Historical Events
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- Jan 1 105th Rose Bowl: #5 Ohio State beats #9 Washington, 28-23; MVPs: Dwayne Haskins, Jr (QB, Ohio State) and Brendon White (S, Ohio State)
Sports History
Jan 1 Dutchman Michael van Gerwen wins his 3rd PDC World Darts Championship; beats Englishman Michael Smith 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace in London
Bolsonaro Sworn In
Jan 1 Jair Bolsonaro begins his 4 year term as President of Brazil
Swiss Victory Over US
Jan 1 Level at 1-1 in Hopman Cup tennis tie, Roger Federer and Serena Williams (combined 43 major singles titles) matchup in deciding mixed doubles; with teammate Belinda Bencic, Federer wins 4-2, 4-3 for 2-1 Swiss victory over US
- Jan 1 Millions of women create a 300 mile 'Women's Wall' across state of Kerala, India, in support of women's access to temple of Sabarimala
- Jan 1 Qatar introduces a 100% tax on alcohol and other "health-damaging goods", doubling the price of alcohol, tobacco, energy drinks and pork in the oil-rich, predominantly Muslim nation
- Jan 1 Qatar withdraws from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after 57 years of membership
- Jan 1 Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Austria
- Jan 2 Two women become the first to ever enter India's Sabarimala shrine in Kerala State, after law change, prompting protests
- Jan 2 United States international Christian Pulisic becomes the most expensive American soccer player when he moves from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea for £57.6M ($73M); remains at Dortmund on loan until the end of the season
116th Congress
Jan 3 116th US Congress convenes in Washington, D.C., electing Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time
- Jan 3 Archaeologists in Mexico announce discovery of pre-Aztec temple to god Xipe Tótec in Puebla state (dated 900-1150 AD)
- Jan 3 Chinese Chang'e-4 spacecraft becomes the first ever to touch down on the far side of the Moon
- Jan 4 Indian cricket batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara scores 193 and Rishabh Pant 159no as the tourists declare at 622/7 on Day 2 of 4th Test against Australia in Sydney; Pant, first Indian wicketkeeper to hit a century in Australia
- Jan 4 Thailand's worst storm in 30 years, Tropical Storm Pabuk makes landfall on country's east coast
- Jan 5 Chinese government report predicts China's population will peak at 1.44 billion in 2029 before declining
Warriors, Sacramento's Record Game
Jan 5 Golden State and Sacramento combine for 41 3-pointers in Warriors' 127-123 win; set new NBA record for 3s in a game; Stephen Curry hits 10 triples while Buddy Hield leads Kings with 8, Justin Jackson adds 5
- Jan 5 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Swiss pair Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic clinch 2-1 win over Germany; beat Angelique Kerber & Alexander Zverev 4-0, 1-4, 4-3; Switzerland's 4th event success
- Jan 5 Orthodox Church of Ukraine granted independence from the Russian Orthodox Church by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
76th Golden Globes
Jan 6 76th Golden Globes: "The Americans", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Green Book", Glenn Close and Rami Malek among the winners
- Jan 6 Malaysian king Sultan Muhammad V abdicates after two years of rule in historic first
- Jan 6 Record $3.1 million (333.6 million yen) price for giant bluefin tuna at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market bought by sushi restaurant owner Kiyoshi Kimura
- Jan 7 Amazon overtakes Microsoft to become the world's most valuable listed company for the first time, worth $797 billion
- Jan 7 Attempted coup in Gabon fails after rebel soldiers overtake national radio station in Libreville
- Jan 7 College Football, National Championship, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara: #2 Clemson beats #1 Alabama, 44-16
- Jan 7 Rain ruins last 2 days of 4th cricket Test in Sydney as India wins series 2-1; become first Asian side to win a Test series in Australia, 71 years after the first Indian touring team in 1947-48
- Jan 7 Tennessee woman Cyntoia Brown, convicted for murdering a man aged 16, granted clemency by Governor Bill Haslam
- Jan 9 California's monarch butterfly count drops by 86% according to 2018 census
- Jan 9 Car manufacturer Hyundai unveils a model of a proposed walking car, for first responders, in Las Vegas
Trump Oval Office Address
Jan 9 US President Donald Trump makes Oval Office address live on TV over government shutdown and border wall
- Jan 10 13-year-old Jayme Closs escapes her kidnapper after 3 months in captivity in Wisconsin
- Jan 10 Canadian astronomers report fast radio bursts (FRBs) of probable extragalactic origin, one repeating six times at the CHIME observatory, British Columbia
