January 24

Events

 * 41  – Roman Emperor Caligula, known for his eccentricity and sadistic despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. The Guard then proclaims Caligula's uncle Claudius as Emperor
 * 1438 – The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV.
 * 1458 – Matthias Corvinus becomes king of Hungary.
 * 1624 – Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
 * 1679 – King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
 * 1739 – Peshva warrior Chimnaji Appa defeats Portuguese forces and captures Tarapur Fort, India.
 * 1742 – Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
 * 1758 – During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763)
 * 1817 – Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the Action of Picheuta.
 * 1835 – Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later.
 * 1848 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
 * 1857 – The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
 * 1862 – Bucharest is proclaimed the capital of Romania.
 * 1878 – The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
 * 1900 – Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
 * 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
 * 1915 – World War One: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
 * 1916 – In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
 * 1918 – The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14(NS)
 * 1933 – The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
 * 1939 – The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
 * 1942 – World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
 * 1943 – World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
 * 1946 – The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
 * 1947 – Greek banker Dimitrios Maximos becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
 * 1955 – The Family of Man, world's most widely seen, best attended photography exhibition opens at MoMA, curated by Edward Steichen.
 * 1960 – Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
 * 1961 – Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
 * 1968 – Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa
 * 1972 – Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
 * 1977 – Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
 * 1978 – Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
 * 1984 – Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.
 * 1986 – Voyager 2 passes within 81500 km of Uranus.
 * 1990 – Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
 * 1993 – Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.
 * 2003 – The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
 * 2009 – Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
 * 2011 – At least 35 die and 180 are injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.
 * 2014 – Three bombs explode in Cairo, Egypt, killing at least seven people and injuring over 100 others.

