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January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 349 days remaining until the end of the year (350 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

• 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 27 BC was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Augustus (plural augusti) Latin for "majestic" "the increaser" or "venerable" was an Ancient Roman The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome.
• 550 - Gothic War (535–552): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison. Events By place Byzantine Empire January 16 — Gothic War (535–552: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila See Gothic War (376-382 for the war on the Danube The Gothic War was a war fought in Italy and the adjoining regions of Dalmatia, Sardinia The Ostrogoths (Ostrogothi or Austrogothi were a branch of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in the political events of the late Totila (died Jul 1 552) was king of the Ostrogoths from 541 until his death Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Isauria (Ισαυρία in ancient geography is a rugged isolated district in the interior of South Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods but generally
• 1120 - The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Council of Nablus was a council of ecclesiasic and secular lords in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, held on January 16, 1120. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents This article is about the Christian kingdom For the history of the city see History of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian
• 1362 - A great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt. Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Strand was an island on the west coast of Nordfriesland in modern Germany. Rungholt was a wealthy city in Nordfriesland, northern Germany.
• 1412 - The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
• 1492 - The first grammar of a modern language, in the Spanish language, is presented to Queen Isabella. Grammar is the field of Linguistics that covers the Rules governing the use of any given natural language.
• 1547 - Ivan IV of Russia aka Ivan the Terrible becomes Tsar of Russia. Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1556 - Philip II becomes King of Spain. Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598 Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1572 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk ( 10 March, 1536 &mdash 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman also the 1st Earl of Southampton The Ridolfi plot was a Roman Catholic plot in 1570 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary I of Scotland. As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1581 - The English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
• 1605 - The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid. es '''''Don Quixote''''' (, see spelling and pronunciation below fully titled es '''''El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha''''' ("The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( in modern Spanish; September 29, 1547 &ndash April 22, 1616) was a Spanish Novelist Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain.
• 1707 - The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament. The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed during 1706 and 1707 by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland to put into The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
• 1761 - The British capture Pondicherry, India from the French. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Puducherry (formerly; புதுச்சேரி or பாண்டிச்சேரி పాండిచెర్రి പുതുശ്ശേരി Pondichéry is a India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1777 - Vermont declares its independence from New York. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1780 - American Revolution: Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Origins Rodney's fleet on its way to relieve Gibraltar which was under siege by the Spanish, caught de Langara's smaller squadron of nine Ships of the line
• 1809 - Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France The Battle of Corunna (or La Corunna, A Coruña, La Coruña, or Elviña) on January 16 1809, was an attack by 16000
• 1847 - John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Charles Frémont ( January 21, 1813 July 13, 1890) was an American military officer, explorer, the The following is a list of the Governors of the State of California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• 1864 - Second Schleswig War: King Christian IX of Denmark declares war on the German Confederation in order to occupy Schleswig. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The First Schleswig War occurred in 1848–1851. The Second Schleswig War (2 Christian IX ( April 8, 1818 - January 29, 1906) was King of Denmark from November 16, 1863 to January 29 The German Confederation (Deutscher Bund was the association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to serve as the successor to
• 1878 - Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aleksandr Petrovich Burago (Александр Петрович Бураго was an officer of the Russian Imperial army A squadron is a small unit or formation of Cavalry, armour, Aircraft (including Balloons) or Warships Army The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya A dragoon is a soldier intended primarily to fight on foot but trained also in Horse riding and cavalry combat especially The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• 1883 - The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Civil Service consists of all appointive positions in the executive judicial and legislative branches of the Government of the United States except positions in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis
• 1896 - Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Cymru Fydd movement was founded in 1886 by some of the London Welsh, including J An annual general meeting (commonly abbreviated as AGM, also known as the annual meeting) is a Meeting that official bodies and associations Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom.
• 1900 - The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa or sm ''Sāmoa Amelika'' is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast
• 1909 - Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE, (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922 was an Anglo-Irish explorer who was one of the principal figures of the period The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth.
• 1919 - Temperance movement: The United States ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition in the United States one year after ratification. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Amendment XVIII (the Eighteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, along with the Volstead Act (which defined "intoxicating liquors" In the United States, the term Prohibition refers to the period from 1920 to 1933 during which the sale manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption
• 1920 - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Zeta Phi Beta ( ΖΦß) is an international historically black Greek-lettered sorority and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. is founded on the campus of Howard University. Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D
• 1938 - The famous jazz concert by the Benny Goodman Orchestra and special guests takes place at Carnegie Hall in New York City, the first jazz performance in that venue. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman, Columbia Records catalogue item SL-160 was first issued in 1950 Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east The City of New York
• 1945 - Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Führerbunker ( German, literally meaning "shelter for the leader" or "the Führer's shelter" is a common name for a complex of subterranean rooms
• 1956 - President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
• 1968 - The Youth International Party is founded. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Youth International Party, whose members were commonly called Yippies, was a highly theatrical and Anti-authoritarian Political party established in
• 1969 - Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, This article is about a person For the sword see Backsword. Jan Palach ( August 11, 1948 – January 19, 1969 This is an article on the ritualistic suicide practice For the record company see Self Immolation. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. The Prague Spring ( Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during
• 1969 - The Metroliner train enters into service. History The High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 started a U A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another
• 1970 - Buckminster Fuller receives the Gold Medal award from the American Institute of Architects. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller ( July 12, 1895 &ndash July 1, 1983) was an American Architect, Author Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) The American Institute of Architects (AIA is a professional organization for Architects in the United States.
