1890 - Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence) 1890 - Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966) 1891 - Frank Pettingell, Liverpool England, actor (Gaslight, Goose Steps Out) 1892 - Artur Rodzinski, Spalato, Dalmatia, Poland, conductor/composer 1892 - Manuel Roxas y Acuna, 1st president Philippines 1892 - Miklos Radnai, composer 1894 - Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007) 1894 - Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974) 1895 - J Edgar Hoover, Mr FBI 1895 - Nathaniel Shilkret, NYC, conductor 1896 - Maurice Jacobson, composer 1896 - Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) 1896 - Yitzhak Edel, composer 1897 - Walter Greaza, St Paul Minn, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye) 1898 - George van Derton, Belgian 1898 - George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race) 1898 - Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) 1899 - Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer 1899 - Lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu) 1899 - Raymond Loucheur, composer 1900 - Hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF) 1900 - William Haines, Staunton VA, actor (Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney) 1900 - Xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo) 1900 - Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986) 1901 - Christine WI Wittewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch MP (CDD) 1902 - Buster Nupen, cricketer (1-eyed South African quick, great on matting) 1902 - Dimiter Nenov, composer 1904 - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982) 1904 - Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993) 1905 - Melvin Price, (Rep-D-IL, 1945- ) 1905 - Stanisław Mazur, Polish mathematician (d. 1981) 1905 - Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (d. 1985) 1906 - Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932) 1906 - Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974) 1907 - Erich Schmid, composer 1908 - Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) 1909 - Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964) 1909 - D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) 1909 - Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) 1909 - Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) 1910 - Russ Bender, actor/writer (Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster) 1911 - Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27] 1911 - Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger) 1912 - Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole 1912 - Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader 1912 - Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) 1913 - Eliot Janeway, financial writer (Economics of Chaos) 1914 - Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944) 1915 - Francois Bondy, writer 1915 - Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner 1916 - Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) 1917 - Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) 1917 - Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) 1918 - Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) 1918 - Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) 1919 - Bernard Drukker, Dutch organist/pianist/orch leader (Devil's Wheel) 1919 - Carole Landis, Fairchild WI, actress (One Million BC, Topper Returns) 1919 - J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, NYC, novelist (Catcher in the Rye) 1919 - Rocky Graziano, New York City, US boxer (Middleweight champ) and entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Miami Undercover) 1920 - Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) 1920 - Roger Peacock, writer
1947 - Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer 1947 - Peter Lankhorst, Dutch MP (PPR) 1947 - Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Rus cosmonaut (Soyuz T-8, TM-4, STS 63) 1947 - Jon Corzine, American politician 1947 - Paula Tsui, Hong Kong singer 1948 - Pavel Grachev, Russian general 1949 - Nikolai Tikhonovich Moskalenko, Russia, cosmonaut 1949 - Peter Dormer, arts writer 1949 - Daniel E Gawthrop, American composer 1950 - Morgan Fisher, rock keyboardist (British Lions) 1950 - Svetlana Georgievna Beregovkina, Russia, cosmonaut 1950 - Yevgeni Vladimirovich Saley, cosmonaut 1951 - Frans Kellendonk, author (Ruin, The Good for Nothing) 1951 - Jaco Pastorius, rocker 1951 - Ashfaq Hussain, Urdu poet 1951 - Nana Patekar, Indian film and stage actor 1951 - Hans-Joachim Stuck, German race car driver 1953 - Alpha Blondy, [Seydou Kone], Ivory coast, reggae singer (Jerusalem) 1953 - Kevin Hangon, composer 1953 - Rochelle S Abramson, violinist 1953 - Greg Carmichael, British guitarist (Acoustic Alchemy) 1954 - Fr David, Paris France, rocker 1954 - Bob Menendez, American politician 1955 - Michael James Sullivan, Gary IN, PGA golfer (1980 Southern Open) 1956 - Anatoli Borisovich Polonsky, Russia, lt-colonel/cosmonaut 1956 - Sergei Vasiliyevich Avdeyev, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-15, SK:TM-28) 1956 - Mark R. Hughes, American entrepreneur (d. 2000) 1956 - Kji Yakusho, Japanese actor 1957 - Ewa Kasprzyk, Polish actress 1957 - Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer, professor and politician 1958 - Grandmaster Flash, [Joseph Saddler], NYC, rocker (Message) 1958 - Ren Woods, Portland Oregon, actress (Fanta-Roots) 1959 - Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghanistan, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6) 1959 - Azali Assoumani, Comorian president 1960 - Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns) 1961 - Irv Eatman, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers) 1961 - Marcia Cross, actress (Melrose Place) 1961 - Fiona Phillips, British television presenter 1961 - Mark Wingett, British actor
