January 3rd
The Jan. 3 (in Austria and South Tyrol : January 3 ) is the third day of the Gregorian calendar , so stay 362 (363 in leap years) days until the end of the year.
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Around January 3rd (January 2nd - 4th) the earth is at its closest point to the sun ( perihelion ).
events
Politics and world events
- 1777: The Continental Army of the Thirteen Colonies under General George Washington defeats British and Hessian units under Charles Cornwallis in the Battle of Princeton in the American War of Independence .
- 1778: In the Vienna Convention , Joseph II obtained the cession of Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria by the new Bavarian Elector Karl Theodor von der Pfalz to Austria in exchange for Upper Austria and substantial monetary compensation. The resistance of other German princes led by Frederick the Great led to the War of the Bavarian Succession .
- 1795: Russia and Austria agree to partition Poland again . The third division of the country , with which Poland is erased from the map , finally comes about with the accession of Prussia on October 24th.
- 1833: Great Britain gains control of the Falkland Islands by setting up a naval base .
- 1848: Joseph Jenkins Roberts becomes the first president of the newly created independent state of Liberia .
- 1868: Japan's Emperor Meiji declares the restoration of his own power and that of the Shogun over in Japan . The resigned Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu considers this to be illegal and instigates the Boshin War as a result.
- 1871: The Battle of Bapaume in the Franco-German War ends in a draw. The French Armée du Nord withdraws in the evening.
- 1896: The German Kaiser Wilhelm II sends a congratulatory telegram to Paul Kruger , President of the Transvaal , after his victory in the Jameson Raid . The simultaneous publication of the Krüger dispatch leads to severe strains on German-British relations.
- 1925: In a parliamentary speech, Benito Mussolini assumes "full moral, political and historical responsibility" for the murder of the socialist Giacomo Matteotti on June 10 of the previous year and calls on his political opponents to indict him.
- 1945: The Un-American Activities Committee becomes a standing committee of the US House of Representatives .
- 1958: The West Indian Federation is founded as an amalgamation of the former British colonies in the Caribbean, which at the same time become independent. The seat of government becomes Port of Spain .
- 1959: With the entry into force of the Alaska Statehood Act , the previous Alaska Territory is incorporated into the United States of America under the name Alaska as the 49th state . The territorial capital of Juneau is also the capital of the newly created state .
- 1980: In Portugal, the social democrat Francisco Sá Carneiro replaces the country's only female prime minister, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo , in office.
- 1990: After hiding in the Vatican embassy for eleven days, Manuel Noriega , the former ruler in Panama , surrenders to the US invasion forces .
- 1993: The German Vice Chancellor and Federal Economics Minister Jürgen Möllemann resigns as a result of the letterhead affair .
- 1993: In Moscow, George HW Bush sign the START II treaty for the USA and Boris Yeltsin for the Russian Federation . The successor agreement to START I aims to deactivate all land-based ICBMs with multiple warheads .
- 2012: Christopher Loeak is elected sixth President of the Republic of Marshall Islands by parliament with 21 votes to 11 .
business
- 1749: Kjøbenhavnske Danske Post-Tidender , the forerunner of today's Danish newspaper Berlingske, is published in Copenhagen .
- 1816: The Prussian government forbids the further publication of the Rheinische Merkurs published in Koblenz by Joseph Görres .
- 1834: The Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhandels publishes the Börsenblatt for the German book trade for the first time .
- 1871: Henry Bradley receives a US patent for the manufacture of margarine .
- 1957: The American Hamilton Watch Company offers customers the first electrically powered wristwatch for sale.
- 1980: The Deutsche Bundespost introduces eight-minute intervals for local calls on the phone .
science and technology
- 1851: The French physicist Léon Foucault conducts an experiment with the Foucault pendulum for the first time in the basement of his house , with which he succeeds in demonstrating the rotation of the earth .
- 1888: The 91 cm refractor at Lick Observatory on the summit of Mount Hamilton , California, goes into operation. At this point it is the largest telescope in the world.
- 1956: The television of the GDR starts its regular broadcasting operations under the name Deutscher Fernsehfunk .
- 1963: The PAL color television system is presented for the first time in Hanover .
- 1983: The first office computer with a mouse , Lisa , is introduced by Apple .
- 1999: The space probe Mars Polar Lander of NASA with the two Deep Space 2 - penetrators Amundsen and Scott starts toward Mars .
- 2009: The Bitcoin Blockchain was started by Satoshi Nakamoto with the creation of the first 50 Bitcoin.
Culture
- 1799: The opera Falstaff ossia Le tre burle is premiered at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna . The opera is an extraordinary success. Numerous numbers have to be repeated, the composer Antonio Salieri is brought before the curtain several times.
- 1814: The one-act operetta Die Nachtmütze des Prophet Elias by Conradin Kreutzer with the text by August von Kotzebue takes place in Stuttgart .
- 1843: The comic opera Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti is premiered at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris . The libretto is by Giovanni Domenico Ruffini .
- 1877: The operetta Prinz Methusalem by Johann Strauss (son) is premiered at the Carltheater in Vienna .
- 1920: The German silent film Slaves of Strangers' Will , starring Lee Parry and Bela Lugosi , premieres in Berlin's Schauburg .
- 1941: In a circular from Martin Bormann , the use of the Fraktur as a supposed "Jewish script " is declared undesirable and the Antiqua is declared the normal script in the National Socialist German Reich .
- 1969: ZDF begins broadcasting the television series Der Kommissar with Erik Ode in the title role.
- 1987: Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
society
- 1980: The British-Austrian natural scientist and writer Joy Adamson , who became famous for her book Born Free about the rearing of the lioness " Elsa ", is murdered by a former employee in Kenya during an evening hike.
religion
- 936: Leo VII is elected Pope on the instructions of Prince Alberich II .
- 1521: Pope Leo X issues the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem , with which he excommunicated the German reformer Martin Luther after he had not complied with the request to revoke his teachings in the Bull Exsurge Domine .