Births

 * 76 – Hadrian, Roman emperor (d. 138)
 * 1287 – Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1345)
 * 1444 – Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Italian husband of Bona of Savoy (d. 1476)
 * 1540 – Edmund Campion, English priest and martyr (d. 1581)
 * 1638 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and politician, Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain (d. 1706)
 * 1670 – William Congreve, English playwright and poet (d. 1729)
 * 1674 – Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)
 * 1679 – Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (d. 1754)
 * 1709 – Dom Bédos de Celles, French monk and organist (d. 1779)
 * 1712 – Frederick the Great, Prussian king (d. 1786)
 * 1732 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier (d. 1799)
 * 1742 – Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)
 * 1746 – Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)
 * 1749 – Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1806)
 * 1752 – Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1832)
 * 1754 – Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor (d. 1820)
 * 1763 – Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Ukrainian general and politician (d. 1831)
 * 1776 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist, author, and composer (d. 1822)
 * 1843 – Josip Stadler, Croatian archbishop (d. 1918)
 * 1848 – Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)
 * 1858 – Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (d. 1889)
 * 1862 – Edith Wharton, American author and poet (d. 1937)
 * 1864 – Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (d. 1936)
 * 1866 – Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1920)
 * 1872 – Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
 * 1872  – Morris Travers, English chemist and academic (d. 1961)
 * 1886 – Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
 * 1888 – Vicki Baum, Austrian author and screenwriter (d. 1960)
 * 1888  – Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (d. 1958)
 * 1889 – Charles Hawes, American historian and author (d. 1923)
 * 1891 – Walter Model, German field marshal (d. 1945)
 * 1895 – Eugen Roth, German poet and songwriter (d. 1976)
 * 1898 – Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (d. 1939)
 * 1900 – Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian-American geneticist and biologist (d. 1975)
 * 1901 – Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
 * 1901  – Edward Turner, English engineer (d. 1973)
 * 1902 – Ephraim Avigdor Speiser, Ukrainian-American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1965)
 * 1905 – J. Howard Marshall, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1995)
 * 1907 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1999)
 * 1909 – Martin Lings, English author and scholar (d. 2005)
 * 1909  – Ann Todd, English actress and producer (d. 1993)
 * 1910 – Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010)
 * 1911 – Muir Mathieson, Scottish conductor and composer (d. 1975)
 * 1912 – Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (d. 2005)
 * 1913 – Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008)
 * 1913  – Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983)
 * 1915 – Vítězslava Kaprálová, Czech composer and conductor (d. 1940)
 * 1915  – Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (d. 1991)
 * 1916 – Jack Brickhouse, American sportscaster (d. 1998)
 * 1916  – Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (d. 2009)
 * 1916  – Arnoldo Foà, Italian actor and director (d. 2014)
 * 1916  – Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (d. 2013)
 * 1917 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012)
 * 1918 – Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)
 * 1918  – Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009)
 * 1919 – Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
 * 1919  – Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009)
 * 1920 – Jimmy Forrest, American saxophonist (d. 1980)
 * 1922 – Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2014)
 * 1922  – Charles W. Socarides, American psychiatrist, physician, and author (d. 2005)
 * 1924 – Brian Bevan, Australian-English rugby player (d. 1991)
 * 1924  – C. B. Muthamma, Indian soldier and diplomat (d. 2009)
 * 1925 – Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
 * 1925  – Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013)
 * 1926 – Ruth Asawa, American sculptor (d. 2013)
 * 1926  – Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
 * 1927 – Marvin Kaplan, American actor (d. 2016)
 * 1927  – Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, Scottish lieutenant (d. 2007)
 * 1928 – Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethologist, and painter
 * 1928  – Michel Serrault, French actor (d. 2007)
 * 1930 – Mahmoud Farshchian, Iranian-Persian painter and academic
 * 1930  – Bernard Matthews, English farmer and businessman, founded Bernard Matthews Farms (d. 2010)
 * 1930  – John Romita Sr., American soldier and illustrator
 * 1931 – Leonard Baker, American historian and author (d. 1984)
 * 1931  – Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 2012)
 * 1931  – Ib Nørholm, Danish composer and organist
 * 1933 – Claude Préfontaine, Canadian actor (d. 2013)
 * 1934 – Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1976)
 * 1935 – Shivabalayogi, Indian religious leader (d. 1994)
 * 1935  – Eric Ashton, English rugby player and coach (d. 2008)
 * 1935  – Bamber Gascoigne, English television host and author
 * 1936 – William Bogert, American actor
 * 1936  – Doug Kershaw, American singer-songwriter and fiddler
 * 1936  – Yōko Nogiwa, Japanese actress
 * 1938 – Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1995)
