January 1 15787 226062524 2008-07-16T17:38:33Z PseudoBot 6290400 Reverting edits by [[Special:Contributions/118.100.85.236|118.100.85.236]]: page linked does not exist {| style="float:right;" |- |{{JanuaryCalendar}} |- |{{ThisDateInRecentYears|Month=January|Day=1}} |} {{Day}} The preceding day is [[December 31]] of the previous year. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the [[Julian calendar|Julian]] and [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] calendars. Here a ''calendar year'' refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1. This day was adopted as the first day of the [[Julian year (calendar)|Julian year]] by some [[Europe]]an countries between 1522 and 1579 (that is, before the creation of the Gregorian calendar in 1582). See [[Gregorian calendar#Beginning of the year|beginning of the year]]. The [[British Empire]] (including its [[United States|American colonies]]) did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752. This change can lead to dating confusion between [[Old Style and New Style dates]]. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in 1582 did ''not'' specify that January 1 was to be either [[New Year's Day]] or the first day of its numbered year. Although England began its numbered year on [[March 25]] ([[Lady Day]]) between the 13th century and 1752, January 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', which was a holiday when gifts were exchanged. ==New Year== {{seealso|New Year}} The [[ancient Romans]] began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC. During the [[Middle Ages]] under the influence of the Christian Church, many countries moved the start of the year to one of several important Christian festivals—[[25 December]] (the [[Nativity of Jesus]]), [[1 March]], [[25 March]] (the [[Annunciation]]), or even [[Easter]]. Eastern European countries (most of them with populations showing allegiance to the [[orthodoxy|Orthodox Church]]) began their numbered year on [[September 1]] from about 988. In England January 1 was celebrated as the New Year festival,<ref>[http://www.pepysdiary.com/archive/1661/12/31/index.php Tuesday 31 December 1661], [http://www.pepysdiary.com Pepys Diary] "I sat down to end my journell for this year, ..."</ref> but from the 12th century to 1752 the year in England began on [[25 March]] ([[Lady Day]]).<ref name=NT-Perpetual-Calendar>Nørby, Toke. [http://www.norbyhus.dk/calendar.html#England The Perpetual Calendar: What about England] Version [[29 February]] 2000</ref> So, for example, the Parliamentary record records the execution of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] occurring in 1648 (as the year did not end until [[24 March]]),<ref name=regicides>{{cite web|url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=26211#s5|title= House of Commons Journal Volume 8, 9 June 1660 (Regicides)|publisher = British History Online|accessdate = 2007-03-18}}</ref> although modern histories adjust the start of the year to January 1 and record the execution as occurring in 1649.<ref name=EC-NA>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/rise_parliament/docs/charles_warrant.htm Death warrant of Charles I] web page of the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ UK National Archives].A demonstration of New Style meaning Julian calendar with a start of year adjustment.</ref> Most western European countries changed the start of the year to January 1 before they adopted the Gregorian calendar. For example, Scotland changed the start of the Scottish New Year to January 1 in 1600. England, Ireland and the British colonies changed the start of the year to January 1 in 1752. Later that year in September, the Gregorian calendar was introduced throughout Britain and the British colonies. These two reforms were implemented by the [[Calendar (New Style) Act 1750]].<ref name=NT-Perpetual-Calendar/> In the 9th century, [[25 March]] (the Feast of the Annunciation) was used in parts of southern Europe as the start of the new year. The practice became more widespread in Europe from the 11th century and in England from the late 12th century. January 1 became the official start of the year as follows: * [[1522]] [[Venice]] * [[1529]] [[Sweden]] * [[1544]] [[Holy Roman Empire]] ([[Germany]]) * [[1556]] [[Spain]], [[Portugal]] * [[1559]] [[Prussia]], [[Denmark]] * [[1564]] [[France]] * [[1576]] [[Southern Netherlands]] * [[1579]] [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]] * [[1583]] [[Dutch Republic|United Provinces]] of the [[Netherlands]] (northern) * [[1600]] [[Scotland]] * [[1700]] [[Russia]] * [[1721]] [[Tuscany]] * [[1752]] [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] and its [[colonies]] ==Events== * [[153 BC]] - [[Consul|Roman consuls]] begin their [[year]] in office. * [[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] takes effect for the first time. * [[404]] - The last known [[gladiator]]ial competition in [[Rome]] takes place. * [[630]] - The [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad]] sets out toward [[Mecca]] with the army that captures it bloodlessly. *[[1001]] - Grand Prince [[Stephen I of Hungary]] is named the first King of Hungary by [[Pope Silvester II]]. *[[1259]] - [[Michael VIII Palaiologos]] is proclaimed co-emperor of the [[Empire of Nicaea]] with his ward [[John IV Laskaris]]. *[[1438]] - [[Albert II of Germany|Albert II of Habsburg]] is crowned King of [[Hungary]]. *[[1515]] - [[Francis I of France|King Francis I]] of [[France]] succeeds to the French throne. *[[1527]] - Croatian nobles elect [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand I]] of Austria as king of Croatia in the [[Parliament on Cetin]]. *[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of [[25 