- 1857: The Parisian Archbishop Auguste Sibour is murdered in the parish church of St-Étienne-du-Mont by the priest Jean-Louis Verger . After his criticism of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception , the perpetrator had been removed from office prior to that .
- 1941: Marcial Maciel founds the Congregation Legionaries of Christ in Mexico City.
- 1962: The Cuban head of state Fidel Castro is appointed by Pope John XXIII. excommunicated .
Disasters
- 1117: A severe earthquake occurs near Verona and hits northern Italy . The Verona earthquake severely damaged the Verona Arena , among other things , and its outer wall was partially destroyed.
- 1934: 142 miners die in a coal dust explosion at the Nelson III colliery in Ossegg , Bohemia .
- 1976: The Haseldorfer Marsch is flooded during the hitherto highest storm surge on the German North Sea coast . There is damage in the hundreds of millions.
- 1979: Provisional end of the snow disaster in Northern Germany in 1978 .
- 1994: A Tupolev Tu-154 of Baikal Air crashes shortly after takeoff from Irkutsk in Russia to Moscow because of engine problems from. All 125 people on board and one on the ground die.
- 2004: On Flash Airlines flight 604 , an Egyptian Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes into the Red Sea. All 148 people on board are killed.
Minor accidents are listed in the sub-articles of Disaster .
nature and environment
- 1908: The Kaziranga area in Assam, India, is placed under protection as a national park . Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Sports
Entries of track and field world records can be found under the respective discipline under track and field .
Born
Before the 18th century
- 106 BC Chr .: Marcus Tullius Cicero , Roman statesman, speaker and writer
- 1196: Tsuchimikado , Emperor of Japan
- 1307: Otto IV. , Duke of Lower Bavaria
- 1464: Johannes Varnbuler , Mayor of Lindau
- 1504: Gian Girolamo Albani , Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- 1518: Hermann von Weinsberg , Cologne councilor and writer
- 1530: David Peifer , Chancellor of the Electorate of Saxony
- 1548: Jacob Fransz de Witt , Dordrecht patrician and regent
- 1590: Johannes Fischer , German educator and lawyer
- 1591: Valentin de Boulogne , French painter
- 1602: Michael Ludovici , German Lutheran theologian
- 1604: Jacob Balde , German Jesuit and poet
- 1606: Daniel von Plessen , German administrative officer, district administrator of Mecklenburg
- 1611: James Harrington , English philosopher
- 1616: Caspar Aman , court controller at the imperial court in Vienna
- 1628: Alvise Mocenigo II , Doge of Venice
- 1639: Eleonore d'Olbreuse , Duchess of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Celle
- 1642: Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón , Spanish clergyman, Viceroy of Peru, Archbishop of Lima
- 1666: Johann Christoph Egedacher , organ builder from Salzburg
- 1680: Johann Baptist Zimmermann , German painter and plasterer of the Baroque era
- 1695: Franz Ulrich Ries , German Protestant theologian and university professor
- 1698: Pietro Metastasio , Italian poet and librettist
18th century
- 1701: Johann Konrad Spörl , German Protestant theologian
- 1710: Richard Gridley , British-American military engineer
- 1719: Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal , Archbishop of Mainz
- 1724: Franz Singer , Austrian master builder
- 1728: Johann Georg Büsch , German pedagogue and publicist
- 1731: Georg Besenbeck , German clergyman and educator
- 1737: Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg , German writer and poet
- 1737: Johann Casimir Häffelin , Bavarian diplomat
- 1739: Karl Wilhelm Hennert , German forester
- 1742: Jean-Baptiste Treilhard , French politician, member of the board of directors
- 1743: Joseph-Benoît Suvée , Flemish painter
- 1745: Ludwig , Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken
- 1750: Helene von Breuning , Bonn noblewoman, patron of Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1752: Johannes von Müller , Swiss historian
- 1754: Daniel Rogers , American politician, governor of Delaware
- 1756: Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve , French revolutionary, President of the National Assembly
- 1757: Johann Abraham Sixt , German composer
- 1760: Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl , Swiss general
- 1763: Joseph Fesch , French cardinal
- 1775: Melchior Kirchhofer , Swiss pastor and church historian
- 1775: Johann Wilhelm Süvern , German teacher and politician
- 1777: Elisa Bonaparte , sister of Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1777: Louis Poinsot , French mathematician
- 1778: Carl Philipp Heinrich Pistor , Prussian civil servant and inventor
- 1779: Gustav Philipp Zwinger , German painter, etcher and lithographer
- 1780: Johann Christian Woyzeck , German soldier, model for Georg Büchner's drama Woyzeck
- 1781: Johann Georg Fellinger , Austrian officer and writer
- 1782: El Pípila , Mexican miner, national hero
- 1786: Friedrich Schneider , German composer, organist and Kapellmeister
- 1788: Enne Heeren Dirksen , German university professor
- 1788: Otto von Erxleben , German officer and landowner
- 1788: Joseph Pletz , Austrian clergyman, educator and author
- 1789: Carl Gustav Carus , German scientist and painter
- 1792: Peter Stenger , brewer and entrepreneur
- 1793: Bartolomeo Bosco , Italian magician
- 1793: Lucretia Mott , American suffragette
- 1793: Antoinette Murat , Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- 1794: Jean Louis Joseph Lebeau , Belgian statesman
- 1800: Wilhelm Schumacher , German writer and newspaper publisher
19th century
