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Events

=Pre-1600=

  • 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.{{cite book |last=Barton |first=Tamsyn |title=Power and knowledge: Astrology, physiognomics, and medicine under the Roman Empire |year= 2002 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=0-472-08852-1 |page=60 }}
  • 1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned since his election in June 1523.{{cite book|last=Scott|first=Franklin Daniel|title=Sweden: The Nation's History|location=Carbondale, Ill.|publisher=Southern Illinois University Press|date=1992|isbn=9780809314898|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qv8zxie3A18C|pages=121, 129}}
  • 1554 – Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma.{{cite journal|last=Kaung|first=Thaw|title=Accounts of King Bayinnaung's Life and Hanthawadi Hsinbyu-mya-shin Ayedawbon, a Record of His Campaigns|journal=Myanmar Historical Research Journal|date=June 2003|page=29|url=https://www.uclmyanmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/4-Accounts-of-King-Bayinnaung.pdf|access-date=January 12, 2023}}

=1601–1900=

  • 1616 – The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.{{cite book|last1=Henderson|first1=James D.|last2=Delpar|first2=Helen|last3=Brungardt|first3=Maurice P.|last4=Weldon|first4=Richard N.|title=A Reference Guide to Latin American History|location=Armonk, N.Y.|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|date=2000|isbn=9781563247446|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e2F7c0wW7g4C|page=95}}
  • 1792 – Federalist Thomas Pinckney appointed first U.S. minister to Britain.{{cite book|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle Publication|date=1989|isbn=0131337459|page=208}}
  • 1808 – John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.{{cite news|author=|title=Storm and tide|work=The Literary Panorama|date=March 1808|at=cols. 1309–10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=st0RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1309|oclc=7687961}}
  • 1808 – The organizational meeting leading to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.{{cite book|last=Stark|first=James|title=Picture of Edinburgh: Containing a Description of the City and Its Environs|location=Edinburgh|publisher=J. Fairbairn|date=1825|oclc=977450766|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ul4LAAAAYAAJ|page=194}}
  • 1848 – The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.{{cite book|last=Goldstein|first=Robert J.|title=Political Repression in 19th Century Europe. Volume 24|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=2010|isbn=9780415555647|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zYLR_ewddRoC|page=184}}
  • 1866 – The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.{{cite journal|last=Bearman|first=Peter|title=Foreword|journal=The Aeronautical Journal|volume=120|issue=1223|date=January 2016|page=1|doi=10.1017/aer.2015.1|s2cid=112404040 |doi-access=free}}
  • 1872 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.{{cite book|last=Henze|first=Paul B.|title=Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia|location=New York|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|date=2000|isbn=9781403967435|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VYBDgAAQBAJ|page=146}}
  • 1895 – The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.{{cite book|last=Evans|first=David|title=A History of Nature Conservation in Britain|location=London|publisher=Routledge|date=1997|isbn=9780415144919|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JFeKAgAAQBAJ|page=42}}

=1901–present=

  • 1911 – The University of the Philippines College of Law is established.{{cite book|last1=Alfonso|first1=Oscar M.|last2=Bauzon|first2=Leslie E.|title=University of the Philippines: The First 75 Years (1908-1983)|location=Quezon City|publisher=University of the Philippines Press|date=1985|isbn=9789711050184|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0XifAAAAMAAJ&q=%22on+January+12%2C+1911%2C+the+College+of+Law%22}}
  • 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposed constitutional amendment to require states to give women the right to vote.{{cite news|title=Women's Suffrage Amendment Fails|work=Elmira Star-Gazette|date=January 13, 1915|page=1|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|title=House Again Defeats Woman Suffrage Plan|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=January 13, 1915|page=1}}
  • 1916 – Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann become the first German aviators to earn the Pour le Mérite, receive the German Empire's highest military award, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft.{{cite book|last=Head|first=R.G.|title=Oswald Boelcke: Germany's First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat|location=London|publisher=Grub Street|date=2019|isbn=9781911621423|page=82|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MY6eDgAAQBAJ}}
