Historical Events
Murder of Interest
Jan 2 Bruno Hauptmann trial begins for kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby
Agreement of Interest
Jan 7 French Foreign minister Pierre Laval and Benito Mussolini sign the Franco-Italian Agreement
- Jan 8 Spectrophotometer patented, AC Hardy
Historic Event
Jan 11 Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland Ca (non-stop, of course)
- Jan 13 Plebiscite in Saar indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany
- Jan 14 Iraq-Mediterranean oil pipeline goes into use
- Jan 14 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: In an all-British final Dorothy Round Little defeats Nancy Lyle 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Jan 14 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Home favourite Jack Crawford wins his 4th Australian title; beats Fred Perry of England 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Jan 15 300 Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition
- Jan 15 Clifford Odets' "Waiting for Lefty" premieres in NYC
- Jan 19 KLM begins flight path between Curacao & Aruba
- Jan 19 Coopers Inc. sells the world's first men's briefs in Chicago, calls it the "Jockey"
- Jan 21 12.0" (30.5 cm) of rain falls, Quinault RS, Washington (state record)
- Jan 21 WFI-AM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania merges with WLIT as WFIL (now WEAZ)
- Jan 21 The Wilderness Society is founded by conservationists
Beer in a Can
Jan 24 1st canned beer, "Krueger's Cream Ale," is sold by American company Krueger Brewing Co.
- Jan 28 Iceland becomes 1st western country to legalize abortion
Meeting of Interest
Jan 30 Ezra Pound meets Benito Mussolini, reads from a draft of "Cantos"
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Harold Martina, Netherland Antilles, pianist/conductor
- Jan 1 Valentin Nikolaevich N Benderov, Russian cosmonaut
- Jan 1 B. Kliban, American cartoonist known for his drawings of cats, usually with horrible puns (Love to Eat Them Mousies), born in Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1990)
- Jan 3 David Vine, British sports broadcaster (BBC Match of the Day, World Snooker C'ships, Olympics coverage), born in Newton Abbot, England (d. 2009)
- Jan 3 Jeremy Kemp, British actor (The Winds of War; The Blue Max), born in Chesterfield, England (d. 2019) [some sources give birth date as 3 Feb 1934]
Floyd Patterson
Jan 4 Floyd Patterson, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1956-59, 1960-62, Olympic gold 1952), born in Waco, North Carolina (d. 2006)
- Jan 4 Kenneth Money, Canadian scientist and CAF astronaut (STS 42-alt), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jan 5 Nancy L. Johnson, American politician (Rep-R-CT, 1983- ), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 6 Nino Tempo [Antonino LoTempio], American session saxophonist and pop vocalist ("Deep Purple"; "Sister James"), born in Niagara Falls, New York
- Jan 6 Paul Wilson, American doo-wop baritone singer (Flamingos, 1953-64 - "I Only Have Eyes For You"; "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1988)
- Jan 6 Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria, born in Madrid, Spain
- Jan 7 Noam Sheriff, Israeli composer, born in Ramat Gan, Israel (d. 2018)
- Jan 7 Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 6, 19, 36/35), born in Vyazniki, Russia (d. 2014)
- Jan 7 Kenny Davern, American jazz clarinetist, born in Huntington, New York (d. 2006)
- Jan 7 Tommy Johnson, American orchestral tubist (Jaws theme), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)
Elvis Presley
Jan 8 Elvis Presley, American King of Rock and Roll ("Hound Dog"; "Love Me Tender"; "Heartbreak Hotel"; "Suspicious Minds"), and actor (Jailhouse Rock; King Creole), born in Tupelo Mississippi (d. 1977)
- Jan 8 Jesse Garon Presley, American stillborn twin brother of Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi (d. 1935)
- Jan 8 Nolan Miller, American fashion & jewellery designer (Dynasty, Love Boat), born in Burkburnett, Texas (d. 2012)
- Jan 8 Ian Bargh, Scottish-born Canadian jazz pianist and composer, born in Prestwick, Scotland (d. 2012)
Bob Denver
Jan 9 Bob Denver, American actor (Gilligan's Island, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2005) [1] [2]
- Jan 9 Richard "Dick" Enberg, American sportscaster (NBC, CBS, ESPN), born in Mt Clemens, Michigan (d. 2017)
- Jan 9 Buddy Scott, American blues guitarist, born in Goodman, Mississippi (d. 1994)
- Jan 9 Earl G. Graves, Sr., American businessman & publisher, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jan 9 Brian Harradine, Australian politician, born in Quorn, Australia (d. 2014)
- Jan 10 Georg Katzer, German composer (electro-acoustic music), born in Habelschwerdt, Silesia (d. 2019)
- Jan 10 Sherrill Milnes, American operatic baritone, born in Downers Grove, Illinois
- Jan 10 Ronnie Hawkins, American-Canadian rock musician, born in Huntsville, Arkansas
- Jan 10 Eddy Clearwater [Edward Harrington], American blues musician (West Side Strut), born in Macon, Mississippi (d. 2018)