1801-1850
- 1802: Félix Dupanloup , French clergyman, Bishop of Orléans
- 1803: Douglas William Jerrold , English playwright and storyteller
- 1803: Rudolph Hering , German mountain official
- 1804: Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz , German botanist
- 1805: Ludwig Dindorf , German classical philologist
- 1806: Henriette Sontag , German opera singer (coloratura soprano)
- 1807: Wilhelm Pape , German classical philologist and lexicographer
- 1809: Moritz Bauschke , German writer, publisher, bookseller and publicist
- 1810: Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie , French explorer
- 1811: Franz von Rinecker , German doctor
- 1812: Elisha M. Pease , American lawyer and politician, Governor of Texas
- 1816: Benjamin Eggleston , American politician, member of the House of Representatives
- 1817: Thomas E. Bramlette , American lawyer, politician, and officer, governor of Kentucky
- 1817: Theodosius Harnack , German theologian
- 1818: Fritz Anneke , German revolutionary, Prussian and American officer
- 1819: Franziska Schervier , German religious sister, founder of the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis
- 1819: Charles Piazzi Smyth , Scottish astronomer and esotericist
- 1819: Thomas Hill Watts , American lawyer and politician, Confederation Attorney General, Governor of Alabama
- 1821: Cesare Bonelli , Italian general and politician, Minister of War
- 1823: Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens , Belgian organist and composer
- 1823: Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach , German botanist
- 1823: Robert Whitehead , British engineer and designer
- 1824: Friedrich Carl Mayer , German painter
- 1827: Michel Rodange , Luxembourgish writer
- 1829: August Blaas , German local politician
- 1829: Konrad Duden , German philologist, editor of the first spelling dictionary
- 1831: Adolf Mützelburg , German writer
- 1835: Ernst von Zitzewitz , Prussian colonel, landowner and politician, MdL
- 1836: Oscar Bardi de Fourtou , French politician, minister
- 1836: Sakamoto Ryōma , Japanese samurai
- 1840: Ludwig von Arco-Zinneberg , German club official and politician
- 1840: Damian de Veuster , Belgian clergyman and missionary, saint of the Catholic Church
- 1845: Dominik Avanzo , German-Austrian architect
- 1846: Saturnin Arloing , French veterinarian, infectiologist and university professor
1851-1900
- 1853: Marie Arnsburg , Austrian painter
- 1853: Sophie Elkan , Swedish writer
- 1853: Iwan Knorr , German composer and music teacher
- 1856: Clara Anhuth , German writer and librarian
- 1857: Emma Ihr , German politician, trade unionist and newspaper editor
- 1858: Richard Franck , German composer and pianist
- 1858: Léon Ringuet , Canadian organist, conductor and composer
- 1858: Konrad Sturmhoefel , German historian
- 1861: Ernest Renshaw , British tennis player
- 1861: William Renshaw , British tennis player
- 1862: Max Littmann , German architect
- 1862: Heinrich August Meißner , German engineer and railway builder
- 1862: Matthew Nathan , British officer and colonial administrator, governor of the Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland
- 1867: Carl Arp , German landscape painter
- 1867: Elsa Asenijeff , Austrian writer
- 1867: Erland Koch , German marksman, Olympic medalist
- 1868: Heinrich Brauns , German politician and theologian, member of the Weimar National Assembly, MdR, Reich Minister
- 1869: Leo Feist , American music publisher
- 1869: Charles Levadé , French composer
- 1870: Henry Handel Richardson , Australian writer
- 1871: Max Kaempfert , Swiss composer and conductor
- 1871: Nándor Láng , Hungarian archaeologist, historian and classical philologist
- 1872: Georg Wrba , German sculptor and graphic artist
- 1873: Joseph Ambühl , Swiss clergyman, Bishop of Basel
- 1874: Francis Newton , American golfer
- 1876: Wilhelm Pieck , German politician, MdL, MdR, President of the GDR
- 1878: Hugo Chanoch Fuchs , German rabbi and Jewish historian
- 1879: Lina Abarbanell , German soprano and actress
- 1879: Grace Coolidge , American first lady
- 1880: Romanus Bange , German clergyman, Franciscan
- 1880: Alim Khan , last Emir of Bukhara
- 1881: Paul Assmann , German geologist and paleontologist
- 1883: Clement Attlee , British politician, minister, prime minister
- 1883: Sylvie , French actress
- 1884: Kurt Johnen , German pianist, music teacher and music writer
- 1884: Rudolf Koppitz , Austrian photographer
- 1885: Ernest Haley , British athlete
- 1886: Grigori Nikolajewitsch Neuimin , Russian astronomer
- 1887: Nicolás Fasolino , Argentine clergyman, Archbishop of Santa Fe, cardinal
- 1887: August Macke , German painter
- 1887: Harriet Ellen Siderovna von Rathlef-Keilmann , German-Baltic sculptor
- 1888: Arthur Berry , English football player
- 1888: George B. Seitz , American film director
- 1890: Bruno Kastner , German actor
- 1890: Joachim von Kortzfleisch , German officer
- 1891: Fritz Angerstein , German mass murderer
- 1891: Albert Bächtold , Swiss writer
- 1891: Alfred Brinckmann , German chess player and author
- 1891: Max Götze , German criminal
- 1892: Herman Johannes Lam , Dutch botanist
- 1892: JRR Tolkien , British writer and philologist
- 1893: Pierre Drieu la Rochelle , French writer
- 1893: Heinrich Träger , German football player
- 1893: Rudy Wiedoeft , American saxophonist
- 1894: Benito Canónico , Venezuelan composer
- 1895: Borys Lyatoschynskyj , Ukrainian composer
- 1897: Dorothy Arzner , American director
- 1897: Marion Davies , American actress
- 1897: Arthur Hübscher , German philosopher, cultural scientist and philologist
- 1897: Pola Negri , Polish-American actress and silent film star