1962 - Ravshanbek Aliyev, Kirgiz, cosmonaut 1962 - Ari Up, German musician (The Slits) 1963 - Glenn Trimble, cricketer (son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986) 1963 - Lance Smith, NFL guard (NY Giants) 1963 - Lina Kačiuytė, Lithuanian swimmer 1964 - DeDee Pfeiffer, actress (Cybill) 1964 - Juliana Donald, American actress 1965 - Andrew O Valmon, Brooklyn NY, 400m runner 1965 - Harry Galbreath, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers) 1965 - Mark Dewey, US baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1966 - Mika Nieminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland, Oly-br-1998) 1966 - Rawley Valberde, Oceanside Calif, actor (Amado-Santa Barbara) 1967 - Andy Heck, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawk, Chicago Bears) 1967 - Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs) 1967 - Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Spanish film director 1967 - John Digweed, English DJ 1967 - Tim Dog, American rapper 1968 - John de Visser, soccer player (SC Heerenveen) 1968 - Sandy Beasley, Richmond BC, softball outfielder (Olympics-96) 1968 - Davor uker, Croatian footballer 1968 - Miki Higashino, Japanese composer 1969 - Morris Chestnut, actor (Boyz N the Hood) 1969 - Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward (Team Germany) 1969 - Sophie Okonedo, British actress 1969 - Christi Paul, American news anchor 1969 - Verne Troyer, American actor 1969 - Nicolle Dickson, Australian actress 1970 - Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) 1970 - Tom Sier, soccer player (SC Heerenveen) 1970 - Vadim Glovatskiy, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998) 1970 - Gabriel Jarret, American actor 1971 - Beno Bryant, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals) 1971 - Bobby Holik, Jihlava Cze, NHL left wing (NJ Devils, Team Czech Rep) 1971 - Bridget Pettis, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury) 1971 - Kevin Lee, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots) 1971 - Kevin Mitchell, NFL linebacker (SF 49ers)
153 BC - Roman consuls begin their year in office. 45 BC - The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time. 69 - The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Aulus Vitellius Germanicus as emperor. 193 - The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman Emperor. 1001 - Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. 1259 - Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris. 1438 - Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary. 1515 - King Francis I of France succeeds to the French throne. 1527 - Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin. 1600 - Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25. 1651 - Charles II is crowned King of Scotland. 1700 - Russia begins using the Anno Domini era and no longer uses the Anno Mundi era of the Byzantine Empire. 1707 - John V is crowned King of Portugal. 1739 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. 1772 - The first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities, go on sale in London. 1773 - The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16-17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, England. 1781 - 1,500 soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne's command rebel against the Continental Army's winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey as part of the Pennsylvania (Continentals; Regiment) Mutiny of 1781. 1788 - First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published. 1800 - The Dutch East India Company is dissolved. 1801 - The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1801 - The dwarf planet Ceres is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi. 1803 - Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Ty Sơn Dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam. 1804 - French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black republic and second independent country on the American Continent after the U.S. 1806 - The French Republican Calendar is abolished. 1808 - The importation of slaves into the United States is banned. 1810 - Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB officially becomes Governor of New South Wales 1812 - The Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington, orders troops from Durham Castle to break up a miners strike in Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham 1822 - The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly of Epidaurus. 1833 - The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. 1845 - The Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed. 1860 - First Polish stamp is issued. 