March]]. *[[1651]] - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] is crowned King of [[Scotland]]. *[[1673]] - Regular mail service begins between [[New York City|New York]] and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Anno Domini]] era and no longer uses the [[Anno Mundi]] era of the Byzantine Empire. *[[1707]] - [[John V of Portugal|John V]] is crowned King of [[Portugal]]. *[[1739]] - [[Bouvet Island]] is discovered by [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]]. *[[1772]] - The first [[traveler's cheque]]s, which can be used in 90 European cities, go on sale in [[London]]. *[[1781]] - 1,500 soldiers of the [[6th Pennsylvania Regiment]] under General [[Anthony Wayne]]'s command rebel against the [[Continental Army]]'s winter camp in [[Morristown, New Jersey]] as part of the Pennsylvania (Continentals; Regiment) Mutiny of 1781. *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is published. *[[1797]] - [[Albany, New York|Albany]] replaces [[Kingston, New York|Kingston]] as the capital of [[New York State]]. *[[1800]] - The [[Dutch East India Company]] is dissolved. *[[1801]] - The legislative union of [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. * 1801 - The dwarf planet [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]] is discovered by [[Giuseppe Piazzi]]. *[[1803]] - [[Gia Long|Emperor Gia Long]] orders all bronze wares of the [[Tây Sơn Dynasty]] to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in [[Huế]], [[Vietnam]]. *[[1804]] - [[France|French]] rule ends in [[Haiti]]. Haiti becomes the first black republic and first independent country in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]]. *[[1806]] - The [[French Republican Calendar]] is abolished. *[[1808]] - The importation of [[Slavery|slave]]s into the [[United States]] is banned. *[[1833]] - The [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] claims sovereignty over the [[Falkland Islands]]. *[[1845]] - The [[Cobble Hill Tunnel]] in [[Brooklyn]] is completed. *[[1861]] - [[Porfirio Díaz]] conquers [[Mexico City]]. *[[1863]] - [[American Civil War]]: The [[Emancipation Proclamation]] takes effect in [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] territory. * 1863 - The first claim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]]. *[[1876]] - The [[Reichsbank]] opens in [[Berlin]]. *[[1877]] - [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] of Britain is proclaimed [[Empress of India]]. *[[1880]] - [[Ferdinand de Lesseps]] begins [[France|French]] construction of the [[Panama Canal]]. * 1890 - [[Eritrea]] is consolidated into a [[colony]] by the [[Italy|Italian]] government. *[[1892]] - [[Ellis Island]] opens to begin processing immigrants into the [[United States]]. *[[1893]] - [[Japan]] begins using the [[Gregorian calendar]]. *[[1894]] - The [[Manchester Ship Canal]], [[England]], is officially opened to traffic. *[[1898]] - [[New York City]] annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the [[City of Greater New York]]. The four initial boroughs, [[Manhattan]], [[Brooklyn]], [[Queens]], and [[The Bronx]], are joined on [[January 25]] by [[Staten Island]] to create the modern city of five boroughs. *[[1899]] - [[Spain|Spanish]] rule ends in [[Cuba]]. * [[1901]] - [[Nigeria]] becomes a [[United Kingdom|British]] protectorate. * 1901 - The British colonies of [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[South Australia]], [[Tasmania]] and [[Western Australia]] [[Australian Federation|federate]] as the [[Australia|Commonwealth of Australia]]; [[Edmund Barton]] is appointed the first [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]]. *[[1902]] - The first American [[college football]] [[bowl game]], the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] between Michigan and Stanford, is held in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]. *[[1906]] - [[British Raj|British India]] officially adopts the [[Indian Standard Time]]. *[[1908]] - For the first time, a [[Times Square Ball|ball]] is dropped in [[New York City]]'s [[Times Square]] to signify the start of the [[New Year]] at midnight. *[[1909]] - Drilling begins on the [[Lakeview Gusher]]. *[[1910]] - Captain [[David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty|David Beatty]] is promoted to [[Rear admiral|Rear Admiral]], and becomes the youngest admiral in the [[Royal Navy]] (except for [[British Royal Family|Royal family]] members), since [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]]. *[[1911]] - [[Northern Territory]] is separated from [[South Australia]] and transferred to Commonwealth control. *[[1912]] - The [[Republic of China]] is established. *[[1916]] - [[Germany|German]] troops abandon [[Yaoundé]] and their [[Cameroon|Kamerun]] colony to [[Great Britain|British]] forces and begin the long march to [[Spanish Guinea]]. *[[1919]] - [[Edsel Ford]] succeeds his father, [[Henry Ford]], as president of the [[Ford Motor Company]]. *[[1920]] - The [[Belorussian Communist Organisation]] is founded as a separate party. *[[1922]] - The [[Greek Constitution of 1822]] is adopted by the [[First National Assembly of Epidaurus]]. *[[1923]] - Britain's Railways are grouped into the [[List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping#The Big Four|Big Four]]: [[London and North Eastern Railway|LNER]], [[Great Western Railway|GWR]], [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|SR]], and [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMSR]]. *[[1925]] - The [[United States|American]] [[astronomer]] [[Edwin Hubble]] announces the discovery of galaxies outside the [[Milky Way]]. *[[1927]] - [[Turkey]] adopts the [[Gregorian calendar]]: [[December 18]], [[1926]] ([[Julian calendar|Julian]]), is immediately