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What happened in history on this day: January 28?
On January 28 in ...
- 814 - Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at age 71.
- 1077 - Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV.
- 1099 - First Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria.
- 1119 - Gelasius II [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies.
- 1256 - Willem II Earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at age 22.
- 1262 - Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm.
- 1393 - Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, four die (Ball of the Ardents).
- 1393 - Earl of Joigny burned at royal ball.
- 1457 - Birth of Henry VII Pembroke Castle, first Tudor king of England (1485-1509).
- 1495 - Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France.
- 1498 - Christopher Columbus discovers and names the island of Saint Vincent.
- 1528 - Philips of Cleve ruler of Ravenstein, dies.
- 1540 - Birth of Ludolph van Ceulen in Saxony; mathematician, calculated Pi to 35 places.
- 1547 - Henry VIII King of England (1509-1547), dies at age 55. His will designates 16 executors to maintain church and state policies until his son and heir Edward (age 9) comes of age.
- 1549 - Elia Levita German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about age 80.
- 1560 - John a Lasco [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies.
- 1561 - By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended.
- 1578 - Birth of Cornelis Haga Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39).
- 1581 - James VI signs the second Confession of Faith in Scotland.
- 1582 - Birth of John Barclay; Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon, Argenis).
- 1595 - Sir Francis Drake English navigator/pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at about age 50.
- 1600 - Birth of Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69).
- 1606 - Carolus Gallus [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at age 85.
- 1611 - Birth of Johannes Hevelius Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger).
- 1612 - Thomas Bodley diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies.
- 1621 - Paulus V [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at age 68.
- 1627 - Birth of Alfonso Marsh composer.
- 1687 - Johannes Hevelius astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday.
- 1689 - English parliament ends king Charles II reign.
- 1691 - Birth of Johann Balthasar Konig composer.
- 1693 - Birth of Gregor Joseph Werner composer.
- 1706 - Birth of John Baskerville English printer (typeface inventor).
- 1717 - Birth of Mustapha III Sultan of Turkey (1757-74).
- 1725 - Death of Peter the Great, Romanov czar of Russia, at age 52 from convulsions.
- 1754 - Ludvig Holberg Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at age 69.
- 1768 - Birth of Frederick VI Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814).
- 1784 - Birth of George HG; Earl of Aberdeen, English Secretary of State.
- 1787 - Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes.
- 1788 - Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France.
- 1791 - Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton delivers Report on the Establishment of the Mint to House of Representatives. Hamilton proposes bimetallic standard of both gold and silver coins, $2.50 to $10 coins being 11 parts gold to 1 part alloy.
- 1791 - Birth of Louis-J-Ferdinand Hérold in France; opera composer (Zampa).
- 1805 - Death of Mihály Csokonai Vitéz at age 31; Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya).
- 1807 - London's Pall Mall is first street lit by gaslight.
- 1815 - Birth of Andrew Jackson Hamilton; US Brigadier General (Union volunteers) (dies 1875).
- 1821 - Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica.
- 1822 - Birth of Alexander MacKenzie; second Prime Minister of Canada (Liberal, 1873-78).
- 1824 - William Kneass becomes third US chief engraver (1824-40).
- 1825 - Birth of George Edward Pickett; Major General (Confederate Army) (dies 1875).
- 1828 - Birth of Thomas Carmichael Hindman; Major General (Confederate Army) (dies 1868).
- 1831 - Birth of Henry Brevard Davidson; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1899).
- 1833 - Birth of Charles George Gordon in London, England; military hero/general (China, Khartoum).
- 1838 - Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at age 33.
- 1846 - Battle of Allwal, British beat Sikhs in Punjab (India).
- 1848 - King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution.
- 1851 - Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered.
- 1855 - Birth of William Seward Burroughs in New York, USA; inventor (recording adding machine).
- 1860 - Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua.
- 1865 - Birth of Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg; first President of Finland (1919-25).
- 1868 - Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at age 62.