1861 - Porfirio Daz conquers Mexico City. 1863 - American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory. 1863 - The first claim under the Homestead Act is made by Daniel Freeman for a farm in Nebraska. 1873 - Japan begins using the Gregorian calendar. 1877 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India. 1880 - Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal. 1885 - Twenty-five nations adopt Sanford Fleming's proposal for Standard Time (and also, time zones) 1890 - Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government. 1890 - The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is first held. 1892 - Ellis Island opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States. 1894 - The Manchester Ship Canal, England, is officially opened to traffic. 1898 - New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs. 1899 - Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
1901 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate. 1901 - The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister. 1902 - The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena. 1906 - British India officially adopts the Indian Standard Time. 1908 - For the first time, a ball is dropped in New York City's Times Square to signify the start of the New Year at midnight. 1909 - Drilling begins on the Lakeview Gusher. 1910 - Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear Admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members), since Horatio Nelson. 1911 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control. 1912 - The Republic of China is established. 1916 - German troops abandon Yaound and their Kamerun colony to British forces and begin the long march to Spanish Guinea. 1920 - The Belorussian Communist Organisation is founded as a separate party. 1923 - Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS. 1927 - Turkey adopts the Gregorian calendar: December 18, 1926 (Julian), is immediately followed by January 1, 1927 (Gregorian). 1928 - Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc. 1929 - The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver. 1932 - The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. 1934 - Alcatraz Island becomes a United States federal prison. 1934 - Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring". 1937 - Safety glass in vehicle windscreens becomes mandatory in Great Britain. 1939 - William Hewlett and David Packard found Hewlett-Packard. 1939 - Sydney, Australia, swelters in 45 ˚C (113 ˚F) heat, a record for the city. 1942 - The Declaration by the United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations. 1945 - World War II: In retaliation for the Malmedy massacre, U.S. troops massacre 30 SS prisoners at Chenogne. 1945 - World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Unternehmen Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
1945 - World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major German offensive on the Western Front begins. 1947 - The American and British occupation zones in Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, that later became the Federal Republic of Germany. 1947 - The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. 1948 - The British railway network is nationalised to form British Railways. 1948 - The Constitution of Italy comes into force. 1949 - United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly. 1954 - NBC makes the first coast-to-coast NTSC color broadcast when it telecast the Tournament of Roses Parade , with public demonstrations given across the United States on prototype color receivers. 1956 - The Republic of the Sudan achieves independence from the Egyptian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 1956 - A new year event causes panic and stampedes at Yahiko Shrine, Yahiko, central Niigata, Japan, killing at least 124 people. 1957 - George Town, Penang becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 1957 - An Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit attacks Brookeborough RUC barracks in one of the most famous incidents of the IRA's Operation Harvest. 1958 - The European Community is established. 1959 - Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during the Cuban Revolution. 1960 - The Republic of Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 1962 - Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa. 1962 - United States Navy SEALs established. 1964 - The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia. 1965 - The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul. 1966 - A twelve-day New York City transit strike begins. 1966 - After a coup, Colonel Jean-Bdel Bokassa assumes power as president of the Central African Republic. 1970 - Unix epoch time begins at 00:00:00 UTC/GMT. 1971 - Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television. 1973 - Denmark, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland are admitted into the European Community. 1978 - Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 crashes into the sea, due to instrument failure and pilot disorientation, off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. 1978 - The Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands becomes effective. 1979 - Formal diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. 1980 - Victoria is crowned princess of Sweden.
