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January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 354 days remain until the end of the year (355 in leap years).

Events[]

  • 532Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence.
  • 1055Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
  • 1158Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia becomes King of Bohemia.
  • 1569 – First recorded lottery in England.
  • 1571Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
  • 1693A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
  • 1759 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
  • 1779Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
  • 1787William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
  • 1805 – The Michigan Territory is created.
  • 1861Alabama secedes from the United States.
  • 1863American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
  • 1863 – American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
  • 1879 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
  • 1908Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
  • 1912 – Immigrant textile works in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
  • 1917 – The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
  • 1922 – First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
  • 1923Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
  • 1927Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
  • 1935Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
  • 1942 – World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
  • 1942 – World War II: The Japanese attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan)
  • 1943 – The Republic of China agrees to the Sino-British New Equal Treaty and the Sino-American New Equal Treaty.
  • 1943 – Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.
  • 1946Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
  • 1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
  • 1957 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
  • 1962Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
  • 1962 – An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.
  • 1964Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
  • 1972East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
  • 1973Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
  • 1986 – The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
  • 1994 – The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
  • 1996Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.
  • 1998 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria.
  • 2003Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
  • 2013 – One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia.

Births[]

  • 347Theodosius I, Roman emperor (d. 395)
  • 889Abd-ar-Rahman III, first Caliph of Córdoba (d. 961)
  • 1113Wang Chongyang, Chinese religious leader and poet (d. 1170)
  • 1209Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (d. 1259)
  • 1322Emperor Kōmyō of Japan (d. 1380)
  • 1359Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (d. 1393)
  • 1591Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (d. 1646)
  • 1624Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw, Dutch painter (d. 1680)
  • 1630John Rogers, English-American minister, physician, and academic (d. 1684)
  • 1638Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and anatomist (d. 1686)
  • 1642Johann Friedrich Alberti, German organist and composer (d. 1710)
  • 1650Diana Glauber, Dutch-German painter (d. 1721)
  • 1671François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat (d. 1745)
  • 1755Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)
  • 1757Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect (d. 1831)
  • 1760Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1833)
  • 1777Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (d. 1837)
  • 1786Joseph Jackson Lister, English physicist (d. 1869)
  • 1788William Thomas Brande, English chemist and academic (d. 1866)
  • 1800Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (d. 1895)
  • 1807Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University (d. 1874)
  • 1814James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
  • 1815John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)
  • 1825Bayard Taylor, American poet, author, and critic (d. 1878)
  • 1839Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican lawyer, philosopher, and sociologist (d. 1903)
  • 1842William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)
  • 1845Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish mathematician and physicist (d. 1912)
  • 1850Joseph Charles Arthur, American pathologist and mycologist (d. 1942)
  • 1852Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Weimar Germany (d. 1926)
  • 1853Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter and sculptor (d. 1932)
  • 1856Christian Sinding, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1932)
  • 1857Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)
  • 1858Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (d. 1947)
  • 1859George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (d. 1925)
  • 1864Thomas Dixon, Jr., American minister, lawyer, and politician (d. 1946)
  • 1867Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist and academic (d. 1927)
  • 1868Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1940)
  • 1870Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor and educator (d. 1945)
  • 1872G. W. Pierce, American physicist and academic (d. 1956)
  • 1873John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist (d. 1949)
  • 1875Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and academic (d. 1956)
  • 1876Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
  • 1876 – Thomas Hicks, American runner (d. 1952)
  • 1878Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (d. 1952)
  • 1885Alice Paul, American activist (d. 1977)
  • 1887Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (d. 1948)
  • 1888Joseph B. Keenan, American jurist and politician (d. 1954)
  • 1889Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (d. 1938)
  • 1890Max Carey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
  • 1890 – Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet and critic (d. 1954)
  • 1891Andrew Sockalexis, American runner (d. 1919)
  • 1893Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter (d. 1969)
  • 1893 – Charles Fraser, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1981)
  • 1893 – Anthony M. Rud, American journalist and author (d. 1942)
  • 1895Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (d. 1973)
  • 1897Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (d. 1955)
  • 1897 – August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
  • 1899Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress, director, and producer (d. 1991)
  • 1901Kwon Ki-ok, North Korean pilot (d. 1988)
  • 1902Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (d. 1986)
  • 1903Alan Paton, South African author and activist (d. 1988)
  • 1905Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (d. 1960)
  • 1906Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic, discoverer of LSD (d. 2008)
  • 1907Pierre Mendès France, French lawyer and politician, 142nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1982)
  • 1907 – Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
  • 1908Lionel Stander, American actor and activist (d. 1994)
  • 1910Arthur Lambourn, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1999)
  • 1910 – Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician (d. 1966)
  • 1911Tommy Duncan, American Western swing singer-songwriter (d. 1967)
  • 1911 – Nora Heysen, Australian painter (d. 2003)
  • 1911 – Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
  • 1912Don "Red" Barry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1980)
  • 1913Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980)
  • 1915Luise Krüger, German javelin thrower (d. 2001)
  • 1915 – Paddy Mayne, British colonel and lawyer (d. 1955)
  • 1916Bernard Blier, Argentinian-French actor (d. 1989)
  • 1917John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)
  • 1918Robert C. O'Brien, American author and journalist (d. 1973)
