January 4

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Events

Pre-1600

46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1642 – English Civil War: King Charles I, accompanied by 400 soldiers, attempts to arrest five members of Parliament for treason, only to discover the men had been tipped off and fled.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1649 – English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1717 – The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1762 – Great Britain declares war on Spain, which meant the entry of Spain into the Seven Years' War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1798 – Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire.<ref>Anton Caragea, "Ceasul cel mare al lui Constantin Hangerli" ("Constantin Hangerli's Big Hour"), in Magazin Istoric, December 2000</ref>
1844 – The first issue of the Swedish-languaged Saima newspaper founded by J. V. Snellman is published in Kuopio, Finland.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1853 – After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1854 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1863 – The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.<ref>Teacher's Manual for Religious Instruction in the New Apostolic Church Vol 3., NAKI 2001</ref>
1878 – Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1884 – The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1885 – Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.<ref>Lecomte, J., Lang-Son: combats, retraite et négociations (Paris, 1895). p. 169–71</ref>
1896 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1901–present

1903 – Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.<ref>Daly, Michael (2013). Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-tailed Elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison, page 282</ref>
1909 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1912 – The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1918 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1944 – World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1946 – The first day of a three-day "disastrous" tornado outbreak across the south-central United States leaves 41 people dead and at least 412 others injured.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1951 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1956 – The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1958 – Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1959 – Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 crashes on approach to Alma-Ata Airport, killing 64 people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1975 – This date overflowed the 12-bit field that had been used in TOPS-10. There were numerous problems and crashes related to this bug while an alternative format was developed.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1976 – The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen would shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1987 – The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1989 – Second Gulf of Sidra incident: A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.<ref>* Stanik, Joseph T. El Dorado Canyon: Reagan’s Undeclared War with Qaddafi. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2003, page 228. Template:ISBN</ref>
1990 – In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota, United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000 – A Norwegian passenger train departing from Trondheim, collides with a local train coming from Hamar in Åsta, Åmot; 19 people are killed and 68 injured in the accident.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2004 – Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004 – Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006 – Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.<ref>Template:Cite book Template:Dead link</ref>
2007 – The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008 – A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in the Los Roques Archipelago in Venezuela, killing 14 people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 – The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013 – A gunman kills eight people in a house-to-house rampage in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2018 – Hennenman–Kroonstad train crash: A passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl collides with a truck on a level crossing at Geneva Station between Hennenman and Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. Twenty people are killed and 260 injured.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2019 – A fire in an escape room in Koszalin, Poland, kills five teenagers through carbon monoxide poisoning.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

659 – Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (d.680)<ref name="Sharif al-Qarashi 2000 14">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1077 – Emperor Zhezong of China (d. 1100)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1334 – Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (d. 1383)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1467 – Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (d. 1538)<ref>Template:Cite ADB</ref>
1581 – James Ussher, Irish archbishop and historian (d. 1656)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1643 (NS) – Isaac Newton, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1726/27)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1654 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (d. 1742)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1672 – Hugh Boulter, English-Irish archbishop (d. 1742)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1710 – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist (d. 1736)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (d. 1774)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1731 – Karl Abraham Zedlitz, Prussian minister of education (d. 1793)<ref>Template:Cite ADB</ref>
1785 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist (d. 1863)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1809 – Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (d. 1852)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1813 – Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator (d. 1897)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1832 – George Tryon, English admiral (d. 1893)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1838 – General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (d. 1883)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1839 – Carl Humann, German archaeologist, architect, and engineer (d. 1896)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1848 – Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1858 – Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1946)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1864 – Clara Emilia Smitt, Swedish doctor and author (d. 1928)<ref>Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013, (Version 6.0) Sveriges släktforskarförbund (2014) Template:ISBN (in Swedish)</ref>
1869 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1960)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1874 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1935)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1877 – Gibson Gowland, English film actor (d. 1951)<ref>Template:Cite book; Template:Cite news</ref>
1877 – Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (d. 1943)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1878 – A. E. Coppard, English poet and short story writer (d. 1957)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1878 – Augustus John, Welsh painter and illustrator (d. 1961)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1881 – Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1883 – Max Eastman, American author and poet (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1883 – Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic (d. 1961)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1884 – Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator (d. 1958)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1889 – M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India (d. 1963)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1891 – Edward Brooker, English-Australian sergeant and politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)<ref>R. P. Davis, 'Brooker, William Edward (1891 - 1948)' Template:Webarchive, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, p. 265.</ref>
1895 – Leroy Grumman, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. (d. 1982)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1896 – Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1896 – André Masson, French painter and illustrator (d. 1987)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1897 – Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1900 – James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1901–present

