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Acontecimientos (122)

  1. 153 a. C.For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1.
  2. 45 a. C.The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Republic, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year.
  3. 42 a. C.The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar.
  4. 193The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman emperor.
  5. 404Saint Telemachus tries to stop a gladiatorial fight in a Roman amphitheatre, and is stoned to death by the crowd. This act impresses the Christian Emperor Honorius, who issues a historic ban on gladiatorial fights.
  6. 417Emperor Honorius forces Galla Placidia into marriage to Constantius, his famous general (magister militum) (probable).
  7. 947Emperor Taizong of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty captures Daliang, ending the dynasty and empire of the Later Jin.
  8. 1001Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylvester II (probable).
  9. 1068Romanos IV Diogenes marries Eudokia Makrembolitissa and is crowned Byzantine Emperor.
  10. 1259Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris.
  11. 1438Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary.
  12. 1502The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is first explored by the Portuguese under their commissioned Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci. Vespucci begins his suspicion that there is a whole continent between Europe and Asia.
  13. 1515Twenty-year-old Francis, Duke of Brittany, succeeds to the French throne following the death of his father-in-law, Louis XII.
  14. 1527Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria as King of Croatia in the 1527 election in Cetin.
  15. 1600Scotland recognises January 1 as the start of the year, instead of March 25.
  16. 1604The Masque of Indian and China Knights is performed by courtiers of James VI and I at Hampton Court.
  17. 1651Charles II is crowned King of Scotland at Scone Palace.
  18. 1700Russia begins using the Anno Domini era instead of the Anno Mundi era of the Byzantine Empire.
  19. 1707John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon.
  20. 1725J. S. Bach leads the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41, which features the trumpet fanfares from the beginning also in the end.
  21. 1726J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16, his church cantata for New Year's Day to a libretto by Georg Christian Lehms.
  22. 1739Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island, is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
  23. 1772The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, are issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
  24. 1773The hymn that becomes known as "Amazing Grace", previously titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17, Faith's Review and Expectation", is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
  25. 1776American Revolutionary War: Burning of Norfolk – Norfolk, Virginia, is burned to the ground by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
  26. 1776General George Washington hoists the first United States flag, the Continental Union Flag, at Prospect Hill.
  27. 1781American Revolutionary War: One thousand five hundred soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne's command rebel against the Continental Army's winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey in the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781.
  28. 1788The first edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
  29. 1801The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is proclaimed.
  30. 1801Ceres, the largest and first known object in the Asteroid belt, is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.
  31. 1804French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black-majority republic and second independent country in North America after the United States.
  32. 1806The French Republican Calendar is abolished.
  33. 1808The United States bans the importation of slaves.
  34. 1810Major-General Lachlan Macquarie officially becomes Governor of New South Wales.
  35. 1818Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (anonymously) publishes the pioneering work of science fiction, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, in London.
  36. 1822The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
  37. 1834Most of Germany forms the Zollverein customs union, the first such union between sovereign states.
  38. 1845The Philippines moves its national calendar to align with other Asian countries' calendars by skipping Tuesday, December 31, 1844. The change has been ordered by Governor–General Narciso Claveria to reform the country's calendar so that it aligns with the rest of Asia. Its territory has been one day behind the rest of Asia for 323 years since the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in the Philippines on March 16, 1521.
  39. 1847The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland; the name will go on to grace over 30 major hospitals throughout the world.
  40. 1860The first Polish postage stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
  41. 1861Liberal forces supporting Benito Juárez enter Mexico City.
  42. 1863American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory.
  43. 1877Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
  44. 1885Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
  45. 1890Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government as Italian Eritrea.
  46. 1892Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
  47. 1898New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
  48. 1899Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
  49. 1900Nigeria becomes a British protectorate with Frederick Lugard as high commissioner.
  50. 1901The Southern Nigeria Protectorate is established within the British Empire.
  51. 1901The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
  52. 1902The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
  53. 1910Captain David Beatty is promoted to rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
  54. 1912The Republic of China is established.