- 1897: Carlos Keller Rueff , German-Chilean journalist and writer
- 1898: Charles E. Ackerly , American wrestler, Olympic champion
- 1898: John Loder , British-American actor
- 1898: Luís Carlos Prestes , Brazilian politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Brazil
- 1898: Josef de Vries , German Jesuit and philosopher
- 1899: Wilhelm Bluhm , German SS member and police officer
- 1899: Felka Platek , Polish painter
- 1899: Adolf Ziegler , German actor
20th century
1901-1925
- 1901: Ngô Đình Diệm , Vietnamese politician, minister, first President of South Vietnam
- 1901: George WF Hallgarten , American historian
- 1901: Josef Schoiswohl , Austrian clergyman, Bishop of Eisenstadt and Graz-Seckau
- 1901: Eric Voegelin , German-American political scientist and philosopher
- 1902: Mario Agustoni , Swiss lawyer and politician, member of the National Council
- 1904: Trude Bechmann , Austrian actress
- 1904: Caro Lamoureux , Canadian singer
- 1905: Dante Giacosa , Italian automobile designer
- 1905: Ray Milland , British film and television actor
- 1905: Anna May Wong , Chinese-American film actress
- 1906: Lothar König , German clergyman, Jesuit, resistance fighter against National Socialism
- 1906: William Wilson Morgan , American astronomer
- 1907: Josef Spacil , German member of the SS and Waffen-SS, economic functionary
- 1908: Lizzi Holzschuh , Austrian film actress
- 1908: Dorothea Wieck , German theater and film actress
- 1909: Victor Borge , Danish pianist and comedian
- 1909: Friedrich Engel , German SS member, police chief of Genoa, war criminal
- 1909: Ruth Engelhard , German athlete
- 1910: John Sturges , American film director
- 1911: Julius Angerhausen , German clergyman, auxiliary bishop of Essen
- 1911: Fritz Huschke von Hanstein , German racing car driver
- 1912: Wolf von Aichelburg , Romanian-German writer
- 1912: Federico Borrell García , Spanish anarchist, Republican soldier during the Spanish Civil War
- 1912: Fritz Linder , German surgeon
- 1913: Gerhard Steinig , German resistance fighter against National Socialism
- 1915: Chetan Anand , Indian film director and producer
- 1915: Thomas H. Kerr Jr. , American composer and music educator
- 1915: Mady Rahl , German actress and chanson singer
- 1916: Erik Ågren , Swedish boxer, Olympic medalist
- 1916: Maxene Angelyn Andrews , American singer
- 1916: Antonio Estévez , Venezuelan composer
- 1916: Bernard Greenhouse , American cellist and music teacher
- 1917: Alexander Spoerl , German writer
- 1917: Vernon A. Walters , American soldier, intelligence officer, and diplomat
- 1919: Herbie Nichols , American jazz pianist and composer
- 1920: Siegfried Buback , German lawyer, Attorney General at the Federal Court of Justice, murder victim of the RAF
- 1920: Renato Carosone , Italian musician
- 1920: Milan Srdoč , Yugoslav actor
- 1922: Marcel Müller-Wieland , Swiss educator and philosopher
- 1923: Charles Tingwell , Australian actor
- 1924: Otto Beisheim , German businessman and entrepreneur
- 1924: André Franquin , Belgian comic artist
- 1925: Winner Köder , German clergyman and artist
1926-1950
- 1926: W. Michael Blumenthal , American politician and manager of German origin, Minister, Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin
- 1926: George Martin , British musician and record producer
- 1926: Pedro Mesías , Chilean pianist and conductor
- 1926: Nell Rankin , American opera singer
- 1928: Rob Pronk , Dutch jazz band leader, arranger, pianist and composer
- 1928: Klaus Schulze , German rower
- 1928: Eberhard Witte , German economist
- 1929: Gertrud Kückelmann , German actress
- 1929: Sergio Leone , Italian film director
- 1929: Gordon Moore , American engineer and entrepreneur, co-founder of Intel, author of Moore's Law
- 1930: Erich Lampert , German soccer player
- 1930: Robert Loggia , American actor
- 1930: Bill Olson , American ski jumper
- 1931: Werner Buschmann , German politician, Minister of the GDR
- 1932: Dabney Coleman , American actor
- 1932: Coo Coo Marlin , American racing driver
- 1932: Yolanda Montes , American dancer, actress, and singer
- 1932: Klaus Murmann , German entrepreneur and employer functionary
- 1933: Hans Purin , Austrian architect
- 1933: Rolf Steiner , German mercenary
- 1933: Maxie Wander , German author
- 1934: Walter Benigni , Austrian art photographer
- 1934: Mario David , Italian football player and coach
- 1935: Alfredo del Águila , Mexican football player
- 1935: Florencio Amarilla , Paraguayan soccer player and actor
- 1935: Meinhard von Gerkan , German architect
- 1935: Richard M. Karp , American computer scientist
- 1935: Giovanni Lajolo , Italian clergyman, apostolic nuncio in Germany, cardinal
- 1935: Renate Rasp , German writer
- 1936: Raúl Garello , Argentinian bandoneonist, orchestra leader and bandoneonist
- 1936: Georgina Spelvin , American porn actress
- 1937: Zygmunt Konieczny , Polish composer
- 1937: Seppo Vainio , Finnish ice hockey player
- 1938: Ove Andersson , Swedish rally driver
- 1938: Kel Carruthers , Australian motorcycle racer and world champion
- 1938: Dan Vadis , American actor
- 1939: Rüdiger Ahrens , German English and cultural scientist
- 1939: Arik Einstein , Israeli singer, songwriter and actor
- 1939: Dieter B. Herrmann , German astronomer and physicist
- 1939: Bobby Hull , Canadian ice hockey player
- 1939: Diethard Klante , German film director and screenwriter
- 1940: Thelma Schoonmaker , American film editor
- 1940: Manfred Vorderwülbecke , German sports journalist and author
- 1941: Sergio Hualpa , Argentine composer
- 1941: Horst W. Opaschowski , German educationalist
- 1942: Rolf Münzner , German artist
