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January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day.It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).
1789 – Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716) [399] 1793 – Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (b. 1712) [400] 1817 – Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743) [401] 1846 – John Torrington, English sailor and explorer (b. 1825 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. First day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 1 January This article is about the first day of the Gregorian calendar year. For the first day in other calendars, see New Year. For other uses, see New Year's Day (disambiguation). New Year's Day Fireworks in Mexico City for the ...
1882 – A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956) 1886 – Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator (d. 1962) 1888 – Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (d. 1989) 1892 – Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian (d. 1957) [25] 1892 – Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach (d. 1957)
1932 – Des O'Connor, English entertainer, singer and TV presenter (d. 2020) 1933 – Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (d. 2013) 1934 – Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013) 1934 – Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach (d. 2016) 1935 – Teresa del Conde, Mexican historian and critic (d. 2017)
1955 – Simon Rattle, English-German orchestral conductor [29] 1956 – Carman, American singer-songwriter, actor, and television host (d. 2021) 1956 – Susan Solomon, American atmospheric chemist [55] [56] 1957 – Ottis Anderson, American football player and sportscaster; 1957 – Roger Ashton-Griffiths, English actor, screenwriter and film ...
1877 – May Gibbs, English-Australian author and illustrator (d. 1969) 1880 – Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1960) 1881 – Antoni Ĺomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1941) 1881 – Harry Price, English psychologist and author (d. 1948) 1882 – Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (d. 1946)
1832 – Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founded Lord's Cricket Ground (b. 1755) 1838 – Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784) 1860 – William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786) 1864 – Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826) 1872 – William Scamp, English architect and engineer (b. 1801) [54]