  55. 1914The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
  56. 1923Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
  57. 1927New Mexican oil legislation goes into effect, leading to the formal outbreak of the Cristero War.
  58. 1928Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran to seek asylum in France. He is the only member of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Soviet Union.
  59. 1929The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.
  60. 1932The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
  61. 1934Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison.
  62. 1934A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany.
  63. 1942The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
  64. 1945World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed, attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
  65. 1947Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
  66. 1947The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
  67. 1948The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.
  68. 1949United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
  69. 1956Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.
  70. 1957George Town, Penang, is made a city by a royal charter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
  71. 1957Lèse majesté in Thailand is strengthened to include "insult" and changed to a crime against national security, after the Thai criminal code of 1956 went into effect.
  72. 1958The European Economic Community is established.
  73. 1959Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
  74. 1960Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
  75. 1962Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
  76. 1964The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.
  77. 1965The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  78. 1970The defined beginning of Unix time, at 00:00:00.
  79. 1971Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.
  80. 1973Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom are admitted into the European Economic Community.
  81. 1976A bomb explodes on board Middle East Airlines Flight 438 over Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 81 people on board.
  82. 1978Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747, crashes into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Bombay, India, due to instrument failure, spatial disorientation, and pilot error, killing all 213 people on board.
  83. 1979The Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations Act enter into force. Through the Communiqué, the United States establishes normal diplomatic relations with China. Through the Act, the United States guarantees military support for Taiwan.
  84. 1981Greece is admitted into the European Community.
  85. 1982Peruvian Javier Pérez de Cuéllar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
  86. 1983The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet.
  87. 1984The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T.
  88. 1984Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom.
  89. 1985The first British mobile phone call is made by Michael Harrison to his father Sir Ernest Harrison, chairman of Vodafone.
  90. 1985Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 crashes into Mount Illimani in Bolivia, killing all 29 aboard.
  91. 1987The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.
  92. 1988The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
  93. 1989The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion.
  94. 1990David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor.
  95. 1990Seven people are killed and one injured in a mass shooting in Narsaq, Greenland.
  96. 1993Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.
  97. 1994The Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
  98. 1994The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect.
  99. 1995The World Trade Organization comes into being.
  100. 1995The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves.
  101. 1995Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU.
  102. 1998Following a currency reform, Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence.
  103. 1998Argentinian physicist Juan Maldacena publishes a landmark paper initiating the study of AdS/CFT correspondence, which links string theory and quantum gravity.
  104. 1999The Euro currency is introduced in 11 member nations of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden).
  105. 2001Greece adopts the Euro, becoming the 12th Eurozone country.
  106. 2004In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
  107. 2007Bulgaria and Romania join the EU.
  108. 2007Adam Air Flight 574 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes near the Makassar Strait, Indonesia, killing all 102 people on board.
  109. 2009Sixty-six people die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
  110. 2010A suicide car bomber detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
  111. 2011A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people.
  112. 2011Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.
  113. 2013At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
  114. 2015The Eurasian Economic Union comes into effect, creating a political and economic union between Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
  115. 2017An attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, during New Year's celebrations, kills 39 people and injures 79 others.
  116. 2023Croatia officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 20th Eurozone country, and becomes the 27th member of the Schengen Area.
  117. 2024A 7.5 earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan, killing more than 500 people and injuring over 1,000 others. A majority of direct deaths were due to collapsed homes.
  118. 2024Disney's copyright protection on Steamboat Willie and the original Mickey Mouse expires as they enter the public domain.
  119. 2024Artsakh ceases to exist.
  120. 2025Fourteen people are killed and 57 others injured during a vehicle-ramming and shooting attack in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  121. 2026Bulgaria officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 21st Eurozone country.
  122. 2026A fire at a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, kills 41 people and injures 116 others.