• 1979 - The Shah of Iran flees Iran with his family and relocates to Egypt. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• 1986 - First meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
• 1991 - The United States goes to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War (U. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. S. Time).
• 1992 - El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City ending a 12-year civil war that claimed at least 75,000. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. The Chapultepec Peace Accords brought peace to El Salvador in 1992 after more than a decade of wrenching Civil war. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state
• 1996 - Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou resigns from office for health reasons. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Prime Minister of Greece ( Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος) is the Head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of Andreas Georgiou Papandreou (Ανδρέας Γ Παπανδρέου ( 5 February, 1919 23 June, 1996) was a Greek economist
• 2001 - Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to Laurent-Désiré Kabila ( November 27, 1939 – January 16, 2001) was President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 2001 - US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish-American War. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• 2002 - The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the remaining members of the Taliban. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately
• 2003 - The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's STS-107 was a Space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched January 16, 2003. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
• 2006 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born October 29 1938 is the current President of Liberia. Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.

Births

• 1245 - Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. Edmund Crouchback 1st Earl of Lancaster ( January 16, 1245 &ndash June 5, 1296) was the second surviving son of Eleanor of Provence Henry III (1 October 1207 &ndash 16 November 1272 was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 1296)
• 1409 - René I of Naples (d. René of Anjou ( January 16, 1409 &ndash July 10, 1480) also known as René I of Naples and Good King René ( French 1480)
• 1477 - Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. Johannes Schöner ( January 16, 1477 in Karlstadt am Main &ndash January 16, 1547 in Nürnberg) (aka Johann Schönner 1547)
• 1501 - Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. Sir Anthony Denny ( 16 January 1501 &ndash 10 September 1549) was a Confidant of Henry VIII of England. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of 1559)
• 1616 - François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. François of Bourbon-Vendôme (François Duke of Beaufort ( January 16 1616 &ndash 25 June 1669) was the illegitimate grandson 1669)
• 1626 - Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. Lucas Achtschellinck (baptized 16 January 1626, - 12 May 1699 (buried was a Belgian landscape painter 1699)
• 1634 - Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. Dorothe Engelbretsdotter ( January 16 1634 in Bergen Norway &ndash February 19 1713 in Bergen was a Norwegian poet 1716)
• 1675 - Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (d. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon ( January 16, 1675 &ndash March 2, 1755) French soldier Diplomatist and writer 1755)
• 1728 - Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (d. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Niccolò Piccinni ( January 16, 1728 - May 7, 1800) was an Italian Composer of symphonies sacred music chamber music 1800)
• 1807 - Charles Henry Davis, American Civil War Admiral (d 1877)
• 1815 - Henry W. Halleck, American Civil War general (d. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Henry Davis ( January 16, 1807 &ndash February 18, 1877) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, serving Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Henry Wager Halleck ( January 16, 1815 &ndash January 9, 1872) was a United States Army officer scholar and lawyer 1872)
• 1821 - John C. Breckinridge, U. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16 1821 &ndash May 17 1875 was a lawyer U S. Vice-President and Confederate general (d. 1875)
• 1834 - Robert R. Hitt, American politician (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Roberts Hitt ( January 16, 1834 &ndash September 20, 1906) was born in Urbana Ohio to Reverend Thomas Smith Hitt and Emily 1906)
• 1836 - King Francis II of the Two Sicilies (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Francis II ( in Italian Francesco II christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo, January 16, 1836 – December 27, 1894) 1894)
• 1838 - Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano (January 16 1838 &ndash March 17 1917 was an influential German philosopher and psychologist whose influence 1917)
• 1844 - Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ismail Kemal Bej Vlora or commonly Ismail Qemali ( January 16, 1844 - January 24 1919)
• 1853 - Andre Michelin, French industrialist (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common André Michelin ( 16 January 1853 &ndash 4 April 1931) was a French industrialist who with his brother Édouard (1859-1940 1931)
• 1853 - Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor and theatre manager (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson ( January 16, 1853 – November 6, 1937) was an English Actor and theatre manager 1937)
• 1853 - Gen Sir Ian Hamilton, British military commander (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton GCB GCMG DSO TD (16 January 1853 &mdash 12 October 1947 was a general in the British 1947)
• 1872 - Edward Gordon Craig, English actor, producer, director and scenic designer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Edward Gordon Craig ( 16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966) sometimes known as Gordon Craig was a English modernist Theatre 1966)
• 1872 - Henri Busser, French composer (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Henri Büsser ( January 16, 1872 – December 31, 1973) was a French classical music Composer and conductor 1973)
• 1874 - Robert W. Service, Canadian poet (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert William Service ( January 16, 1874 &ndash September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer 1958)