  • 1918 – The Minnie Pit Disaster coal mining accident occurs in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys die.{{cite book|last=Elliott|first=Brian|title=Coal Mine Disasters in the Modern Era c. 1900 to 1980|location=Barnsley, South Yorkshire, U.K.|publisher=Pen and Sword|date=2017|isbn=9781473858879|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YNUjDwAAQBAJ|page=47}}
  • 1932 – Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.{{cite book|last=Clark|first=Judith Freeman|title=Almanac of American Women in the 20th Century|location=New York|publisher=Prentice Hall|date=1917|isbn=9780130226587|page=[https://archive.org/details/almanacofamerica00clar/page/56 56]|url=https://archive.org/details/almanacofamerica00clar/page/56}}
  • 1933 – Casas Viejas incident: 22 peasants killed by the Security and Assault Corps in Casas Viejas, Spain.{{cite book|last=Mintz|first=Jerome R.|year=1994|orig-year=1982|title=The Anarchists of Casas Viejas|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-20854-8|lccn=93-2425|page=227}}
  • 1942 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.{{cite book|last=Zieger|first=Robert H.|title=The CIO, 1935-1955|location=Chapel Hill, N.C.|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|date=1997|isbn=9780807846308|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3IdhCQAAQBAJ|page=164}}
  • 1945 – World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive.{{cite book|last=Baxter|first=Ian|title=The Vistula-Oder Offensive: The Soviet Destruction of German Army Group A, 1945|location=Havertown, Pa.|publisher=Casemate|date=2023|isbn=9781636243597|page=68|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pgHkEAAAQBAJ}}
  • 1955 – A Martin 2-0-2 and Douglas DC-3 collide over Boone County, Kentucky, killing 15 people.{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Martin 2-0-2A N93211 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19550112-0 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=aviation-safety.net}}
  • 1962 – Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission and first American helicopter assault in the war, takes place.{{cite book|last=Carrier|first=Jerry|title=A Long Cold War: A Chronology of American Life and Culture, 1945 to 1991|location=New York|publisher=Algora Publishing|date=2018|isbn=9781628943184|page=208|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RrFjDwAAQBAJ|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last1=Longley|first1=Kyle|last2=Whitt|first2=Jacqueline|title=Grunts: The American Combat Soldier in Vietnam|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=2020|isbn=9780429355868|page=1920|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2bnDwAAQBAJ}}
  • 1964 – Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.{{cite book|last=Petterson|first=Donald|title=Revolution in Zanzibar: An American's Cold War Tale|location=Boulder, Colo.|publisher=Westview Press|date=2002|isbn=9780813342689|page=i|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uvRPuQnA6roC}}
  • 1966 – Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.{{cite news|last=Wicker|first=Tom|title=Johnson Asks Domestic Reform, Stands Firm on Vietnam|work=The New York Times|date=January 13, 1966|page=A1|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|last=Kilpatrick|first=Carroll|title=U.S. Can Continue the 'Great Society' And Fight in Vietnam, Johnson Says: Peace Moves So Far Receive No Response, His Message Reveals|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 13, 1966|page=A1}}
  • 1967 – Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
  • 1969 – The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
  • 1970 – Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
  • 1971 – The Harrisburg Seven: Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other activists are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
  • 1976 – The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
  • 1986 – Space Shuttle program: Congressman and future NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist.
  • 1990 – A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city.
  • 1991 – Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
  • 1997 – Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha.{{Cite web|last=Lynda|first=Warnock|title=STS-81|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-81.html|access-date=2021-01-11|website=nasa.gov|publisher=NASA}}
  • 1998 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
  • 2001 – Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
  • 2004 – The world's largest ocean liner, {{RMS|Queen Mary 2}}, makes its maiden voyage.
  • 2005 – Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.{{cite book|last=Doody|first=Dave|title=Deep Space Craft: An Overview of Interplanetary Flight|location=Berlin|publisher=Springer|date=2010|isbn=9783642100468|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gp-2B7AUPVUC|page=365}}
  • 2006 – A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
  • 2007 – Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its zenith visible during the day.