Nacimientos (269)

  1. 766Ali al-Ridha, 8th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam (died 818)
  2. 1431Pope Alexander VI (died 1503)
  3. 1449Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian politician (died 1492)
  4. 1467Sigismund I the Old, Polish king (died 1548)
  5. 1484Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (died 1531)
  6. 1511Henry, Duke of Cornwall, first-born child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon (died 1511)
  7. 1557Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (died 1606)
  8. 1600Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian and academic (died 1649)
  9. 1628Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist (died 1692)
  10. 1655Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher (died 1728)
  11. 1684Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch scholar and author (died 1748)
  12. 1704Soame Jenyns, English author, poet, and politician (died 1787)
  13. 1711Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (died 1749)
  14. 1714Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian soprano and author (died 1800)
  15. 1714Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (died 1780)
  16. 1735Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver (died 1818)
  17. 1745Anthony Wayne, American general and politician (died 1796)
  18. 1752Betsy Ross, American seamstress, sewed flags for the Pennsylvania Navy during the Revolutionary War (died 1836)
  19. 1768Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish author (died 1849)
  20. 1769Marie-Louise Lachapelle, French obstetrician (died 1821)
  21. 1774André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and academic (died 1860)
  22. 1779William Clowes, English publisher (died 1847)
  23. 1803Edward Dickinson, American politician and father of poet Emily Dickinson (died 1874)
  24. 1806Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (died 1853)
  25. 1809Achille Guenée, French lawyer and entomologist (died 1880)
  26. 1813George Bliss, American politician (died 1868)
  27. 1814Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebellion leader and king (died 1864)
  28. 1818William Gamble, Irish-born American general (died 1866)
  29. 1819Arthur Hugh Clough, English-Italian poet and academic (died 1861)
  30. 1819George Foster Shepley, American general (died 1878)
  31. 1823Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet and activist (died 1849)
  32. 1833Robert Lawson, Scottish-New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (died 1902)
  33. 1834Ludovic Halévy, French author and playwright (died 1908)
  34. 1839Ouida, English-Italian author and activist (died 1908)
  35. 1848John W. Goff, Irish-American lawyer and politician (died 1924)
  36. 1852Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist and academic (died 1904)
  37. 1854James George Frazer, Scottish anthropologist and academic (died 1941)
  38. 1854Thomas Waddell, Irish-Australian politician, 15th Premier of New South Wales (died 1940)
  39. 1857Tim Keefe, American baseball player (died 1933)
  40. 1858Heinrich Rauchinger, Kraków-born painter (died 1942)
  41. 1859Michael Joseph Owens, American inventor (died 1923)
  42. 1859Thibaw Min, Burmese king (died 1916)
  43. 1860Michele Lega, Italian cardinal (died 1935)
  44. 1863Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (died 1937)
  45. 1864Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (died 1946)
  46. 1864Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (died 1957)
  47. 1865Harry Coulby, American businessman (died 1929)
  48. 1867Mary Acworth Evershed, English astronomer and scholar (died 1949)
  49. 1874Frank Knox, American publisher and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1944)
  50. 1874Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (died 1927)
  51. 1877Alexander von Staël-Holstein, German sinologist and orientalist (died 1937)
  52. 1878Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician, statistician, and engineer (died 1929)
  53. 1879E. M. Forster, English author and playwright (died 1970)
  54. 1879William Fox, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer, founded the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres (died 1952)
  55. 1883William J. Donovan, American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1959)
  56. 1883Noe Khomeriki, Georgian Social Democrat politician (died 1924)
  57. 1884Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant, engineer, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (died 1949)
  58. 1887Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (died 1945)
  59. 1888Chesley Bonestell, American painter, designer, and illustrator (died 1986)