1981 - The Republic of Greece is admitted into the European Community. 1981 - The Republic of Palau achieves self-government though it is not independent from the United States. 1982 - Peruvian Javier Prez de Cullar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary General of the United Nations. 1983 - The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. 1984 - The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T. 1984 - The Sultanate of Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 1985 - The Internet's Domain Name System is created. 1985 - The first British mobile phone call is made by Ernie Wise to Vodafone. 1986 - Aruba becomes independent of Curaao, though it remains in free association with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1986 - The Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic are admitted into the European Community. 1988 - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. 1989 - The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer comes into force. 1990 - David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor. 1993 - Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. 1993 - A single market within the European Community is introduced. 1994 - The Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican State of Chiapas. 1994 - The North American Free Trade Agreement comes into effect. 1995 - The World Trade Organization goes into effect. 1995 - The Kingdom of Sweden and the republics of Austria and Finland are admitted into the European Union. 1995 - The Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe becomes the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 1995 - The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves. 1996 - Curaao gains limited self-government, though it remains within free association with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1997 - The Republic of Zare officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Zare. 1997 - Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan is appointed Secretary General of the United Nations. 1998 - Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence. 1998 - The European Central Bank is established. 1999 - The Euro currency is introduced in 11 countries - members of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden). 2002 - Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union's member states. 2002 - Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei. 2002 - The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force. 2004 - In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007. 2006 - Sydney, Australia swelters through its hottest New Years Day on record. The thermometer peaked at 45 C (113 F), sparking bushfires and power outages. (Same as 1939) 2007 - Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union. Also, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Irish become official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages. 2007 - Adam Air Flight 574 disappears over Indonesia with 102 people on board. 2008 - Malta and Cyprus officially adopt the Euro currency and become the fourteenth and fifteenth Eurozone countries. 2009 - 66 die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand. 2010 - A suicide car bomber detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
1947 - Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer 1947 - Peter Lankhorst, Dutch MP (PPR) 1947 - Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Rus cosmonaut (Soyuz T-8, TM-4, STS 63) 1947 - Jon Corzine, American politician 1947 - Paula Tsui, Hong Kong singer 1948 - Pavel Grachev, Russian general 1949 - Nikolai Tikhonovich Moskalenko, Russia, cosmonaut 1949 - Peter Dormer, arts writer 1949 - Daniel E Gawthrop, American composer 1950 - Morgan Fisher, rock keyboardist (British Lions) 1950 - Svetlana Georgievna Beregovkina, Russia, cosmonaut 1950 - Yevgeni Vladimirovich Saley, cosmonaut 1951 - Frans Kellendonk, author (Ruin, The Good for Nothing) 1951 - Jaco Pastorius, rocker 1951 - Ashfaq Hussain, Urdu poet 1951 - Nana Patekar, Indian film and stage actor 1951 - Hans-Joachim Stuck, German race car driver 1953 - Alpha Blondy, [Seydou Kone], Ivory coast, reggae singer (Jerusalem) 1953 - Kevin Hangon, composer 1953 - Rochelle S Abramson, violinist 1953 - Greg Carmichael, British guitarist (Acoustic Alchemy) 1954 - Fr David, Paris France, rocker 1954 - Bob Menendez, American politician 1955 - Michael James Sullivan, Gary IN, PGA golfer (1980 Southern Open) 1956 - Anatoli Borisovich Polonsky, Russia, lt-colonel/cosmonaut 1956 - Sergei Vasiliyevich Avdeyev, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-15, SK:TM-28) 1956 - Mark R. Hughes, American entrepreneur (d. 2000) 1956 - Kji Yakusho, Japanese actor 1957 - Ewa Kasprzyk, Polish actress 1957 - Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer, professor and politician 1958 - Grandmaster Flash, [Joseph Saddler], NYC, rocker (Message) 1958 - Ren Woods, Portland Oregon, actress (Fanta-Roots) 1959 - Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghanistan, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6) 1959 - Azali Assoumani, Comorian president 1960 - Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns) 1961 - Irv Eatman, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers) 1961 - Marcia Cross, actress (Melrose Place) 1961 - Fiona Phillips, British television presenter 1961 - Mark Wingett, British actor
