Historical Events in January, Month of January Events
Here is a list of some historical events in January. You can learn What major event happened in January?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 15, 2013 | John Thomas, American high jumper (b. 1941) |
| January 19, 2015 | Ward Swingle, American-French singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1927) |
| January 2, 2000 | Patrick O'Brian, English author and translator (b. 1914) |
| January 7, 1967 | Carl Schuricht, German-Swiss conductor (b. 1880) |
| January 22, 1750 | Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675) |
| January 6, 1952 | Sofoklis Dousmanis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1868) |
| January 21, 2005 | John L. Hess, American journalist and critic (b. 1917) |
| January 7, 2015 | Georges Wolinski, Tunisian-French cartoonist (b. 1934) |
| January 16, 2014 | Wiley W. Hilburn, American journalist and academic (b. 1938) |
| January 30, 2009 | H. Guy Hunt, American soldier, pastor, and politician, 49th Governor of Alabama (b. 1933) |
| January 12, 2010 | Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (b. 1946) |
| January 27, 1942 | Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888) |
| January 9, 1939 | Johann Strauss III, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866) |
| January 17, 1994 | Yevgeni Ivanov, Russian spy (b. 1926) |
| January 16, 1973 | Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (b. 1907) |
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