  • 1920Mick McManus, English wrestler (d. 2013)
  • 1921Gory Guerrero, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1990)
  • 1921 – Juanita M. Kreps, American economist and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)
  • 1923Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (d. 1998)
  • 1923 – Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher (d. 2016)
  • 1923 – Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, engineer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (d. 2012)
  • 1924Roger Guillemin, French-American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1924 – Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1994)
  • 1924 – Slim Harpo, American blues singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1970)
  • 1925Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (d. 2016)
  • 1926Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998)
  • 1928Alan Bowness, English historian and curator
  • 1928 – David L. Wolper, American director and producer (d. 2010)
  • 1929Dmitri Bruns, Estonian architect and theorist
  • 1930Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)
  • 1930 – Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
  • 1931Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (d. 2015)
  • 1931 – Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (d. 2014)
  • 1932Alfonso Arau, Mexican actor and director
  • 1933Goldie Hill, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
  • 1934Jean Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
  • 1936Eva Hesse, German-American sculptor and educator (d. 1970)
  • 1938Arthur Scargill, English miner, activist, and politician
  • 1939Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier
  • 1940Andres Tarand, Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia
  • 1941Gérson, Brazilian footballer
  • 1942Bud Acton, American basketball player
  • 1942 – Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (d. 2011)
  • 1942 – Leo Cullum, American soldier, pilot, and cartoonist (d. 2010)
  • 1942 – George Mira, American football player
  • 1943Jim Hightower, American journalist and politician
  • 1944Mohammed Abdul-Hayy, Sudanese poet and academic (d. 1989)
  • 1944 – Shibu Soren, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
  • 1945Christine Kaufmann, German actress, author, and businesswoman
  • 1946Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1946 – Tony Kaye, English progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter (Yes)
  • 1946 – John Piper, American theologian and author
  • 1947Hamish Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1948Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager
  • 1948 – Joe Harper, Scottish footballer and manager
  • 1948 – Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna
  • 1948 – Madeline Manning, American runner and coach
  • 1948 – Terry Williams, Welsh drummer
  • 1949Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter
  • 1949 – Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran
  • 1951Charlie Huhn, American rock singer and guitarist
  • 1951 – Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
  • 1951 – Philip Tartaglia, Scottish archbishop
  • 1952Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (d. 2013)
  • 1952 – Ben Crenshaw, American golfer and architect
  • 1952 – Michael Forshaw, Australian lawyer and politician
  • 1952 – Diana Gabaldon, American author
  • 1952 – Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer
  • 1953Graham Allen, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
  • 1953 – Kostas Skandalidis, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food
  • 1954Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian physicist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Defence
  • 1954 – Kailash Satyarthi, Indian engineer, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1956Big Bank Hank, American rapper (d. 2014)
  • 1956 – Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1957Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
  • 1957 – Peter Moore, Australian footballer and coach
  • 1957 – Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
  • 1958Vicki Peterson, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1959Brett Bodine, American race car driver
  • 1959 – Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1961Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish race car driver (d. 1989)
  • 1962Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe
  • 1962 – Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist
  • 1962 – Brian Moore, English rugby player
  • 1963Tracy Caulkins, Australian swimmer
  • 1963 – Petra Schneider, German swimmer
  • 1964Ralph Recto, Filipino lawyer and politician
  • 1964 – Albert Dupontel, French actor and director
  • 1965Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler
  • 1965 – Aleksey Zhukov, Russian footballer and coach
  • 1966Marc Acito, American author and screenwriter
  • 1967Michael Healy-Rae, Irish politician
  • 1968Anders Borg, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Finance
  • 1968 – Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer
  • 1969Manny Acta, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster
  • 1970Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor
  • 1970 – Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
  • 1970 – Malcolm D. Lee, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
  • 1970 – Ken Ueno, American composer
  • 1971Mary J. Blige, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 1971 – Chris Willsher, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
  • 1972Christian Jacobs, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
  • 1972 – Anthony Lledo, Danish composer
  • 1972 – Amanda Peet, American actress and playwright
  • 1973Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
  • 1973 – Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer and captain
  • 1974Roman Görtz, German footballer
  • 1974 – Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player
  • 1974 – Jens Nowotny, German footballer
  • 1975Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player
  • 1975 – Dan Luger, English rugby player and coach
  • 1975 – Matteo Renzi, Italian businessman and politician, 56th Prime Minister of Italy
  • 1976Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
  • 1977Shamari Buchanan, American football player
  • 1977 – Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater
  • 1977 – Olexiy Lukashevych, Ukrainian long jumper
  • 1978Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player
  • 1978 – Michael Duff, Irish footballer
  • 1978 – Emile Heskey, English footballer
  • 1978 – Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer
  • 1979Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter
  • 1979 – Michael Lorenz, German footballer
  • 1980Josh Hannay, Australian rugby league player
  • 1980 – Mike Williams, American football player
  • 1982Tony Allen, American basketball player
  • 1982 – Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
  • 1983Turner Battle, American basketball player
  • 1983 – Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
  • 1983 – Ted Richards, Australian footballer
  • 1983 – Adrian Sutil, German race car driver
  • 1984Kevin Boss, American football player
  • 1984 – Dario Krešić, Croatian footballer
  • 1984 – Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress
  • 1985Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1985 – Lucy Knisley, American author and illustrator
  • 1987Scotty Cranmer, American motocross racer
  • 1987 – Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoer
  • 1987 – Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer
  • 1987 – Jamie Vardy, English footballer
  • 1987 – Kim Young-kwang, South Korean actor and model
  • 1988Rodrigo José Pereira, Brazilian footballer
  • 1989Kane Linnett, Australian rugby league player
  • 1990Ryan Griffin, American football player
  • 1991Andrea Bertolacci, Italian footballer
  • 1992Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer
  • 1992 – Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper and dancer
  • 1993Michael Keane, English footballer
  • 1993 – Will Keane, English footballer
  • 1995Klaartje Liebens, Belgian tennis player
  • 1997Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Deaths[]