- Jan 10 Oceans warming faster than previous thought due to fossil fuel burning, according to data published in journal "Science"
- Jan 10 Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi proclaimed winner in Democratic Republic of the Congo presidency elections in a disputed result
Symphony No. 12
Jan 10 Philip Glass' Symphony No. 12 (Lodger), based loosely on David Bowie's 1979 album "Lodger" premieres with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by John Adams, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 12 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrives in Toronto, Canada, as a refugee, via Thailand, after escaping family abuse in Saudi Arabia
First Female Rapper Inducted
Jan 12 Missy Elliott is the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame
- Jan 13 Houston guard James Harden scores 38 points in Rockets' 116-108 loss to Orlando; 16th straight game with 30+ points matching Kobe Bryant's NBA record streak; also goes 1 for 17 from 3-point arc, tying record for most misses
Messi Scores 400 Goals
Jan 13 Lionel Messi scores for FC Barcelona in 3-0 win over Eibar, his 400th goal in La Liga; becomes first player to reach mark in just one of Europe's top 5 leagues; Cristiano Ronaldo had 409 in Spain, England & Italy
- Jan 14 Americans chance of dying from an accidental opioid overdose higher than a car accident for the first time, according to US National Safety Council
- Jan 14 China posts shock drop in trade figures with a 4.4% fall in exports for December and a 7.6% fall in imports
- Jan 14 Pawel Adamowicz, Mayor of Gdańsk, Poland, stabbed on stage at charity event. Dies two days later.
- Jan 14 Spinning disk of ice 300m wide, resembling the moon, forms in the Presumpscot river, Westbrook, Maine
- Jan 14 US President Donald Trump denies he is a Russian agent after NY Times article states the FBI started an investigation and the Washington Post raised issues over a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
- Jan 14 US Republican leaders strip Congressman Steve King from House committees after series of racist comments
"Hoodie SZN"
Jan 15 American rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie tops US album chart with album "Hoodie SZN" selling a record low 823 copies of just digital sales
- Jan 15 Beginning of humanity's largest gathering, the Kumbh Mela Hindu festival with 15 million people bathing at the joining of Ganges and Yamuna rivers, India. 120 million expected over next 49 days.
- Jan 15 Bomb blast and gunfight at DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, leaves at least 21 dead with militants group claiming responsibility al-Shabab
- Jan 15 Chinese scientists confirm they have germinated a cotton seed on the moon on board the Chang’e 4 lander
- Jan 15 LGBTQ activists accuse the Russian republic of Chechnya of a new gay purge with 40 detained and two killed
- Jan 15 Plastic will outweigh fish in the world's oceans by 2050 according to report by the World Economic Forum
Largest Parliamentary Defeat
Jan 15 Theresa May's Brexit deal with the EU is rejected by UK parliament 432 votes to 202, largest parliamentary defeat in its democratic era
Claim Mexican President Accepted Bribe
Jan 15 Witness in El Chapo trial claims former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto accepted $100 million bribe from the drug cartel head
- Jan 16 Australian Bureau of Meteorology tweets last four days were the country's hottest on record with Tarcoola, South Australia, reaching 49 C (120 F), Port Augusta 48.5 C (119 F)
- Jan 16 Egyptian city Cairo is engulfed by a sandstorm turning it orange
- Jan 16 Explosion by a suicide bomber aimed at US-led coalition forces at a market in Manjib, Syria, kills about 18 including four Americans
- Jan 16 Golden State guard Stephen Curry first player in NBA history to hit 8+ three-point FGs in 3 consecutive games; goes 9-of- 17 three's in Warriors' 147-140 win over New Orleans; teams combine for NBA record 43 3-pointers
- Jan 16 Golden State Warriors break 2 franchise records in 142-111 win over Denver Nuggets; in 1st quarter, record 10 three-point field goals on way to franchise best 51 points in the period
- Jan 16 Houston guard James Harden becomes first player to score 55+ points in back-to-back NBA games since Wilt Chamberlain (1962); scores 58 in 145-142 OT loss to Brooklyn; 18 straight games with 30+ points
- Jan 16 UK Prime Minister Theresa May wins vote of no confidence in her government 325 to 306
- Jan 16 UN says at least 890 killed in ethnic violence in the western Democratic Republic of Congo in December, with 465 building destroyed, delaying the presidential election