  60. 1888John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand rifle (died 1974)
  61. 1888Georgios Stanotas, Greek general (died 1965)
  62. 1889Charles Bickford, American actor (died 1967)
  63. 1889Seabury Quinn, American author (died 1969)
  64. 1890Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and academic (died 1966)
  65. 1891Sampurnanand, Indian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Rajasthan (died 1969)
  66. 1892Mahadev Desai, Indian author and activist (died 1942)
  67. 1892Artur Rodziński, Polish-American conductor (died 1958)
  68. 1892Manuel Roxas, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Philippines (died 1948)
  69. 1893Mordechai Frizis, Greek colonel (died 1940)
  70. 1893Heinie Miller, American football player and coach (died 1964)
  71. 1894Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist and mathematician (died 1974)
  72. 1894Edward Joseph Hunkeler, American clergyman (died 1970)
  73. 1895J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (died 1972)
  74. 1899Randolfo Pacciardi, centre-left Italian politician (died 1991)
  75. 1900Chiune Sugihara, Japanese soldier and diplomat (died 1986)
  76. 1900Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1990)
  77. 1902Buster Nupen, Norwegian-South African cricketer and lawyer (died 1977)
  78. 1902Hans von Dohnányi, German jurist and political dissident (died 1945)
  79. 1904Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (died 1982)
  80. 1905Stanisław Mazur, Ukrainian-Polish mathematician and theorist (died 1981)
  81. 1905Lise Lindbæk, Norwegian journalist and war correspondent (died 1961)
  82. 1906Manuel Silos, Filipino filmmaker and actor (died 1988)
  83. 1907Kinue Hitomi, Japanese sprinter and long jumper (died 1931)
  84. 1909Dana Andrews, American actor (died 1992)
  85. 1909Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (died 1959)
  86. 1909Peggy Dennis, American-Russian journalist, author, and activist (died 1993)
  87. 1911Basil Dearden, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1971)
  88. 1911Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (died 1986)
  89. 1911Roman Totenberg, Polish-American violinist and educator (died 2012)
  90. 1911Audrey Wurdemann, American poet and author (died 1960)
  91. 1912Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician and historian (died 1995)
  92. 1912Kim Philby, British spy (died 1988)
  93. 1912Nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet and academic (died 1991)
  94. 1914Noor Inayat Khan, British SOE agent (died 1944)
  95. 1917Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (died 2016)
  96. 1918Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2000)
  97. 1918Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (died 1997)
  98. 1919Rocky Graziano, American boxer and actor (died 1990)
  99. 1919Carole Landis, American actress (died 1948)
  100. 1919Sheila Mercier, British actress, Emmerdale Farm (died 2019)
  101. 1919Bones McKinney, American basketball player (died 1997)
  102. 1919J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (died 2010)
  103. 1920Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist (died 2007)
  104. 1921Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher and academic (died 1986)
  105. 1921César Baldaccini, French sculptor and academic (died 1998)
  106. 1921Regina Bianchi, Italian actress (died 2013)
  107. 1921Johnny Logan, American basketball player (died 1977)
  108. 1922Ernest Hollings, American soldier and politician, 106th Governor of South Carolina (died 2019)
  109. 1923Barbara Baxley, American actress (died 1990)
  110. 1923Valentina Cortese, Italian actress (died 2019)
  111. 1923Milt Jackson, American jazz vibraphonist and composer (died 1999)
  112. 1924Francisco Macías Nguema, Equatorial Guinean politician, 1st President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (died 1979)
  113. 1925Matthew Beard, American child actor (died 1981)
  114. 1925Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (died 2005)
  115. 1926Kazys Petkevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (died 2008)
  116. 1927Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (died 2007)
  117. 1927James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist (died 1965)
  118. 1927Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  119. 1927Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (died 1998)
  120. 1928Ernest Tidyman, American author and screenwriter (died 1984)
  121. 1928Gerhard Weinberg, German-American historian, author, and academic
  122. 1929Larry L. King, American journalist, author, and playwright (died 2012)
  123. 1929Haruo Nakajima, Japanese actor and stuntman, portrayed Godzilla from 1954 to 1972 (died 2017)
