Historical Events
"Marco Millions"
Jan 9 Eugene O'Neill's play "Marco Millions" premieres in NYC
Rosalie
Jan 10 George Gershwin, Sigmund Romberg and P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Rosalie" premieres in New York
Leon Trotsky Exiled
Jan 10 Soviet Union orders exile of Leon Trotsky
"Cock Robin"
Jan 12 Philip Barry and Elmer Rice's play "Cock Robin" premieres in NYC
The Adventure of the Good Soldier Schweik
Jan 23 A stage version of the Czech novel "The Adventure of the Good Soldier Schweik" produced and directed by Erwin Piscator with the help of Bertolt Brecht premieres in Berlin
Borotra Beats Cummings
Jan 30 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Frenchman Jean Borotra wins his only Australian title; beats Jack Cummings of Australia 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3
- Jan 30 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Daphne Akhurst wins 3rd title; beats Esna Boyd 7-5, 6-2
- Jan 30 Eugene O'Neill's play "Strange Interlude" premieres in NYC
- Jan 31 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (Edhi Foundation), born in Bantva, Gujarat (d. 2016)
- Jan 1 Ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (The French Connection)
- Jan 1 Khan Mohammad, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (13 Tests, 54 wickets; Pakistan's first ball and wicket in Test cricket), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (d. 2009)
- Jan 2 Alberto Zedda, Italian opera conductor and musicologist, born in Milan, Italy (d. 2017)
- Jan 2 Avie Bennett, Canadian philanthropist
- Jan 2 Daisaku Ikeda, Japanese Buddhist leader (Soka Gakkai), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2023) [1]
- Jan 2 Dan Rostenkowski, American politician (Rep-D-Il, 1959-94), convicted of mail fraud, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
- Jan 2 Gerhard Amanshauser, Austrian writer (Schloß mit späten Gästen), born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 2006)
- Jan 2 Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point)
- Jan 2 Oskar Rabin, Russian painter and dissident during Soviet era, born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 2018)
- Jan 2 Tiberiu Olah, Romanian-Hungarian composer, teacher, and musicologist, born in 1928, Batar, Romania (d. 2002)
- Jan 2 Vaughn Beals, American CEO (Harley Davidson. 1981-96), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
- Jan 3 Frank Ross Anderson, Canadian International Chess Master (1954)
- Jan 5 Imtiaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistan wicket-keeper in 41 Tests 1952-62), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2016)
- Jan 5 Qian Qichen, Chinese diplomat and vice premier, born in Tianjin (d. 2017)
Walter Mondale (1928-2021)
Jan 5 American politician (US Senator from Minnesota (D), 1964-76 ; 42nd Vice President, 1977-81), born in Ceylon, Minnesota
- Jan 5 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, 4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan, born in Ratodero Taluka, Pakistan (d. 1979)
- Jan 6 Capucine [Germaine Lefebvre], French actress and fashion model (Pink Panther, What's New Pussycat?), born in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France (d. 1990)
- Jan 6 George H. Ross, American businessman, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jan 7 Vijay Rajindranath, Indian cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India), born in Amritsar, British India (d. 1989)
William Peter Blatty (1928-2017)
Jan 7 American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, born in New York City
- Jan 8 Gaston Miron, Quebec poet and editor, born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Canada (d. 1996)
- Jan 8 May Wynn [Donna Lee Hickey], American actress (Caine Mutiny; Noah's Ark), and real estate agent, born in New York City (d. 2021)
- Jan 8 Sander Vanocur, American journalist (NBC Weekend News), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2019) [1]
- Jan 9 Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter, born in Polignano A Mare, Apulia (d. 1994)
- Jan 9 Fernand St Germain, American politician (Rep-D-RI, 1961-89), born in Blackstone, Massachusetts (d. 2014)
- Jan 9 Judith Krantz (née Tarcher), Jewish-American fashion writer and novelist (Scruples, Princess Daisy; Dazzle), born in New York City (d. 2019)
- Jan 10 Donald Brooks, American fashion designer (Emmy 1983), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2005)
- Jan 10 Philip Levine, American poet, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
- Jan 10 Wallace Berry, American-Canadian composer, educator, and music theorist, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin (d. 1991)
- Jan 11 David L Wolper, American television and film producer (Roots; The Thorn Birds; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; Welcome Back, Kotter), born in New York City (d. 2010)
- Jan 12 Lew Gallo, American character actor and screenwriter (Get Smart; Gunsmoke; 12 O'Clock High), born in Mount Kisco, New York (d. 2000)
- Jan 12 Ruth Brown, American actress and singer sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B" ("So Long"; "Teardrops From My Eyes"), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2006)
- Jan 12 Vic Toweel, South African boxer (undisputed world bantamweight champion), born in Benoni, South Africa (d. 2008)
- Jan 13 David Sheiner, American actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana), born in New York City
- Jan 13 Gregory Walcott, American actor (Plan 9 from Outer Space, 87th Precinct), born in Wendell, North Carolina (d. 2015)
- Jan 14 Garry Winogrand, American photographer, born in New York City (d. 1984)
- Jan 14 Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer (co-founder of Joffrey Ballet), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2008)
- Jan 15 [Beverly] Joanne Linville, American character actress, born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2021)
- Jan 16 Ezra Sims, American composer of microtonal music, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2015)
- Jan 16 John William Fozard, aircraft designer
- Jan 16 Pilar Lorengar [Lorenza Pilar García], Aragones soprano, born in El Gancho, Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1996)
- Jan 16 William Kennedy, American writer
- Jan 17 Jean Barraqué, French composer, born in Hauts-de-Seine, France (d. 1973)
- Jan 17 Ken Archer, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests; Queensland CA), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2023)
- Jan 17 Philip Jones, British classical trumpeter (Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, 1951-86), and educator, born in Bath, England (d. 2000)