  • 2010 – An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince.{{cite news|title=Haiti Earthquake Fast Facts|publisher=CNN|date=December 26, 2018|access-date=January 12, 2020|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/world/haiti-earthquake-fast-facts/index.html|postscript=none}}; {{cite journal|last1=DesRoches|first1=Reginald|last2=Comerio|first2=Mary|last3=Eberhard|first3=Marc|last4=Mooney|first4=Walter|last5=Rix|first5=Glenn J.|title=Overview of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake|journal=Earthquake Spectra|date=October 2011|volume=27 |pages=S1–S21|doi=10.1193/1.3630129 |bibcode=2011EarSp..27....1D |s2cid=51746361 |access-date=January 11, 2020|url=https://escweb.wr.usgs.gov/share/mooney/142.pdf}}
  • 2012 – Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers.
  • 2015 – Government raids kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in Kolofata, Cameroon.
  • 2016 – Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
  • 2020 – Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1901 – Karl Künstler, German SS officer (died 1945)
  • 1903 – Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (died 1960)
  • 1903 – Andrew J. Transue, American politician and attorney (Morissette v. United States) (died 1995)
  • 1904 – Mississippi Fred McDowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1972)
  • 1905 – Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher (died 1975)
  • 1905 – James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic (died 1997)
  • 1905 – Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (died 1974)
  • 1906 – Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French historian, philosopher, and academic (died 1995)
  • 1907 – Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer (died 1966)
  • 1908 – Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2008)
  • 1908 – Clement Hurd, American illustrator (died 1988)
  • 1910 – Patsy Kelly, American actress and comedian (died 1981)
  • 1910 – Luise Rainer, German-English actress (died 2014)
  • 1912 – Richard Kuremaa, Estonian footballer (died 1991)
  • 1914 – Mieko Kamiya, Japanese psychiatrist and psychologist (died 1979)
  • 1915 – Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (died 1997)
  • 1915 – Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Canadian archbishop and academic (died 2013)
  • 1916 – Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and inventor (died 2013)
  • 1916 – P. W. Botha, South African politician, 8th Prime Minister of South Africa (died 2006)
  • 1916 – Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, British poet and Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2018)
  • 1917 – Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2007)
  • 1917 – Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2007)
  • 1920 – James Farmer, American activist and politician, co-founded Congress of Racial Equality (died 1999){{cite book|author=United States. Congress|title=Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nszQN3psXkYC&pg=PA4524|year=1969|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=4524}}
  • 1920 – Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-Australian sociologist and academic (died 2009)
  • 1922 – Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and historian (died 1994)
  • 1923 – Ira Hayes, American marine who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima (died 1955){{cite book|title=Marine Corps Historical References Pamphlet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cbqAlXIcsu8C&pg=RA6-PA7|year=1982|publisher=U.S. Marine Corps|pages=6}}
  • 1924 – Olivier Gendebien, Belgian racing driver and businessman (died 1998)
  • 1925 – Bill Burrud, American television host, producer, and actor (died 1990)
  • 1926 – Morton Feldman, American composer and academic (died 1987)
  • 1926 – Ray Price, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013){{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/arts/music/ray-price-country-singer-dies-at-87.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/arts/music/ray-price-country-singer-dies-at-87.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Ray Price, Groundbreaking, Hit-Making Country Singer, Dies at 87|work=The New York Times|author=Bill Friskics-Warren|date= 16 December 2013|access-date=11 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}
  • 1928 – Ruth Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress (died 2006)
  • 1929 – Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and logician (died 2015)
  • 1929 – Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher and academic{{cite book|author1=Steven Seidman|author2=Jeffrey C. Alexander|title=The New Social Theory Reader: Contemporary Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXgp5b8yvvkC&pg=PA129|year=2001|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-18807-4|pages=129}} (died 2025)
  • 1930 – Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, founded Tim Hortons (died 1974)
  • 1930 – Jennifer Johnston, Irish author and playwright (died 2025)
  • 1930 – Glenn Yarbrough, American singer and actor (died 2016)
  • 1932 – Des O'Connor, English entertainer, singer and TV presenter (died 2020)
  • 1933 – Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (died 2013)
  • 1934 – Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter (died 2013)
  • 1934 – Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach (died 2016)
  • 1935 – Teresa del Conde, Mexican historian and critic (died 2017)
