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What happened in history on this day: January 11?
On January 11 in ...
- 314 - Death of Pope Militiades.
- 532 - Nika-revolt against Justianus and Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople.
- 705 - John VI dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 1055 - Constantine IX Monomachos emperor of Byzantium, dies.
- 1158 - Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king.
- 1403 - Birth of Jan IV Duke of Brabant/Limburg.
- 1449 - Birth of Domenico Ghirlandajo Italy, renaissance painter.
- 1503 - Birth of Francesco Parmigianino Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck).
- 1552 - Johannes Cochlaeus [Dobeneck], German humanist/theologist, dies.
- 1558 - Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm.
- 1569 - The first British royal lottery draw begins, lasting until May 6, drawing every ticket with a name and a corresponding prize ticket. Tickets had been sold since 1566, but only 1/12th of expected 400,000 tickets are sold. Top prize is 1/12 of 5000 pounds Sterling.
- 1571 - Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion.
- 1599 - Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove and muskaat.
- 1610 - Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, fourth satellite of Jupiter.
- 1641 - Franciscus Gomarus [François Gomaer], French theologist, dies.
- 1650 - Paul Hallman composer, dies at age 49.
- 1672 - Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society.
- 1674 - Jan Zoet actor/playwright/poet (Brutal-Roffel), dies at age 58.
- 1693 - In Sicily, Italy, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurs, causing over 60,000 deaths and the total destruction of several villages and towns in the districts of Siracusa, Ragusa, and Catania. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami that struck the Ionian coasts of Sicily and the Messina Strait.
- 1693 - Mount Etna erupts, Sicily.
- 1709 - Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools" premieres in London.
- 1720 - Birth of Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck Utrechts regent.
- 1730 - Death of Jane Wenham in Hertfordshire, England; last person to be convicted of witchcraft in England (1712).
- 1746 - Birth of William Curtis English botanist/publisher (Botanical Magazine).
- 1753 - Ferdinand VI of Spain and Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord.
- 1753 - Hans Sloane English physician (British Museum), dies at age 92.
- 1757 - Birth of Alexander Hamilton West Indies, first US Secretary of Treasury ($10 face).
- 1757 - Second treaty between England and Prussia, for one million thalers, a fleet, and other things.
- 1758 - Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East-Prussia.
- 1759 - First American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia.
- 1765 - Frisia bans Voltaires "Traité sur la tolérance".
- 1774 - Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog.
- 1775 - Francis Salvador becomes first Jew elected to office in America (South Carolina).
- 1775 - Yemelyan Pugachov Don Cossack rebel, executed by tsarist Russia.
- 1785 - Continental Congress convenes in New York City, New York.
- 1787 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- 1790 - Statisten and Vonckisten unite as Belgium.
- 1797 - Death of Francis Lightfoot Lee at age 62; US farmer, signed Declaration of Independence.
- 1801 - Death of Domenico Cimarosa at age 51; Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto).
- 1803 - US Minister to France Robert Livingston and James Monroe sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy Louisiana.
- 1805 - Michigan Territory is organized.
- 1807 - Birth of Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson; Brigadier General (Confederate Army).
- 1807 - Birth of Ezra Cornell; founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University).
- 1814 - Birth of James Paget; English surgeon (disease of Paget).
- 1814 - Birth of Richard Griffith; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1862).
- 1815 - Birth of John A MacDonald; first Prime Minister of Canada (Conservative, 1867-73).
- 1816 - Birth of Fitz-Henry Warren; US Brevet Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1878).
- 1818 - Birth of John Reese Kenly; US Brevet Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1891).
- 1831 - Birth of James Ronald Chalmers; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1898).
- 1837 - John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at age 54.
- 1839 - Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal; 700 die.
- 1843 - Francis Scott Key, composer ("Star Spangled Banner"), dies at age 63.
- 1849 - Birth of Oskar Lassar; German dermatologist (bath house).
- 1850 - Birth of J C Arthur in Lowville, New York, USA; botanist (studied rusts).
- 1852 - Birth of Konstantin Fehrenbach in Wellendingen, Germany; member of the Catholic Center Party, president of the Reichstag in 1918, chancellor of the Weimar Republic 1920-21.
- 1853 - Birth of Gustav Falke in Luebeck, Germany; author/poet (Der Mann im Nebel).