  124. 1930Ty Hardin, American actor (died 2017)
  125. 1930Frederick Wiseman, American director and producer (died 2026)
  126. 1932Giuseppe Patanè, Italian conductor (died 1989)
  127. 1933James Hormel, American philanthropist and diplomat (died 2021)
  128. 1933Joe Orton, English dramatist (died 1967)
  129. 1934Alan Berg, American lawyer and radio host (died 1984)
  130. 1934Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian politician, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  131. 1935Om Prakash Chautala, Indian politician (died 2024)
  132. 1936James Sinegal, American businessman, co-founded Costco
  133. 1938Frank Langella, American actor
  134. 1939Michèle Mercier, French actress
  135. 1939Phil Read, English motorcycle racer and businessman (died 2022)
  136. 1939Senfronia Thompson, American politician
  137. 1939Younoussi Touré, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (died 2022)
  138. 1940Prathia Hall, American civil rights movement activist (died 2002)
  139. 1942Dennis Archer, American lawyer and politician, 67th Mayor of Detroit
  140. 1942Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn, English dentist and politician (died 2024)
  141. 1942Country Joe McDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  142. 1942Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian economist and politician, President of the Ivory Coast
  143. 1942Gennadi Sarafanov, Russian pilot and cosmonaut (died 2005)
  144. 1943Tony Knowles, American soldier and politician, 7th Governor of Alaska
  145. 1943Don Novello, American comedian, screenwriter and producer
  146. 1943Vladimir Šeks, Croatian lawyer and politician, 16th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
  147. 1944Barry Beath, Australian rugby league player
  148. 1944Jimmy Hart, American professional wrestling manager
  149. 1944Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani field hockey player and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 2020)
  150. 1944Teresa Torańska, Polish journalist and author (died 2013)
  151. 1944Mati Unt, Estonian author, playwright, and director (died 2005)
  152. 1945Victor Ashe, American politician and former United States Ambassador to Poland
  153. 1945Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing driver
  154. 1945Jimmy Jones, American basketball player
  155. 1946Rivellino, Brazilian footballer and manager
  156. 1946Claude Steele, American social psychologist and academic
  157. 1947Jon Corzine, American sergeant and politician, 54th Governor of New Jersey
  158. 1948Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish economist, academic, and politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
  159. 1948Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Russian Minister of Defence (died 2012)
  160. 1948Dick Quax, New Zealand runner and politician (died 2018)
  161. 1949Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician and diplomat
  162. 1950Wayne Bennett, Australian rugby league player and coach
  163. 1950Tony Currie, English footballer
  164. 1952Shaji N. Karun, Indian director and cinematographer (died 2025)
  165. 1953Gary Johnson, American businessman and politician, 29th Governor of New Mexico
  166. 1954Richard Edson, American actor
  167. 1954Bob Menendez, American lawyer and politician
  168. 1954Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (died 2012)
  169. 1954Yannis Papathanasiou, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Finance
  170. 1955Mary Beard, English classicist, academic and presenter
  171. 1955LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball player (died 2021)
  172. 1956Sergei Avdeyev, Russian engineer and astronaut
  173. 1956Royce Ayliffe, Australian rugby league player
  174. 1956Christine Lagarde, French lawyer and politician; Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
  175. 1956Mike Mitchell, American basketball player (died 2011)
  176. 1956Martin Plaza, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  177. 1957Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
  178. 1958Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian rapper and DJ
  179. 1958Dave Silk, American ice hockey player
  180. 1959Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghan colonel, pilot, and astronaut
  181. 1959Azali Assoumani, Comorian colonel and politician, President of the Comoros
  182. 1959Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball player and coach
  183. 1959Adrian Hall, English director and former actor
  184. 1961Sam Backo, Australian rugby league player (died 2025)
  185. 1962Anton Muscatelli, Italian-Scottish economist and academic
  186. 1963Milo Aukerman, American singer and songwriter