  • 1935 – Kreskin, American mentalist{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Jan. 12: Zayn Malik, Jeff Bezos |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/12/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-12-Zayn-Malik-Jeff-Bezos/2331673484626/ |publisher=UPI |access-date=11 January 2024 |date=12 January 2023}} (died 2024){{Cite news |last=Fortin |first=Jacey |date=December 11, 2024 |title=The Amazing Kreskin, Mentalist and 1970s TV Star, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/the-amazing-kreskin-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241211194640/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/the-amazing-kreskin-dead.html |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}
  • 1936 – Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, English police officer and politician
  • 1936 – Raimonds Pauls, Latvian pianist and composer
  • 1936 – Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet and activist (died 2014)
  • 1936 – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Home Affairs (died 2016)
  • 1937 – Shirley Eaton, English actress
  • 1938 – Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (died 2013)
  • 1938 – Alan Rees, British racing driver (died 2024){{cite web |title=No words ❤️ |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160047352302657&id=504232656&mibextid=WC7FNe&rdid=kubLkivs3boYli5z |website=Paul Rees on Facebook |access-date=7 September 2024 |date=6 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Alan Rees |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Alan_Rees |website=Old Racing Cars |access-date=7 September 2024}}
  • 1940 – Bob Hewitt, Australian-South African tennis player
  • 1940 – Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (died 2013)
  • 1940 – Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer (died 2007)
  • 1941 – Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and voice actor (died 2005)
  • 1941 – Fiona Caldicott, English psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 2021)
  • 1941 – Chet Jastremski, American swimmer and physician (died 2014)
  • 1942 – Bernardine Dohrn, American domestic terrorist, political activist and academic
  • 1944 – Hans Henning Atrott, German author and theorist (died 2018)
  • 1944 – Joe Frazier, American boxer (died 2011)
  • 1944 – Cynthia Robinson, American R&B trumpet player and singer (died 2015)
  • 1945 – Maggie Bell, Scottish singer-songwriter
  • 1946 – Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, Scottish lawyer and judge
  • 1946 – George Duke, American keyboard player, composer, and educator (died 2013)
  • 1947 – Richard Carwardine, English historian and academic
  • 1947 – Tom Dempsey, American football player and educator (died 2020)
  • 1947 – Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee, English politician
  • 1948 – Kenny Allen, English footballer
  • 1948 – Anthony Andrews, English actor and producer
  • 1948 – Gordon Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 34th Premier of British Columbia
  • 1948 – Brendan Foster, English runner and sportscaster
  • 1948 – William Nicholson, English author and screenwriter
  • 1949 – Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (died 2007)
  • 1949 – Ottmar Hitzfeld, German footballer and manager
  • 1949 – Hamadi Jebali, Tunisian engineer, journalist, and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Tunisia
  • 1949 – Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/japans-best-selling-living-novelist-haruki-murakami-at-75/a-67943104?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf |title=Japan's best-selling living novelist Haruki Murakami at 75 |first1=Sabine |last1=Oelze |access-date=18 January 2024 |date=11 January 2024 |work=Deutsche Welle |first2=Silke |last2=Wünsch}}
  • 1950 – Randy Jones, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Randy Jones |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/randy-jones-116715 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1950 – Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2024){{Cite web |date=2024-07-20 |title=Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies after battle with cancer |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-battle-cancer-rcna162819 |access-date=2024-07-23 |publisher=NBC News}}
  • 1950 – Göran Lindblad, Swedish dentist and politician
  • 1950 – Bob McEwen, American businessman and politician
  • 1950 – Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli-Icelandic jewelry designer and businesswoman, 5th First Lady of Iceland
  • 1951 – Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer (died 2022)
  • 1951 – Chris Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1978)
  • 1951 – Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author (died 2021)
  • 1951 – Drew Pearson, American football player and sportscaster
  • 1952 – Ramón Fagoaga, Salvadoran footballer{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/ramon-alfredox-fagoaga/105880/|title=El Salvador – R. Fagoaga – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}
  • 1952 – Walter Mosley, American novelist
  • 1952 – Phil Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1952 – Campy Russell, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Campy Russell |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78047/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1952 – Ricky Van Shelton, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1952 – John Walker, New Zealand runner and politician
  • 1953 – Mary Harron, Canadian director and screenwriter
  • 1954 – Howard Stern, American radio host, actor, and author{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 12, 2023 includes celebrities Howard Stern, Issa Rae |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-12-2023-includes-celebrities-howard-stern-issa-rae.html |website=The Plain Dealer |agency=Associated Press |access-date=11 January 2024 |date=12 January 2023}}
  • 1955 – Tom Ardolino, American rock drummer (died 2012)
  • 1955 – Arif Yunusov, Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist.Eynulla Fatullayev. [http://haqqin.az/news/21826 Секретное досье Лейлы и Арифа Юнусовых (фотофакты) Часть первая]. Haqqin.az. 7 May 2014.