• 1875 - Leonor Michaelis, German enzyme kinetic theorist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leonor Michaelis ( January 16, 1875 &ndash October 8, 1949) was a German Biochemist and Physician famous for 1947)
• 1878 - Harry Carey, American silent film actor (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This page is about the actor Harry Carey For the baseball broadcaster with a similar name see Harry Caray. 1947)
• 1885 - Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Zhou Zuoren ( ( 16 January 1885 - 6 May 1967) was a Chinese Writer, primarily known as an Essayist and a translator 1967)
• 1886 - John Hamilton, American actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Hamilton ( January 16, 1887 – October 15, 1958) was an American Actor, who appeared in many movies and 1958)
• 1888 - Osip Brik, Russian writer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Osip Maksimovich Brik (Осип Максимович Брик ( January 16 1888 &ndash February 22[[ 945]] Russian avant garde Writer 1945)
• 1893 - Daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Daisy Kennedy ( 16 January 1893 - 30 July 1981) was an Australian born concert Violinist Daisy Kennedy was the daughter 1981)
• 1894 - Irving Mills, American jazz music publisher (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Irving Mills ( January 16[[ 894]]&ndash April 21[[ 985]] was a Jazz music publisher, also known by the name of "Joe Primrose 1985)
• 1895 - Nat Schachner, American author (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nat Schachner (full name Nathaniel Schachner January 16, 1895 - 1955 also appearing as "Nathan Schachner" and under other bylines was an American 1955)
• 1897 - Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Carlos Pellicer Cámara ( January 16, 1897 &ndash February 16, 1977) born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, was part of the 1977)
• 1898 - Irving Rapper, UK-US film director (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Irving Rapper ( January 16, 1898 &ndash December 20, 1999) was a film director 1999)
• 1898 - Margaret Booth, American film editor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Booth ( January 16, 1898 &ndash October 28, 2002) was an American Film editor. 2002)
• 1901 - Fulgencio Batista, Cuban leader (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (fulˈxensjo βaˈtista i salˈdiβar January 16, 1901 &ndash August 6, 1973) was a Cuban 1973)
• 1901 - Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Frank Joseph Zamboni Jr ( January 16, 1901 &ndash July 27, 1988) was a U 1988)
• 1902 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eric Henry Liddell ( January 16, 1902 – February 21, 1945) was a Scottish athlete and Rugby Union international 1945)
• 1903 - William Grover-Williams, English-French racing driver and WWII resistance fighter (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Charles Frederick William Grover-Williams (born 16 January 1903 - last seen towards the end of March 1945 believed executed soon afterwards was a Grand World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Resistance during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means ranging from non-cooperation disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots 1945, by execution)
• 1905 - Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ernesto Halffter ( 16 January 1905, Madrid – 5 July 1989, Madrid was a Spanish Composer and conductor 1989)
• 1906 - Diana Wynyard, British actress (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Diana Wynyard ( 16 January 1906 &ndash 13 May 1964) was an English stage and film actress 1964)
• 1907 - Alexander Knox, Canadian actor (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year You may be looking for Alexander Knox (1757-1831, Irish theologian Alexander Knox ( January 16, 1907 &ndash 1995)
• 1907 - Paul Nitze, American government official (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Paul Henry Nitze ( January 16 1907 &ndash October 19 2004) was a high-ranking United States government official who helped shape 2004)
• 1908 - Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ethel Merman ( January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American Actress and Singer for Musical 1984)
• 1908 - Günther Prien, German World War II submarine captain (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Lieutenant Commander Günther Prien ( 16 January 1908 &ndash 7 March 1941) was one of the outstanding German U-boat aces World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability 1941)
• 1910 - Dizzy Dean, American baseball player (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean ( January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974) was an American Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1974)
• 1911 - Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roger Lapébie ( Bayonne, January 16, 1911 – Pessac, October 12, 1996) was a French Racing cyclist 1996)
• 1911 - Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean politician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva (1911&ndash1982 was a Chilean political figure and President of Chile from 1964 to 1970 1982)
• 1914 - Roger Wagner, American choral musician (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roger Wagner ( January 16, 1914 - September 17, 1992) was an American Choral musician administrator and educator 1992)
• 1916 - Philip Lucock, Australian politician and Presbyterian minister (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Philip Ernest Lucock was an English born Presbyterian minister and politician 1996)
• 1917 - Carl Karcher, founded the Carl's Jr. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carl Nicholas Karcher SMOM ( January 16 1917 &ndash January 11 2008) was the American founder of the Carl's hamburger chain (d. 2008)
• 1918 - Nel Benschop, Dutch poet (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nelly Anna "Nel" Benschop ( January 16 1918 - January 31 2005) was a Dutch Poetess She was the best selling 2005)
• 1918 - Clem Jones, Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Australia (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clem Jones AO ( 16 January 1918 &ndash 15 December 2007) was the longest serving Lord Mayor of the city of Brisbane 2007)
• 1918 - Stirling Silliphant, American writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Stirling Dale Silliphant ( 16 January 1918 – 26 April 1996) was a prolific American Screenwriter and producer 1996)
• 1920 - Alberto Crespo, Argentine racing driver (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Alberto Augusto Crespo (born in Buenos Aires, January 16, 1920 - died in Buenos Aires, August 14, 1991) was a racing 1991)