followed by January 1, [[1927]] (Gregorian). *[[1929]] - The former municipalities of [[Point Grey, British Columbia]] and [[South Vancouver, British Columbia]] are [[Amalgamation (politics)|amalgamated]] into [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]. *[[1934]] - [[Alcatraz Island]] becomes a [[United States]] federal prison. * 1934 - [[Nazi Germany]] passes the "[[Compulsory sterilization#Germany|Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring]]". * 1937 - Safety glass in vehicle [[windshield|windscreen]]s becomes mandatory in [[Great Britain]]. * 1937 - Public Order Act is passed in Great Britain * [[1939]] - [[William Reddington Hewlett|William Hewlett]] and [[David Packard]] found [[Hewlett-Packard]]. * 1939 - [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], swelters in 45 ˚C (113 ˚F) heat, a record for the city. *[[1942]] - The [[Declaration by United Nations|Declaration by the United Nations]] is signed by twenty-six nations. * 1942 - [[World War II]]: The U.S. Office of Production Management prohibits sales of new cars and trucks to civilians. *[[1945]] - World War II: In retaliation for the [[Malmedy massacre]], U.S. troops massacre 30 SS prisoners at [[Chenogne massacre|Chenogne]]. * 1945 - World War II: The German ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' launches ''[[Unternehmen Bodenplatte]]'', a massive, but failed attempt to knock out [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] air power in northern Europe in a single blow. *[[1946]] - The first civil flight from [[Heathrow]] Airport occurs. *[[1947]] - The [[United States|American]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] occupation zones in [[Germany]], after the [[World War II]], merge to form the [[Bizone]], that later became the [[Federal Republic of Germany]]. *[[1948]] - [[United Kingdom|British]] railways are [[Nationalisation|nationalised]] to form [[British Rail]]. * 1948 - After partition, [[India]] declines to pay the agreed share of Rs.550 million in cash balances to [[Pakistan]]. * 1948 - The [[Constitution of Italy]] comes into force. *[[1949]] - [[United Nation]]s cease-fire takes effect in [[Kashmir]] from one minute before midnight. War between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] stops accordingly. *[[1950]] - The state of [[Ajaigarh]] is ceded to the [[Government of India]]. *[[1956]] - The [[Sudan|Republic of the Sudan]] achieves independence from the [[Egypt|Egyptian Republic]] and the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. * 1956 - A new year event causes panic and stampedes at Yahiko [[Shrine]], [[Yahiko]], central [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]], [[Japan]], killing at least 124 people. *[[1957]] - [[George Town, Penang]] becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. * 1957 - An [[Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)|Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) unit attacks [[Brookeborough]] [[Royal Ulster Constabulary|RUC]] barracks in one of the most famous incidents of the IRA's [[Border Campaign (IRA)|Operation Harvest]]. *[[1958]] - The [[European Community]] is established. *[[1959]] - [[Cultivar]]s of [[plant]]s named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in [[Latin]].{{Fact|date=January 2008}} <!-- Source/reference? --> * 1959 - [[Fulgencio Batista]], president of [[Cuba]], is overthrown by [[Fidel Castro]]'s forces during the [[Cuban Revolution]]. *[[1960]] - The [[Cameroon|Republic of Cameroon]] achieves independence from [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. *[[1962]] - [[Samoa|Western Samoa]] achieves independence from [[New Zealand]]; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa. * 1962 - [[United States Navy SEALs]] established. * 1962 - [[The Beatles]] unsuccessfully [[The Decca Audition|auditions]] for [[Decca Records]]. *[[1964]] - The [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] is divided into the independent republics of [[Zambia]] and [[Malawi]], and the [[United Kingdom|British]]-controlled [[Rhodesia]]. *[[1965]] - The [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] is founded in [[Kabul]]. *[[1966]] - A twelve-day [[1966 New York City transit strike|New York City transit strike]] begins. * 1966 - After a [[Coup d'état|coup]], Colonel [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]] assumes power as president of the [[Central African Republic]]. *[[1971]] - [[Cigarette]] [[Advertising|advertisement]]s are banned on [[United States|American]] [[television]]. *[[1972]] - [[Austria]]n [[diplomat]] [[Kurt Waldheim]] becomes [[United Nations Secretary-General|Secretary General]] of the [[United Nations]]. *[[1973]] - [[Denmark]], the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]], and the [[Republic of Ireland]] are admitted into the [[European Community]]. *[[1978]] - [[Air India Flight 855]] [[Boeing 747]] crashes into the sea, due to instrument failure and pilot disorientation, off the coast of [[Mumbai|Bombay]], killing 213. * 1978 - The Constitution of the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] becomes effective. *[[1979]] - Formal [[diplomacy|diplomatic relations]] are established between the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[United States|United States of America]]. *[[1980]] - [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden|Victoria]] is crowned princess of [[Sweden]]. *[[1981]] - The [[Greece|Republic of Greece]] is admitted into the [[European Community]]. * 1981 - The [[Palau|Republic of Palau]] achieves self-government though it is not independent from the [[United States]]. *[[1982]] - [[Peru]]vian [[Javier Pérez de Cuéllar]] becomes the first [[Latin America]]n to hold the title of [[Secretary General]] of the [[United Nations]]. *[[1983]] - The [[Advanced Research Projects Agency Network|ARPANET]] officially changes to using the [[Internet Protocol]], creating the [[Internet]]. *[[1984]] - The original [[American Telephone & Telegraph Company]] is broken up into twenty-two independent units as a result of the settlement of the 1974 [[United States Department of Justice]] [[antitrust]] [[The break up of AT&T|suit against AT&T]] . * 1984 - The [[Brunei|Sultanate of Brunei]] becomes independent of the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. *[[1985]] - The [[Internet]]'s [[Domain name system|Domain Name System]] is created. * 1985 - The first [[United Kingdom|British]] mobile phone call is made by [[Ernie Wise]] to [[Vodafone]]. *[[1986]] - [[Aruba]] becomes independent of [[Curaçao]], though it remains in free association with the [[Netherlands|Kingdom of the Netherlands]]. * 1986 - The [[Spain|Kingdom of Spain]] and the [[Portugal|Portuguese Republic]] are admitted into the [[European Community]]. *[[1988]] - The [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] comes into existence, creating the largest [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] [[religious denomination|denomination]] in the [[United States]]. *[[1989]] - The [[Montreal Protocol|Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer]] comes into force. *[[1990]] - [[David Dinkins]] is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor. *[[1993]] - [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia]]: [[Czechoslovakia]] is divided into the [[Slovakia|Slovak Republic]] and the [[Czech Republic]]. * 1993 - A single market within the [[European Community]] is introduced. *[[1994]] - The [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]] initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[Chiapas|State of Chiapas]]. * 1994 - The [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] comes into effect. * 1994 - The [[European Economic Area]] comes into effect. * 1994 - The [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994|International Tropical Timber Agreement]] comes into effect. *[[1995]] - The [[World Trade Organization]] comes into effect. * 1995 - The [[Sweden|Kingdom of Sweden]] and the republics of [[Austria]] and [[Finland]] are admitted into the [[European Union]]. * 1995 - The ''Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe'' becomes the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]]. * 1995 - The [[Draupner wave]] in the [[North Sea]] in [[Norway]] is detected, confirming the existence of [[Rogue wave (oceanography)|freak waves]]. * 1995 - [[Firecracker]]s are banned in [[Vietnam]] on [[Tết]] for safety reasons. *[[1996]] - [[Curaçao]] gains limited self-government, though it remains within free association with the [[Netherlands|Kingdom of the Netherlands]]. *[[1997]] - The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Republic of Zaïre]] officially joins the [[World Trade Organization]], as ''Zaïre''. * 1997 - [[Ghana]]ian [[Diplomacy|diplomat]] [[Kofi Annan]] is appointed [[United Nations Secretary-General|Secretary General]] of the [[United Nations]]. *[[1998]] - [[Russia]] begins to circulate new [[Russian ruble|ruble]]s to stem [[inflation]] and promote confidence. *[[1998]] - The [[European Central Bank]] is established. *[[1999]] - The [[Euro]] currency is introduced. * 1999 - new administrative division of [[Poland]] - the country is divided in 16 voivodeships (regions) instead of previous 49. *[[2000]] - As the world celebrates, no major crisis arises from the dreaded [[Year 2000 problem|Y2K computer "millennium bug"]]. *[[2002]] - [[Euro]] banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the [[European Union]]'s [[European Union member states|member states]]. * 2002 - [[Taiwan]] officially joins the [[World Trade Organization]], as [[Chinese Taipei]]. * 2002 - The [[Treaty on Open Skies|Open Skies]] mutual [[surveillance]] treaty, initially signed in [[1992]], officially comes into force. * 2002 - Pluto is officially declared not a planet. *[[2004]] - In a [[Motion of Confidence|vote of confidence]], [[Pervez Musharraf|General Pervez Musharraf]] wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the [[Electoral College of Pakistan]], and according to Article 41(8) of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]], was "deemed to be elected" to the office of [[President of Pakistan|President]] until October 2007. *[[2007]] - [[Bulgaria]] and [[Romania]] officially join the [[European Union]]. Also, [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]], and [[Irish language|Irish]] become [[official language]]s of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages. * 2007 - [[Adam Air Flight 574]] disappears over [[Indonesia]] with 102 people on board. *[[2008]] - A [[New Hampshire]] law legalizing [[civil unions]] for same-sex couples comes into effect. * 2008 - [[Malta]] and [[Cyprus]] officially adopt the [[Euro]] currency. ==Births== *[[766]] - [[Ali al-Rida]], Shia Imam (d. [[818]]) *[[1431]] - [[Pope Alexander VI]] (d. [[1503]]) *[[1449]] - [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], Italian statesman (d. [[1492]]) *[[1467]] - [[Sigismund I the Old]], King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. [[1548]]) *[[1484]] - [[Huldrych Zwingli]], Swiss Protestant leader (d. [[1531]]) *[[1511]] - [[Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (d. [[1511]]) *[[1516]] - [[Margaret Leijonhufvud]], Queen of [[Gustav I of Sweden]] (d. [[1551]]) *[[1557]] - [[Stephen Bocskay|István Bocskay]], Prince of Transylvania (d. [[1606]]) *[[1600]] - [[Friedrich Spanheim]], Dutch theologian (d. [[1649]]) *[[1614]] - [[John Wilkins]], English Bishop