  • 1956 – Nikolai Noskov, Russian rock singer and singer-songwriter
  • 1957 – John Lasseter, American animator, director, and producer
  • 1957 – Jeremy Sams, English director, playwright, and composer
  • 1958 – Christiane Amanpour, English-Iranian journalist
  • 1958 – Curt Fraser, American-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1959 – B. Brian Blair, American wrestler and politician
  • 1959 – Per Gessle, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1959 – Sergey Ivanenko, Russian economist and politician (died 2024){{cite news |date=4 September 2024|title=Умер заместитель председателя партии "Яблоко" Сергей Иваненко|trans-title= |url=https://ria.ru/20240904/yabloko-1970510904.html|language=Russian|work=RIA Novosti|location=Moscow|access-date=4 September 2024}}
  • 1960 – Oliver Platt, Canadian-American actor
  • 1960 – Dominique Wilkins, French-American basketball player
  • 1961 – Simon Russell Beale, Malaysia-born English actor and historian
  • 1962 – Joe Quesada, American author and illustrator
  • 1962 – Richie Richardson, Antiguan cricketer
  • 1962 – Luna Vachon, American-Canadian wrestler and manager (died 2010)
  • 1963 – François Girard, Canadian director and screenwriter
  • 1963 – Nando Reis, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1964 – Jeff Bezos, American computer scientist and businessman
  • 1965 – Nikolai Borschevsky, Russian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Nikolai Borschevsky |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nikolai-borschevsky-8459013 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1965 – Rob Zombie, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
  • 1966 – Olivier Martinez, French actor
  • 1966 – Craig Parry, Australian golfer
  • 1967 – Vendela Kirsebom, Norwegian-Swedish model and actress
  • 1968 – Farrah Forke, American actress (died 2022){{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-wings-lois-clark-182736922.html | title=Farrah Forke, 'Wings' and 'Lois & Clark' Actor, Dies at 54 | date=2 March 2022 }}
  • 1968 – Rachael Harris, American actress and comedian
  • 1968 – Junichi Masuda, Japanese director, producer, and composer
  • 1968 – Heather Mills, English businesswoman, activist and model
  • 1968 – Mauro Silva, Brazilian footballer
  • 1969 – David Mitchell, English novelist
  • 1969 – Margaret Nagle, American screenwriter and producer
  • 1970 – Zack de la Rocha, American singer-songwriter
  • 1970 – Raekwon, American rapper
  • 1971 – Arman Alizad, Iranian-Finnish tailor and television presenter{{cite news |last1=Hoimela |first1=Leeni |title=Tätä Arman Alizad ei uskaltaisi tehdä: "Jos olen ollut vaarassa, aistin sen tyttärestäni" |url=https://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ajankohtaista/ihmiset/tata_arman_alizad_ei_uskaltaisi_tehda_jos_olen_ollut_vaarassa_aistin |access-date=7 December 2019 |publisher=Me Naiset |date=21 November 2015}}
  • 1971 – Scott Burrell, American basketball player and coach
  • 1971 – Peter Madsen, Danish engineer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer{{Cite web|url=http://youthentrepreneurship.eu/speakers/peter-madsen/|title=Peter Madsen « European Youth Entrepreneurship Conference|access-date=2020-12-16|archive-date=2022-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110183239/http://youthentrepreneurship.eu/speakers/peter-madsen/|url-status=dead}}
  • 1972 – Priyanka Gandhi, Indian politician
  • 1972 – Zabryna Guevara, American actress
  • 1972 – Espen Knutsen, Norwegian ice hockey player and coach{{cite web |title=Espen Knutsen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/espen-knutsen-8456857 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1972 – Paul Wilson, Australian cricketer and umpire
  • 1972 – Toto Wolff, Austrian investor{{cite web|url=http://www.wienerpost.at/2010/11/der-toto-gewinner/|title=Der Toto-Gewinner|website=Wiener|date=10 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314083140/http://www.wienerpost.at/2010/11/der-toto-gewinner/|access-date=31 October 2020|archive-date=2011-03-14}}
  • 1973 – Brian Culbertson, American pianist and producer
  • 1973 – Hande Yener, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 1974 – Melanie C, English singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1974 – Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian skier
  • 1975 – Jason Freese, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
  • 1975 – Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1977 – Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player (died 2023)
  • 1978 – Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball player
  • 1978 – Jeremy Camp, American singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1978 – Maurizio Zaffiri, Italian rugby player
  • 1979 – Lee Bo-young, South Korean actress and model
  • 1979 – Marián Hossa, Slovak ice hockey player
  • 1979 – Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer
  • 1979 – David Zabriskie, American cyclist
  • 1980 – Amerie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and writer
  • 1980 – Bobby Crosby, American baseball player
  • 1981 – Niklas Kronwall, Swedish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Niklas Kronwall |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/niklas-kronwall-8468509 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1981 – Angus Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1981 – João Paulo, Brazilian footballer