• 1921 - Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Francesco Scavullo ( January 16, 1921 – January 6, 2004) was an American fashion photographer best known for his 2004)
• 1922 - Ernesto Bonino, Italian singer
• 1923 - Anthony Hecht, American poet (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ernesto Pietro Bonino ( 16 January[[ 922]]&mdash 29 April[[ 008]] was an Italian singer of pop and jazz standards whose peak of popularity was during the Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Evan Hecht, ( January 16 1923 &ndash October 20 2004) was an American Poet. 2004)
• 1924 - Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katy Jurado ( January 16, 1924 &ndash July 5, 2002) was an Academy Award -nominated Mexican Actress. 2002)
• 1928 - Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorenza Pilar García Seta ( January 16, 1929, Zaragoza, Spain &ndash June 2, 1996, Berlin, Germany 1996)
• 1928 - William Kennedy, American author
• 1930 - Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) William Joseph Kennedy (born January 16, 1928) is an American Writer and Journalist born and raised in Albany New York Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarence Ray Allen ( January 16, 1930 &ndash January 17, 2006) was an American Killer who was executed by Lethal 2006)
• 1930 - Norman Podhoretz, US writer, foreign policy adviser
• 1931 - Johannes Rau, German politician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Norman B Podhoretz (b January 16, 1930) is an American neoconservative theorist and writer for Commentary. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johannes Rau ( January 16, 1931 &ndash January 27, 2006) was a German Politician of the SPD. 2006)
• 1932 - Dian Fossey, American zoologist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Dian Fossey ( January 16, 1932, San Francisco, California &ndash December 26, 1985, Virunga Mountains, 1985)
• 1933 - Susan Sontag, American writer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Sontag ( January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American Literary theorist, Philosopher, 2004)
• 1934 - Marilyn Horne, American opera singer
• 1935 - A.J. Foyt, American race car driver and team owner
• 1937 - Lorraine Bayly, Australian actress
• 1937 - Luiz Bueno, Brazilian racing driver
• 1938 - Jô Soares, Brazilian author, musician and TV personality
• 1942 - René Angélil, Canadian music executive
• 1942 - Barbara Lynn, American singer
• 1943 - Gavin Bryars, English composer and double bassist
• 1943 - Brian Ferneyhough, British composer
• 1944 - Jim Stafford, American singer and songwriter
• 1946 - Kabir Bedi, Indian actor
• 1946 - Ronnie Milsap, American singer and songwriter
• 1946 - Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano
• 1947 - Laura Schlessinger, American radio talk show host
• 1947 - Magdalen Nabb, British author (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Opera singer Marilyn Horne (b January 16 1934 Bradford Pennsylvania) is a Mezzo-soprano who is particularly associated with Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr (born January 16, 1935, in Houston, Texas) is a retired American Automobile racing driver Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorraine Daphne Bayly AM (born 16 January 1937 is an Australian actress Luiz Pereira Bueno (born in São Paulo, January 16, 1937) is a former Racing driver from Brazil. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. You may be looking for Joe Soares. José Eugênio Soares, best known as Jô Soares (born January 16, 1938) is a Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. René Angélil (born January 16, 1942 in Montreal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian of Syrian ref>http//www Barbara Lynn (born Barbara Lynn Ozen, later Barbara Lynn Cumby 16 January 1942 in Beaumont Texas) is an American Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Gavin Bryars (born 16 January 1943) is an English Composer and Double bassist He has been active in or has produced works in a variety Brian John Peter Ferneyhough (born 16 January, 1943 in Coventry) is an English Composer. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Wayne "Jim" Stafford (born January 16, 1944, in Eloise Florida) is an American Comedian, Musician Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kabir Bedi کبِر بیدِ is an Indian international Actor who originated from Bollywood, worked in Hollywood, and became a star in Europe Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943 in Robbinsville North Carolina) is an American Country/Pop singer and Musician. Katia Ricciarelli (born January 16, 1946) is an Italian Soprano. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laura Catherine Schlessinger (born January 16, 1947) is an American Radio host, Author and conservative Commentator Magdalen Nabb ( 16 January 1947 - 18 August 2007) was a British Author, most well known for the Marshal Guarnaccia detective novels 2007)
• 1947 - Harvey Proctor, British politician
• 1948 - John Carpenter, American film director
• 1948 - Dalvanius Prime, New Zealand entertainer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (Keith Harvey Proctor (born 16 January 1947 was a British Conservative Member of Parliament Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American Film director, Screenwriter, producer, film score Maui Dalvanius Prime ( January 16, 1948 – October 3, 2002) was a New Zealand entertainer and songwriter 2002)
• 1948 - Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player
• 1948 - Ruth Reichl, American magazine editor
• 1949 - Andrew Refshauge, Australian politician, Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 1950 - Debbie Allen, American dancer and choreographer
• 1950 - Damo Suzuki, Japanese singer (Can)
• 1951 - Glenn Ordway, American radio talk show host
• 1952 - King Fuad II of Egypt
• 1953 - Robert Jay Mathews, American neo-Nazi (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Clifford (Cliff Charles Devlin Thorburn CM (born January 16, 1948 in Victoria British Columbia) is a retired professional Canadian Ruth Reichl (born January 16 1948 in New York City) was an American food writer the editor-in-chief of ''Gourmet'' magazine co-producer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew John Refshauge (born 16 January 1949 was an Australian politician and Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005 Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deborrah Kaye “Debbie” Allen (b January 16, 1950) is an American Actress, Choreographer, Television director, popularly nicknamed Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木 is a singer probably best known for his membership in the German Krautrock group Can. Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Glenn Ordway (born January 16 1951) is a Boston Massachusetts -area radio host television host and Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Jay Mathews ( January 16 1953 – December 8 1984) was the leader of an American Neo-Nazi group The Order. 1984)