- Jan 17 Car bomb in Bogotá, Colombia, outside the National Police Academy kills at least 8 and injures 41
- Jan 17 China executes Cai Dongjia, the country's "godfather of crystal meth" from Boshe, Guangdong
- Jan 17 Indian spiritual leader Ram Rahim Singh and two aides sentenced to life in prison for murdering journalist who exposed sexual abuse at the sect
- Jan 20 AFC Championship, Arrowhead Stadium, KC: New England Patriots beat Kansas City Chiefs, 37-31 OT
- Jan 20 NFC Championship, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans: Los Angeles Rams beat New Orleans Saints, 26-23 OT
- Jan 21 A light aircraft carrying EPL team Cardiff City's record signing Emiliano Sala of French club FC Nantes disappears near the Channel islands en route to Wales
Thompson 3-Point Range Record
Jan 21 Golden State guard Klay Thompson sets an NBA record by making his first 10 attempts from 3-point range as the Warriors beat the LA Lakers, 130-111; Thompson scores 44 points
Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees
Jan 21 Li Na of China becomes first Asian player to be elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame; joins Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Mary Pierce of France as Class of 2019 inductees
- Jan 23 New record for most expensive US property, $238 million for penthouse condominium overlooking Central Park, NY, bought by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin
- Jan 23 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disinvites President Donald Trump from making a State of the Union address in Congress citing government shutdown
Guaido Declares Himself President
Jan 23 Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declares himself acting President amid widespread violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro's regime
- Jan 24 17 temperature records broken in South Australia including highest ever recorded for capital Adelaide at 46.6C
- Jan 24 Search for missing Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala is called off after rescuers fail to find aircraft that disappeared from radar over English Channel 3 days earlier; search resumes funded by soccer community donations; wreckage discovered Feb 3
Sports History
Jan 24 Thierry Henry is dismissed as head coach of Monaco
- Jan 24 US government recognises Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's President
- Jan 25 At least 20 people have died this week in Venezuelan anti-government protests according to the UN
Leaving Neverland
Jan 25 Documentary "Leaving Neverland" detailing singer Michael Jackson's relationship with two boys premieres at the Sundance Film Festival
- Jan 25 Longest-ever US government shutdown ends after 35 days when President Donald Trump agrees to three week of negotiations on border security by a House-Senate conference committee
- Jan 25 Roger Stone, political lobbyist for Donald Trump, is arrested as part of Mueller investigation for obstruction of justice, witness tampering and making false statements
- Jan 25 Tailing dam for an iron ore mine in Brumadinho, south-eastern Brazil, collapses killing at least 110 with 238 missing
- Jan 26 64th NHL All Star Games, SAP Centre, San Jose, CA: Metropolitan All Stars win four-team, 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, C
1st Japanese Wins Australian Open
Jan 26 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka becomes world #1 ranked player with 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic; first Japanese player to win Australian singles title
- Jan 26 Five people shot and killed in domestic deputes in Louisiana, a 21- year old gunman arrested a day later
Đoković's Record 7th Title
Jan 27 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his record 7th Australian singles title; beats Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
- Jan 27 Landslide kills 15 at a wedding party in a hotel in Abancay, Peru
NFL Pro Bowl
Jan 27 NFL Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 26-7; MVPs: Patrick Mahomes, KC Chiefs, QB; Jamal Adams, NY Jets, S
- Jan 27 Tornado strikes Havana, Cuba, killing three and injuring 172
- Jan 27 Two bombs at a Roman Catholic cathedral on Jolo Island, southern, Philippines kills 20, Islamic State claims responsibility
- Jan 28 Draft framework for peace agreement to end 17-year conflict in Afghanistan agreed by US and Afghan negotiators
- Jan 28 US Justice Department charges Chinese firm Huawei with bank and wire fraud
- Jan 29 "Empire" star Jussie Smollett suffers suspected racist and homophobic attack in Chicago; later determined to be a self-perpetrated hoax
- Jan 29 Approaching polar vortex prompts state of emergency to be declared in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama and Mississippi. US Postal Service suspends deliveries to ten states.