1962 - Ravshanbek Aliyev, Kirgiz, cosmonaut 1962 - Ari Up, German musician (The Slits) 1963 - Glenn Trimble, cricketer (son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986) 1963 - Lance Smith, NFL guard (NY Giants) 1963 - Lina Kačiuytė, Lithuanian swimmer 1964 - DeDee Pfeiffer, actress (Cybill) 1964 - Juliana Donald, American actress 1965 - Andrew O Valmon, Brooklyn NY, 400m runner 1965 - Harry Galbreath, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers) 1965 - Mark Dewey, US baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1966 - Mika Nieminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland, Oly-br-1998) 1966 - Rawley Valberde, Oceanside Calif, actor (Amado-Santa Barbara) 1967 - Andy Heck, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawk, Chicago Bears) 1967 - Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs) 1967 - Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Spanish film director 1967 - John Digweed, English DJ 1967 - Tim Dog, American rapper 1968 - John de Visser, soccer player (SC Heerenveen) 1968 - Sandy Beasley, Richmond BC, softball outfielder (Olympics-96) 1968 - Davor uker, Croatian footballer 1968 - Miki Higashino, Japanese composer 1969 - Morris Chestnut, actor (Boyz N the Hood) 1969 - Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward (Team Germany) 1969 - Sophie Okonedo, British actress 1969 - Christi Paul, American news anchor 1969 - Verne Troyer, American actor 1969 - Nicolle Dickson, Australian actress 1970 - Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) 1970 - Tom Sier, soccer player (SC Heerenveen) 1970 - Vadim Glovatskiy, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998) 1970 - Gabriel Jarret, American actor 1971 - Beno Bryant, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals) 1971 - Bobby Holik, Jihlava Cze, NHL left wing (NJ Devils, Team Czech Rep) 1971 - Bridget Pettis, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury) 1971 - Kevin Lee, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots) 1971 - Kevin Mitchell, NFL linebacker (SF 49ers)
153 BC - Roman consuls begin their year in office. 45 BC - The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time. 69 - The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Aulus Vitellius Germanicus as emperor. 193 - The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman Emperor. 1001 - Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. 1259 - Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris. 1438 - Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary. 1515 - King Francis I of France succeeds to the French throne. 1527 - Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin. 1600 - Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25. 1651 - Charles II is crowned King of Scotland. 1700 - Russia begins using the Anno Domini era and no longer uses the Anno Mundi era of the Byzantine Empire. 1707 - John V is crowned King of Portugal. 1739 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. 1772 - The first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities, go on sale in London. 1773 - The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16-17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, England. 1781 - 1,500 soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne's command rebel against the Continental Army's winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey as part of the Pennsylvania (Continentals; Regiment) Mutiny of 1781. 1788 - First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published. 1800 - The Dutch East India Company is dissolved. 1801 - The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1801 - The dwarf planet Ceres is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi. 1803 - Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Ty Sơn Dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam. 1804 - French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black republic and second independent country on the American Continent after the U.S. 1806 - The French Republican Calendar is abolished. 1808 - The importation of slaves into the United States is banned. 1810 - Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB officially becomes Governor of New South Wales 1812 - The Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington, orders troops from Durham Castle to break up a miners strike in Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham 1822 - The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly of Epidaurus. 1833 - The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. 1845 - The Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed. 1860 - First Polish stamp is issued. 1861 - Porfirio Daz conquers Mexico City. 1863 - American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory. 1863 - The first claim under the Homestead Act is made by Daniel Freeman for a farm in Nebraska. 1873 - Japan begins using the Gregorian calendar. 1877 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India. 1880 - Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal. 1885 - Twenty-five nations adopt Sanford Fleming's proposal for Standard Time (and also, time zones) 1890 - Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government. 1890 - The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is first held. 1892 - Ellis Island opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States. 1894 - The Manchester Ship Canal, England, is officially opened to traffic. 1898 - New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs. 1899 - Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
1901 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate. 1901 - The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister. 1902 - The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena. 1906 - British India officially adopts the Indian Standard Time. 1908 - For the first time, a ball is dropped in New York City's Times Square to signify the start of the New Year at midnight. 1909 - Drilling begins on the Lakeview Gusher. 1910 - Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear Admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members), since Horatio Nelson. 1911 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control. 1912 - The Republic of China is established. 1916 - German troops abandon Yaound and their Kamerun colony to British forces and begin the long march to Spanish Guinea. 1920 - The Belorussian Communist Organisation is founded as a separate party. 1923 - Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS. 1927 - Turkey adopts the Gregorian calendar: December 18, 1926 (Julian), is immediately followed by January 1, 1927 (Gregorian). 1928 - Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc. 1929 - The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver. 1932 - The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. 1934 - Alcatraz Island becomes a United States federal prison. 1934 - Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring". 1937 - Safety glass in vehicle windscreens becomes mandatory in Great Britain. 1939 - William Hewlett and David Packard found Hewlett-Packard. 1939 - Sydney, Australia, swelters in 45 ˚C (113 ˚F) heat, a record for the city. 1942 - The Declaration by the United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations. 1945 - World War II: In retaliation for the Malmedy massacre, U.S. troops massacre 30 SS prisoners at Chenogne. 1945 - World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Unternehmen Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