• 1956 - Jennifer Dale, Canadian actress
• 1956 - Martin Jol, Dutch football manager
• 1956 - Ivan Safronov, Russian journalist (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jennifer Dale, neé Ciurluini (born January 16, 1956) is a Canadian Television, Dancer, and actress. Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol (born January 16, 1956) is a Dutch football coach serving since 2008 as the manager of German club Hamburger Ivan Ivanovich Safronov (Ива́н Ива́нович Сафро́нов ( January 16, 1956  – March 2, 2007) was a Russian 2007)
• 1958 - Anatoli Boukreev, Russian climber (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anatoli Nikoliavich Boukreev, Анато́лий Никола́евич Букре́ев ( January 16, 1958 - December 25, 1997) was a Russian 1997)
• 1958 - Lena Ek, Swedish politician
• 1959 - Juanita Bynum, American televangelist
• 1959 - Sade, Nigerian-born singer
• 1961 - Paul Raven, English musician (Killing Joke) (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Lena Ek (born 16 January 1958 in Mönsterås, Sweden) is a Swedish politician The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juanita Bynum (born January 16, 1959) is an American Pentecostal Televangelist, author actress and Gospel singer See also Sade (band Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, (born 16 January 1959 better known as Sade (pronounced "shah-day" ʃɑːˈdeɪ is a Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Vincent Raven ( January 16, 1961 &ndash October 20, 2007) He was recording with Treponem Pal on their new album at the Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 2007)
• 1961 - Jill Sobule, American singer-songwriter
• 1962 - Paul Webb, British musician (Talk Talk, .O.rang)
• 1962 - Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian Labor Party politician
• 1963 - James May, English television presenter
• 1965 - Maxine Jones, American singer (En Vogue)
• 1968 - David Chokachi, American actor
• 1969 - Roy Jones Jr., American boxer
• 1969 - Dead, Swedish black metal vocalist (Mayhem) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1965 in Denver Colorado) is an American Singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Douglas Webb (born 16 January 1962, Essex, England) is an English Musician. Talk Talk were a popular British rock group that were active from 1981 to 1991 Joel Andrew Fitzgibbon (born 16 January 1962) is the Minister for Defence in the First Rudd Ministry. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963 is a British Television presenter and award-winning Journalist. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Maxine Jones (born January 16 1966 in Paterson, New Jersey) is one of the original members of the R&B singing group En Vogue En Vogue is a Grammy nominated American female R&B vocal quartet assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Chokachi (born David Al-Chokhachi, January 16, 1968 in Plymouth Massachusetts) is an American television Actor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy Jones Jr (born January 16, 1969) is an American boxer Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association Per Yngve Ohlin ( January 16 1969 – April 8 1991) better known by his stage name Dead, was a Swedish Black Mayhem is a Black metal band formed during 1984 in Oslo Norway. 1991)
• 1970 - Garth Ennis, Irish comic book author
• 1970 - Brendan O'Hare, Scottish drummer (Teenage Fanclub, Telstar Ponies)
• 1970 - Ron Villone, American baseball player
• 1971 - Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis player
• 1972 - Richard T. Jones, American actor
• 1972 - Greg Page, Australian actor
• 1973 - Josie Davis, American actress
• 1974 - Marlon Anderson, American baseball player
• 1974 - Kate Moss, English model
• 1975 - Greg Strause, American visual effects creator
• 1975 - Gillian Iliana Waters, American actress
• 1976 - Viktor Maslov, Russian racing driver
• 1976 - Martina Moravcová, Slovak female swimmer
• 1977 - Jeff Foster, American basketball player
• 1979 - Aaliyah, American singer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is an Irish Comics writer best known for the DC Brendan "Peter Kelly" O'Hare (born 16 January 1970, Glasgow, Scotland) is a British Musician, best known as Drummer Teenage Fanclub are an acclaimed Scottish Alternative rock band from Bellshill. Telstar Ponies are a rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. They were signed onto Fire Records Their musical style varies considerably but displays obvious influences Ronald Thomas Villone Jr (born January 16, 1970 in Englewood New Jersey) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Relief Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sergi Bruguera Torner (born on January 16, 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired professional Tennis player from Spain Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is a film and television Actor. Gregory John Page (born January 16, 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Josie Davis (born January 16, 1973) is an Young Artist Award -winning American actress and producer best known for her role as Sarah Powell in the Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Marlon Ordell Anderson (born January 16, 1974 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a Major League Baseball Utility player for Kate Moss (born January 16 1974) is an English model who has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brothers Greg and Colin Strause (known as Brothers Strause) are a directing duo and Special effects Gillian Iliana Waters (born January 16, 1975) is an African-American Actress, also of Blackfoot Indian and Irish Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Viktor Maslov ( Виктор Маслов) is a Russian Race car driver born on January 16, 1976 in Surgut Martina Moravcová (born January 16 1976 in Piešťany) is a medley, butterfly and freestyle Swimmer from Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jeffrey Douglas Foster (born January 16 1977, in San Antonio Texas) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16 1979 – August 25 2001 better known as Aaliyah (əˈliːə was a Grammy -nominated American Singer 2001)
• 1979 - Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 - Jason Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 - Albert Pujols, Dominican-born baseball player
• 1980 - Michelle Wild, Hungarian model
• 1980 - Seydou Keita, Malian footballer
• 1981 - Bobby Zamora, English footballer
• 1981 - Nick Valensi, American guitarist (The Strokes)