- 1869 - Birth of Ozaki Kôyô in Japan; novelist/essayist/haiku poet (The Heart).
- 1871 - Paris, France, surrenders to Prussians.
- 1872 - In Samaxi (Shemakha), Azerbaijan (Azerbaydzhan, Russia), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs. 188 killed. Samaxi almost completely destroyed; about 30,000 people left homeless.
- 1873 - Birth of "Sidonie Gabrielle" Colette in Burgundy, France; novelist (Cheri, Gigi).
- 1873 - Birth of M A Noble; cricket player (great Australian all-rounder at turn of century).
- 1874 - Birth of Ernst Rabel; Austrian/US law historian (Grundzüge).
- 1878 - First telephone exchange (New Haven, Connecticut) begins operating.
- 1878 - Birth of Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski]; German composer (Der Juxbaron).
- 1878 - George W Coy is hired as first full-time telephone operator.
- 1878 - Yale Daily News is first published, first college daily newspaper.
- 1880 - Birth of Herbert Strudwick; cricket player (England wicket-keeper before and after WWI).
- 1880 - Birth of Mary Boland in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; comedienne/actress (Ruggles of Red Gap).
- 1881 - Battle at Laing's Neck, Natal: Boers beat superior-powered British.
- 1884 - Birth of Auguste Piccard in Switzerland; scientist/explorer (balloonist).
- 1884 - Birth of Lucien H d'Azambuja in France; astronomer (chromosphere of sun).
- 1887 - England all out for 45 versus Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, their lowest total ever.
- 1891 - Birth of Camille Melloy [Paepe]; Belgian poet (Parfum des Buis).
- 1892 - Birth of Ernst Lubitsch in Germany; actor (Love Parade).
- 1895 - François Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at age 85.
- 1897 - Birth of Valentin Katayev in Odessa, Ukraine; novelist/playwright (Embezzled).
- 1900 - Birth of Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke]; publisher (History of Ecuador).
- 1900 - Birth of Anni Holdmann in Germany; 100m runner (Olympics-1928).
- 1900 - Birth of Hermann Kesten; German writer (Allert de Lange).
- 1902 - The Carnegie Institute is founded in Washington, D.C.
- 1904 - First college sports letters: Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them.
- 1906 - Birth of Allan Walker; actor/writer (Red Buttons Show).
- 1906 - Birth of Henry Foley; cricket player (batted in New Zealand's first Test 1930).
- 1908 - Birth of Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tiemeijer; Dutch actor/director/writer (Fear).
- 1909 - Birth of Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb; British diver (WWII-George Medal).
- 1909 - US military forces leave Cuba for second time.
- 1910 - Birth of Arnold Moss in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Québec, Viva Zapata).
- 1910 - Birth of John Banner in Vienna, Austria; actor (Sergeant Hans Schultz - Hogan's Heroes).
- 1911 - Frenchman Henri Rougier wins first Rally of Monte Carlo.
- 1912 - Birth of Jackson Pollock in Cody, Wyoming, USA; abstract artist (Lavender Mist).
- 1912 - Birth of William "Bill" Henson; English diplomat (Prague 1939).
- 1914 - First Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City, New York).
- 1914 - Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated.
- 1915 - First US ship lost in Great War, William P Frye (carrying wheat to United Kingdom).
- 1915 - US Coast Guard is created from Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service.
- 1915 - US President Woodrow Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates.
- 1916 - German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France.
- 1918 - Birth of Harry M Corbett in Bradford, England; puppeteer/entertainer (Sooty, Some People).
- 1918 - Birth of Suzanne Flon in Paris, France; actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge).
- 1918 - Birth of Vito Scotti in San Francisco, California, USA; character actor (Life With Luigi, The Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park, Disneyland).
- 1918 - Strike on Berlin ammunitions factory.
- 1918 - Leon Trotsky becomes leader of Reds.
- 1920 - Birth of James Whyte; Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland).