  187. 1963Jean-Marc Gounon, French racing driver
  188. 1964Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress
  189. 1966Anna Burke, Australian businesswoman and politician, 28th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
  190. 1966Ivica Dačić, Serbian journalist and politician, 95th Prime Minister of Serbia
  191. 1966Tihomir Orešković, Croatian–Canadian businessman, 11th Prime Minister of Croatia
  192. 1967Tawera Nikau, New Zealand rugby league player
  193. 1968Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
  194. 1969Morris Chestnut, American actor
  195. 1969Verne Troyer, American actor (died 2018)
  196. 1970Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer and coach
  197. 1971Sammie Henson, American wrestler and coach
  198. 1971Bobby Holík, Czech-American ice hockey player and coach
  199. 1971Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician
  200. 1972Lilian Thuram, French footballer
  201. 1974Christian Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry
  202. 1975Chris Anstey, Australian basketball player and coach
  203. 1975Joe Cannon, American soccer player and sportscaster
  204. 1975Becky Kellar-Duke, Canadian ice hockey player
  205. 1975Fernando Tatís, Dominican baseball player
  206. 1976Tank, American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor
  207. 1978Arilson Chiorato, Brazilian politician
  208. 1979Vidya Balan, Indian actress
  209. 1979Ibrahim Benli, Danish politician
  210. 1980Elin Nordegren, Swedish-American model
  211. 1981Jonas Armstrong, Irish-English actor
  212. 1981Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian racing driver
  213. 1981Mladen Petrić, Croatian footballer
  214. 1981Eden Riegel, American actress
  215. 1982Egidio Arévalo, Uruguayan footballer
  216. 1982David Nalbandian, Argentine tennis player
  217. 1983Calum Davenport, English footballer
  218. 1983Park Sung-hyun, South Korean archer
  219. 1984Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
  220. 1984Fernando San Emeterio, Spanish basketball player
  221. 1984Michael Witt, Australian rugby league player
  222. 1985Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
  223. 1985Steven Davis, Northern Irish footballer
  224. 1985Kenoh, Japanese professional wrestler
  225. 1985Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball player
  226. 1986Pablo Cuevas, Uruguayan tennis player
  227. 1986Glen Davis, American basketball player
  228. 1986Colin Morgan, Northern Irish actor
  229. 1986Lee Sung-min, South Korean singer
  230. 1987Gia Coppola, American director and screenwriter
  231. 1987Gilbert Brulé, Canadian ice hockey player
  232. 1987Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
  233. 1987Patric Hörnqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
  234. 1988Marcel Gecov, Czech footballer
  235. 1988Dallas Keuchel, American baseball player
  236. 1989Jason Pierre-Paul, American football player
  237. 1990Julia Glushko, Israeli tennis player
  238. 1990Ali Maâloul, Tunisian football player
  239. 1991Glen Rice Jr., American basketball player
  240. 1991Darius Slay, American football player
  241. 1991Xavier Su'a-Filo, American football player
  242. 1992Nathaniel Peteru, New Zealand rugby league player
  243. 1992Shane Duffy, Irish footballer
  244. 1993Larry Nance Jr., American basketball player
  245. 1993Abdoulaye Doucouré, Malian footballer
  246. 1994Brendan Elliot, Australian rugby league player
  247. 1994LaMonte Wade Jr., American baseball player
  248. 1995Sardar Azmoun, Iranian footballer
  249. 1995Poppy, American singer and YouTube personality
  250. 1996Andreas Pereira, Brazilian footballer
  251. 1996Mahmoud Dahoud, German footballer
  252. 1996Mathias Jensen, Danish footballer
  253. 1997Noah Kahan, American singer-songwriter
  254. 1997Keegan Hipgrave, Australian rugby league player
  255. 1997Gonzalo Montiel, Argentine footballer
  256. 1998Cristina Bucșa, Moldovan-Spanish tennis player
  257. 1998Edwuin Cetré, Colombian footballer
  258. 1998Enock Mwepu, Zambian footballer
  259. 1998Frank Onyeka, Nigerian footballer
  260. 1999Tomás Chancalay, Argentine footballer
  261. 1999Azmy Qowimuramadhoni, Indonesian-Azerbaijani badminton player
  262. 2000Nicolas Kühn, German footballer
  263. 2000Ice Spice, American rapper
  264. 2001Angourie Rice, Australian actress
  265. 2001Winter, South Korean singer
  266. 2002Simon Adingra, Ivorian footballer
  267. 2003Daria Trubnikova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
  268. 2004Lamine Camara, Senegalese footballer
  269. 2007Ian Subiabre, Argentine footballer

Fallecimientos (125)

  1. 138Lucius Aelius, adopted son and intended successor of Hadrian (born 101)
  2. 404Telemachus, Christian monk and martyr