• 1982 - Samuel Preston, British singer (The Ordinary Boys)
• 1982 - Tuncay Şanlı, Turkish footballer
• 1983 - Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer
• 1984 - Jared Slingerland, Canadian musician
• 1985 - Jonathan Richter, Danish professional football midfielder
• 1987 - Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model
• 1988 - Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Brenden Morrow (born 16 January, 1979 in Carlyle, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Ice hockey left winger and Jason Robert Ward (born January 16 1979 in Chapleau, Ontario) is a Canadian Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Tampa Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (IPA /puˌˡxols/ (born January 16, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) (nicknamed Prince Albert Katalin Vad, better known by her Porn star name Michelle Wild ( vad literally means "wild" in Hungarian) (16 January Seydou Keita (born January 16, 1980 in Bamako) is a half Somalian and half Malian football Midfielder currently Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora (born January 16, 1981 in Barking, London) is a native born English footballer of Nick Valensi (born Nicholas Valensi, January 16 1981, in New York) is a Guitarist for the American Alternative rock band Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) For the American Civil War naval officer see Samuel W Preston Samuel Dylan Murray Preston (born 16 January 1982 For the Morrissey song see The Ordinary Boys (song. The Ordinary Boys were an English Indie rock band from Tuncay Şanlı (born January 16, 1982 in Sakarya) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Middlesbrough in the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Emanuel Pogatetz (born January 16, 1983 in Graz, Styria) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Middlesbrough Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jared Slingerland was born on January 16 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada where his father (Glen Slingerland was a radio announcer on CKIQ Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Richter (born January 16 1985) is a Danish professional football midfielder who currently plays for the Danish Superliga Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Lauren Elizabeth McAvoy (born January 16, 1987) is a British fashion model. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Nicklas Bendtner (born 16 January 1988) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a Striker for English club

Deaths

• 960 - Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 1400 - John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. Events By Place Europe Edgar the Peaceable is crowned King of England. Polyeuctus was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (956-70 From being a simple monk Polyeuctus was raised to the Patriarchate in 956 as successor to the imperial "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. John Holland 1st Duke of Exeter (c 1352 &ndash January 16, 1400) also Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman primarily remembered for helping 1352)
• 1545 - George Spalatin, German reformer (b. Georg(e Spalatin was the Pseudonym taken by Georg Burkhardt ( January 17, 1484 &ndash January 16, 1545) an important 1484)
• 1547 - Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. Johannes Schöner ( January 16, 1477 in Karlstadt am Main &ndash January 16, 1547 in Nürnberg) (aka Johann Schönner 1477)
• 1554 - Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. Christiern Pedersen (c 1480 in Helsingør, Denmark &ndash 16 January 1554 in Helsinge) was a man of many labels canon 1480)
• 1585 - Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral (b. Edward Clinton 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512 &ndash 16 January 1584/85) was an English Admiral 1512)
• 1659 - Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. Charles Annibal Fabrot ( September 15, 1580 - January 16, 1659) was a French jurisconsult. 1580)
• 1710 - Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Higashiyama also refers to a ward of Kyoto City Emperor Higashiyama (東山天皇 Higashiyama-tennō) ( October 21 1675)
• 1711 - Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Blessed Joseph Vaz (born April 21 1651, Benaulim - died January 16 1711, Kandy) was a Catholic 1651)
• 1747 - Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Barthold Heinrich Brockes ( September 22, 1680 - January 16, 1747) was a German Poet. 1680)
• 1748 - Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Arnold Drakenborch ( January 1, 1684 &ndash January 16, 1748) was a Dutch Classical scholar. 1684)
• 1750 - Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshall (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ivan Yurievich Trubetskoy "Bolshoy" ( Иван Юрьевич Трубецкой in Russian) ( 18 June 1667 &ndash 16 January 1667)
• 1752 - Francis Blomefield, English topographer (b. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Francis Blomefield ( July 23, 1705 - January 16, 1752) was an English topographical historian of the county of Norfolk. 1705)
• 1794 - Edward Gibbon, English historian (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward Gibbon ( April 27, 1737 January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. 1737)
• 1809 - John Moore, British general (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir John Moore, KB (13 November 1761 &ndash 16 January 1809 was a British soldier and General 1761)
• 1817 - Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander James Dallas ( June 21, 1759 &ndash January 16, 1817) was an American statesman who served as the U 1759)
• 1834 - Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette ( May 6, 1769 - January 16, 1834) French Mathematician, was born at Mezières, 1769)
• 1856 - Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Thaddeus William Harris ( November 12, 1795 &ndash January 16, 1856) was an American entomologist and botanist 1795)
• 1864 - Anton Schindler, Austrian biographer of Beethoven (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Anton Felix Schindler ( June 13 1795 &ndash January 16 1864) was an associate and early biographer of Ludwig van Beethoven. 1795)
• 1865 - Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edmond François Valentin About ( 14 February 1828 &ndash 16 January 1885) was a French Novelist, publicist and Journalist 1828)
• 1879 - Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Octave Crémazie ( April 16, 1827 &ndash January 16, 1879) was a French Canadian poet. 1827)
• 1886 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian opera composer (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Amilcare Ponchielli ( August 31, 1834 &ndash January 16, 1886) was an Italian Composer, largely of Operas 1834)