1901 – C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist (d. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1902 – John A. McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1991)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1903 – Georg Elser, German carpenter and attempted assassin of Adolf Hitler (d. 1945)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1913 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1916 – Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1916 – Robert Parrish, American actor and director (d. 1995)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1920 – William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1996)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1920 – Rosalie Crutchley, British actress (d. 1997)<ref name=vallance>Template:Cite news</ref>
1924 – Marianne Werner, German shot putter (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite sports-reference</ref>
1925 – Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1927 – Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1927 – Barbara Rush, American actress (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1929 – Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1930 – Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (d. 1994)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1930 – Don Shula, American football player and coach (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1931 – William Deane, Australian judge and politician, 22nd Governor-General of Australia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1931 – Nora Iuga, Romanian poet, writer and translator<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1932 – Carlos Saura, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1932 – Clint Hill, American Secret Service agent (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – Rudolf Schuster, Slovak politician, 2nd President of Slovakia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1935 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Grace Bumbry, American operatic soprano (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1937 – Dyan Cannon, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1938 – Jim Norton, Irish stage, film and television actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1938 – Eberhard Wagner, German academic, linguist and author<ref name="LCCN">Template:Cite web</ref>
1940 – Brian Josephson, Welsh physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1940 – Gao Xingjian, Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1941 – George P. Cosmatos, Italian-Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2005)<ref name="Noble1979">Template:Cite book</ref>
1941 – Kalpnath Rai, Indian politician (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1942 – Bolaji Akinyemi, Nigerian political scientist, academic, and politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1942 – Jim Downing, American race car driver and inventor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1942 – John McLaughlin, English guitarist and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1943 – Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1943 – Hwang Sok-yong, South Korean author and educator<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Gary Stevens, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Alan Sutherland, New Zealand rugby player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (d. 2020)
1945 – Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1946 – Arthur Conley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1947 – Chris Cutler, English percussionist, lyricist and music theorist<ref name=Larkin>Template:Cite book</ref>
1947 – Marie-Thérèse Letablier, French sociologist and academic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (d. 1992)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1948 – Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian civil servant and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (d. 2021)<ref name="repubCisse20110404">Mme Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, nouveau Premier ministre Template:Webarchive. Le Républicain. 4 April 2011.</ref>
1949 – Mick Mills, English footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Bwanga Tshimen, Congolese footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1950 – Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1953 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinian footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1954 – Rob Kerin, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of South Australia<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1954 – Tina Knowles, American fashion designer, founded House of Deréon<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1956 – Tom Borton, American jazz saxophonist, songwriter and composer (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Zehava Gal-On, Israeli politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Ann Magnuson, American actress and performance artist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1956 – Bernard Sumner, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1957 – Patty Loveless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1958 – Matt Frewer, American-Canadian actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1958 – Julian Sands, English actor (d. 2023)<ref name="AP" />
1960 – Gavin Miller, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1961 – Sidney Green, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Cliff Levingston, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Graham McTavish, Scottish actor and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1962 – Joe Kleine, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Dave Foley, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1963 – Till Lindemann, German singer, songwriter, and poet<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Martina Proeber, German diver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Susan Devoy, New Zealand squash player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Dot-Marie Jones, American actress and athlete<ref name="AP" />