- 1921 - Birth of Alfred Marks; actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream and Scream Again).
- 1922 - American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League".
- 1922 - Birth of Robert W Holley; American biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel Prize 1968).
- 1922 - J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL.
- 1923 - Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent.
- 1923 - NSDAP first election in Munich, Germany.
- 1924 - Birth of Frank R Lautenberg; American politician (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey).
- 1924 - Simon Abramsz, Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at age 56.
- 1925 - -46 degrees F (-43 degrees C), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record).
- 1927 - Birth of Anthony Garner; director (Conservative Central Office).
- 1927 - Birth of J D Hughes; Principal (Ruskin College-Oxford).
- 1927 - Serbian-Croatian-Slavic government of Oezonowitsj falls.
- 1928 - Birth of MG Falcon; CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group).
- 1928 - Birth of Martin Sinnatt; Major-General/Secretary (Kennel Club).
- 1928 - Birth of Slade Gorton; American politician (Senator-Republican-Washington, 1981-).
- 1928 - Christopher Hornsrud is chosen Prime Minister of Norway at age 101.
- 1929 - Birth of Acker Bilk; clarinetist ("Stranger on the Shore").
- 1929 - Birth of Claes Oldenburg in Stockholm, Sweden; US pop artist (Happenings, Alphabet/Good Humor).
- 1930 - Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket player (score pair in Test for South Africa), dies.
- 1931 - Donald Bradman scores 220 New South Wales versus Victoria, 308 minutes, 13 fours.
- 1932 - First US state unemployment insurance act enacted, in Wisconsin.
- 1932 - Birth of David Thompson; CEO (Gestetner Holdings).
- 1932 - Birth of Thomas J Bliley Junior; American politician (Representative-Republican-Virginia, 1981-).
- 1932 - Birth of W Parry O'Brien in California, USA; shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-1952, 1956, 1960, 1964).
- 1932 - Japan occupies Shanghai, China.
- 1933 - Birth of Susan Sontag in New York City, New York, USA; essayist/novelist/film director (The Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award).
- 1933 - French government of Paul Boncour falls.
- 1933 - German government of Kurt von Schleicher falls.
- 1934 - First US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock, Vermont).
- 1934 - Birth of B R White; principal (Regent's Park College-Oxford).
- 1934 - Birth of Bill White; American first baseman (Saint Louis Cardinals)/ announcer (New York Yankees)/president (National League).
- 1935 - Birth of David John Lodge; English writer (Soul and Bodies).
- 1935 - Birth of Manuel dos Santos Lima; Angolian revolutionary/poet (Pele do Diabo).
- 1935 - Birth of Nicholas Pryor; actor (Beverly Hills 90210).
- 1935 - Icelandic Law No. 38 legalizes abortion, within first 28 weeks, only if continued pregnancy poses threat to physical or mental health of woman. First country to allow abortion on these grounds.
- 1936 - Birth of Alan Alda [Alphonso D'Abruzzo] in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Hawkeye Pierce - M*AS*H).
- 1936 - Birth of Bill Jordan; British trade unionist.
- 1936 - Birth of Enid Castle; principal (Cheltenham Ladies' College).
- 1936 - Birth of Jack Scott; vocalist (My True Love).
- 1938 - Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at age 28.
- 1938 - John Sharp, cricket player (England bat 1909, also soccer international), dies.
- 1939 - Birth of Ralph Kwiatkowski [Kent] in Buffalo, New York, USA; Walt Disney Company artist, 1963-2004.
- 1939 - Birth of John M Fabian in Goosecreek, Texas, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G).
- 1939 - William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel Prize), dies in France at age 73.
- 1941 - Birth of Joel Crothers in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Dr Miles Cavanaugh - Edge of Night, Dark Shadows).
- 1941 - Vichy France ceases hostilities with Siam.
- 1942 - Birth of Hansdjürgen Bäumler in Germany; pairs ice skater (Olympics-silver-1968).