of Chester (d. [[1672]]) *[[1618]] - baptised [[Bartolomé Estéban Murillo]], Spanish painter (d. [[1682]]) *[[1638]] - [[Emperor Go-Sai]] of Japan (d. [[1685]]) *[[1648]] - [[Elkanah Settle]], English writer (d. [[1724]]) *[[1655]] - [[Christian Thomasius]], German jurist (d. [[1728]]) *[[1684]] - [[Arnold Drakenborch]], Dutch classical scholar (d. [[1748]]) *[[1704]] - [[Soame Jenyns]], English writer (d. [[1787]]) *[[1711]] - [[Franz Freiherr von der Trenck]], Austrian soldier (d. [[1749]]) *[[1714]] - [[Kristijonas Donelaitis]], Lithuanian poet (d. [[1780]]) *[[1735]] - [[Paul Revere]], American patriot (d. [[1818]]) *[[1745]] - [[Anthony Wayne]], American general and statesman (d. [[1796]]) *[[1750]] - [[Frederick Muhlenberg]], American statesman (d. [[1801]]) *[[1752]] - [[Betsy Ross]], American seamstress (d. [[1836]]) *[[1767]] - [[Maria Edgeworth]], Anglo-Irish novelist (d. [[1849]]) *[[1774]] - [[André Marie Constant Duméril]], French zoologist (d. [[1860]]) *[[1779]] - [[William Clowes (Printer)|William Clowes]], English printer (d. [[1847]]) *[[1803]] - [[Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja]], Italian mathematician (d. [[1869]]) *[[1814]] - [[Hong Xiuquan]], Chinese rebel (d. [[1864]]) *[[1819]] - [[Arthur Hugh Clough]], English poet (d. [[1861]]) *[[1823]] - [[Sándor Petőfi]], Hungarian poet and revolutionary (d. [[1849]]) *[[1833]] - [[Robert Lawson (architect)|Robert Lawson]], New Zealand architect (d. [[1902]]) *[[1834]] - [[Ludovic Halévy]], French playwright (d. [[1908]]) *[[1848]] - [[John Goff]], Irish lawyer (d. [[1924]]) *[[1852]] - [[Eugène-Anatole Demarçay]], French chemist (d. [[1904]]) *[[1854]] - [[James Frazer|Sir James George Frazer]], Scottish anthropologist (d. [[1941]]) *[[1863]] - [[Pierre de Coubertin]], French organizer of the [[Olympic Games]] (d. [[1937]]) *[[1864]] - [[Alfred Stieglitz]], American photographer (d. [[1946]]) * 1864 - [[Qi Baishi]], Chinese painter (d. [[1957]]) *[[1868]] - [[Snitz Edwards]], American actor (d. [[1937]]) *[[1873]] - [[Mariano Azuela]], Mexican novelist (d. [[1952]]) *[[1874]] - [[Gustave Whitehead]], German inventor (d. [[1927]]) * 1874 - [[Frank Knox]], American Secretary of the Navy (d. [[1944]]) *[[1876]] - [[Harriet Brooks]], Canadian physicist (d. [[1933]]) *[[1878]] - [[Agner Krarup Erlang]], Danish scientist and engineer (d. [[1929]]) *[[1879]] - [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]], Hungarian-born American film producer (d. [[1952]]) * 1879 - [[E. M. Forster]], English novelist (d. [[1970]]) *[[1881]] - [[Vajiravudh]], [[King of Thailand]] (d. [[1925]]) *[[1887]] - [[Wilhelm Canaris]], German admiral (d. [[1945]]) *[[1888]] - [[John Garand]], American inventor (d. [[1974]]) *[[1889]] - [[Charles Bickford]], American film actor (d. [[1967]]) *[[1890]] - [[Anton Melik]], Slovenian geographer (d. [[1966]]) *[[1892]] - [[Manuel Roxas]], Philippino politician (d. [[1948]]) * 1892 - [[Artur Rodziński]], Croatian conductor (d. [[1958]]) *[[1894]] - [[Satyendra Nath Bose]], Bengali mathematician (d. [[1974]]) * 1894 - [[Shitsu Nakano]], Japanese [[supercentenarian]] (d. [[2007]]) *[[1895]] - [[J. Edgar Hoover]], American FBI director (d. [[1972]]) *[[1900]] - [[Chiune Sugihara]], Japanese diplomat (d. [[1986]]) * 1900 - [[Xavier Cugat]], Spanish musician (d. [[1990]]) *[[1902]] - [[Buster Nupen]], South African cricketer (d. [[1977]]) *[[1904]] - [[Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry]], Pakistani politician (d. [[1982]]) * 1904 - [[Ethan Allen (baseball)|Ethan Allen]], American baseball player (d. [[1993]]) *[[1905]] - [[Stanisław Mazur]], Polish mathematician (d. [[1981]]) * 1905 - [[Kamatari Fujiwara]], Japanese actor (d. [[1985]]) *[[1906]] - [[Giovanni D'Anzi]], Italian songwriter (d. [[1974]]) *[[1909]] - [[Stepan Bandera]], Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. [[1959]]) * 1909 - [[Dana Andrews]], American actor (d. [[1992]]) * 1909 - [[Barry Goldwater]], American politician (d. [[1998]]) *[[1911]] - [[Basil Dearden]], British film director (d. [[1971]]) * 1911 - [[Hank Greenberg]], American baseball player (d. [[1986]]) *[[1912]] - [[Kim Philby]], British spy (d. [[1988]]) * 1912 - [[Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko]], Russian mathematician (d. [[1995]]) *[[1914]] - [[Noor Inayat Khan]], Indian princess and [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent (d. [[1944]]) *[[1917]] - [[Jule Gregory Charney]], American meteorologist (d. [[1981]]) * 1917 - [[Albert Mol]], Dutch actor (d. [[2004]]) *[[1918]] - [[Patrick Anthony Porteous]], Scottish [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. [[2000]]) *[[1919]] - [[Carole Landis]], American film actress (d. [[1948]]) * 1919 - [[J. D. Salinger]], American novelist *[[1920]] - [[Virgilio Savona]], Italian singer ([[Quartetto Cetra]]) *[[1921]] - [[Ismail al-Faruqi]], Palestinian philosopher (d. [[1986]]) *[[1922]] - [[Rocky Graziano]], American boxer (d. [[1990]]) * 1922 - [[Ernest Hollings]], American politician *[[1923]] - [[Daniel Gorenstein]], American mathematician (d. [[1992]]) * 1923 - [[Milt Jackson]], American jazz vibraphonist (d. [[1999]]) *[[1925]] - [[Matthew "Stymie" Beard]], American actor (d. [[1981]]) * 1925 - [[Valentina Cortese]], Italian actress * 1925 - [[Raymond Pellegrin]], French actor *[[1926]] - [[Richard Verreau]], French-Canadian tenor (d. [[2005]]) *[[1927]] - [[Doak Walker]], American football star (d. [[1998]]) * 1927 - [[Calum MacKay]], Canadian hockey player (d. [[2001]]) * 1927 - [[Maurice Béjart]], French choreographer (d. [[2007]]) * 1927 - [[Pat Heywood]], Scottish actress * 1927 - [[Vernon L. Smith]], American economist, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|winner]] *[[1928]] - [[Ernest