- 1942: László Sólyom , Hungarian lawyer, librarian and politician, President of the Republic
- 1943: Heinz Karl Gruber , Austrian composer, chansonnier and conductor
- 1943: Mouloud Hamrouche , Algerian politician, Prime Minister
- 1943: Reinhold Massag , German author and actor
- 1943: Van Dyke Parks , American musician, composer and arranger
- 1943: Michael Zager , American producer, composer, and musician ( The Michael Zager Band )
- 1944: David Atherton , English conductor
- 1944: Raewyn Connell , Australian sociologist
- 1945: Luigi Blau , Austrian architect and furniture designer
- 1945: Stephen Stills , American musician
- 1945: Udo Thomer , German folk actor
- 1946: Antoine Audo , Syrian minister, Jesuit, Bishop of Aleppo
- 1946: Rudolf Böhmler , German lawyer, State Secretary
- 1946: Rainer Greger , German kidney and transport physiologist
- 1946: Motohiko Hino , Japanese jazz drummer
- 1946: John Paul Jones , English rock musician and record producer
- 1946: Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz , Belarusian clergyman, Archbishop of Minsk-Mahiljou
- 1946: Olivia Molina , German-Mexican tango and hit singer
- 1947: Fran Cotton , English rugby union player
- 1947: Seweryn Krajewski , Polish pop musician, singer, guitarist and composer
- 1948: Angelo Marcello Anile , Italian physicist and mathematician
- 1948: Manfred Kokot , German athlete, Olympic medalist
- 1949: Marc Porel , French actor
- 1950: Beth Anderson , American composer
- 1950: Christoph Delz , Swiss composer and pianist
- 1950: Victoria Principal , American actress
- 1950: Robert Robbers , Dutch rower
- 1950: Manfred Steiner , Austrian soccer player
1951-1975
- 1951: Wilfried Huismann , journalist, author and film director
- 1951: Andreas Martens , German comic artist and author
- 1951: Rainer M. Schröder , German writer
- 1952: Adelheid Arndt , German actress
- 1952: Gianfranco Fini , Italian politician, foreign minister, speaker of parliament
- 1956: Mel Gibson , American actor and director
- 1956: Willy T. Ribbs , American racing driver
- 1956: Guy Ryder , British political scientist and trade unionist, Chairman of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- 1957: Mark Atkins , Australian musician and artist
- 1957: Bojan Križaj , Slovenian ski racer
- 1958: Kerry Michelle Armstrong , Australian actress
- 1959: Alessandro Andrei , Italian athlete, Olympic champion
- 1959: Fyodor Nikolajewitsch Yurtschichin , Russian cosmonaut
- 1959: Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor , Malaysian doctor and spaceman
- 1960: Jacqueline Amirfallah , German TV chef
- 1960: Bruno Bonhuil , French motorcycle racer
- 1960: Marla Glen , American blues singer
- 1960: Daniela Schadt , German journalist
- 1960: Paweł Wojciechowski , Polish economic functionary and politician, minister
- 1961: Vladimir Olegowitsch Potanin , Russian oligarch
- 1961: Susanne Riess , Austrian politician and manager, Federal Minister
- 1961: Thomas Rung , German serial killer
- 1962: Thorsten Assmann , German ecologist and professor of ecology
- 1962: Håkan Florå , Swedish punk musician
- 1962: Edward Pursino , American guitarist
- 1962: Peter Rappenglück , German actor
- 1962: Ronnie Schöb , German university professor
- 1962: Lane Spina , American freestyle skier
- 1963: Dawit Gobedschishvili , Georgian wrestler, Olympic champion
- 1964: Roberto Cravero , Italian football player
- 1964: Andreas Förster , German puppeteer
- 1964: Toshiyuki Horie , Japanese writer and translator
- 1964: Sven Kivisildnik , Estonian writer
- 1964: Bruce LaBruce , Canadian writer, filmmaker, and photographer
- 1964: Leonard , Swiss pop singer and presenter
- 1964: Cheryl Miller , American basketball player
- 1964: Jean Reverchon , French carom player, world champion
- 1965: Aiman Abdallah , Egyptian-German television presenter
- 1965: Jens Albinus , Danish actor
- 1966: Holger Kretschmer , German handball player and coach
- 1966: Peter Schmidt , German geophysicist and author
- 1967: Lee Eun-chul , South Korean marksman
- 1967: Magnus Gustafsson , Swedish tennis player
- 1967: Martin Rassau , Franconian actor, comedian and theater entrepreneur
- 1968: Gregor Bloéb , Austrian theater, film and television actor
- 1968: Kent Carlsson , Swedish tennis player
- 1968: Effi B. Rolfs , German cabaret artist, author, painter, graphic artist and theater director
- 1969: Ingo Brosch , German actor
- 1969: James Carter , American tenor saxophonist
- 1969: Marie Darrieussecq , French writer
- 1969: Michael Schumacher , German automobile racing driver, Formula 1 world champion
- 1970: Jörg Mayr , German ice hockey player
- 1971: Tarek Al-Wazir , German politician, Member of the State Parliament, State Minister
- 1971: Ueli Gegenschatz , Swiss extreme athlete
- 1971: Jens Møller , Danish racing car driver
- 1971: Sarah Alexander , British actress
- 1971: Markus Teutschbein , German conductor
- 1971: Andreasreiber , German lawyer and judge at the Federal Fiscal Court
- 1972: Alisha Klass , American porn actress
- 1973: Michael Ostrowski , Austrian actor
- 1974: Robert-Jan Derksen , Dutch golfer
- 1974: Mike Ireland , Canadian speed skater, world champion
- 1974: MV Bill , Brazilian rapper
- 1974: Alessandro Petacchi , Italian racing cyclist
- 1974: Pablo Thiam , Guinean-German football player and official
- 1974: Stefan Ustorf , German ice hockey player
- 1975: Thomas Bangalter , French musician ( Daft Punk )
- 1975: Shanta Ghosh , German athlete
- 1975: Jason Marsden , American actor
- 1975: Danica McKellar , American actress and singer
- 1975: Guido Spork , German soccer player
- 1975: Jakob Vestergaard , Danish handball coach
1976-2000