  • 1981 – Luis Ernesto Pérez, Mexican footballer and manager
  • 1982 – Paul-Henri Mathieu, French tennis player
  • 1982 – Chris Ray, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Chris Ray |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chris-ray-444884 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1982 – Hans Van Alphen, Belgian decathlete
  • 1982 – Dean Whitehead, English footballer
  • 1982 – Dontrelle Willis, American baseball player
  • 1984 – Jonathan Zydko, French footballer
  • 1985 – Cynthia Addai-Robinson, English-American actress
  • 1985 – Artem Milevskyi, Ukrainian footballer
  • 1985 – Issa Rae, American actress, writer, director, producer and web series creator
  • 1985 – Borja Valero, Spanish footballer
  • 1986 – Kehoma Brenner, German rugby player
  • 1986 – Miguel Ángel Nieto, Spanish footballer
  • 1986 – Dani Osvaldo, Italian-Argentinian footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4819/Daniel-Osvaldo/overview|title=Daniel Osvaldo|website=Premier League|access-date=12 January 2024}}
  • 1987 – Iván Nova, Dominican baseball player{{cite web |title=Iván Nova |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ivan-nova-467100 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1987 – Naya Rivera, American actress and singer (died 2020){{cite news|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-07-13/naya-rivera-dead-glee|title=Actress Naya Rivera, 'Glee' TV star and 'fierce talent,' dies at 33|date=July 13, 2020}}
  • 1987 – Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer
  • 1988 – Claude Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1988 – Hyun-soo Kim, South Korean baseball player{{cite web |title=Hyun Soo Kim |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/hyun-soo-kim-547957 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1989 – Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer
  • 1989 – Axel Witsel, Belgian footballer
  • 1991 – Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
  • 1991 – Raquel Rodriguez, American wrestler{{cite web |title=Raquel Rodriguez |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/36169554/wwe-profile-raquel-rodriguez |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 January 2024 |date=12 April 2023}}
  • 1991 – Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player
  • 1991 – Alex Wood, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Alex Wood |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-wood-622072 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1992 – Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer
  • 1992 – Samuele Longo, Italian footballer
  • 1993 – Jamel Artis, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Jamel Artis |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1628503/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1993 – D.O., South Korean singer
  • 1993 – Zayn Malik, English singer{{cite web |title=One Direction {{!}} Members, Songs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/One-Direction |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=26 September 2021}}
  • 1993 – Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer
  • 1994 – Emre Can, German footballer{{Cite web|title=Emre Can|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/5001/Emre-Can/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=12 January 2024}}
  • 1995 – Allisha Gray, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Allisha Gray |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/1628277/allisha-gray |publisher=WNBA |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1995 – Mike McGlinchey, American football player{{cite web |title=Mike McGlinchey |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3052885/mike-mcglinchey |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1996 – Ella Henderson, English singer and songwriter
  • 1997 – Darius Slayton, American football player{{cite web |title=Darius Slayton |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3916945 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1998 – Juan Foyth, Argentinian footballer{{cite web|title=Juan Foyth|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/25309/Juan-Foyth/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=12 January 2024}}
  • 1999 – Xavier Tillman, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Xavier Tillman |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630214/xavier-tillman |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 1999 – Tyler Roberts, Welsh footballer{{Cite web| title=Tyler Roberts|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/10532/Tyler-Roberts/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=12 January 2024}}
  • 2000 – Sven Botman, Dutch footballer{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/49908/Sven-Botman/overview |title=Sven Botman |website=Premier League|access-date=12 January 2024}}
  • 2001 – Sam LaPorta, American football player{{cite web |title=Sam LaPorta |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4430027/sam-laporta |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 January 2024}}