Tidyman]], American writer (d. [[1984]]) *[[1930]] - [[Ty Hardin]], American film actor * 1930 - [[Gaafar al-Nimeiry]], President of Sudan 1971–85 *[[1932]] - [[Giuseppe Patanè]], Italian opera conductor (d. [[1989]]) * 1932 - [[Jackie Parker]], American football player (d. [[2006]]) *[[1933]] - [[Joe Orton]], English writer (d. [[1967]]) * 1933 - [[Frederick Lowy]], Canadian educator * 1933 - [[Norman Yemm]], Australian actor *[[1935]] - [[B. Kliban]], American cartoonist (d. [[1990]]) *[[1937]] - [[Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg]], Polish author (d. [[1995]]) *[[1938]] - [[Robert Jankel]], British coachbuilder (d. [[2005]]) * 1938 - [[Clay Cole]], American television host and producer *[[1939]] - [[Michèle Mercier]], French actress *[[1940]] - [[Frank Langella]], American actor *[[1942]] - [[Gennadi Sarafanov]], Soviet cosmonaut (d. [[2005]]) * 1942 - [[Country Joe McDonald]], American musician ([[Country Joe and the Fish]]) * 1942 - [[Martin Frost]], American politician * 1942 - [[Alassane Ouattara]], Former Prime Minister of [[Ivory Coast]] * 1942 - [[Judy Stone]], Australian pop singer *[[1943]] - [[Raghunath Anant Mashelkar]], Indian scientist * 1943 - [[Don Novello]], American actor * 1943 - [[Larry Clark]], American director *[[1944]] - [[Jimmy Hart]], American wrestling manager * 1944 - [[Zafarullah Khan Jamali]], Pakistani politician *[[1945]] - [[Peter Duncan (Australian politician)|Peter Duncan]], Australian politician * 1945 - [[Jacky Ickx]], Belgian race car driver *[[1946]] - [[Carl B. Hamilton]], Swedish economist and politician * 1946 - [[Rick Hurst]], American actor * 1946 - [[Rivelino]], Brazilian football player *[[1947]] - [[Jon Corzine]], American politician * 1947 - [[Paula Tsui]], Hong Kong singer *[[1948]] - [[Pavel Grachev]], Russian general *[[1949]] - [[Daniel E Gawthrop]], American composer *[[1950]] - [[Morgan Fisher]], English musician ([[Mott the Hoople]]) * 1950 - [[Deepa Mehta]], Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter *[[1951]] - [[Ashfaq Hussain]], Urdu poet * 1951 - [[Nana Patekar]], Indian film and stage actor * 1951 - [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]], German race car driver *[[1953]] - [[Greg Carmichael]], British guitarist ([[Acoustic Alchemy]]) *[[1954]] - [[Bob Menendez]], American politician *[[1956]] - [[Mark R. Hughes]], American entrepreneur (d. [[2000]]) * 1956 - [[Sergei Avdeyev]], Russian cosmonaut * 1956 - [[Mike Mitchell (NBA)|Mike Mitchell]], American basketball player * 1956 - [[Kôji Yakusho]], Japanese actor *[[1957]] - [[Ewa Kasprzyk]], Polish actress * 1957 - [[Evangelos Venizelos]], Greek lawyer, professor and politician *[[1958]] - [[Grandmaster Flash]], Barbadian musician *[[1959]] - [[Azali Assoumani]], Comorian president * 1959 - [[Jennifer Edwards]], American actress * 1959 - [[Panagiotis Giannakis]], Greek basketball player and coach *[[1961]] - [[Fiona Phillips]], British television presenter * 1961 - [[Mark Wingett]], British actor * 1961 - [[Sam Palahnuk]], American video game designer *[[1962]] - [[Sophie Thompson]], British actress * 1962 - [[Ari Up]], German musician ([[The Slits]]) *[[1963]] - [[Lina Kačiušytė]], Lithuanian swimmer *[[1964]] - [[Juliana Donald]], American actress * 1964 - [[Dedee Pfeiffer]], American actress *[[1966]] - [[Anna Burke]], Australian politician *[[1967]] - [[Derrick Thomas]], American football player (d. [[2000]]) * 1967 - [[Juanma Bajo Ulloa]], Spanish film director * 1967 - [[John Digweed]], English DJ * 1967 - [[Tim Dog]], American rapper *[[1968]] - [[Joey Stefano]], American adult actor (d. [[1994]]) * 1968 - [[Miki Higashino]], Japanese composer * 1968 - [[Davor Šuker]], Croatian footballer *[[1969]] - [[Morris Chestnut]], American actor * 1969 - [[Sophie Okonedo]], British actress * 1969 - [[Christi Paul]], American news anchor * 1969 - [[Verne Troyer]], American actor * 1969 - [[Nicolle Dickson]], Australian actress *[[1970]] - [[Gabriel Jarret]], American actor * 1970 - [[Shelley O'Donnell]], Australian netballer * 1970 - [[Kimberly Page]], American actress *[[1971]] - [[Bobby Holik]], Czech hockey player * 1971 - [[Sammie Henson]], American wrestler *[[1972]] - [[Neve McIntosh]], Scottish actress * 1972 - [[Lilian Thuram]], French footballer * 1972 - [[DJ Shadow]], American DJ and songwriter *[[1974]] - [[Catalina Guirado]], English model and TV personality * 1973 - [[Anwar Mansoor Mangrio]], Sindhi poet & research scholar. *[[1975]] - [[Sonali Bendre]], Indian model and actress * 1975 - [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]], American soccer player * 1975 - [[Eiichiro Oda]], Japanese [[Manga]] artist *[[1976]] - [[Caleb Wyatt]], American motocross rider * 1976 - [[Georgina Chapman]], British fashion designer and actress *[[1977]] - [[Keeley Hawes]], British actress * 1977 - [[Hasan Salihamidžić]], Bosnian footballer *[[1978]] - [[Vidya Balan]], Indian actress * 1978 - [[Nina Bott]], German actress * 1978 - [[Jensen Ackles]], American actor * 1978 - [[Phillip Mulryne]], Northern Irish footballer * 1978 - [[Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda]], Indian spiritualist * 1978 - [[Tarik O'Regan]], British composer *[[1979]] - [[Brody Dalle]], Australian singer ([[The Distillers]]) * 1979 - [[Koichi Domoto]], Japanese artist *[[1980]] - [[Elin Nordegren]], Swedish model *[[1981]] - [[Jonas Armstrong]], Irish actor * 1981 - [[Zsolt Baumgartner]], Hungarian race car driver * 1981 - [[Abdülkadir Koçak]], Turkish boxer * 1981 - [[Eden Riegel]], American actress *[[1982]] - [[David Nalbandian]], Argentinian tennis player *[[1983]] - [[Ali Bastian]], English actress and model * 1983 - [[Calum Davenport]], English footballer * 1983 - [[Emi Kobayashi]], Japanese [[gravure idol|model]] *[[1984]] - [[José