1964 – Adrian Shelford, New Zealand rugby league player (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – Guy Forget, French tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – Craig Revel Horwood, Australian-English dancer, choreographer, and director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1965 – Julia Ormond, English actress and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1966 – Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1967 – Johnny Nelson, English boxer and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – David Toms, American golfer and philanthropist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1967 – David Wilson, Australian rugby player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Corie Blount, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Josh Stamberg, American actor<ref name="AP" />
1971 – Shane Walker, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Colin Ward, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1973 – Frank Høj, Danish cyclist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Danilo Hondo, German cyclist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Shane Carwin, American mixed martial artist and wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Paul Watson, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Ted Lilly, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Dominik Hrbatý, Slovak tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Shergo Biran, German footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – D'Arcy Carden, American actress and comedian<ref name="AP" />
1980 – Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Justin Ontong, South African cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Richard Logan, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Danny Sullivan, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Kang Hye-jung, South Korean actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – Will Bynum, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – Richard Rankin, Scottish film, television and theatre actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1984 – Jiří Hudler, Czech ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Lenora Crichlow, British actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1985 – Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Norwegian handball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Al Jefferson, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Jung Sung-ryong, South Korean footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Ross Turnbull, English footballer and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Younès Kaboul, French footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Andrei Krauchanka, Belarusian decathlete<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Russell Martin, Scottish footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – James Milner, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Charlyne Yi, American actor, comedian, musician, and writer<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Marissa Coleman, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Przemysław Tytoń, Polish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Danny Simpson, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Kay Voser, Swiss footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Kevin Pillar, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Graham Rahal, American race car driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Iago Falque, Spanish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Raisel Iglesias, Cuban baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Toni Kroos, German footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Alberto Paloschi, Italian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Charles Melton, American actor<ref name="UPI" />
1992 – Kris Bryant, American baseball player<ref>Template:Baseballstats</ref>
1992 – Quincy Promes, Dutch footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – James Michael McAdoo, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Mahmoud Metwalli, Egyptian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Derrick Henry, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Sarah Nurse, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Adam Webster, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Michael Dickson, Australian gridiron football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Jackson Hastings, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Marcus Ingvartsen, Danish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Jasmine Paolini, Italian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Angeliño, Spanish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Ante Žižić, Croatian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Coco Jones, American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="UPI" />
1998 – Arnoldas Kulboka, Lithuanian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Rodrigo Garro, Argentine footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Liza Soberano, Filipina actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999 – Daniel Arzani, Iranian-Australian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Nico Hischier, Swiss ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Jaeman Salmon, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Collin Sexton, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Max Aarons, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Odilon Kossounou, Ivorian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Lola Young, English singer and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2003 – Jaeden Martell, American actor<ref name="UPI" />
2004 – Victor Wembanyama, French basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Rob Dillingham, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006 – Marc Guiu, Spanish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

