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January 13: Eugenio María de Hostos's birthday in Puerto Rico (2025); Saint Knut's Day in Finland and Sweden William Price 1884 – Welsh physician William Price (pictured) was arrested for attempting to cremate his deceased infant son; this eventually led to the passing of the Cremation Act 1902 by Parliament .
Still, I was shocked when I checked the calendar on January 16 and discovered just how many icons were born on this day: Kate Moss, Sade, FKA Twigs, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennie from Blackpink, and ...
1907 – Abraham Joshua Heschel, Warsaw-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century, is born. 1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announced the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
1908 - Birth of Edward Teller, Hungarian-born physicist (d. 2003) 1973 - Death of Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician (b. 1901) 2005 - ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the moon; 2007 - Death of James Hillier, Canadian inventor of electron microscope (b. 1915)
January 14. Dress Up Your Pet Day. World Logic Day. January 15. National Hat Day. National Bagel Day. January 16. Appreciate a Dragon Day. National Nothing Day. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday ...
The ten least common birthdays (other than February 29) are December 24–27, January 1–2, February 6, March 22, April 1, and April 25. This is based on all live births registered in New Zealand between 1980 and 2017.
Etta James (January 25, 1938 –January 20, 2012), (born Jamesetta Hawkins) American blues, jazz, and gospel music singer, would have turned 87 this year. Stig Anderson (January 25, 1931 –September 12, 1997), Swedish record producer for ABBA, founder of Polar Music, would have turned 94 this year.
January 1 to 7: Celebration of Life Week, Diet Resolution Week, New Year’s Resolutions Week, National Silent Record Week January 8 to 14: National Mocktail Week, National Pizza Week, Home Office ...