  • 2002 – Eva Lys, German tennis player{{Cite web |title=Eva Lys {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325826/eva-lys |access-date=2022-10-17 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}
  • 2005 – Yuika, Japanese singer-songwriter{{cite web |title=Kashu "Yuika", 20-sai Kinen ni Hatsu Kaodashi ni Netto Sōzen "Biju yo Sugi!?" "Kon'na no Motto Suki ni Natchau"|script-title=ja:歌手『ユイカ』、20歳記念に初顔出しにネット騒然「ビジュ良すぎ!?」「こんなのもっと好きになっちゃう」|trans-title=Singer Yuika's first public appearance to celebrate her 20th birthday causes a stir online: "Her looks are too good!?" "I can't help but like her even more"|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2363749/full/ |website=Oricon |access-date=26 February 2025 |date=January 13, 2025|language=ja}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1909 – Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (born 1864)
  • 1911 – Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (born 1845)
  • 1916 – Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1844)
  • 1921 – Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (born 1866)
  • 1926 – Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (born 1864)
  • 1934 – Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (born 1887)
  • 1938 – Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (born 1867)
  • 1940 – Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (born 1891)
  • 1940 – Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1898)
  • 1943 – Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (born 1902)
  • 1944 – Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (born 1915)
  • 1958 – Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (born 1875)
  • 1960 – Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (born 1899)
  • 1962 – Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (born 1869)
  • 1965 – Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (born 1936)
  • 1967 – Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (born 1887)
  • 1971 – John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (born 1885)
  • 1973 – Roy Franklin Nichols, American historian and academic (born 1896)
  • 1974 – Princess Patricia of Connaught (born 1886)
  • 1976 – Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1890){{cite web |title=Agatha Christie {{!}} Biography, Novels, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Agatha-Christie |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=14 September 2020}}
  • 1977 – Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director and screenwriter (born 1907){{cite web |title=Henri-Georges Clouzot |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13979e1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306194302/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13979e1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=7 June 2022}}
  • 1983 – Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian engineer and politician (born 1903)
  • 1988 – Connie Mulder, South African politician (born 1925)
  • 1988 – Piero Taruffi, Italian racing driver and motorcycle racer (born 1906)
  • 1990 – Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American author and educator (born 1919)
  • 1991 – Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and diplomat (born 1911)
  • 1992 – Kumar Gandharva, a Hindustani classical singer (born 1924)
  • 1994 – Gustav Naan, Estonian physicist and philosopher (born 1919)
  • 1996 – Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician and academic (born 1926)
  • 1997 – Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (born 1936)
  • 1997 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)
  • 1998 – Roger Clark, English racing driver (born 1939){{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-roger-clark-1138920.html|title=Obituary: Roger Clark|author=Graham Robson|work=The Independent|date=16 January 1998|access-date=2 July 2015}}
  • 1999 – Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1961)
  • 2000 – Marc Davis, American animator and screenwriter (born 1913)
  • 2000 – Bobby Phills, American basketball player (born 1969)
  • 2001 – Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (born 1922)
  • 2001 – William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (born 1913)
  • 2002 – Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th U.S. Secretary of State (born 1917)
  • 2003 – Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (born 1912)
  • 2003 – Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1930)
  • 2003 – Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (born 1926)
  • 2003 – Maurice Gibb, Manx-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1949)
  • 2003 – Alan Nunn May, English physicist and spy (born 1911)
  • 2004 – Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1921)
  • 2005 – Amrish Puri, Indian actor (born 1932)
  • 2006 – Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo Native American painter (born 1918)
  • 2007 – Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (born 1937)
  • 2007 – James Killen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Defence (born 1925)