Paolo Guerrero]], Peruvian footballer * 1984 - [[Alok Kapali]], Bangladeshi cricketer * 1984 - [[Shareefa]], American singer * 1984 - [[Michael Witt]], Australian rugby league footballer *[[1985]] - [[Steven Davis]], Northern Irish footballer *[[1986]] - [[Glen Davis (basketball)|Glen Davis]], American basketball player *[[1987]] - [[Gilbert Brule]], Canadian professional hockey player * 1987 - [[Meryl Davis]], American ice dancer * 1987 - [[Devin Setoguchi]], Canadian professional hockey player *[[1991]] - [[Kathleen Herles]], American voice actor *[[1996]] - [[Mary Gibbs]], American child actress *[[1998]] - [[Marlene Lawston]], American child actress ==Deaths== * [[379]] - Saint [[Basil of Caesarea]] (b. [[330]]) * [[404]] - [[Telemachus (martyr)|Saint Telemachus]] * [[874]] - [[Hasan al-Askari]], eleventh Shia Imam (b. [[846]]) * [[898]] - [[Odo, Count of Paris]] (b. [[860]]) * [[962]] - [[Baldwin III, Count of Flanders]] (c. [[940]]) *[[1204]] - King [[Haakon III of Norway]] (c. [[1170]]) *[[1387]] - King [[Charles II of Navarre]] (b. [[1332]]) *[[1515]] - King [[Louis XII of France]] (b. [[1462]]) *[[1554]] - [[Pedro de Valdivia]], Spanish conquistador (b. [[1500]]) *[[1559]] - [[Christian III of Denmark]] and Norway (b. [[1503]]) *[[1560]] - [[Joachim du Bellay]], French poet (b. [[1522]]) *[[1617]] - [[Hendrik Goltzius]], Dutch painter (b. [[1558]]) *[[1631]] - [[Thomas Hobson]], the "Cambridge Carrier", eponym of [[Hobson's Choice]] (b. [[1544]]) *[[1697]] - [[Filippo Baldinucci]], Florentine biographer/historian (b. [[1624]]) *[[1716]] - [[William Wycherley]], English dramatist (b. [[1640]]) *[[1730]] - [[Samuel Sewall]], English judge (b. [[1652]]) *[[1742]] - [[Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven]], English statesman (b. [[1686]]) *[[1748]] - [[Johann Bernoulli]], Swiss mathematician (b. [[1667]]) *[[1759]] - [[Jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie]], French adventurer (b. [[1705]]) *[[1766]] - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]], "The Old Pretender" (b. [[1688]]) *[[1782]] - [[Johann Christian Bach]], German composer (b. [[1735]]) *[[1789]] - [[Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley]], English politician (b. [[1716]]) *[[1793]] - [[Francesco Guardi]], Venetian painter (b. [[1712]]) *[[1796]] - [[Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde]], French mathematician (b. [[1735]]) *[[1800]] - [[Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton]], French naturalist (b. [[1716]]) *[[1817]] - [[Martin Heinrich Klaproth]], German chemist (b. [[1743]]) *[[1853]] - [[Gregory Blaxland]], Australian explorer (b. [[1778]]) *[[1862]] - [[Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky]], Russian physicist (b. [[1801]]) *[[1869]] - [[Martin W. Bates]], American politician (b. [[1786]]) *[[1881]] - [[Louis Auguste Blanqui]], French political activist (b. [[1805]]) *[[1892]] - [[Roswell B. Mason]], Mayor of Chicago (b. [[1805]]) *[[1894]] - [[Heinrich Rudolf Hertz]], German physicist (b. [[1857]]) *[[1896]] - [[Alfred Ely Beach]], American inventor (b. [[1826]]) *[[1906]] - Sir [[Hugh Nelson]], Premier of Queensland (b. [[1835]]) *[[1919]] - [[Mikhail Drozdovsky]], Russian general (b. [[1881]]) *[[1921]] - [[Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg]], [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. [[1856]]) *[[1931]] - [[Martinus Beijerinck]], Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. [[1851]]) *[[1932]] - [[C P Scott]], British journalist, publisher and politician (b. [[1846]]) *[[1940]] - [[Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao]], Indian writer and essayist (b. [[1865]]) *[[1943]] - Colonel [[A Message to Garcia|Andrew Summers Rowan]], U.S. military officer who gave "a message to Garcia" (b. [[1857]]) *[[1944]] - Sir [[Edward Lutyens]], British architect who designed New Delhi (b. [[1869]]) * 1944 - [[Charles Turner (cricketer)|Charles Turner]], Australian cricketer (b. [[1862]]) *[[1953]] - [[Hank Williams]], American singer (b. [[1923]]) *[[1954]] - [[Duff Cooper]], British diplomat and writer (b. [[1890]]) *[[1957]] - [[Seán South]] and [[Fergal O'Hanlon]] are killed in the [[Border Campaign (IRA)|Brookeborough Raid]]. *[[1958]] - [[Edward Weston]], American photographer (b. [[1886]]) *[[1960]] - [[Margaret Sullavan]], American actress (b. [[1909]]) *[[1963]] - [[Bogle-Chandler case|Dr Gilbert Bogle and Mrs Margaret Chandler]], Australian victims of an unsolved murder or possibly accidental death *[[1964]] - [[Bechara El Khoury]], [[President of Lebanon]] (b. [[1890]]) *[[1966]] - [[Vincent Auriol]], French politician (b. [[1884]]) *[[1969]] - [[Bruno Söderström]], Swedish athlete (b. [[1888]]) * 1969 - [[Barton MacLane]], American actor (b. [[1902]]) *[[1971]] - [[Amphilochius of Pochayiv|Saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv]], Ukrainian Orthodox Christian [[Saint]] (b. [[1894]]) *[[1972]] - [[Maurice Chevalier]], French actor and singer (b. [[1888]]) *[[1980]] - [[Pietro Nenni]], Italian socialist politician (b. [[1891]]) * 1980 - [[Adolph Deutsch]], American composer and arranger (b. [[1897]]) *[[1981]] - [[Hephzibah Menuhin]], American-Jewish concert pianist (b. [[1920]]) *[[1982]] - [[Victor Buono]], American actor (b. [[1938]]) *[[1984]] - [[Alexis Korner]], British blues musician (b. [[1928]]) *[[1985]] - [[Kamatari Fujiwara]], Japanese actor (b. [[1905]]) *[[1986]] - [[Alfredo Binda]], Italian cyclist (b. [[1902]]) * 1986 - [[Bruce Norris]], American hockey executive ([[Detroit Red Wings]]) (b. [[1924]]) *[[1991]] - [[Buck Ram]], American songwriter and businessman ([[The Platters]]) (b. [[1907]]) *[[1992]] - [[Grace Hopper]], American computer pioneer (b. [[1906]]) *[[1994]] - Lord [[Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt|Arthur Porritt]], Governor-General of New Zealand (b. [[1900]]) * 1994 - [[Cesar Romero]], American actor (b. [[1907]]) *[[1995]] - [[E. P. Wigner|Eugene Wigner]], Hungarian physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel laureate]] (b. [[1902]]) * 1995 - [[Fred West]], British serial killer (suicide) (b. [[1941]]) *[[1996]] - [[Arleigh Burke]], American admiral (b. [[1901]]) * 1996 - [[Arthur Rudolph]], German engineer (b. [[1906]]) *[[1997]] - [[Hagood Hardy]], Canadian composer and musician (b. [[1937]]) * 1997 - [[Townes Van Zandt]], American musician (b. [[1944]]) *[[1998]] - [[Helen Wills Moody]], American tennis player (b. [[1905]]) *[[2000]] - [[Colin Vaughan]], Australian political journalist (b. [[1931]]) *[[2001]] - [[Ray Walston]], American actor (b. [[1914]]) *[[2002]] - [[Julia Phillips]], American film producer (b. [[1944]]) *[[2003]] - [[Joe Foss]], American politician, fighter pilot and [[American Football League|AFL]] Commissioner (b. [[1915]]) * 2003 - [[F. William Free]], American advertising executive (b. [[1928]]) * 2003 - [[Cyril Shaps]], English actor (b. [[1923]]) *[[2005]] - [[Shirley Chisholm]], American politician (b. [[1924]]) * 2005 - [[Hugh Lawson, 6th Baron Burnham]], British newspaperman (b. [[1931]]) * 2005 - [[Eugene J. Martin]], American painter, artist (b. [[1938]]) * 2005 - [[Bob Matsui]], American politician (b. [[1941]]) *[[2006]] - [[Harry Magdoff]], American magazine editor (b. [[1913]]) * 2006 - [[Hugh McLaughlin]], Irish publisher and inventor (b. [[1918]]) * 2006 - [[Dawn Lake]], Australian TV comedienne (b. [[1927]]) * 2006 - [[Bryan Harvey (musician)|Bryan Harvey]], American musician ([[House of Freaks]]) (b. [[1956]]) *[[2007]] - [[A. I. Bezzerides]], American novelist and screenwriter (b. [[1908]]) * 2007 - [[Ernie Koy]], American baseball player (b. [[1909]]) * 2007 - [[Tillie Olsen]], American writer (b. [[1912]]) * 2007 - [[Leon Davidson]], American scientist known for studying UFOs (b. [[1922]]) * 2007 - [[Julius Hegyi]], American conductor (b. [[1923]]) * 2007 - [[Del Reeves]], American country singer (b. [[1932]]) * 2007 - [[Roland Levinsky]], South African medical scientist (b. [[1943]]) * 2007 - [[Leonard Fraser]], Australian serial killer (b. [[1951]]) * 2007 - [[Tad Jones]], American jazz music historian (b. [[1952]]) * 2007 - [[Darrent Williams]], American football player (b. [[1982]]) *[[2008]] - [[Salvatore Bonanno]], son of [[Joseph Bonnano]] (b. [[1932]]) * 2008 - [[Peter Caffrey]], Irish actor (b. [[1949]]) * 2008 - [[Pratap Chandra Chunder]], union minister of India (b. [[1919]]) * 2008 - [[Harold Corsini]], American photographer (b. 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No red links, please. --> ==Holidays and observances== ===By observance=== * [[New Year's Day]] for many countries around the world using the [[Gregorian calendar]]; often celebrated at midnight with [[fireworks]]. * Last day of [[Kwanzaa]]. * January 1st is also the given birthday of all race horses. <ref>[http://www.flatstats.co.uk/articles/aw/age_bias.html Age Bias Stats for Horse Racing - Analysing Horse Racing Stats to show Biases in Horse Racing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>http://www.tipmaestro.co.uk/#/racingsystems/4523360615</ref> ===By faith=== Christian celebrations: * The seventh [[Twelve Days of Christmas|day of Christmas]] (and eighth night of the same) in Western [[Christianity]]. * [[Anglican]] and [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]] churches - [[Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus]]. * [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]ism - [[Circumcision of Christ|Feast of the Circumcision]] (Old calendar). * [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]ism - [[Holy Day of Obligation]] in many countries. Final Day of Octave of [[Christmas]], [[Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God|Solemnity of Mary]] (New calendar). * [[Feast day]]s of the following: ** [[Fulgentius of Ruspe]]<ref name="Attwater">Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Saints''. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN 0-140-51312-4.</ref> ** [[Odilo of Cluny]]<ref name="Attwater"/> ** [[Telemachus (martyr)|Telemachus]]<ref name="Attwater"/> ** Orthodox Christian Churches - Feast Day of the Circumcision of the Lord in the Flesh; also the feast day of [[Basil of Caesarea|St. Basil]], Bishop of Caesaria. * [[January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]. ===By country=== * [[Cuba]] Liberation Day. * [[Czech Republic]]: Establishment of the Czech Republic. * [[Haiti]] Independence Day. * [[Scotland]]: Ne'erday. * [[Slovakia]]: Establishment of the Slovak Republic. * [[Sudan]] Independence Day. * [[Taiwan]] Founding of [[Republic of China]] Day. ===By city=== * [[New Year's Day Parade]] in London, United Kingdom. * [[Vienna New Year's Concert]]. * [[Pasadena, California]] - the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] and, traditionally, the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/1 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=01|day=01}} * [http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Jan&day=01 On This Day in Canada] ---- {{months}} [[Category:January|January 01]] [[af:1 Januarie]] [[ar:1 يناير]] [[an:1 de chinero]] [[frp:1ér janviér]] [[ast:1 de xineru]] [[az:1 yanvar]] [[bn:জানুয়ারি ১]] [[zh-min-nan:1 goe̍h 1 ji̍t]] [[ba:1 Ғинуар (Һыуығай)]] [[be:1 студзеня]] [[be-x-old:1 студзеня]] [[bs:1. januar]] [[br:1añ Genver]] [[bg:1 януари]] [[ca:1 de gener]] [[cv:Кăрлач, 1]] [[ceb:Enero 1]] [[cs:1. leden]] [[co:1 di ghjennaghju]] [[cy:1 Ionawr]] [[da:1. januar]] [[de:1. 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