- 1857 - Birth of Fred[erick J] Archer; English jockey (winner of five Derbys).
- 1859 - Birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart; Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot and Sien).
- 1860 - Birth of Marie Bashkirtseff; Russian/French painter/author (Journal).
- 1861 - Mexico City captured by Juárez (Liberal) in War of the Reform.
- 1861 - Alabama becomes fourth state to secede from the USA.
- 1862 - The Argentine Republic issues its first postage stamps, denominated 5 centavos.
- 1863 - Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama and USS Hatteras.
- 1863 - USA forces capture Arkansas Post, or Fort Hindman, Arkansas.
- 1864 - Birth of Thomas Dixon; US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword).
- 1864 - Charing Cross Station opens in London, England.
- 1866 - Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End, England, kills 220.
- 1873 - Birth of Joaquín Alvarez Quintéro; Spanish dramatist/playwright (Los Galeotes).
- 1878 - Birth of Theodorus Pangalos; Greek General, dictator (1926).
- 1885 - Birth of Alice Paul; ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party).
- 1886 - Birth of George Zucco in England; actor (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Captain Fury).
- 1887 - Birth of Aldo Leopold; founder (Wilderness Society).
- 1888 - Birth of Chester Conklin in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA; actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed).
- 1890 - Birth of Monte Blue in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy).
- 1891 - Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at age 81.
- 1892 - William D McCoy of Indiana is appointed US minister to Liberia.
- 1893 - Benjamin F Butler, US General, presidential candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at age 74.
- 1893 - Jaap Eden skates world record 1500m (2:35).
- 1896 - Birth of Paddy Driscoll; NFL quarterback/coach (Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears).
- 1898 - Birth of Hans Rudolf Krik; Danish writer/critic (Fiskerne, Slaven).
- 1899 - Birth of Eva LeGallienne in England; actress/director (Resurrection, Dupont Show of the Month TV show, Hallmark Hall of Fame TV show, Ford Theatre Hour TV show, Playhouse 90 TV show, Studio One TV show, St. Elsewhere TV show).
- 1901 - Birth of Andries D Copier; Dutch glass manufacturer (Gildeglass).
- 1902 - Popular Mechanics magazine is first published, in the USA.
- 1902 - Johnny Briggs, cricket player (118 wickets for England), dies in an asylum.
- 1903 - Birth of Alan Paton in South Africa; writer (Cry, the Beloved Country).
- 1904 - Birth of Frederick Boland; Irish diplomat/President (UN General Assembly).
- 1905 - Birth of Manfred Bonnington Lee; detective writer (half of Ellery Queen).
- 1905 - Birth of Pierre Mendes-France; French Premier (1954-55).
- 1906 - Birth of Albert Hofmann in Switzerland; chemist (discovered LSD).
- 1908 - Birth of Lionel Stander in The Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Max - Hart to Hart TV show, Eddie Cantor Show radio show, Kraft Music Hall, The Fred Allen Show, Mayor of the Town, Stage Door Canteen, The Jack Paar Show, The Life of Riley (1941), Unfaithfully Yours).
- 1908 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona a national monument.
- 1909 - Birth of Marguerite Kelsey; English model/painter (Haunting).
- 1910 - Birth of Trygve Martin Bratteli; Norwegian Prime Minister (Labour, 1971-72, 1973-76).
- 1912 - Birth of Donald Barry in Houston, Texas, USA; actor (Mr Gallo - Mr Novak).
- 1912 - Birth of Roger Lewis; aviation executive (Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am).
- 1912 - Birth of Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe in Waco, Texas, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers).
- 1913 - First sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (New York City, New York).
- 1915 - Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Colonel Tillinghast Huston purchase New York Yankees for US$460,000.
- 1916 - Birth of Bernard Blier in Buenos Aires, Argentina; actor (Les Miserables).
- 1916 - Birth of James Henry Quillen AKA Jimmy Quillen in Scott County, Virginia, USA; American politician (Representative-Republican-Tennessee, 1963-1997).
- 1916 - French troops capture/Serbian army flees to Corfu.
- 1919 - Three-year-old German communist party (Spartacus) is crushed.
- 1919 - Birth of Veda Ann Borg in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Avalanche, Accomplice).
- 1919 - Romania annexes Transylvania.