  • 2008 – Max Beck, American intersex advocate (born 1966){{Cite web|url=http://www.southernvoice.com/2008/1-25/news/localnews/8040.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802065622/http://www.southernvoice.com/2008/1-25/news/localnews/8040.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-08-02|title=Max Beck's meaningful life – Southern Voice Atlanta|date=2008-08-02|access-date=2018-03-23}}
  • 2009 – Claude Berri, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1934)
  • 2010 – Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (born 1946)
  • 2010 – Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Consolidated Contractors Company (born 1920)
  • 2012 – Bjørn G. Andersen, Norwegian geologist and academic (born 1924)
  • 2012 – Glenda Dickerson, American director, choreographer, and educator (born 1945)
  • 2012 – Bill Janklow, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of South Dakota (born 1939)
  • 2012 – Charles H. Price II, American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (born 1931)
  • 2012 – Jim Stanley, American football player and coach (born 1935)
  • 2013 – Precious Bryant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)
  • 2013 – Flor María Chalbaud, First Lady of Venezuela (born 1921){{cite web|title=Reseña biográfica de Pérez Jiménez|url=http://www.magazine.com.ve/marcos-evangelista-perez-jimenez-1914-2001/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208112826/http://www.magazine.com.ve/marcos-evangelista-perez-jimenez-1914-2001/|archive-date=8 December 2015|access-date=1 September 2015|publisher=Portal web: Magazine.com.ve}}
  • 2013 – Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (born 1923)
  • 2014 – Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (born 1946){{cite web |title=Alexandra Bastedo |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13141012.alexandra-bastedo/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=18 January 2014 |access-date=31 January 2020}}
  • 2014 – Connie Binsfeld, American educator and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (born 1924)
  • 2014 – George Dement, American soldier, businessman, and politician (born 1922)
  • 2015 – Trevor Colbourn, American historian and academic (born 1927)
  • 2015 – Robert Gover, American journalist and author (born 1929)
  • 2015 – Carl Long, American baseball player (born 1935)
  • 2015 – Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress (born 1939)
  • 2015 – Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (born 1985)
  • 2017 – William Peter Blatty, American writer and filmmaker (born 1928)
  • 2017 – Graham Taylor, English football player and manager (born 1944){{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=Graham Taylor obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/12/graham-taylor-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=24 November 2023 |date=12 January 2017}}
  • 2018 – Keith Jackson, American sports commentator and journalist (born 1928){{cite news|url=https://abc13.com/entertainment/notable-deaths-in-2018/3745674/|title=Notable deaths in 2018: Keith Jackson|publisher=ABC News Arts & Entertainment}}
  • 2020 – Sir Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (born 1944){{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/12/sir-roger-scruton-conservative-philosopher-wide-interests-lightning/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/12/sir-roger-scruton-conservative-philosopher-wide-interests-lightning/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Sir Roger Scruton, conservative philosopher of wide accomplishments – obituary |work=The Telegraph|date=January 12, 2020}}{{cbignore}}
  • 2022 – Ronnie Spector, American singer (born 1943){{Cite news |date=21 January 2022 |title=Notable deaths in 2022 |url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2022-idUSRTS4OVLY |access-date=2022-05-02 |work=Reuters}}
  • 2023 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (born 1968){{cite news |last1=Medina |first1=Eduardo |last2=Rubin |first2=April |title=Lisa Marie Presley, the Daughter of Elvis Presley, Dies at 54 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/lisa-marie-presley-dead.html |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=13 January 2023}}
  • 2023 – Sharad Yadav, Indian politician, 30th Minister of Civil Aviation, 29th Labour Minister (born 1947){{cite news |title=Sharad Yadav passes away at 75; PM Modi, Nitish Kumar and others condole death |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sharad-yadav-passes-away-at-75-8378705/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=12 January 2023}}
  • 2025 – Leslie Charleson, American actress (born 1945){{Cite web |last=Rossi |first=Rosemary |date=January 12, 2025 |title=Leslie Charleson, 'General Hospital' Icon Who Played Monica Quartermaine, Dies at 79 |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/leslie-charleson-general-hospital-dies-79-1236272564/ |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
  • 2025 – Claude Jarman Jr., American actor and producer (born 1934){{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=January 12, 2025 |title=Claude Jarman Jr., Young Star of 'The Yearling,' Dies at 90 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/claude-jarman-dead-yearling-juvenile-oscar-1236107296/ |access-date=January 17, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Holidays and observances

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