• 1891 - Léo Delibes, French composer (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common (Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (21 February 1836 &ndash 16 January 1891 was a French Composer of Ballets operas, and other works for the stage 1836)
• 1898 - Charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Pelham Villiers ( 3 January 1802 &ndash 16 January 1898) was a British Lawyer and Politician of the The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords 1802)
• 1901 - Hiram Revels, U. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hiram Rhodes Revels ( September 27, 1822 &ndash January 16, 1901) was the first African American to serve in the United S. Senator, first African-American to serve in the United States Congress (b. 1822)
• 1901 - Jules Barbier, French opera librettist (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Paul Jules Barbier ( 8 March, 1825 - 16 January, 1901) was a French poet writer and Opera librettist who often wrote in 1825)
• 1901 - Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Arnold Böcklin ( 16 October 1827 &ndash 16 January 1901) was a Symbolist Swiss painter. 1827)
• 1906 - Marshall Field, founder of Marshall Field and Company (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Marshall Field ( August 18, 1834 - January 16, 1906) was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago -based Department 1834)
• 1917 - George Dewey, U. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Dewey ( December 26, 1837 &ndash January 16, 1917) was an Admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his S. admiral (b. 1837)
• 1919 - Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, President of Brazil (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC ( July 7, 1848 - January 16, 1919) was a Brazilian politician who first served The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. 1848)
• 1920 - Reginald De Koven, American music critic and composer of operettas (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Henry Louis Reginald De Koven ( April 3, 1859 &ndash January 16 1920) was an American Music critic and Composer 1859)
• 1924 - Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1859)
• 1935 - Ma Barker, American criminal (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kate "Ma" Barker ( October 8, 1873 – January 16, 1935) was a legendary American criminal from the " public enemy 1871)
• 1936 - Albert Fish, American serial killer (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1870)
• 1942 - Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, son of Queen Victoria, Governor General of Canada (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert 1 May 1850 &ndash 16 January 1942) was a member of 1850)
• 1942 - Carole Lombard, American actress (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated 1908)
• 1957 - Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arturo Toscanini (ɑrˈturɔ ˌtɔskɑˈnini (March 25 1867 &ndash January 1867)
• 1957 - 1st Earl of Athlone, British royal, Governor-General of South Africa and Canada (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone KG GCB GCMG GCVO 1874)
• 1962 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivan Meštrović ( August 15, 1883 &ndash January 16, 1962) was a Croatian sculptor. 1883)
• 1962 - Frank Hurley, Australian photographer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Francis "Frank" Hurley OBE ( 15 October 1885 &ndash 16 January 1962) was an Australian Photographer 1885)
• 1963 - Ike Quebec, American tenor-saxophone player (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ike Abrams Quebec (born August 17 1918 in Newark New Jersey, died on January 16, 1963) was a Jazz tenor saxophonist 1918)
• 1967 - Robert J. Van de Graaff, American nuclear physicist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Robert Jemison Van de Graaff, ( December 20, 1901 – January 16 1901)
• 1969 - Vernon Duke, American composer and songwriter (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vernon Duke ( — January 16, 1969) was a Russian American Composer / Songwriter, who also wrote under his original name 1903)
• 1969 - Jan Palach, Czech protester against the Soviet led invasion. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting This article is about a person For the sword see Backsword. Jan Palach ( August 11, 1948 – January 19, 1969 (b. 1948)
• 1971 - Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Philippe Thys ( October 8, 1890 - January 16, 1971) was a Belgian Cyclist and a three-time champion of the Tour de 1890)
• 1972 - Ross Bagdasarian, American actor and creator of The Chipmunks (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ross Bagdasarian may refer to Ross Bagdasarian Sr (1919-1972 creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks Ross Bagdasarian Jr Alvin and the Chipmunks is a six-time Grammy Award -winning animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr 1919)
• 1979 - Ted Cassidy, American actor (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Theodore Crawford Cassidy ( July 31, 1932 - January 16, 1979) known as Ted Cassidy, was a well known American 1932)
• 1979 - August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. August Heißmeyer (or Heissmeyer – born 11 January 1897 in Gellersen nowadays part of Aerzen; died 16 January 1979 1897)
• 1981 - Bernard Lee, English actor (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Bernard Lee ( 10 January 1908 &ndash 16 January 1981) was an English Actor, best known for his role as M in 1908)
• 1982 - Red Smith, American sports columnist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) For other uses see Red Smith. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith ( September 25 1905 in Green Bay Wisconsin 1905)
• 1985 - Robert Fitzgerald, U. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Robert Stuart Fitzgerald ( 12 October 1910 – 16 January 1985) was a poet critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became S. poet and translator (b. 1910)
• 1986 - Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Herbert W Armstrong ( 31 July 1892 - 16 January 1986) was the founder of the Worldwide Church of God and an early pioneer of 1892)
• 1987 - Bertram Wainer, Australian pro-abortion campaigner (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Bertram Wainer ( December 30, 1928 - January 16, 1987) was a Melbourne doctor who successfully campaigned for legal access to abortion 1928)
• 1988 - Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Andrija Artuković ( 29 November, 1899 – 16 January, 1988) was a Croatian Ustasha and a convicted War criminal for the 1899)