- 1920 - French passenger ship Afrique sinks near La Rochelle, France; 553 die.
- 1922 - Birth of Kathleen Byron in London, England; actress (Abdication, Profile, Four Days).
- 1922 - Birth of Neville Duke; English test pilot.
- 1922 - Birth of Tony Charmoli in Minnesota, USA; choreographer (Cher, Julie Andrews).
- 1922 - Insulin first used in a human patient to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada).
- 1923 - First Dutch Dada-evening (Theo Van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters).
- 1923 - Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 1920-22), dies at age 54.
- 1923 - French and Belgian troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations. In protest, Berlin ceases payment of all reparations.
- 1924 - Birth of Don Cherry in Wichita, Texas, USA; singer (Dean Martin Summer Show, "Band of Gold").
- 1925 - Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes as US Secretary of State.
- 1925 - Birth of Grant Tinker in Stamford Connecticut, USA; co-created MTM Enterprises, Emmy-winning producer (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill St. Blues), president and CEO of NBC.
- 1926 - Birth of Elisabeth M J "Elly" Bakker; Dutch actress (The Miser).
- 1926 - Birth of Lev Stepanovich Dyomin in Russia; cosmonaut (Soyuz 15).
- 1927 - Birth of John Hayes; cricket player (New Zealand fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58).
- 1928 - Birth of David L Wolper; producer (Devil's Brigade).
- 1928 - Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies at his home near Dorchester, England at age 87.
- 1929 - Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about age 28.
- 1930 - Birth of Rod Taylor in Sydney, Australia; actor (Falcon Crest, Outlaws, The Oregon Trail, Bearcats, Time Machine) (dies 2015).
- 1930 - At 12:00 PM, the first official theater-based Mickey Mouse Club begins, at the Fox Dome Theater in Ocean Park, California.
- 1931 - Birth of Ed Hall in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Dr Bicker - Medical Center).
- 1933 - Birth of Goldie Hill in Karnes County, Texas, USA; country singer (Grand Ole Opry).
- 1934 - Birth of Mitchell Ryan in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Chase, Executive Suite, Dharma and Greg, Santa Barbara, The Chisholms).
- 1934 - Birth of Jean Chrétien in Canada; Prime Minister (Liberal, 1993-).
- 1935 - Birth of Chuck Barksdale; American singer (Dells - "I Can Sing a Rainbow").
- 1936 - Birth of Linda Lawson in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; actress (Don't Call Me Charlie, Ben Casey, Adventure in Paradise).
- 1936 - Birth of Meindert Leerling; Dutch TV director/Member of Parliament (RPF).
- 1937 - Birth of Felix Silla; actor (The Addams Family, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century).
- 1938 - Donald Bradman scores a second inning 113 versus Queensland after a ton in the first.
- 1938 - Japanese sailors take Tsingtao, seaport of Shantung in Northern China.
- 1939 - Birth of Anne Heggtveigt in Canada; slalom (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1941 - Princess Irene Brigade established in Congleton.
- 1942 - -23 degrees F (-31 degrees C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record).
- 1942 - Birth of Clarence Clemons; rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E Steet Band).
- 1942 - Japanese forces invade the Netherlands East Indies on Borneo.
- 1942 - Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya.
- 1943 - Birth of Stan Ivar; actor (Days of Our Lives, Little House on the Prairie).
- 1943 - Carlo Tresca, New York's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, is murdered.
- 1943 - US and Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China.
- 1944 - Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established.
- 1944 - Death of Galeazzo, count of Cortellazzo Ciano, by execution in Germany; Italian politician.
- 1945 - Ada Negri, Italian poet/author (Fatalità), dies at age 74.
- 1945 - Birth of Christine Kaufmann in Austria; actress (Town Without Pity, Red Lips).
- 1946 - Bert Bell becomes second NFL commissioner, moves Chicago, Illinois, headquarters to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1946 - Birth of Ludmila Poradnik in USSR; team handball (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
- 1946 - Birth of Naomi Judd AKA Diana Ellen in Ashland, Kentucky, USA; singer (Judds - "Why Not Me").
- 1946 - Birth of Tony Kaye; rocker (Yes).
- 1946 - Enver Hoxha declares People's Republic of Albania with himself dictator.