 * 1939 – Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter and actor
 * 1940 – Vito Acconci, American artist
 * 1940  – Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany
 * 1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * 1941  – Aaron Neville, American singer
 * 1941  – Dan Shechtman, Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
 * 1942 – Melvin Fitting, American logician
 * 1942  – Gary Hart, American wrestler and manager (d. 2008)
 * 1943 – Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
 * 1943  – Peter Struck, German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence (d. 2012)
 * 1943  – Sharon Tate, American model and actress (d. 1969)
 * 1943  – Tony Trimmer, English race car driver
 * 1944 – David Gerrold, American author and screenwriter
 * 1944  – Klaus Nomi, German singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1983)
 * 1945 – John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
 * 1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
 * 1947 – Michio Kaku, American physicist and academic
 * 1947  – Masashi Ozaki, Japanese baseball player and golfer
 * 1947  – Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
 * 1948 – Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor
 * 1949 – John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)
 * 1950 – Daniel Auteuil, French actor, director, and screenwriter
 * 1951 – Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian and actor
 * 1953 – Yuri Bashmet, Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor
 * 1953  – Matthew Wilder, American singer-songwriter and producer
 * 1954 – Jo Gartner, Austrian race car driver (d. 1986)
 * 1957 – Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster
 * 1957  – Ade Edmondson, English singer-songwriter and actor
 * 1958 – Neil Allen, American baseball player and coach
 * 1958  – Jools Holland, English singer-songwriter and pianist
 * 1959 – Akira Maeda, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
 * 1959  – Vic Reeves, English comedian, actor, and author
 * 1960 – Mária Bajzek Lukács, Hungarian author and educator
 * 1960  – Im Ye-jin, South Korean actress
 * 1960  – Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
 * 1961 – Guido Buchwald, German footballer and manager
 * 1961  – Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress and producer
 * 1961  – Vince Russo, American wrestling manager and journalist
 * 1961  – William Van Dijck, Belgian runner
 * 1962 – Argiris Kambouris, Greek basketball player
 * 1965 – Mike Awesome, American wrestler (d. 2007)
 * 1965  – Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
 * 1965  – Pagonis Vakalopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
 * 1966 – Jimeoin, English-Irish comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
 * 1967 – Mark Kozelek, American singer-songwriter and producer
 * 1967  – Phil LaMarr, American actor, singer, and screenwriter
 * 1967  – John Myung, American bass player and songwriter
 * 1968 – Robert Chote, English economist and journalist
 * 1968  – Michael Kiske, German singer-songwriter
 * 1968  – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
 * 1969 – Yoo Ho-jeong, South Korean actress
 * 1970 – Neil Johnson, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer
 * 1970  – Matthew Lillard, American actor
 * 1971 – Cory Bailey, American baseball player
 * 1972 – Daniel Kawczynski, Polish-English accountant and politician
 * 1972  – Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese bass player and composer
 * 1972  – Ulla Werbrouck, Belgian martial artist and politician
 * 1974 – Ed Helms, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
 * 1974  – Melissa Tkautz, Australian actress and singer
 * 1975 – Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer and manager
 * 1975  – Lucy Montgomery, English actress and screenwriter
 * 1976 – Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer
 * 1976  – Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist
 * 1978 – Kristen Schaal, American actress and voice artist
 * 1979 – Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer
 * 1979  – Leandro Desábato, Argentinian footballer
 * 1979  – Tom Kostopoulos, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1979  – Nik Wallenda, American acrobat and tightrope walker
 * 1980 – Rocky Boiman, American football player and sportscaster
 * 1980  – Yamandu Costa, Brazilian guitarist and composer
 * 1980  – Rebecca Romero, English cyclist and rower
 * 1981 – Michael Wolf, German ice hockey player
 * 1982 – Daveed Diggs, American actor and rapper
 * 1983 – Davide Biondini, Italian footballer
 * 1983  – Diane Birch, American singer-songwriter and pianist
 * 1983  – Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand rugby player
 * 1983  – Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
 * 1983  – Scott Speed, American race car driver
 * 1984 – Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
 * 1984  – Witold Kiełtyka, Polish drummer (d. 2007)
 * 1984  – Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
 * 1986 – Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
 * 1986  – Mischa Barton, English-American actress
 * 1986  – Vladislav Ivanov, Russian footballer
 * 1986  – Michael Kightly, English footballer
 * 1986  – Ricky Ullman, Israeli-American actor and singer
 * 1987 – Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
 * 1988 – Jade Ewen, English singer-songwriter
 * 1989 – Samba Diakité, Malian footballer
 * 1989  – Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter
 * 1989  – Ki Sung-yueng, South Korean footballer
 * 1990 – Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * 1990  – Kim Min-seok, South Korean actor
 * 1992 – Becky Downie, English gymnast