Nurmagomedov, McGregor Fined, Suspended
Jan 29 In the aftermath to a wild ending to UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov ($500k & 9 months) and Conor McGregor ($50k & 6 months) are issued fines and suspensions; bans retroactive to October 6, 2018
- Jan 29 Norwegian government proposes building a floating road tunnel as part of a new roadway between Kristiansand and Trondheim [1]
- Jan 29 Tehran, Iran bans dog walking in public, and driving with dogs
- Jan 29 Toronto landscaper Bruce McArthur admits in court to the murder of eight gay men
Famous Weddings
- Jan 1 Austrian women Nicole Kopaunik (37) and Daniela Paier (37) become the 1st same-sex couple to be officially married in the predominantly Catholic country, in a ceremony in Velden, southern Austria, shortly after midnight
Famous Deaths
- Jan 1 George, the last Hawaiian tree snail of his kind (Achatinella apexfulva species), dies at the University of Hawaii aged 14 years
- Jan 1 Juan Guinjoan, Catalan composer and pianist, dies at 87
- Jan 2 "Mean" Gene Okerlund, American pro wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host (WWF, WCW), dies of kidney failure at 76
- Jan 2 Bob Einstein, American comedian (Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne), dies of leukemia at 76
- Jan 2 Daryl Dragon, American keyboardist (The Beach Boys (touring); Captain & Tennille - "Love Will Keep Us Together"), dies of kidney failure at 76
- Jan 2 Julia Grant [prev George Roberts], transgender activist featured in "A Change of Sex", dies at 64
- Jan 3 Herbert Kelleher, American lawyer, and airline executive (Southwest Airlines co-founder), dies at 87
- Jan 4 John Burningham, English author and illustrator of children's books (Mr Grumpy's Outing), dies at 82
- Jan 5 Dragoslav Šekularac, Serbian footballer, dies at 81
- Jan 5 Eric Haydock [Haddock], British rock bassist (The Hollies, 1962-66 - "Look Through Any Window"), dies at 75
- Jan 7 Clydie Mae King, American session and touring vocalist (Ray Charles; Bob Dylan; Humble Pie; Lynyrd Skynrd), dies of a blood infection at 75
- Jan 7 John Joubert, British South African composer (The Raising of Lazarus; An English Requiem), and educator, dies at 91
- Jan 7 Paul Gutama Soegijo, Indonesian composer working in Germany, dies at 84
- Jan 8 Patricia McBride Lousada, American ballerina (Ballet Society/New York City Ballet, 1946-51), and cookbook author (Pasta Italian Style), dies at 89
- Jan 9 Joseph Howze, American Roman Catholic bishop, 1st African American Bishop to be appointed in 20th century, dies at 95
- Jan 11 J. D. Gibbs, American auto racer, team owner (Joe Gibbs Racing), dies of degenerative neurological disease at 49
- Jan 11 Michael Atiyah, English mathematician (Atiyah-Singer Index, Fields Medal 1966), dies at 89
- Jan 12 Bob Kuechenberg, American football guard (6 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1972, 73 Miami Dolphins; First-team All-Pro 1975, 78), dies of a heart attack at 71
- Jan 12 Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham], American guitarist, singer and record executive (Dark Moon), dies at 95
Mel Stottlemyre (1941-2019)
Jan 13 American baseball pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; NY Yankees) and coach (5 x World Series; NY Mets, NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 77
- Jan 15 Carol Channing, American comic actress, and singer (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hello Dolly), dies at 97
- Jan 15 Steve Madaio, American session and touring trumpet player (Paul Butterfield; Stevie Wonder; Rolling Stones), dies of a heart attack at 70