- 1947 - Birth of Anna Calder-Marshall in Kensington, England; actress (Zulu Dawn).
- 1948 - Birth of Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms; American 800m runner (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1949 - Birth of Caskey Swaim in Lexington, North Carolina, USA; actor (Sergeant Fitz - Project UFO, Friday the 13th Part V).
- 1949 - Birth of Tom Netherton in Munich, Germany; singer (Lawrence Welk Show).
- 1949 - Birth of [Frederick] Dennis Greene; rocker (Sha Na Na - "Shannon").
- 1949 - The first snowfall in Los Angeles, California is recorded.
- 1952 - Birth of Ben Daniel Crenshaw in Austin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1974 Rookie of Year, 1976 Bing Crosby).
- 1952 - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore.
- 1952 - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, General (North-Africa/Indo-China), dies at age 61.
- 1953 - Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at age 53.
- 1953 - J Edgar Hoover declines six-figure offer to become president of the International Boxing Club.
- 1953 - Noach Zjordanija, Georgian Premier (1918-21), dies at age 84.
- 1954 - Two-ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche - ten die (Austria).
- 1954 - Birth of Saskia Ten Batenburg; Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk).
- 1954 - Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at age 77.
- 1954 - Emmy Arbous, Dutch actress/cabaret performer (Boefje), dies at age 56.
- 1954 - Death of Oscar Straus in Vienna, Austria; composer, Der tapfere Soldat (1908), Ein Walzertraum (1907) Rund um die Liebe (1914).
- 1955 - Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at age 72.
- 1956 - Birth of Kuniaki Kobayashi; wrestler (WAR/NJPW).
- 1957 - Birth of Bryan Robson; English international soccer star.
- 1957 - Birth of Darryl Dawkins; NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets).
- 1958 - Birth of Vicki Peterson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (The Bangles).
- 1958 - CBS-TV begins airing the Sea Hunt TV show, starring Lloyd Bridges.
- 1959 - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Theodore Roethke.
- 1959 - Dr Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000-year-old pyramid, dies.
- 1959 - Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, first class world record.
- 1959 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open.
- 1959 - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 28-21.
- 1960 - Birth of Vicki Peterson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rocker (Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian").
- 1960 - Johan E Elias, Dutch historian (Elias Family), dies at age 84.
- 1960 - Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts.
- 1961 - Birth of Paul Skansi; NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1961 - Racial riot at University of Georgia, USA.
- 1962 - Birth of Donn Pall in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA; pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins).
- 1962 - Birth of Kim Coles in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Synclaire - Living Single, The Geena Davis Show).
- 1962 - Birth of Julie Moran; TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight, Independence Day, ABC's Wide World of Sports).
- 1963 - First discotheque opens, The Whiskey-a-go-go in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 1963 - Arthur D Nock, English/American historian (Saint Paul), dies at age 60.
- 1963 - Birth of Jason Connery in London, England; actor (Robin Hood).
- 1963 - Birth of Petra Schneider; East German swimming star (world record 400m).
- 1963 - Birth of Tracy Caulkins in Winona, Minnesota, USA; swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1984).
- 1964 - Panamá severs diplomatic relations with US.
- 1964 - US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous.
- 1965 - Birth of Barbara Belding in San Diego, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-17th-1994).
- 1965 - Birth of Joely Richardson in London, England; actress (Body Contact, Wetherby).
- 1965 - Birth of Karl Van Calcar in Torrance, California, USA; 3k steeplechase.
- 1965 - Birth of Loredana Romito in Benevento, Italy; model/actress (Fatal Temptation).
- 1965 - Birth of Olivia Barash in Miami, Florida, USA; actress (Laura - Out of the Blue).
- 1965 - Birth of Steve Vancil in Oregon City, Oregon, USA; golfer (1989 City of Portland).
- 1966 - CBS TV debuts African adventure series Daktari, starring Marshall Thompson.
- 1966 - 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain.
- 1966 - Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at age 64.
- 1966 - Birth of Christian Pouget; hockey forward (Team France 1998).
- 1966 - Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian premier (1964-66), dies at age 61.
- 1967 - Birth of Jeff Bankett in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Tyler - One Life to Live).
- 1967 - Birth of Richmond Webb; NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins).