Deaths

 * 817 – Pope Stephen IV (b. 770)
 * 847 – Pope Sergius II
 * 1125 – David IV of Georgia (b. 1073)
 * 1336 – Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)
 * 1376 – Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English commander (b. 1306)
 * 1473 – Conrad Paumann, German organist and composer (b. 1410)
 * 1595 – Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529)
 * 1626 – Samuel Argall, English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1572)
 * 1639 – Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss pastor and politician (b. 1596)
 * 1666 – Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (b. 1588)
 * 1709 – George Rooke, English admiral and politician (b. 1650)
 * 1769 – François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)
 * 1839 – Michele Cachia, Maltese architect and engineer (b. 1760)
 * 1877 – Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
 * 1882 – Levi Boone, American physician and politician, 17th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)
 * 1883 – Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
 * 1895 – Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
 * 1911 – David Graham Phillips, American journalist and author (b. 1867)
 * 1918 – George Arthur Crump, American architect, designed the Pine Valley Golf Club (b. 1871)
 * 1920 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
 * 1924 – Anna Bayerová, Czech physician (b. 1853)
 * 1924  – Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1894)
 * 1932 – Alfred Yarrow, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Yarrow Shipbuilders (b. 1842)
 * 1939 – Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
 * 1943 – John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
 * 1948 – Maria Mandl, Austrian SS officer (b. 1912)
 * 1955 – Ira Hayes, American marine, member of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (b. 1923)
 * 1960 – Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
 * 1961 – Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
 * 1962 – André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)
 * 1962  – Stanley Lord, English captain (b. 1877)
 * 1962  – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (b. 1901)
 * 1965 – Winston Churchill, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
 * 1966 – Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1909)
 * 1970 – Caresse Crosby, American fashion designer and publisher, co-founded the Black Sun Press (b. 1891)
 * 1971 – Bill W., American activist, co-founded of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895)
 * 1973 – J. Carrol Naish, American actor (b. 1897)
 * 1975 – Larry Fine, American comedian (b. 1902)
 * 1978 – Herta Oberheuser, German physician (b. 1911)
 * 1982 – Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (b. 1918)
 * 1983 – George Cukor, American director and producer (b. 1899)
 * 1986 – L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (b. 1911)
 * 1986  – Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (b. 1921)
 * 1988 – Werner Fenchel, German-Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1905)
 * 1989 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer and sportscaster (b. 1937)
 * 1990 – Madge Bellamy, American actress (b. 1899)
 * 1991 – John M. Kelly, Irish academic and politician, 17th Attorney General of Ireland (b. 1931)
 * 1991  – Jack Schaefer, American journalist and author (b. 1907)
 * 1992 – Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (b. 1909)
 * 1993 – Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1908)
 * 1993  – Thurgood Marshall, American lawyer and jurist, 32nd United States Solicitor General (b. 1908)
 * 1993  – Uğur Mumcu, Turkish lawyer and journalist (b. 1942)
 * 1994 – Yves Navarre, French author and playwright (b. 1940)
 * 1995 – David Cole, American DJ, songwriter, and producer (b. 1962)
 * 1997 – Dr. Jerry Graham, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1921)
 * 1998 – Walter D. Edmonds, American journalist and author (b. 1903)
 * 2001 – Gaffar Okkan, Turkish police officer and civil servant (b. 1952)
 * 2002 – Peter Gzowski, Canadian journalist and broadcaster (b. 1934)
 * 2002  – Elie Hobeika, Lebanese commander and politician (b. 1956)
 * 2003 – Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (b. 1921)
 * 2004 – Leônidas, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1913)
 * 2005 – June Bronhill, Australian soprano (b. 1929)
 * 2005  – Chalkie White, English rugby player and coach (b. 1929)
 * 2006 – Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)
 * 2006  – Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1914)
 * 2006  – Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, Sri Lankan journalist and activist (b. 1970)
 * 2006  – Mümtaz Sevinç, Turkish actor (b. 1952)
 * 2007 – Krystyna Feldman, Polish actress (b. 1916)
 * 2007  – İsmail Cem İpekçi, Turkish journalist and politician, 45th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)
 * 2007  – Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian academic and politician (b. 1956)
 * 2007  – Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican soldier (b. 1891)
 * 2008 – Lee Embree, American sergeant and photographer (b. 1915)
 * 2008  – Randy Salerno, American journalist (b. 1963)
 * 2009 – Reg Gutteridge, English journalist and sportscaster (b. 1924)
 * 2009  – Kay Yow, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)
 * 2010 – Şakir Eczacıbaşı, Turkish pharmacist, photographer, and businessman (b. 1929)
 * 2010  – Pernell Roberts, American actor (b. 1928)
 * 2011 – Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (b. 1949)
 * 2011  – Gerry Ortega, Filipino environmentalist, journalist, and politician (b. 1963)
 * 2012 – Theo Angelopoulos, Greek director and producer (b. 1935)
 * 2012  – Sukumar Azhikode, Indian author and critic (b. 1926)
 * 2012  – J. Joseph Garrahy, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1930)
 * 2012  – Patricia Neway, American soprano and actress (b. 1919)
 * 2013 – Khuseyn Gakayev, Russian commander (b. 1970)
 * 2013  – Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1959)
 * 2013  – Richard G. Stern, American novelist, short story writer (b. 1928)
 * 2013  – Jim Wallwork, English sergeant and pilot (b. 1919)
 * 2014 – Shulamit Aloni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th Israeli Minister of Education (b. 1928)
 * 2014  – Lisa Daniely, English actress (b. 1929)
 * 2014  – Rafael Pineda Ponce, Honduran academic and politician (b. 1930)
 * 2015 – Link Byfield, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1951)
 * 2015  – Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (b. 1922)
 * 2015  – Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (b. 1926)
 * 2015  – Frances Lennon, English painter and illustrator (b. 1912)
 * 2016 – Jimmy Bain, Scottish bass player and songwriter (b. 1947)
 * 2016  – Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (b. 1928)
 * 2016  – Yvonne Chouteau, Native American ballerina (One of the Five Moons) (b. 1929)
 * 2016  – Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1927)
 * 2016  – Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (b. 1960)

Holidays and observances

 * Christian feast day:
 * Cadoc (Wales)
 * Felician of Foligno
 * Francis de Sales
 * Pratulin Martyrs (Greek Catholic Church)
 * January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
 * Earliest day on which Saturday of Souls can fall, while February 27 (or 28 during Leap Year) is the latest; observed 57 days before Easter. (Eastern Orthodox)
 * Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observances:
 * Feria de Alasitas (La Paz)
 * Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day (International observance)
 * Unification Day (Romania)