- 1976: Angelos Basinas , Greek football player
- 1976: Jung Eun-shin , South Korean composer
- 1976: Lee Hyung-taik , South Korean tennis player
- 1976: Nicholas Gonzalez , American actor
- 1976: Vera Notz-Umberg , Swiss athlete
- 1977: Mayumi Iizuka , Japanese voice actress
- 1978: Stefan Adamsson , Swedish cyclist
- 1978: Mike York , American ice hockey player and coach, Olympic medalist
- 1980: Necati Ateş , Turkish soccer player
- 1980: Mindaugas Baršauskas , Lithuanian dart player
- 1980: Bryan Clay , American athlete, world champion, Olympic champion
- 1980: Sam Hancock , British racing car driver
- 1980: Raoul Kouakou , Ivorian football player
- 1980: Annabelle Leip , German actress
- 1980: Federico Insúa , Argentine soccer player
- 1980: Mary Wineberg , American athlete, world champion, Olympic champion
- 1981: Cristian Deville , Italian skier
- 1981: Eli Manning , American football player
- 1981: Julia Scharf , German television presenter
- 1982: Eşref Apak , Turkish hammer thrower
- 1982: Nicky Robinson , Welsh rugby union player
- 1983: Đorđije Ćetković , Montenegrin football player
- 1983: Therese Klompenhouwer , Dutch carom player, world champion
- 1983: Katie McGrath , Irish actress
- 1983: Tyra Misoux , German porn actress
- 1984: Serkan Atak , German-Turkish soccer player
- 1984: Andrea Cassarà , Italian foil fencer, Olympic champion, world champion
- 1984: Klaus Salmutter , Austrian soccer player
- 1984: Mary Muhsal , German actress
- 1984: Maximilian Mechler , German ski jumper
- 1984: Stefan Markolf , German soccer player
- 1985: Burak Akyıldız , Turkish soccer player
- 1985: Nicole Beharie , American actress and singer
- 1985: Leah Gibson , Canadian actress
- 1986: Dana Hussein Abdulrazak , Iraqi athlete
- 1986: Silvia Arroyo Camejo , German science writer
- 1986: Nejc Pečnik , Slovenian football player
- 1987: Matjaž Rozman , Slovenian football player
- 1988: Ikechi Anya , Scottish soccer player
- 1988: JR Hildebrand , American racing driver
- 1989: Stefano Agostini , Italian road cyclist
- 1989: Alex D. Linz , American actor
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- 1989: Kōhei Uchimura , Japanese gymnast, world champion, Olympic champion
- 1990: Danny Cruz , American soccer player
- 1990: Katharina Krüger , German wheelchair tennis player
- 1990: José Pierre Vunguidica , Angolan football player
- 1991: Andrew Agozzino , Canadian ice hockey player
- 1991: Nina Schiffer , German swimmer
- 1991: Darius Morris , American basketball player
- 1992: Halil Akbunar , Turkish soccer player
- 1992: Jon Aurtenetxe , Spanish soccer player
- 1992: Kim Reiter , German handball player
- 1992: Maxim Zwetkow , Russian biathlete, world champion
- 1993: Christoph Meier , Liechtenstein swimmer
- 1994: Malin Diaz , Swedish soccer player
- 1994: Romuald Lacazette , French football player
- 1995: Jisoo , South Korean singer
- 1995: Seolhyun , South Korean singer and actress
- 1995: Tonny Vilhena , Dutch soccer player
- 1996: Marko Marić , Austrian football player
- 1996: Florence Pugh , British actress
- 1997: Romain Beney , Swiss telemarker
- 1998: Patrick Cutrone , Italian soccer player
- 1999: Jonas Meiser , German soccer player
- 1999: Tuuli , Finnish singer
21st century
2001-2025
- 2003: Greta Thunberg , Swedish climate protection activist
Died
Before the 16th century
- 236: Anterus , Pope, saint of the Catholic Church
- 323: Jin Yuandi , Emperor of China
- 502: Genoveva of Paris , patron saint of Paris
- 753: Li Linfu , Chinese official
- 1028: Fujiwara no Michinaga , Fujiwara regent in Japan
- 1085: Williram von Ebersberg , German Benedictine abbot, Bible translator
- 1130: Burchard , Bishop of Cambrai
- 1203: Wilhelm II , Count of Chalon
- 1225: Adolf III. , Count of Schauenburg and Holstein
- 1241: Hermann II , Landgrave of Thuringia
- 1322: Philip V , King of France
- 1333: Margaret de Clare , Anglo-Irish nobleman
- 1372: Eberhard von Randeck , Bishop of Speyer
- 1381: Marquard I von Randeck , Bishop of Augsburg and Patriarch of Aquileja
- 1432: Alexandru cel Bun , Prince of Moldova
- 1437: Catherine de Valois , wife of Henry V, Queen of England, ancestral mother of the Tudor dynasty
- 1444: Hermann III. Köppen , Bishop of Schwerin
- 1449: Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick , English noblewoman
- 1474: Pietro Riario , Italian clergyman, Franciscan, cardinal
- 1481: Johannes von Dorsten , German theologian and Augustinian monk
- 1500: Christoph von Schachner , Bishop of Passau
16th to 18th centuries
- 1501: Mir ʿAli Schir Nawāʾi , Persian politician, builder, mystic and poet of Uighur origin
- 1536: Vincens Lunge , Danish and Norwegian councilor
- 1543: Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo , Portuguese explorer in Spanish service
- 1552: Heinrich von der Pfalz , Prince-Bishop of Worms, Utrecht and Freising
- 1560: Peder Palladius , Danish Lutheran theologian and reformer
- 1566: Philip II of Nassau-Idstein , regent of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
- 1570: Veit Winsheim , German rhetorician, philologist, medic and Graecist
- 1571: Joachim II , Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia
- 1601: Matthias Menius , German mathematician, astronomer and librarian
- 1631: Michelangelo Galilei , Italian composer and lutenist of the early Baroque
- 1641: Jeremiah Horrocks , English astronomer
- 1646: Francesco Erizzo , Doge of Venice
- 1654: Matsunaga Teitoku , Japanese poet and scholar
- 1667: Gottschalk von Wickede , mayor of Lübeck
- 1670: George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle , English nobleman and officer
- 1674: Ludwig Heinrich , Count Palatine and Duke of Simmern-Kaiserslautern