- Jan 16 Hugh Lewin, South African anti-apartheid activist and writer (Bandiet: Seven Years in a South African Prison), dies at 79
John C. Bogle (1929-2019)
Jan 16 American investor and business magnate (founder and chief executive of The Vanguard Group), dies at 89
- Jan 16 Rita Vidaurri, American Ranchera singer, dies at 94
- Jan 17 Lajos Papp, Hungarian composer (Otoño / Autumn), and educator, dies at 83
- Jan 17 Reggie Young, American session guitarist (The Memphis Boys), dies of heart failure at 82 [1]
- Jan 17 Windsor Davies, British actor (It Ain't Half Hot Mum), dies at 88
- Jan 18 Glen Wood, American auto racer, team owner (Wood Bros Racing), dies at 93
- Jan 19 Henry Sy, Chinese- Filipino businessman known as the "Philippines' Retail King", dies at 94
- Jan 19 Mario Bertoncini, Italian composer, dies at 86
- Jan 19 Ted McKenna, Scottish drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band; Rory Gallagher), dies from surgery complication at 68
- Jan 20 Dumisani Kumalo, South African anti-apartheid activist and UN ambassador, dies at 71
- Jan 20 Mithra Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (2 Tests), dies at 67
- Jan 20 Muriel Pavlow, British actress (Murder, She Said, Reach for the Sky), dies at 97
- Jan 21 Harris Wofford, American politician (Sen-D-Pennsylvania 1991-94), head of AmeriCorps, dies at 92
- Jan 21 Kaye Ballard, American stage and screen actress, comedienne, and singer (Mothers-in-Law - "Kaye"), dies at 93
- Jan 21 Maxine Brown, American country music singer (Browns), dies at 87
- Jan 21 Russell Baker, American columnist, author and humorist (NY Times), dies at 93
- Jan 22 Charles Vandenhove, Belgian architect (Standard-Omnisporthal, Luik), dies at 91
- Jan 23 Diana Athill, English writer and editor (Stet), dies at 101
- Jan 23 Jonas Mekas, American avant garde filmmaker and film critic, dies at 96
- Jan 23 Norman Orentreich, American dermatologist known as "the father of modern hair transplantation", dies at 96
- Jan 23 Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean Afro-Jazz and 'tuku' singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sarawoga; Tolerance; Tuku Music), dies of diabetes complications at 66 [1]
- Jan 25 Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist, dies at 86
- Jan 25 Florence Knoll Bassett, American furniture designer (Knoll), dies at 101
- Jan 25 Meshulam Riklis, Turkish-born Israeli businessman and husband of Pia Zadora, dies at 95
- Jan 26 Michel Legrand, French composer, film score arranger and jazz musician (Summer of '42; "Windmills of Your Mind"), dies at 86
- Jan 26 Wilma Lipp, Austrian soprano (Vienna Opera, 1945-81; Mozart's Die Zauberflöte - "Queen of the Night"), dies at 93
- Jan 27 Peter Magowan, American businessman (CEO Safeway 1979-93) and sports executive (owner SF Giants 1993-2008), dies of liver cancer at 76
- Jan 28 Kim Bok-dong, Korean sex slave activist, dies at 92
- Jan 29 Andy Hebenton, Canadian ice hockey right wing (record 630 consecutive games; NY Rangers, Boston Bruins), dies at 89
- Jan 29 James Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("Somewhere Out There"; "Just Once"), dies of brain cancer at 66
- Jan 30 Bernard Nevill, British textile designer, dies at 88
- Jan 30 Glen Dale [Richard Garforth], British rock guitarist (The Fortunes, 1963-66 - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"), dies at 79
- Jan 30 Stewart Adams, English pharmacologist (developed Ibuprofen), dies at 95 [1]
- Jan 31 John Manke, American USMC fighter pilot and NASA test pilot (HL-10), dies at 87 [1]