Vidal Sassoon (1928-2012)
Jan 17 British-American hair stylist and CEO of Vidal Sasson, born in London
- Jan 19 Dainin Katagiri, Japanese Buddhist monk, Zen teacher (abbot of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, 1972-90), and associate of Shunryu Suzuki, born in Osaka, Japan (d. 1990)
- Jan 19 Gerard Schurmann, Dutch-British conductor, and composer of classical music (The Double Heart), and film scores, (The Bedford Incident), born in Java, Dutch East Indies (d. 2020)
- Jan 20 Lionel Hebert, American golfer (PGA Championship 1957), born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 2000)
- Jan 20 Peter Donat, Canadian-American actor (Flamingo Road, Different Story), born in Kentville, Nova Scotia (d. 2018)
- Jan 20 Robert Satanowski, Polish opera conductor and general, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1997)
- Jan 21 Reynaldo Bignone, Argentine politician and human rights violator, 41st President (1982–1983), born in Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2018)
- Jan 22 Birch Bayh, American politician and US Senator from Indiana (Democrat: 1963-81) who wrote two amendments to the US constitution (25th and 26th), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 2019)
- Jan 22 Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian (d. 2004)
- Jan 23 Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2005)
- Jan 23 Elayne Jones, American classical, timpanist and civil rights activist, born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2022) [1]
- Jan 23 Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (2 x Olympic gold 2-man, 4-man 1968; World C'ships 9 x gold), born in Toblach, Italy (d. 2003)
- Jan 23 Jeanne Moreau, French actress (Going Places, Jules & Jim), born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
- Jan 23 Kees Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic silver 1952), born in De Lier, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- Jan 23 Ken Errair, American pop-jazz singer (Four Freshmen, 1953-55 - "Graduation Day"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1968)
- Jan 24 Desmond Morris, English zoologist (Human Ape, Body Language), born in Purton, United Kingdom
- Jan 24 Michel Serrault, French actor (Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud, La Cage aux Folles), born in Brunoy, France (d. 2007)
- Jan 24 Sid Green, British screenwriter, with Dick Hills (Two Of A Kind; The Strange World of Gurney Slade), and comedian (Those Two Fellers), born in London, England (d. 1999)
Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014)
Jan 25 President of Georgia (1995-2003) and Soviet Foreign Minister (1985-90), born in Mamati, Georgia
- Jan 25 Jérôme Choquette, Canadian lawyer and politician (National Assembly, 1966-76; Minister of Justice, 1970-75), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2017)
- Jan 26 Gene Snyder, American politician (Rep-R-KY, 1963-65, 67-87), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2007)
- Jan 26 Roger Vadim, French film director (And God Created Woman; Barbarella), born in Paris, France (d. 2000)
- Jan 27 Hans Modrow, German politician (last Communist Prime Minister of East Germany 1989-90), born in Jasenitz, Germany (d. 2023)
- Jan 27 Jean-Michel Damase, French pianist and composer, born in Bordueax (d. 2013)
- Jan 27 Vaclovas Paketūras, Lithuanian composer (The Sun Is Setting; Polyphonic Pieces), born in Gruodiškiai, Lithuania (d. 2018)
- Jan 28 Martin Sinnatt, Major-General/secretary (Kennel Club)
- Jan 28 MG Falcon, CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
- Jan 28 Pete Runnels, American baseball infielder (5 x MLB All Star; AL batting champion 1960, 62 Boston Red Sox; Washington Senators, Houston Colt .45s) and manager (Boston RS 1966), born in Lufkin, Texas (d. 1991)
- Jan 28 Slade Gorton, American politician (Sen-R-WA, 1981-87, 1989-2001), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
- Jan 29 Bengt Hambraeus, Swedish Canadian composer and organist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2000)
- Jan 29 Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician
- Jan 30 Andrew Salkey, Panamanian-Jamaican novelist, born in Colón, Panama (d. 1995)
- Jan 30 Harold Prince, American producer and director (West Side Story, Evita), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2019)
- Jan 30 Mitch Leigh, American musical composer (Man of La Mancha), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
- Jan 31 Chuck Willis, American rock vocalist ("C.C. Rider"), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1958)
- Jan 31 Eric Ash, British engineer and university rector (Imperial College, London), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2021)
- Jan 31 Robert Clatworthy, English sculptor, born in Bridgwater, Somerset (d. 2015)
- Jan 31 S. Newman Darby, American inventor of the sailboard, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
Famous Weddings
Ansel Adams
Jan 2 Photographer Ansel Adams (25) weds Virginia Best in Yosemite Valley
Famous Deaths
- Jan 6 Alvin Kraenzlein, American track and field athlete (4 Olympic gold 1900), dies at 51
- Jan 8 Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, Romanian composer known for sacred choral works, and ethnomusicologist, dies at 61
- Jan 11 Thomas Hardy, English novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd) and poet, dies near Dorchester at 87
- Jan 12 Ruth Snyder, American murderer, dies by the electric chair at Sing Sing prison at 32
- Jan 13 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer and explorer, dies at 57
- Jan 17 William Corless Mills, American museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds), dies at 68
- Jan 21 George Washington Goethals, American army general and civil engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal, dies at 69
- Jan 27 Marie Verstraete, Belgian actress (Mooi Juultje van Volendam, Frou Frou), dies at 74
- Jan 28 Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies at 60
Douglas Haig (1861-1928)
Jan 29 British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WWI) nicknamed "Butcher Haig" due to mass casualties under his command during the Battle of the Somme, dies from a heart attack at 66
- Jan 30 Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician (1926 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, whose research proved to be a mistake), dies at 60
- Jan 30 Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature), dies at 69
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