- 1682: Olof Verelius Swedish linguist and antiquarian
- 1699: Mattia Preti , Italian painter and Knight of the Maltese Order
- 1700: Eva Magdalena von Windhag , first prioress of the Dominican convent Windhaag, heiress of the County of Windhag
- 1701: Louis I , Prince of Monaco
- 1705: Luca Giordano , Italian painter, fresco artist and etcher
- 1714: Maria Katharina Strozzi , Austrian nobleman, founder of the Viennese suburb Strozzigrund
- 1719: Wenzel Norbert Octavian Graf Kinsky , Bohemian governor and president of the appeal
- 1729: Christoph Heinrich von Watzdorf , Electoral Saxon Cabinet Minister
- 1730: Lukas Schröck , German physician and natural scientist
- 1733: Cyriak Blödner , Württemberg engineer, officer and cartographer
- 1743: Ferdinando Galli da Bibiena , Italian scenographer, architect and decorative painter
- 1745: Jean de Bodt , Saxon general and architect
- 1746: Jacques Égide Duhan de Jandun , Huguenot nobleman, tutor of Frederick the Great, librarian, Prussian privy councilor
- 1761: Willem de Fesch , Dutch violinist and composer
- 1763: Josep Antoni Martí , Spanish composer
- 1767: Sigismund Calles , Austrian Jesuit and historian
- 1767: Eberhard von Gemmingen-Hornberg , Baden nobleman, Habsburg officer, commander of Luxembourg
- 1767: Luca Antonio Predieri , Italian composer and violinist
- 1775: Heinrich Gottfried Koch , German actor and theater entrepreneur
- 1776: Paolo Posi , Italian architect
- 1779: Claude Bourgelat , French author, founder of the first veterinary school
- 1785: Baldassare Galuppi , Italian composer
- 1786: Albert Schulte , Mayor of Hamburg
- 1794: Giuseppe Paladini , Italian painter
19th century
- 1808: Johann August Reichardt , German legal scholar
- 1809: Henri-Pierre Danloux , French painter
- 1815: Johann Carl Corthum , German gardener and plant breeder
- 1824: Ludwig Dankegott Cramer , German Protestant clergyman and university professor
- 1826: Louis Gabriel Suchet , French officer, Marshal, Duke of Albufera
- 1831: Franz Riepenhausen , German painter and engraver
- 1833: Tommaso Arezzo , Italian clergyman, cardinal
- 1835: Johann Melchior Kubli , Swiss politician and farmer
- 1837: Félix Lepeletier , French revolutionary and politician
- 1838: Maximilian , Crown Prince of Saxony
- 1840: Karl Ludwig Grave , German clergyman and educator
- 1841: Andreas Stanislaus von Hatten , Prussian clergyman, Bishop of Warmia
- 1847: Caroline Friedrich , wife of the painter Caspar David Friedrich
- 1850: Giuseppina Grassini , Italian opera singer
- 1857: Just Friedrich von Seelhorst , German civil servant
- 1858: Henry Darcy , French engineer
- 1858: Rachel , French actress
- 1863: John Branch , American politician, governor of North Carolina and the Territory of Florida, senator, secretary, member of the House of Representatives
- 1874: Theodor von Mörner , German historian and archivist
- 1875: Pierre Larousse , French writer
- 1877: John Joseph Abercrombie , American brigadier general
- 1882: William Harrison Ainsworth , British historical novelist
- 1882: Clement Claiborne Clay , American politician
- 1882: Alfred Dehodencq , French painter
- 1886: Theodor Struve , German philologist and educator in Russian service
- 1889: Philipp Hoffmann , German architect and city builder
- 1889: Giuseppe dell'Orefice , Italian composer
- 1890: Ole Andreas Bachke , Norwegian lawyer and politician, minister, Supreme Court judge
- 1890: Karl von Hase , German theologian
- 1890: Charles-Marie Panneton , Canadian pianist, music educator and composer
- 1894: August Kościesza-Żaba , Polish folklorist
- 1897: Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin , French geographer
- 1897: Guglielmo Sanfelice d'Acquavella , Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Naples, cardinal
- 1900: Dmitri Wassiljewitsch Grigorowitsch , Russian writer
20th century
1901-1950
- 1903: Alois Hitler , father of Adolf Hitler
- 1904: Otto Karlowa , German legal scholar, legal historian and Romanist
- 1905: Anton Braith , German painter
- 1907: Josef Foerster , Bohemian composer
- 1912: Jakob Amsler-Laffon , Swiss mathematician, physicist, engineer and manufacturer
- 1912: Felix Dahn , German lawyer, writer and historian
- 1918: Wilhelm von Auer , Prussian major general
- 1921: Arseni Nikolajewitsch Koreschtschenko , Russian composer
- 1922: Berthold Delbrück , German linguist
- 1922: Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt , German shoemaker and impostor ("Captain von Köpenick")
- 1923: Jaroslav Hašek , Czech author
- 1925: Nikolai Rasumnikowitsch Kotschetow , Russian composer
- 1927: Carl Runge , German mathematician
- 1929: William C. Adamson , American politician, member of the House of Representatives
- 1931: Joseph Joffre , French military, Army Commander in Chief, Marshal
- 1933: Gabriel Anton , Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist
- 1933: Frederick S. Armitage , American cameraman, director, and film producer
- 1933: Wilhelm Cuno , German businessman and politician, Reich Chancellor
- 1935: Stefan Großmann , Austrian writer and journalist
- 1936: Philipp Jakob Mayer , German clergyman and theologian, vicar general in Mainz
- 1942: July Eduardowitsch Konjus , Russian violinist
- 1944: Franz Reichleitner , Austrian criminal police officer and SS leader, war criminal
- 1944: Joseph Hammels , German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Cologne
- 1946: Gustav Witt , German astronomer
- 1946: Karl Maria Wiligut , Austrian occultist and member of the SS
- 1946: William Joyce , Irish-American politician and broadcaster
- 1947: Ernst Hardt , German writer
1951-2000
- 1952: Luigi Stefano Giarda , Italian composer, cellist and music teacher