- 1942 - Soviet General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine.
- 1942 - German troops occupy Benghazi, Libya.
- 1943 - Birth of Dick Taylor; rock vocalist (Pretty Thing - "Cry to Me").
- 1943 - Birth of John Beck in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Mark - Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara).
- 1943 - Birth of Susan Howard in Marshall, Texas, USA; actress (Donna - Dallas, Petrocelli).
- 1943 - Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores four goals.
- 1943 - Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with five points in a game.
- 1944 - 683 British bombers attack Berlin.
- 1944 - Birth of Arnold Mühren; Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats - "Sailin' Home").
- 1944 - Birth of Brian Keenan in New York City, New York, USA; rock drummer (Chamber Brothers - "Time Has Come Today").
- 1944 - Birth of James Cran; British Member of Parliament.
- 1944 - Birth of John Edmonds; British trade unionist.
- 1944 - Birth of John Tavener; composer (The Whale).
- 1944 - Birth of Martin Fried; rocker (Cyrkle - "Red Rubber Ball").
- 1944 - German submarines U-271 and U-571 are sunk off Ireland.
- 1945 - Birth of Nick Raynsford; British Member of Parliament.
- 1945 - Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java.
- 1945 - General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China.
- 1945 - Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at age 37.
- 1945 - American troops regain the front lines against the Germans held on December 16. Allied armies suffered about 83,000 casualties, and lost about 800 tanks. Germany lost over 100,000 men, 800 tanks, and 1000 aircraft.
- 1945 - Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands.
- 1946 - Birth of Renne Jarrett in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Nancy).
- 1946 - Birth of Rick Allen in Arkansas, USA; rock bassist (Box Tops - "The Letter").
- 1947 - Bay Psalm book auctioned for a record US$151,000.
- 1947 - Birth of MJ Ainsworth; CEO (Institute of Chartered Secretaries).
- 1947 - Birth of Valerie Bragg; principal (City Technology College-Kingshurst).
- 1948 - Birth of Gareth Roscoe; legal adviser (BBC).
- 1948 - Birth of Mamoru Mohri Yoichi-machi in Hokkaido, Japan; astronaut (STS 47).
- 1949 - Birth of Thomas J Downey; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New York, 1975-).
- 1949 - United Nations Security council condemns Dutch aggression in Indonesia.
- 1950 - Birth of Barbi Benton [Klein] in California, USA; Playboy model/actress (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!).
- 1950 - Birth of David Carl Hilmer in Iowa, USA; Colonel US Marine Corp/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42).
- 1950 - Birth of Glyn Ford; British Member of Parliament.
- 1951 - Birth of Gordon Prentice; British Member of Parliament.
- 1951 - Birth of Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk in Kkishkov, Ukraine; astronaut (STS 87).
- 1951 - Birth of Susan Buckner in Seattle, Washington, USA; actress (George - The Hardy Boys).
- 1951 - Birth of William Nelson Junior; US bassist (Connections and Disconnections).
- 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1954 - Birth of Anicee Alvina in Paris, France; actress (Friends).
- 1954 - Birth of Shawn Murray; rock drummer (Mink Deville).
- 1956 - Birth of Peter Schilling in Stuttgart, Germany; rocker (Major Tom - "Coming Home").
- 1957 - NBC debuts Tonight! America After Dark, with hosts Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins.
- 1957 - Birth of Harley Jane Kozak; actress (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness).
- 1957 - Birth of Nick Price in Durban, South Africa; PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic).
- 1957 - Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at age 88.
- 1958 - Construction begins on first private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor.
- 1958 - Brooklyn Dodgers' catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck.
- 1959 - Birth of Dave Sharp; rock guitarist (The Alarm - "In the Summertime").
- 1959 - Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at age 73.
- 1959 - Soviet Union wins 62-37 for first international basketball loss by US.
- 1960 - First photograph bounced off Moon, from Washington DC.