- 1967 - Birth of Ronnie Stern in St-Agathe, Quebec, Canada; NHL right wing (Calgary Flames).
- 1967 - Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission.
- 1968 - Birth of Tom Dumont; guitarist (No Doubt).
- 1968 - Birth of Jim Bryson; keyboardist (MercyMe).
- 1968 - Birth of Ben Rivera; Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1968 - Birth of Sharon Brown in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Chantal - Generations).
- 1968 - Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km).
- 1969 - Birth of Maxee Maxwell; singer (Brownstone).
- 1969 - Birth of Darren Anderson; NFL cornerback (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1969 - Birth of Dave Cruikshank in Northbrook, Illinois, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1969 - Birth of Frank Robinson; WLAF defensive back (Scottish Claymores).
- 1969 - Birth of Reemt Pyka; hockey forward (Team Germany 1998).
- 1970 - Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans; Most Valuable Player: Len Dawson, Quarterback.
- 1971 - First "Quickie" Divorce granted in United Kingdom.
- 1971 - Birth of Alexander Delgado in Palmerejo, Venezuela; catcher (Boston Red Sox).
- 1971 - Birth of Karmeeleyah McGill; WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores).
- 1971 - Birth of Noah Cantor; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts).
- 1971 - Birth of Tom Rowlands; musician (The Chemical Brothers - "Let Forever Be").
- 1971 - Detroit Tigers' ace reliever John Hiller, 27, suffers a heart attack, and misses the 1971 season.
- 1972 - Birth of Christian Jacobs; actor (Gloria, Maggie, Yo Gabba Gabba).
- 1972 - Birth of Marc Blucas; actor (Buffy the Vampies Slayer, Clueless).
- 1972 - Birth of Amanda Peet; actress (Studio 60, Jack and Jill).
- 1972 - Abu Sayeed Chudhury becomes president and sheik Mujib ur-Rahman premier.
- 1972 - Birth of Amber Medlin in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA; Miss Virginia-America (1995).
- 1972 - Birth of Dexter Seigler; NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1972 - Birth of Huub Loeffen; Dutch soccer player (Vitesse).
- 1972 - Birth of Rey Ordonez in Havana, Cuba; infielder (New York Mets).
- 1972 - Birth of Yang Wenyi; Chinese swim star (World Record/Olympic Record 50m freestyle).
- 1972 - East-Pakistan becomes independent state of Bangladesh.
- 1973 - American League adopts designated hitter rule.
- 1973 - Birth of Dave Dickenson; Canadian Football League quarterback (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1973 - Birth of Rahul Dravid; cricket batter (prolific Karnataka, Tests for India 96).
- 1973 - Famous victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106.
- 1973 - Death of Isabel Randolph at age 83; actress (Mrs. Abigail Uppington - "Fibber McGee and Molly", Missing Corpse, Meet Millie, December Bride, Dick Van Dyke Show).
- 1973 - Trial of the Watergate burglars begins in Washington DC.
- 1974 - Birth of Rockmond Dunbar; actor (Prison Break, Soul Food).
- 1974 - The ABC TV network airs the last Love, American Style TV show in the USA. 65 episodes aired.
- 1974 - Birth of Goran Lozanovski; Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Rod Jones; NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1974 - Birth of Rosenkowitz sextuplets in Cape Town, South Africa (first known to survive infancy).
- 1974 - Birth of Toderick Malone; WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs).
- 1974 - Birth of Warren Morris in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA; baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1974 - The ABC TV network airs the last Room 222 TV show in the USA.
- 1975 - Birth of Brad Badger; guard (Washington Redskins).
- 1975 - Birth of Jacky Verbeek; Dutch soccer player (RKC).
- 1975 - Birth of Rory Fitzpatrick Rochester; NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1975 - Soyuz 17 carries two cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4.
- 1976 - Mervyn Grell, cricket player (Test West Indies versus England 1930, 21 and 13, 0-17), dies.
- 1976 - Military coup in Ecuador, President Guillermo Lara leaves.
- 1976 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill.
- 1976 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka.
- 1977 - Bollingen Prize awarded to David Ignatow.
- 1977 - Chicago Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Los Angeles Dodgers for Bill Buckner.
- 1977 - France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
- 1978 - Governor Askew dedicates the RCUC solar office building.