871 – Æthelwulf, Saxon ealdorman<ref name="auto"/>
874 – Hasan al-Askari, eleventh of the Twelve Imams (probable;<ref>Shareef al-Qurashi, Baqir (2005). The Life of Imam Al-Hasan Al-Askari. Translation by: Abdullah al-Shahin. Ansariyan Publications – Qum.</ref> b. 846)
1248 – Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1209)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1344 – Robert de Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle, English peer (b. 1288)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1399 – Nicholas Eymerich, Catalan theologian and inquisitor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1424 – Muzio Sforza, Italian condottiero (b. 1369)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1428 – Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1370)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1584 – Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1539)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1604 – Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (b. 1555)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1695 – François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1761 – Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1782 – Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed École Militaire (b. 1698)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1786 – Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1804 – Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1821 – Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1825 – Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1863 – Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1874 – Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1794)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1880 – Anselm Feuerbach, German painter and educator (b. 1829)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1880 – Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1811)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1882 – John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1883 – Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1891 – Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1896 – Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1900 – Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

1904 – Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1910 – Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1912 – Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1919 – Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1920 – Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1924 – Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1925 – Nellie Cashman, American nurse, restaurateur, entrepreneur, and gold prospector (b. 1845)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1927 – Süleyman Nazif, Turkish poet and civil servant (b. 1870)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1931 – Art Acord, American actor and stuntman (b. 1890)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1931 – Louise, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1931 – Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Indian Muslim activist (b. 1878)<ref name=storyofpakistan>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – Henri Bergson, French philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1943 – Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (b. 1911)<ref name="veterans2">Template:Cite web</ref>
1943 – Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1944 – Kaj Munk, Danish playwright and pastor (b. 1898)<ref>Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer, 1960. Retrieved 23.3.13</ref>
1960 – Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1961 – Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1965 – T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Donald Campbell, English racing driver and world speed record holder (b. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1969 – Paul Chambers, American bassist and composer (b. 1935)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1975 – Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1986 – Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (b. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1949)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1988 – Lily Laskine, French harp player (b. 1893)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1990 – Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1990 – Henry Bolte, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Victoria (b. 1908)<ref name=":0">Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
1994 – R. D. Burman, Indian film composer and music director (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1995 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (b. 1942)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1907)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1997 – Harry Helmsley, American businessman (b. 1909)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1998 – Mae Questel, American actress (b. 1908)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1999 – Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (b. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2001 – Les Brown, American bandleader and composer (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004 – Brian Gibson, English director and screenwriter (b. 1944)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004 – Joan Aiken, English author (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004 – John Toland, American historian and author (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005 – Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Frank Harary, American mathematician and academic (b. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Humphrey Carpenter, English radio host and author (b. 1946)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (b. 1919)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006 – Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006 – Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emirati politician, 1st Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (b. 1946)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006 – Milton Himmelfarb, American sociographer, author, and academic (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007 – Helen Hill, American director and producer (b. 1970)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007 – Marais Viljoen, South African politician, 5th State President of South Africa (b. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008 – Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2009 – Gert Jonke, Austrian poet, playwright, and author (b. 1946)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 – Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname (b. 1910)<ref>Template:In lang Johan Ferrier, eerste Chief Scout Suriname. dbsuriname.com. 11 January 2010</ref>
2010 – Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011 – Coen Moulijn, Dutch footballer (b. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2011 – Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2011 – Salmaan Taseer, Pakistani businessman and politician, 26th Governor of Punjab, Pakistan (b. 1944)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Eve Arnold, American photographer and journalist (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Rod Robbie, English-Canadian architect, designed the Canadian Pavilion and Rogers Centre (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 – Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (b. 1931)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 – Zoran Žižić, Montenegrin politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1951)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – S. H. Kapadia, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India (b. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2017 – Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017 – Georges Prêtre, French orchestral and opera conductor (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019 – Harold Brown, 14th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2020 – Tom Long, Australian actor (b. 1968)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021 – Tanya Roberts, American actress (b. 1949)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023 – Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine skier and Olympic champion (b. 1950)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024 – Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024 – David Soul, American-British actor and singer (b. 1943)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024 – Christian Oliver, German actor (b. 1972)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
- Angela of Foligno<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Elizabeth Ann Seton<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Ferréol of Uzès<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mavilus<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Pharaildis of Ghent<ref>Watkins 2015, p. 604</ref>
- Rigobert<ref>Watkins 2015, p. 643</ref>
- January 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The eleventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas. (Western Christianity)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Independence Day (Myanmar), celebrates the independence of Myanmar from the United Kingdom in 1948.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Colonial Martyrs Repression Day (Angola)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Day of the Martyrs (Democratic Republic of the Congo)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ogoni Day (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tokyo Dome Show: The annual Wrestle Kingdom event run by New Japan Pro-Wrestling<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
World Braille Day<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notes

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References

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External links

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