1945 - World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major German offensive on the Western Front begins. 1947 - The American and British occupation zones in Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, that later became the Federal Republic of Germany. 1947 - The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. 1948 - The British railway network is nationalised to form British Railways. 1948 - The Constitution of Italy comes into force. 1949 - United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly. 1954 - NBC makes the first coast-to-coast NTSC color broadcast when it telecast the Tournament of Roses Parade , with public demonstrations given across the United States on prototype color receivers. 1956 - The Republic of the Sudan achieves independence from the Egyptian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 1956 - A new year event causes panic and stampedes at Yahiko Shrine, Yahiko, central Niigata, Japan, killing at least 124 people. 1957 - George Town, Penang becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 1957 - An Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit attacks Brookeborough RUC barracks in one of the most famous incidents of the IRA's Operation Harvest. 1958 - The European Community is established. 1959 - Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during the Cuban Revolution. 1960 - The Republic of Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 1962 - Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa. 1962 - United States Navy SEALs established. 1964 - The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia. 1965 - The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul. 1966 - A twelve-day New York City transit strike begins. 1966 - After a coup, Colonel Jean-Bdel Bokassa assumes power as president of the Central African Republic. 1970 - Unix epoch time begins at 00:00:00 UTC/GMT. 1971 - Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television. 1973 - Denmark, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland are admitted into the European Community. 1978 - Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 crashes into the sea, due to instrument failure and pilot disorientation, off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. 1978 - The Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands becomes effective. 1979 - Formal diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. 1980 - Victoria is crowned princess of Sweden.
1981 - The Republic of Greece is admitted into the European Community. 1981 - The Republic of Palau achieves self-government though it is not independent from the United States. 1982 - Peruvian Javier Prez de Cullar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary General of the United Nations. 1983 - The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. 1984 - The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T. 1984 - The Sultanate of Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 1985 - The Internet's Domain Name System is created. 1985 - The first British mobile phone call is made by Ernie Wise to Vodafone. 1986 - Aruba becomes independent of Curaao, though it remains in free association with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1986 - The Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic are admitted into the European Community. 1988 - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. 1989 - The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer comes into force. 1990 - David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor. 1993 - Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. 1993 - A single market within the European Community is introduced. 1994 - The Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican State of Chiapas. 1994 - The North American Free Trade Agreement comes into effect. 1995 - The World Trade Organization goes into effect. 1995 - The Kingdom of Sweden and the republics of Austria and Finland are admitted into the European Union. 1995 - The Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe becomes the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 1995 - The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves. 1996 - Curaao gains limited self-government, though it remains within free association with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1997 - The Republic of Zare officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Zare. 1997 - Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan is appointed Secretary General of the United Nations. 1998 - Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence. 1998 - The European Central Bank is established. 1999 - The Euro currency is introduced in 11 countries - members of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden). 2002 - Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union's member states. 2002 - Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei. 2002 - The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force. 2004 - In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007. 2006 - Sydney, Australia swelters through its hottest New Years Day on record. The thermometer peaked at 45 C (113 F), sparking bushfires and power outages. (Same as 1939) 2007 - Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union. Also, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Irish become official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages. 2007 - Adam Air Flight 574 disappears over Indonesia with 102 people on board. 2008 - Malta and Cyprus officially adopt the Euro currency and become the fourteenth and fifteenth Eurozone countries. 2009 - 66 die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand. 2010 - A suicide car bomber detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
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