- 1960 - Birth of John Caliri in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Vinnie - Square Pegs, Double Trouble).
- 1960 - BBC Radio airs the final episode of the zany Goon Show.
- 1960 - NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises.
- 1961 - Republic of Rwanda proclaimed.
- 1962 - Birth of Keith Hamilton Cobb in Tarrytown, New York, USA; actor (Noah Keefer - All My Children).
- 1962 - Birth of Michael Cage; NBA forward/center (Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets).
- 1962 - Birth of Sam Phillips; singer/actress (Die Hard with a Vengeance).
- 1962 - Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives.
- 1963 - -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C) in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA (state record).
- 1963 - Birth of Colleen Harp in Washington DC, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-9th-1994).
- 1963 - Birth of Danny Spitz; heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax - "Protest and Survive").
- 1963 - Birth of Denise Beillmann in Switzerland; figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980).
- 1964 - Birth of Dwight Stone; NFL receiver/running back (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers).
- 1964 - Birth of Emlyn Aubrey; PGA golfer (1995 Nestles-25th).
- 1965 - Birth of Greg Cook; country bassist (Ricochet).
- 1965 - The Who rock group make their first appearance on British TV.
- 1965 - Tich Freeman, cricket player (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies.
- 1966 - Birth of Jeff Uhlenhake; NFL center (New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins).
- 1966 - Birth of Michal Pivonka in Kladno, Czechoslovakia; NHL center (Washington Capitals).
- 1967 - Birth of Peter Hofstede; Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht).
- 1967 - Birth of Tom Hodson; NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints).
- 1967 - Stanley Coen, cricket player (two Tests for South Africa, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies.
- 1968 - Birth of DJ Muggs; rap artist (Cypress Hill).
- 1968 - 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper.
- 1968 - Birth of Henry Hering in Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada; rower (Olympics-9-1992, 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Marnie McBean in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; rower (Olympics-gold-1992, 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Sarah McLachlan; folk singer ("Fumbling Towards Ecstasy").
- 1968 - Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1969 - Second ABA All-Star Game: West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville.
- 1969 - Birth of Giorgio Lamberti; Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m).
- 1969 - Birth of John Veenhof; Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen).
- 1970 - Birth of Barry Minter; NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears).
- 1970 - Birth of Donald Tardy; American death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death).
- 1970 - Birth of James Atkins; NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1970 - Birth of Mike Chalenski; NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1970 - Lubomír Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia.
- 1970 - Tommy Andrews of Australia, 16 Tests 1921-26 cricket player (592 runs), dies.
- 1972 - Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at age 66.
- 1972 - Birth of Carey Bender; NFL running back (Buffalo Bills).
- 1972 - Birth of Elena Baranova; WNBA center (Utah Starzz).
- 1972 - Birth of Frank Garcia; NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers).
- 1972 - Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for second consecutive game.
- 1973 - Birth of Brandon Bush; keyboardist (Train).
- 1973 - CBS-TV debuts the Barnaby Jones detective TV show, starring Buddy Ebsen.
- 1973 - Birth of Bronwyn Thompson; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Jerome Allen; NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1973 - Birth of Joe Stephens; NBA forward (Houston Rockets).
- 1973 - Birth of Robert Braknis in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Henry Boucha of the Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 seconds into a game versus Montreal Canadiens.
- 1973 - John Banner, actor (Sergeant Schultz - Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday.
- 1973 - Mickey Welch, George Kelly, and Billy Evans elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1974 - Birth of Derrick Mayes; NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).
- 1974 - Birth of Jermaine Dye in Oakland, California, USA; outfielder (Atlanta Braves).
- 1974 - Birth of Tony Delk; NBA guard (San Francisco Warriors).
- 1974 - Birth of Vitaly Tregubov; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1974 - Birth of Zack Bronson; safety (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1974 - Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1975 - 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio.
- 1975 - Antonin Novótny, Czechoslovakian President (1957-68), dies at age 70.
