and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (born 1849)<ref>{{cite book|title=Truth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L1MxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA254|year=1895|pages=254}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Percy French]], Irish songwriter, entertainer and artist (born 1854)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countysongs.ie/song/?songwriter=Percy%20French |title=Percy French |website=Country Songs (Ireland) |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122123944/http://www.countysongs.ie/song/?songwriter=Percy%20French |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Amedeo Modigliani]], Italian painter and sculptor (born 1884)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Maximilian Bircher-Benner]], Swiss physician, created [[Muesli]] (born 1867)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[John Burns]], English trade union leader and politician, [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills]] (born 1858)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Morris Alexander]], South African politician (born 1877)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Abrahams |first=Israel |author-link=Israel Abrahams |editor-last=De Kock |editor-first=W. J. |encyclopedia=Dictionary of South African Biography |title=Alexander, Morris |language=en |edition=1st |date=1968 |volume=1 |oclc=85921202 |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsout0000unse_p0x9/page/10/mode/2up |page=10}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Edwin Fischer]], Swiss pianist and conductor (born 1886)<ref>{{cite book|author=Don Michael Randel|title=The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEGpMqRcQjIC&pg=PA270|year=1996|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-37299-3|pages=270}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Alfred Carlton Gilbert]], American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the [[A. C. Gilbert Company]] (born 1884)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[André Lhote]], French sculptor and painter (born 1885)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Stanley Lord]], English naval captain (born 1877)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar]], Turkish author, poet, and scholar (born 1901)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Winston Churchill]], English statesman, soldier, and writer, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1874)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Homi J. Bhabha]], Indian physicist and academic (born 1909)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Caresse Crosby]], American fashion designer and publisher, co-founded the [[Black Sun Press]] (born 1891)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Bill W.]], American activist, co-founder of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] (born 1895)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[J. Carrol Naish]], American actor (born 1896)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Larry Fine]], American comedian (born 1902)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Alfredo Ovando Candía]], Bolivian general and politician, 56th [[President of Bolivia]] (born 1918)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[George Cukor]], American director and producer (born 1899)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[L. Ron Hubbard]], American religious leader and author, founded the [[Church of Scientology]] (born 1911)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=Peter |title=Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements |date=March 2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-49970-0 |page=281 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DouBAgAAQBAJ&dq=L.+Ron+Hubbard&pg=PA281 |language=en |access-date=2022-01-04 |archive-date=2023-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207122959/https://books.google.com/books?id=DouBAgAAQBAJ&dq=L.+Ron+Hubbard&pg=PA281#v=onepage&q=L.%20Ron%20Hubbard&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Gordon MacRae]], American actor and singer (born 1921)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Werner Fenchel]], German-Danish mathematician and academic (born 1905)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Ted Bundy]], American serial killer (born 1946)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Madge Bellamy]], American actress (born 1899)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Jack Schaefer]], American journalist and author (born 1907)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Ken Darby]], American composer and conductor (born 1909)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Gustav Ernesaks]], Estonian composer and conductor (born 1908)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Thurgood Marshall]], American lawyer and jurist, 32nd [[United States Solicitor General]] (born 1908)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Uğur Mumcu]], Turkish investigative journalist (born 1942)<ref name="milliyet">{{cite news |title=Uğur Mumcu karanlık yılların aydınlık yüzüydü |url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/ugur-mumcu-karanlik-yillarin-aydinlik-yuzuydu-6413746 |access-date=24 January 2021 |work=Milliyet |language=tr |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124055009/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/ugur-mumcu-karanlik-yillarin-aydinlik-yuzuydu-6413746 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sozcu">{{cite news |title=Uğur Mumcu öldürülüşünün 28. yılında anılıyor |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2021/gundem/ugur-mumcu-oldurulusunun-28-yilinda-aniliyor-6226077/ |access-date=24 January 2021 |work=Sözcü |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124093748/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2021/gundem/ugur-mumcu-oldurulusunun-28-yilinda-aniliyor-6226077/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Gaffar Okkan]], Turkish police chief (born 1952)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ayvaz |first1=Emre |last2=Şimşek |first2=Ömer Faruk |date=24 January 2021 |title=Şehit Emniyet Müdürü Ali Gaffar Okkan mezarı başında anıldı |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/sehit-emniyet-muduru-ali-gaffar-okkan-mezari-basinda-anildi/2121058 |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124104841/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/sehit-emniyet-muduru-ali-gaffar-okkan-mezari-basinda-anildi/2121058 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gaffar Okkan: Diyarbakır Emniyet Müdürü Gaffar Okkan öldürülmesinin 20. yılında anılıyor |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/gaffar-okkan-diyarbakir-emniyet-muduru-gaffar-okkan-oldurulmesinin-20-yilinda-aniliyor-1808499 |access-date=24 January 2021 |work=Cumhuriyet |language=tr |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124195217/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/gaffar-okkan-diyarbakir-emniyet-muduru-gaffar-okkan-oldurulmesinin-20-yilinda-aniliyor-1808499 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Elie Hobeika]], Lebanese commander and politician (born 1956)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Gianni Agnelli]], Italian businessman (born 1921)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)|Leônidas]], Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1913)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Schafik Handal]], Salvadoran politician (born 1930)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Krystyna Feldman]], Polish actress (born 1916)