- 1954: Christian Friedrich Lautenschlager , German mechanic and racing car driver
- 1956: Alexander Tichonowitsch Gretschaninow , Russian composer
- 1956: Joseph Wirth , German politician, state and Reich minister, Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag, Reich Chancellor
- 1958: Alexander Meißner , Austrian physicist, pioneer of radio technology
- 1959: Ernst Balzli , Swiss writer and radio producer
- 1960: Victor Sjöström , Swedish director and actor
- 1961: Maximilian Müller-Jabusch , German journalist
- 1964: Rowland Pack , Canadian cellist, organist and choirmaster
- 1966: Theo Aeckerle , German painter, draftsman, sculptor and lithographer
- 1966: Ady Berber , Austrian actor
- 1966: Geoffrey Waddington , Canadian violinist and conductor
- 1967: Jack Ruby , American nightclub owner, murderer of alleged Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
- 1970: Raúl Aparicio , Cuban journalist and writer
- 1970: Karl Hepp , German politician and agricultural functionary, Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag
- 1970: Hans Steinmeyer , German organ builder
- 1972: Elisabeth Schiemann , German botanist
- 1972: Frans Masereel , Belgian painter and graphic artist
- 1974: Gino Cervi , Italian film actor
- 1975: Margot Antillano , Venezuelan actress
- 1975: Walter Linck , Swiss sculptor
- 1975: Robert Neumann , Austrian writer
- 1975: Victor Kraft , Austrian scientific theorist, philosopher and state librarian general
- 1976: John Ainsworth-Davis , British sprinter, Olympic champion
- 1976: Anton Andergassen , Austrian clergyman
- 1978: Alfred Braun , German radio pioneer
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- 1979: Conrad Hilton , American hotelier, founder of the Hilton Hotels Corporation
- 1980: Joy Adamson , British-Austrian naturalist, painter and writer
- 1980: Lucien Buysse , Belgian racing cyclist
- 1982: Freddie de Clifford , British racing car driver and military officer
- 1982: Fritz Laband , German soccer player
- 1983: Jens Rehn , German writer
- 1984: Taras Borodajkewycz , Austrian historian and university professor
- 1985: Lucien Cailliet , American composer and clarinetist
- 1985: René Leroy , French flautist and music teacher
- 1985: Wolfgang Vacano , German-American conductor and music teacher
- 1988: Joie Chitwood , American racing car driver
- 1988: Gaston Eyskens , Belgian politician, multiple minister and prime minister
- 1988: Rose Ausländer , German poet
- 1988: Franz Muxeneder , German-Austrian actor
- 1989: Lina Prokofjew , Spanish-Russian singer, first wife of Sergei Prokofjew
- 1989: Robert Thomas , French writer
- 1989: Sergei Lwowitsch Sobolew , Russian mathematician
- 1990: Ernst Widmer , Swiss-Brazilian composer
- 1991: Lucius Benjamin Appling , American baseball player and manager
- 1991: Josef Stroh , Austrian soccer player
- 1992: Judith Anderson , Australian actress
- 1993: Will Walls , American football player and coach
- 1994: Leopold Achberger , Austrian clergyman, superintendent of Styria
- 1994: Frank Belknap Long , American author
- 1995: Tadeáš Salva , Slovak composer
- 1996: Reinhard Goerdeler , German lawyer and auditor, President of the International Federation of Accountants
- 1998: Hans Sion , German brewer and local politician
- 1999: Chuck Parsons , American racing car driver
- 2000: Henry H. Fowler , American politician, minister
- 2000: Steffen Mauersberger , German enduro athlete
21st century
- 2002: Alfred Heineken , Dutch brewer
- 2003: Sid Gillman , American football player and coach
- 2005: Jyotindra Nath Dixit , Indian diplomat
- 2005: Marie Therese Hug , Prussian princess
- 2005: Will Eisner , American comic artist
- 2006: Urbano Lazzaro , Italian resistance fighter
- 2006: Angela Salloker , Austrian actress
- 2006: William Skate , Papua New Guinean politician, Prime Minister
- 2006: Arturo Sergi , American opera singer (tenor)
- 2007: Johann Schröder , German mathematician
- 2007: Michael Yeats , Irish politician, MEP
- 2008: Alexander Gawriilowitsch Abdulow , Russian actor and director
- 2008: Werner Dollinger , German politician, Member of the Bundestag, Federal Minister
- 2010: Otto Breg , Austrian bobsleigh athlete
- 2010: Luisito Martí , Dominican musician, actor, film producer and television presenter
- 2011: Geraldo Flach , Brazilian musician
- 2011: Eva Strittmatter , German poet and writer
- 2012: Willi Entenmann , German soccer player and coach
- 2012: Vicar , Chilean comic artist
- 2013: Elmar Gunsch , Austrian moderator and author
- 2013: Burry Stander , African mountain biker
- 2014: Phil Everly , American singer and musician
- 2014: Alicia Rhett , American actress
- 2014: Saul Zaentz , American film producer
- 2015: Edward Brooke , American politician, senator
- 2016: Paul Bley , Canadian jazz pianist and composer
- 2016: Peter Naur , Danish computer scientist
- 2016: Hans Vontobel , Swiss banker and patron
- 2018: Konrad Ragossnig , Austrian guitarist and lutenist
- 2020: Qasem Soleimani , Iranian general
- 2021: Gerry Marsden , British musician ( Gerry & the Pacemakers )
- 2021: Renate Lasker-Harpprecht , German Holocaust survivor, author and journalist
Holidays and memorial days
- Church memorial days
- Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus (Catholic; ev. And angl. January 1st)
- St. Gordius , Roman martyr (Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian)
- St. Genoveva of Paris , Frankish virgin and patron saint (Catholic, Orthodox)
- William Alfred Passavant , American pastor (Anglican: TEC )
Further entries can be found in the list of days of remembrance and action .
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