• 1988 - Ballard Berkeley, English actor (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ballard Berkeley (born Ballard Blascheck; 6 August 1904 &ndash 16 January 1988) was an English 1904)
• 1993 - Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jón Páll Sigmarsson ( April 28 1960 &ndash January 16 1993) was a Strongman, a powerlifter, a bodybuilder 1960)
• 1995 - Eric Mottram, English poet, teacher, critic, and editor (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Eric Mottram (1924 – January 16, 1995) was a teacher critic editor and poet who was one of the central 1924)
• 1996 - Marcia Davenport, American author and music critic (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Marcia Davenport ( 9 June 1903 &mdash 16 January 1996) was an American Author and music critic 1903)
• 1997 - Ennis Cosby, son of entertainer Bill Cosby (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Ennis William Cosby ( April 15, 1969 – January 16, 1997) was the Son of actor Bill Cosby and Camille Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. 1969)
• 1998 - Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Dimitris Horn (Δημήτρης Χορν ( March 9, 1921 - 16 January, 1998) was a Greek theatrical and film performer 1921)
• 1998 - Hermann Wedekind, German artistic director (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Hermann Wedekind (* July 18th 1910 in Coesfeld, † January 16th 1998 in Wadern was an artistic director at Festspiele Balver Höhle in the years 1985 - 1996 1910)
• 1999 - Jim McClelland, Australian solicitor, politician, Minister, Royal Commissioner, judge (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) James Robert "Diamond Jim" McClelland ( 3 June, 1915 – 16 January 1999) was a solicitor a Jurist, Senator 1915)
• 2000 - Will "Dub" Jones, American singer (The Coasters) (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Will "Dub" Jones was born on May 14, 1928, died on January 16, 2000, at the age of 71 The Coasters are a Rhythm and Blues / Rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s 1928)
• 2000 - John Morris Rankin, musical entertainer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. 1959)
• 2001 - Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Laurent-Désiré Kabila ( November 27, 1939 – January 16, 2001) was President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Président de la République démocratique du Congo Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki 1939)
• 2001 - Auberon Waugh, British author and journalist (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Auberon Alexander Waugh (ˈɔːbərən ˈwɔː ( November 17, 1939 &ndash January 16, 2001) was a British author and Journalist. 1939)
• 2002 - Robert Hanbury Brown, British-Australian astronomer and physicist (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Hanbury Brown AC ( 31 August, 1916 &ndash 16 January, 2002) was a British astronomer and physicist 1916)
• 2002 - Michael Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Michael Anthony Bilandic ( February 13, 1923 – January 16, 2002) was an Illinois Politician who served as the 1923)
• 2002 - Bobo Olson, American boxer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Olson ( July 11 1928 &ndash January 16 2002) was an American boxer. 1928)
• 2002 - Eddie Meduza, Swedish composer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eddie Meduza (real name Errol Leonard Norstedt) ( June 17 1948 &ndash January 16 2002) was a Swedish Composer 1948)
• 2002 - Ron Taylor, American actor (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald James Taylor ( October 16, 1952, Galveston Texas – January 16, 2002) was an American Actor. 1952)
• 2003 - Richard Wainwright, English politician (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Scurrah Wainwright ( 11 April 1918 &ndash 16 January 2003) was a Liberal MP for Colne Valley, 1966-70 1918)
• 2004 - Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Taisto Kalevi Sorsa ( December 21, 1930 – January 16, 2004) was a Finnish politician The Prime Minister (pääministeri Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. 1930)
• 2005 - Marjorie Williams, American journalist (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marjorie Williams ( January 13, 1958 – January 16, 2005) was born in Princeton New Jersey to a scientist-turned-homemaker mother 1958)
• 2006 - Stanley Biber, American physician, pioneer of transgender surgery, (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Stanley H Biber ( May 4, 1923 – January 16, 2006) was an American Physician who was a pioneer in Sex reassignment 1923)
• 2007 - Ron Carey, American actor (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ron Carey ( December 11 1935 &ndash January 16 2007) was an American film and television Actor 1935)
• 2007 - Benny Parsons, American racecar driver and commentator (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Stewart Parsons ( July 12 1941 – January 16 2007) was an American NASCAR driver and later an announcer/analyst 1941)

Holidays and observances

• Teacher's Day in Thailand
• Thai Pongal in Tamil nadu, India
• National Religious Freedom Day in the United States, to commemorate the adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786
• Berard of Carbio
• Saint Fursey
• Honoratus of Arles
• January 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On this day in Canada

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Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In some countries Teachers’ Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of Teachers Some of them are Holidays while others are celebrated during working The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Thai Pongal (தைப்பொங்கல் is a Harvest festival equivalent to a Thanksgiving event celebrated by Tamils across the world National Religious Freedom Day commemorates the Virginia General Assembly 's adoption of Thomas Jefferson 's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4 1826 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809 the principal author of the Declaration of Independence The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was written in 1779 by Thomas Jefferson. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Saint Berard of Carbio is a thirteenth century Saint and Martyr. Saint Fursey (also known as Fursa Fursy Forseus Furseus) (d 650 was an Irish monk who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British For the 7th century saint see Honoratus of Amiens. Saint Honoratus (ca Jan 15 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 17 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 29 by Old Calendarists

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