- 1975 - Birth of Anne Montminy in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 10m diver (Olympics-17-1992, 1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Julian Dean in Waihi, New Zealand; team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Chris Kenner, rocker ("I Like it Like That"), dies.
- 1976 - Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
- 1977 - Birth of Joey Fatone; singer ('N Sync).
- 1977 - Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at age 92.
- 1978 - ABC TV debuts the Fantasy Island TV show, starring Ricardo Montalban.
- 1978 - Birth of Helga Bauer Salas; Miss Bolivia-Universe (1997).
- 1979 - Wiz closes at Majestic Theater New York City, New York after 1672 performances.
- 1979 - CBS airs the 200th episode of TV show All In The Family.
- 1980 - Death of Franco Evangelisti, Italian composer (born 1926).
- 1980 - Birth of Nick Carter; American singer (Backstreet Boys).
- 1980 - 37th Golden Globes: Dustin Hoffman and Sally Field win.
- 1981 - Birth of Elijah Wood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; American actor and music producer (Radio Flyer, Good Son).
- 1981 - Olympic Glory oil tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills one million gallons of oil in a ship collision.
- 1981 - William J Casey becomes the 13th director of US Central Intelligence Agency (until 1987).
- 1982 - US conducts nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1982 - Wally Boag gives his last performance at the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland. He performed in the show almost continuously since its opening in 1955, putting him in the Guiness Book of Records for the most number of performances of a show, about 40,000.
- 1982 - In Padua, Italy, U.S. Brigadier General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces after 42 days of captivity under the Red Brigades.
- 1983 - Billy Fury, British Rock 'n' Roll artist ("That'll Be the Day"), dies at age 42 of heart failure (born 1940).
- 1983 - Death of Frank Forde, fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia (born 1890).
- 1984 - Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky's 51-game scoring streak.
- 1984 - Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 1984 - Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, Federal Republic of Germany.
- 1984 - John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at age 71.
- 1985 - (to January 29) At the A&M studios in Los Angeles, California, 45 of the world's top recording artists create and record the song "We Are the World" under the project "USA for Africa", promoted by Ken Kragen, and conducted by Quincy Jones.
- 1986 - The Texas Rangers sign free-agent catcher Darrell Porter to a one-year contract.
- 1986 - 25th Space Shuttle mission (51L) - Challenger 10 explodes 73 seconds after liftoff. Killed are: Christa McAuliffe (teacher), Dr Judith Arlene Resnik, US Air Force Major Ellison S Onizuka, US Air Force Francis R Scobee, payload specialist Gregory B. Jarvis, US Navy Commander Michael J Smith, Ronald E McNair.
- 1986 - Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC.
- 1987 - US Foreign minister George Shultz meets African National Congress-leader Oliver Tambo.
- 1988 - Canada's Supreme Court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional.
- 1988 - Death of Klaus Fuchs in Dresden, German Democratic Republic; physicist, worked on British and American atomic bomb projects, passed information to the Soviet Union.
- 1989 - 63rd Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (6-4, 6-4).
- 1989 - Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 versus West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1990 - Independent on Sunday begins publishing in London, England.
- 1990 - 78th Australian Men's Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Stefan Edberg (4-6, 7-6, 5-2-retire).
- 1990 - East German agreement to form all-party government.
- 1990 - The San Francisco 49ers defend their NFL Championship, winning their fourth Super Bowl overall with a 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most Valuable Player is quarterback Joe Montana of the 49ers.
- 1991 - NBC-TV debuts the news-in-depth show A Closer Look, with Faith Daniels.
- 1991 - 18th American Music Awards: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson.
- 1991 - Boon completes 9th Test century, 121 versus England at Adelaide.
- 1991 - Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at age 66.
- 1991 - Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22-year rule.
- 1992 - Boon completes 12th Test century, 135 versus India at Adelaide.
- 1992 - Nahman Avigad, Israeli archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at age 86.
- 1992 - Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown.