  • 705Pope John VI (b. 655)
  • 782Emperor Kōnin of Japan (b. 709)
  • 802Paulinus II of Aquileia, Italian priest, theologian, and saint (b. 726)
  • 812Staurakios, Byzantine emperor
  • 844Michael I Rangabe, Byzantine emperor (b. 770)
  • 887Boso of Provence, Frankish nobleman
  • 1055Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1000)
  • 1083Otto of Nordheim (b. 1020)
  • 1266Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania
  • 1494Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian painter (b. 1449)
  • 1495Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (b. 1428)
  • 1547Pietro Bembo, Italian poet, scholar, and theorist (b. 1470)
  • 1641Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet and painter (b. 1583)
  • 1696Charles Albanel, French priest, missionary, and explorer (b. 1616)
  • 1703Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (b. 1632)
  • 1713Pierre Jurieu, French priest and theologian (b. 1637)
  • 1735Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (b. 1670)
  • 1753Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (b. 1660)
  • 1762Louis-François Roubiliac, French-English sculptor (b. 1695)
  • 1763Caspar Abel, German poet, historian, and theologian (b. 1676)
  • 1771Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (b. 1704)
  • 1788François Joseph Paul de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)
  • 1791William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh composer and poet (b. 1717)
  • 1798Heraclius II of Georgia (b. 1720)
  • 1801Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (b. 1749)
  • 1836John Molson, Canadian businessman, founded the Molson Brewing Company (b. 1763)
  • 1843Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1779)
  • 1866Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Irish actor (b. 1818)
  • 1866 – John Woolley, English minister and academic (b. 1816)
  • 1867Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1812)
  • 1882Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1810)
  • 1891Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French urban planner (b. 1809)
  • 1902Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (b. 1862)
  • 1904William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (b. 1815)
  • 1914Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)
  • 1920Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer (b. 1844)
  • 1923Constantine I of Greece (b. 1868)
  • 1928Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (b. 1840)
  • 1931James Milton Carroll, American pastor, historian, and author (b. 1852)
  • 1937Nuri Conker, Turkish colonel and politician (b. 1882)
  • 1941Emanuel Lasker, German mathematician, philosopher, and chess player (b. 1868)
  • 1944Galeazzo Ciano, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1903)
  • 1947Eva Tanguay, Canadian singer (b. 1879)
  • 1952Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (b. 1889)
  • 1952 – Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor and educator (b. 1885)
  • 1953Noe Zhordania, Georgian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1868)
  • 1954Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. 1870)
  • 1957Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and politician, Solicitor-General of Australia (b. 1867)
  • 1958Alec Rowley, English organist and composer (b. 1892)
  • 1958 – Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)
  • 1961Elena Gerhardt, German soprano and actress (b. 1883)
  • 1963Arthur Nock, English-American scholar, theologian, and academic (b. 1902)
  • 1965Wally Pipp, American baseball player (b. 1893)
  • 1966Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (b. 1901)
  • 1966 – Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (b. 1904)
  • 1968Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli linguist and scholar (b. 1876)
  • 1969Richmal Crompton, English author and educator (b. 1890)
  • 1972Padraic Colum, Irish poet and playwright (b. 1881)
  • 1975Max Lorenz, German tenor and actor (b. 1901)
  • 1980Barbara Pym, English author (b. 1913)
  • 1981Beulah Bondi, American actress (b. 1889)
  • 1985Edward Buzzell, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
  • 1985 – William McKell, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1891)
  • 1986Sid Chaplin, English author and screenwriter (b. 1916)
  • 1986 – Andrzej Czok, Polish mountaineer (b. 1948)
  • 1987Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)
  • 1988Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1912)