  3. 898Odo I, Frankish king (born 860)
  4. 951Ramiro II, king of León and Galicia
  5. 1031William of Volpiano, Italian abbot (born 962)
  6. 1189Henry of Marcy, Cistercian abbot (born )
  7. 1204Haakon III, king of Norway (born 1182)
  8. 1387Charles II, king of Navarre (born 1332)
  9. 1496Charles d'Orléans, count of Angoulême (born 1459)
  10. 1515Louis XII, king of France (born 1462)
  11. 1559Christian III, king of Denmark (born 1503)
  12. 1560Joachim du Bellay, French poet and critic (born 1522)
  13. 1617Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1558)
  14. 1697Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (born 1625)
  15. 1716William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (born 1641)
  16. 1748Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (born 1667)
  17. 1766James Francis Edward Stuart, Jacobite pretender (born 1688)
  18. 1780Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (born 1713)
  19. 1782Johann Christian Bach, German composer (born 1735)
  20. 1789Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1716)
  21. 1793Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (born 1712)
  22. 1817Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (born 1743)
  23. 1846John Torrington, English sailor and explorer (born 1825)
  24. 1853Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (born 1778)
  25. 1862Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian mathematician and physicist (born 1801)
  26. 1881Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (born 1805)
  27. 1892Roswell B. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (born 1805)
  28. 1894Heinrich Hertz, German physicist and academic (born 1857)
  29. 1896Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (born 1826)
  30. 1901Ignatius L. Donnelly, American politician and promoter of pseudoscience and pseudohistory (born 1831)
  31. 1906Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (born 1833)
  32. 1918William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (born 1858)
  33. 1921Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (born 1856)
  34. 1923Willie Keeler, American baseball player (born 1872)
  35. 1928Loie Fuller, American dancer (born 1862)
  36. 1929Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (born 1894)
  37. 1931Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (born 1851)
  38. 1937Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (born 1874)
  39. 1940Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (born 1865)
  40. 1943Jenő Rejtő, Hungarian journalist (born 1905)
  41. 1944Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (born 1869)
  42. 1944Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (born 1862)
  43. 1953Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
  44. 1954Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1890)
  45. 1954Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (born 1887)
  46. 1955Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian colloid chemist, academic, and scientific administrator (born 1894)
  47. 1955Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (born 1881)
  48. 1958Edward Weston, American photographer (born 1886)
  49. 1960Margaret Sullavan, American actress (born 1909)
  50. 1961Alastair Denniston, Scottish cryptologist (born 1881)
  51. 1966Vincent Auriol, French journalist and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (born 1884)
  52. 1969Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright and screenwriter (born 1902)
  53. 1971Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian saint (born 1894)
  54. 1972Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (born 1888)
  55. 1977Roland Hayes, American lyric tenor and composer (born 1887)
  56. 1978Carle Hessay, German-Canadian painter (born 1911)
  57. 1980Pietro Nenni, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1891)
  58. 1981Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist (born 1920)
  59. 1982Victor Buono, American actor (born 1938)
  60. 1984Alexis Korner, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1928)
  61. 1984Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega, known as "Cagancho", Spanish bullfighter (born 1903)
  62. 1988Clementine Hunter, American folk artist (born 1886 or 1887)
  63. 1992Grace Hopper, American computer scientist and admiral, co-developed COBOL (born 1906)
  64. 1994Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (born 1900)
  65. 1994Cesar Romero, American actor (born 1907)
  66. 1994Edward Arthur Thompson, Irish historian and academic (born 1914)
  67. 1995Eugene Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
  68. 1996Arleigh Burke, American admiral (born 1901)