- 1978 - Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt and Pepper), dies at age 57.
- 1978 - Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 and Soyuz 26 (first time three spacecraft link).
- 1979 - Death of Jack Soo from throat cancer at age 63; Japanese-American actor (Detective Sergeant Nick Yemana - Barney Miller TV show, Green Berets).
- 1980 - Debut of The Pretenders rock music group.
- 1980 - Nigel Short, 14, becomes the youngest chess player to be awarded the degree of International Master.
- 1981 - British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles).
- 1981 - Palau adopts constitution.
- 1982 - Honduras adopts constitution.
- 1982 - (to January 17) A brutal cold snap sends temperatures to all-time record lows in dozens of cities throughout the Midwestern United States.
- 1982 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara during the Paris-Dakar rally. He is rescued January 14.
- 1982 - In Luzon, Philippine Islands, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurs.
- 1983 - Death of Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (born 1894).
- 1983 - Billy Martin named New York Yankees' manager for third time.
- 1983 - Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at age 79.
- 1983 - Billy Martin becomes the New York Yankees' manager for the third time, replacing Clyde King.
- 1984 - US Supreme Court reinstates US$10 million award to Karen Silkwood's family.
- 1984 - Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game.
- 1984 - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" record album becomes the all-time best-selling album. With ten-million copies sold, it surpasses the soundtrack from "Saturday Night Fever".
- 1984 - Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at age 84.
- 1986 - The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane officially opens in Queensland, Australia.
- 1986 - First US black Lieutenant-Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Virginia).
- 1987 - Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giants Stadium (beat Washington Redskins 17-0).
- 1988 - Birth of L'Esperance quintuplets: Alexandria, Danielle, Erica, Raymond, and Veronica.
- 1988 - Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, American ace WWII pilot, dies at age 75 of cancer (born 1912).
- 1988 - Isidor Isaac Rabi, nuclear physicist (Nobel Prize-1944), dies at age 89.
- 1988 - Test debut of Phil Simmons, West Indies versus India, Madras.
- 1988 - USSR announces it will participate in the Seoul Summer Olympics.
- 1989 - 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc.).
- 1989 - Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses seven free throws in a game against Milwaukee Bucks, one missed by two feet.
- 1989 - Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school, New York.
- 1990 - In Lithuania, 300,000 demonstrate for independence.
- 1990 - Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229).
- 1990 - Mary Jane Carr, actress (Forbidden Trail, Second Wife), dies.
- 1990 - Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islanders record of scoring goals in 11 straight.
- 1991 - Ben Johnson runs first race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use; he finishes second.
- 1991 - US Congress empowers President George H.W. Bush to order attack on Iraq.
- 1991 - Jason Christmas dies of gunshot wound during robbery in New York at age 49.
- 1991 - Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title.
- 1991 - Soviet forces storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence.
- 1991 - Death of Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905).
- 1992 - Algeria's President Chadli announces his resignation.
- 1992 - Singer Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the cultural boycott.
- 1992 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi.
- 1993 - American independent presidential candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics.
- 1993 - Lacey Fosburgh, author (Closing Time), dies of breast cancer at age 50.
- 1994 - Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
- 1994 - Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on Irish Republican Army.
- 1994 - John Bradley, raised US flag at Iwo Jima, dies at age 70.
- 1994 - The Fox TV network debuts the Monty show.
- 1994 - The Superhighway Summit is held in Los Angeles, California. It is the first conference to discuss the growing information superhighway and is presided over by U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
- 1995 - The 5th US television network "The WB" by Warner Brothers begins operations, with flagships WPIX in New York City and KTLA In Los Angeles.
- 1995 - Adrian J "Ad" Kaland, Dutch Member of Parliament (CDA 1977-93), dies at age 72.
- 1995 - Birmingham Barracudas granted Canadian Football League franchise.
- 1995 - DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9-year-old girl lives.
- 1995 - John AG Gere, English art historian (Raphael and his Circle), dies at age 73.
- 1995 - NHL Players Association and team owners agree to end NHL strike.
- 1995 - Onat Kutlar, Turkish screenplay/producer (Hazal), murdered at age 59.
- 1995 - Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist (Concert Building), dies at age 76.
- 1995 - The WB TV network debuts the Disney series Unhappily Ever After.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space.
- 1997 - 23rd People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins.