  • 1988 – Isidor Isaac Rabi, Polish-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
  • 1989Ray Moore, English radio host (b. 1942)
  • 1990Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (b. 1898)
  • 1991Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
  • 1994Helmut Poppendick, German physician (b. 1902)
  • 1995Josef Gingold, Belarusian-American violinist and educator (b. 1909)
  • 1995 – Onat Kutlar, Turkish author and poet (b. 1936)
  • 1995 – Lewis Nixon, American captain (b. 1918)
  • 1995 – Theodor Wisch, German general (b. 1907)
  • 1996Roger Crozier, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1942)
  • 1999Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
  • 1999 – Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author and poet (b. 1897)
  • 1999 – Brian Moore, Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1921)
  • 2000Betty Archdale, English-Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1907)
  • 2000 – Ivan Combe, American businessman, invented Clearasil (b. 1911)
  • 2000 – Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
  • 2001Louis Krages, German-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1949)
  • 2001 – Denys Lasdun, English architect, co-designed the Royal National Theatre (b. 1914)
  • 2002Henri Verneuil, Turkish-French director and playwright (b. 1920)
  • 2003Jože Pučnik, Slovenian sociologist and politician (b. 1932)
  • 2007 – Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
  • 2007 – Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)
  • 2008Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (b. 1919)
  • 2008 – Carl Karcher, American businessman, co-founded Carl's Jr. (b. 1917)
  • 2010Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian (b. 1909)
  • 2010 – Éric Rohmer, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1920)
  • 2011David Nelson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1936)
  • 2012Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, Iranian physicist and academic (b. 1980)
  • 2012 – Gilles Jacquier, French journalist and photographer (b. 1968)
  • 2012 – Edgar Kaiser, Jr, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)
  • 2012 – Wally Osterkorn, American basketball player (b. 1928)
  • 2012 – Steven Rawlings, English astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1961)
  • 2012 – David Whitaker, English composer and conductor (b. 1931)
  • 2013Aaron Swartz, American programmer (b. 1986)
  • 2013 – Guido Forti, Italian businessman, founded the Forti Racing Team (b. 1940)
  • 2013 – Nguyễn Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam (b. 1927)
  • 2013 – Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (b. 1941)
  • 2013 – Tom Parry Jones, Welsh chemist, invented the breathalyzer (b. 1935)
  • 2013 – Alemayehu Shumye, Ethiopian runner (b. 1988)
  • 2014Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (b. 1933)
  • 2014 – Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1928)
  • 2014 – Chai Trong-rong, Taiwanese educator and politician (b. 1935)
  • 2014 – Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1928)
  • 2015Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (b. 1925)
  • 2015 – Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (b. 1931)
  • 2015 – Chashi Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi director and producer (b. 1941)
  • 2015 – Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1918)
  • 2016Monte Irvin, American baseball player (b. 1919)
  • 2016 – David Margulies, American actor (b. 1937)
  • 2017Adenan Satem, Malaysian politician and Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia (b. 1944)


Holidays and observances[]

  • Children's Day (Tunisia)
  • Christian feast day:
    • Anastasius of Suppentonia (Roman Catholic)
    • Leucius of Brindisi (Roman Catholic)
    • Mary Slessor (Church of England)
    • Paulinus II of Aquileia
    • Pope Hyginus
    • Theodosius the Cenobiarch
    • Thomas of Cori
    • Vitalis of Gaza (Roman Catholic)
    • January 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Earliest day on which Triodion can fall, while February 14 is the latest; celebrated 70 days before Easter. (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Eugenio María de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico)
  • Independence Resistance Day (Morocco)
  • Kagami biraki (Japan)
  • National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (United States)
  • Republic Day (Albania)

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