  69. 1996Arthur Rudolph, German-American engineer (born 1906)
  70. 1997Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1944)
  71. 1998Helen Wills, American tennis player and coach (born 1905)
  72. 2001Ray Walston, American actor (born 1914)
  73. 2002Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (born 1944)
  74. 2003Joe Foss, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (born 1915)
  75. 2005Shirley Chisholm, American educator and politician (born 1924)
  76. 2005Ngo Van, Vietnamese revolutionary (born 1913)
  77. 2006Harry Magdoff, American economist and journalist (born 1913)
  78. 2007Roland Levinsky, South African-English biochemist and academic (born 1943)
  79. 2007Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (born 1912)
  80. 2007Darrent Williams, American football player (born 1982)
  81. 2008Pratap Chandra Chunder, Indian educator and politician (born 1919)
  82. 2009Claiborne Pell, American politician (born 1918)
  83. 2009Helen Suzman, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (born 1917)
  84. 2010Lhasa de Sela, American-Mexican singer-songwriter (born 1972)
  85. 2012Bob Anderson, English fencer (born 1922)
  86. 2012Kiro Gligorov, Macedonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Macedonia (born 1917)
  87. 2012Nay Win Maung, Burmese physician, businessman, and activist (born 1962)
  88. 2012Tommy Mont, American football player and coach (born 1922)
  89. 2013Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist (born 1945)
  90. 2013Patti Page, American singer and actress (born 1927)
  91. 2014Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (born 1910)
  92. 2014William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (born 1950)
  93. 2014Juanita Moore, American actress (born 1914)
  94. 2015Ulrich Beck, German sociologist (born 1944)
  95. 2015Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (born 1932)
  96. 2015Donna Douglas, American actress (born 1932)
  97. 2015Omar Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1934)
  98. 2015Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (born 1950)
  99. 2015William Lloyd Standish, United States District Judge (born 1930)
  100. 2016Fazu Aliyeva, Russian poet and journalist (born 1932)
  101. 2016Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas (born 1925)
  102. 2016Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (born 1930)
  103. 2017Tony Atkinson, British economist (born 1944)
  104. 2017Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (born 1926)
  105. 2018Robert Mann, American violinist (born 1920)
  106. 2018Jon Paul Steuer, American actor (born 1984)
  107. 2019Paul Neville, Australian politician (born 1940)
  108. 2019Pegi Young, American singer, songwriter, environmentalist, educator and philanthropist (born 1952)
  109. 2019George, last known Achatinella apexfulva (born )
  110. 2020Lexii Alijai, American rapper (born 1998)
  111. 2020Alexander Frater, British travel writer and journalist (born 1937)
  112. 2020Don Larsen, American baseball player (born 1929)
  113. 2020Barry McDonald, Australian rugby union player (born 1940)
  114. 2020David Stern, American lawyer and businessman (born 1942)
  115. 2021Carlos do Carmo, Portuguese fado singer (born 1939)
  116. 2021Mark Eden, English actor (born 1928)
  117. 2021Elmira Minita Gordon, Belizean educator and psychologist (born 1930)
  118. 2021Floyd Little, American football player (born 1942)
  119. 2022Gary Burgess, British broadcaster and journalist (born 1975)
  120. 2022Dan Reeves, American football player and coach (born 1944)
  121. 2023Fred White, American musician and songwriter (born 1955)
  122. 2024Lynja, American celebrity chef and YouTuber (born 1956)
  123. 2025David Lodge, English author and critic (born 1935)
  124. 2025Chad Morgan, Australian musician (born 1933)
  125. 2025Wayne Osmond, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1951)

Celebraciones (10)

  1. The last day of Kwanzaa (African Americans)
  2. The eighth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
  3. Global Family Day
  4. Jump-up Day (Montserrat)
  5. New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)
  6. Japanese New Year
  7. Novy God Day (Russia)
  8. Polar Bear Swim Day
  9. Public Domain Day (multiple countries)
  10. Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba)

Santoral (7)

  1. Basil the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  2. Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
  3. Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church)
  4. Fulgentius of Ruspe
  5. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God; and its related observances:
  6. World Day of Peace
  7. January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)