- 1997 - Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis International.
- 1997 - Launch of Telstar 401 satellite fails.
- 1997 - In Michoacan, Mexico, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurs. One person killed and extensive damage in the Arteaga area, Michoacan.
- 1997 - Death of Sheldon Leonard at age 89; American actor (Jack Benny radio and TV shows), producer/director (Make Room for Daddy, I Spy, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, My World and Welcome to It, The Dick Van Dyke Show).
- 1998 - AFC Championship: Denver Broncos beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21.
- 1998 - NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49ers 23-10.
- 1998 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan.
- 1998 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge.
- 1998 - Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria: over 100 people are killed.
- 2000 - The armed wing of Islamic Salvation Front concludes its negotiations with the government for an amnesty and disbands in Algeria.
- 2000 - Carlton Fisk and Tony Perez are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2001 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approves the merger of America Online and Time Warner to form AOL Time Warner.
- 2005 - Apple Computer releases the Mac mini computer, for $500.
- 2005 - Apple Computer releases the iPod shuffle music player. It features 512 MB RAM and USB 2.0 port. Weight is under one ounce. Battery life is about 12 hours. Price is US$99.
- 2005 - Death of James Griffin at home in Nashville, Tennessee, USA at age 61 from cancer; guitarist and song-writer (Bread - "Make It With You", "Baby I'm-a Want You", "Everything I Own").
- 2006 - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays make their first agreement with a Japanese player as relief pitcher Shinji Mori signs a US$1.4 million, two-year contract.
- 2006 - The Augustine Volcano in Alaska erupts twice, marking its first major eruption since 1986.
- 2007 - Vietnam joins the World Trade Organization as its 150th member.
- 2007 - China successfully destroys one of its old weather satellite orbiting 850 km above the Earth by a mobile ground-based ballistic missile.
- 2007 - In Bangladesh, a state of emergency is declared by caretaker President Iajuddin Ahmed, following weeks of violent protests preceding upcoming parliamentary elections.
- 2007 - Death of Robert Anton Wilson, American author and conspiracy researcher (born 1932).
- 2008 - In Auckland, New Zealand, Sir Edmund Hillary dies of a heart attack in hospital at age 88. He was the first man to climb to the peak of Mount Everest, in 1953, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, and made an honorary Nepali citizen.
- 2009 - The Teartai Prima ferry sinks in high waves off central Indonesia, with the loss of about 225 people.
- 2009 - In Beverly Hills, California, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, presents the Golden Globe Awards.
- Best drama: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Best screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
- Best musical score: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best film musical or comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Best actress in a drama: Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road
- Best supporting actress: Kate Winslet for The Reader
- Best actor in a drama: Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
- Best actor in a musical or comedy: Colin Farrell for In Bruges
- Best actress in a musical or comedy: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
- Best animated film: Wall-E
- Best foreign language film: Waltz With Bashir
- Best original song: "The Wrestler"
- Best TV drama program: Mad Men
- Best TV comedy: 30 Rock
- Best TV comedy actor: Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
- Best TV comedy actress: Tina Fey for 30 Rock
- Best TV drama actor: Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment
- Best TV drama actress: Anna Paquin for True Blood
- 2010 - Retired US baseball star Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals admits to using steroids during his career, including when he broke the sport's home run record in 1998.
- 2011 - Flooding and mudslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro kill 903.
- 2011 - Laos opens its first stock exchange.
- 2013 - The French military begins an intervention into the Northern Mali conflict, targeting the militant Islamist Ansar Dine group.
- 2013 - Death of Nguyen Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician (born 1927).
- 2014 - Death of Ariel Sharon, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1928).
- 2020 - Election in the Republic of China: Tsai Ing-wen of Democratic Progressive Party is re-elected to another four-year term.
- 2021 - Death of Sheldon Adelson of complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma at age 87; founder of casino operator Las Vegas Sands.
- 2023 - Death of Piers Haggard at age 83; film, TV, and theatre director (Pennies From Heaven).
- 2023 - Death of Yukihiro Takahashi at age 70; drummer and vocalist (Yellow Magic Orchestra).
- 2023 - Death of Charles Kimbrough at age 86 in hospital in Culver City, California, USA; actor (Jim Dial - Murphy Brown TV show).
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