*  2007   &ndash; [[İsmail Cem İpekçi]], Turkish journalist and politician, 45th [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (born 1940)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Guadalupe Larriva]], Ecuadorian academic and politician (born 1956)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Emiliano Mercado del Toro]], Puerto Rican-American soldier (born 1891)
*  2008 &ndash; [[Usha Narayanan]], Burmese-born [[First ladies and gentlemen of India|First Lady of India]] (born 1922)<ref name="ex">{{cite news |date=25 January 2008 |title=Ex-First Lady Usha Narayanan dies at 86 |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/exfirst-lady-usha-narayanan-dies-at-86/265309/ |access-date=24 July 2015 |publisher=The Indian Express |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301012547/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/exfirst-lady-usha-narayanan-dies-at-86/265309/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  2010   &ndash; [[Pernell Roberts]], American actor (born 1928)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Bernd Eichinger]], German director and producer (born 1949)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Shulamit Aloni]], Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Israeli Minister of Education]] (born 1928)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Rafael Pineda Ponce]], Honduran academic and politician (born 1930)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Otto Carius]], German lieutenant and pharmacist (born 1922)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Fredrik Barth]], German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (born 1928)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Marvin Minsky]], American computer scientist and academic (born 1927)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/03/marvin-minsky-obituary|title=Marvin Minsky obituary|first=Martin|last=Campbell-Kelly|newspaper=The Guardian |date=February 3, 2016|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
*  2016   &ndash; [[Henry Worsley (explorer)|Henry Worsley]], English colonel and explorer (born 1960)
*  [[2017]] &ndash; [[Helena Kmieć]], Polish Roman Catholic missionary (born 1991)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Helena Kmieć. Dziewczyna, która pokazała, co to znaczy kochać naprawdę |url=https://pl.aleteia.org/2024/04/23/helena-kmiec-dziewczyna-ktora-pokazala-co-to-znaczy-kochac-naprawde/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Aleteia Polska |language=pl |archive-date=2024-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430081514/https://pl.aleteia.org/2024/04/23/helena-kmiec-dziewczyna-ktora-pokazala-co-to-znaczy-kochac-naprawde/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Butch Trucks]], American drummer (born 1947)<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Kory |last=Grow |date=January 25, 2017 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/butch-trucks-allman-brothers-founding-member-dead-at-69-w462870 |title=Butch Trucks, Allman Brothers Band Drummer and Co-Founder, Dead at 69 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126200529/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/butch-trucks-allman-brothers-founding-member-dead-at-69-w462870 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Mark E. Smith]], British singer-songwriter (born 1957)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Rosemary Bryant Mariner]], American United States Naval Aviator (born 1953)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Rosemary Mariner, Pathbreaking Navy Pilot and Commander, Is Dead at 65 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/obituaries/rosemary-mariner-dead.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203134412/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/obituaries/rosemary-mariner-dead.html |archive-date=3 February 2019 |date=1 Feb 2019}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash;  [[Iris Cummings]], American swimmer and aviator (born 1920)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Langer |first=Emily |date=January 31, 2025 |title=Iris Cummings Critchell, pioneering aviator and Olympian, dies at 104 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/01/31/iris-cummings-critchell-swimmer-aviator/ |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Babylas of Antioch]]
**[[Cadoc]] (Wales)
**[[Exuperantius of Cingoli]]
**[[Felician of Foligno]]
**[[Francis de Sales]]
**[[Pratulin Martyrs]] ([[Greek Catholic Church]])
**[[January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities]] (Romania)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2020/01/24/ziua-unirii-principatelor-romane-24-ianuarie-1859--436958|title=Ziua Unirii Principatelor Române|newspaper=[[Agerpres]]|date=24 January 2020|language=ro|access-date=23 January 2021|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129195148/https://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2020/01/24/ziua-unirii-principatelor-romane-24-ianuarie-1859--436958|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Feast of [[Our Lady of Peace]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]]), and its related observances:
**''[[Feria de Alasitas]]'' ([[La Paz]])
*[[Uttar Pradesh Day]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]], India)<ref>{{cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh Day to be celebrated on Jan 24 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-day-to-be-celebrated-on-jan-24/story-VOC7l5dxtXDkmATnlSaNvM.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=1 December 2017 |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605204031/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-day-to-be-celebrated-on-jan-24/story-VOC7l5dxtXDkmATnlSaNvM.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[National Girl Child Day]] ([[India]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Sikha |title=National Girl Child Day 2019: History, Theme, Objectives and Significance |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/national-girl-child-day-1548245605-1 |agency=[[Dainik Jagran]] |publisher=Jagranjosh |date=January 24, 2019 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123085441/https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/national-girl-child-day-1548245605-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/24 BBC: On This Day] 
* {{NYT On this day|month=1|day=24}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/24 Historical Events on January 24] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621123841/https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/24 |date=2020-06-21 }}

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