- 1993 - Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at age 96.
- 1993 - John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83.
- 1993 - The demilitarized zone between Norway and Sweden is agreed by the two countries to no longer be needed. It was initiated by the 1905 convention, at 15-km wide on both sides of the border.
- 1994 - Hal Smith, American actor (Otis Campbell - Andy Griffith Show), dies at age 77 (born 1916).
- 1994 - Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose, California, one dead.
- 1994 - Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at age 79.
- 1994 - Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m).
- 1994 - William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at age 86.
- 1995 - 69th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Mary Pierce beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-3, 6-2).
- 1995 - 83rd Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Pete Sampras (4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4).
- 1995 - James P Grant, US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at age 72.
- 1995 - Memphis Mad Dogs granted Canadian Football League's 13th franchise.
- 1996 - 84th Australian Men's Tennis: Boris Becker beats Michael Chang (6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2).
- 1996 - Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at age 84.
- 1996 - Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at age 44.
- 1996 - Jerry Siegel, American comic book writer (Superman), dies at age 81 (born 1914).
- 1996 - John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at age 81.
- 1996 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate, dies at age 55 (born 1940).
- 1996 - The Dallas Cowboys become the first NFL franchise to win three Super Bowls in a span of four seasons, as they defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. It is the Cowboys' 5th Super Bowl championship. Larry Brown, Defensive Back, is named Most Valuable Player.
- 1996 - U San Yu, soldier/politician, President of Burma in (1981-88), dies at age 77.
- 1998 - Michelangelo's Christ and the Woman of Samaria painting sells for US$7.4 million.
- 1998 - Ford Motor Company announces the buyout of Volvo Cars for $6.45 billion.
- 1998 - Death of Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese Manga artist, "Father of Henshin heroes." (born 1938).
- 1998 - Gunmen hold at least 400 children and teachers hostage for several hours, at an elementary school in Manila, Philippines.
- 2001 - Super Bowl XXXV: The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7.
- 2002 - The Dutch guilder expires as valid currency.
- 2002 - Astrid Lindgren dies peacefully in her apartment in Stockholm, Sweden at age 94. About 130 million of her books are in circulation, translated into 86 languages.
- 2004 - The findings of the Hutton Inquiry are published in London. The British Government is found not to have falsified information in the "sexed up dossier". The report criticizes the BBC's role in the death of David Kelly, a weapons expert on Iraq.
- 2006 - A trade hall roof collapses in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 people.
- 2007 - (to February 4) The 2007 Asian Winter Games are held in Changchun, China.
- 2007 - A battle between insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops kills 300 suspected terrorists in Najaf, Iraq.
- 2008 - In Florida, USA, the Rupublican caucuses choose John McCain as candidate for the presidential election on November. The Democratic caucuses choose Hillary Clinton.
- 2008 - Death of Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens (born 1939).
- 2009 - Detroit Red Wings' forward Henrik Zetterberg signs a contract extension worth US$73 million over 12 years.
- 2009 - The US House of Representatives passes President Barack Obama's US$819 billion economic stimulus package, voting 244 to 188.
- 2009 - Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell dies at the age of 56 of a suspected heart attack in Florida.
- 2010 - Death of American author Jerome David Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye) of natural causes at age 91 in New Hampshire, USA.
- 2016 - The World Health Organization announces an outbreak of the Zika virus.
- 2016 - Laurent Gbagbo goes on trial before the International Criminal Court at The Hague, first former head of state (Ivory Coast).
- 2019 - The U.S. Justice Department charges Chinese tech firm Huawei with multiple counts of fraud.
- 2022 - Princess Cruises takes delivery of the Discovery Princess cruise ship (3660 passenger) at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
- 2022 - Death of Donald May at age 92 of larynx cancer in Kent, New York, USA; actor (The Edge of Night TV show).
- 2023 - Death of Tom Verlaine at age 73 in New York City, New York, USA; singer-guitarist (Television).
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