- Jan 11 Chuck Barksdale, American baritone doo-wop singer (The Dells - "I Can Sing a Rainbow"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019)
- Jan 11 Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
- Jan 11 Melvyn Hayes [Melvyn Hyams], English actor (Gunner "Gloria Beaumont in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'), born in London, England
- Jan 12 Kreskin, American mentalist, born in Montclair, New Jersey
- Jan 12 Ron Harper, American actor (Wendy & Me, Planet of the Apes), born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
- Jan 12 William Lee Gloden, American country music singer (Oak Ridge Boys), born in Brewton, Alabama
- Jan 13 Mauro Forghieri, Italian automotive & mechanical engineer (Scuderia Ferrari)
- Jan 14 Lucille Wheeler, Canadian alpine skier, born in Mont-Tremblant, Canada
- Jan 15 Malcolm Frager, American concert pianist, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1991)
- Jan 15 Robert Silverberg, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Regan's Planet), born in Brooklyn, New York
A. J. Foyt
Jan 16 A.J. Foyt, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977; 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1967; Daytona 500, 1972; 24 Hours of Daytona, 1983, 1985; 12 Hours of Sebring 1985), born in Houston, Texas
- Jan 16 Udo Lattek, German football striker (VfL Osnabrück) and coach (Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona), born in Boże, Poland (d. 2015)
- Jan 17 Paul O[sborne] Williams, American sci-fi author (Ends of the Circle)
- Jan 17 Ruth Ann Minner, Governor of Delaware
- Jan 18 Raymond Briggs, English author (Fungus the Bogeyman), born in Wimbledon, London
- Jan 18 Jon Stallworthy, English poet, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 2014)
- Jan 18 Gad Yaacobi, Israeli minister, born in Kfar Vitkin, Israel (d. 2007)
- Jan 19 [Augustus] Owsley Stanley III, American audio engineer and LSD cook who worked with the Grateful Dead, born in Kentucky (d. 2011)
- Jan 19 Soumitra Chatterjee, Indian actor, playwright and poet (Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy), born in Calcutta, British India (d. 2020) [1]
- Jan 20 Joan Weston, American Roller Derby Queen, born in Huntington Beach, California (d. 1997)
- Jan 21 Ann Wedgeworth, actress (Tiger's Tale, Men's Club, Bogie), born in Abilene, Texas
- Jan 22 Pierre S Du Pont IV, (gov-Del)
- Jan 22 Seymour Cassel, American actor (Faces, Plain Clothes, Valentino), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2019)
- Jan 23 Robert Parris "Bob" Moses, American civil rights activist (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)), and educator (The Algebra Project), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2021)
- Jan 24 Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer, born in St Helens, United Kingdom (d. 2008)
- Jan 24 Bamber Gascoigne, English television presenter (University Challenge), born in London, England
- Jan 25 Don Maynard, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl 1969; First-team All-AFL 1968, 69; AFL All-Star 1965, 67–69; NY Titans/Jets), born in Crosbyton, Texas (d. 2022)
- Jan 25 António Ramalho Eanes, 17th President of Portugal, born in Castelo Branco Municipality, Portugal
- Jan 25 Conrad Burns, American politician (Senate-R-Montana 1989-2007), born in Gallatin, Missouri (d. 2016)
- Jan 26 Bob Uecker, American baseball catcher (Milwaukee Braves, St.L Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves), actor ("Mr Belvedere") and broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jan 26 Henry Jordan, American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1967, 68; 7 × All-Pro; 4 × Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns, GB Packers), born in Emporia, Virginia (d. 1977)
- Jan 26 Peter Ronnefeld, German composer and conductor (Die Nachtausgabe), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1965)
- Jan 26 Zbigniew Penherski, Polish composer (Little Music for the End of Century), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2019)
- Jan 26 Paula Rego, Portuguese born artist (Cast of Characters From Snow White), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Jan 27 Gillian Beer, professor/president (Clare Hall-Cambridge)
- Jan 28 David John Lodge, British writer and literary critic (Soul & Bodies), born in London, England
- Jan 28 Leonid Hrabovsky, Ukrainian-American contemporary classical composer (Meditation and Pathetic Recitative; Symphonic Frescoes), born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)e
- Jan 28 Manuel dos Santos Lima, Angolan revolutionary and poet (Pele do Diabo), born in Silva Porto, Portuguese Empire
- Jan 28 Nicholas Pryor, American actor (The Hunger Games), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jan 30 Richard Brautigan, American novelist and poet (Trout Fishing in America), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1984)
- Jan 30 John George Hughes, British academic & 9th bishop of Kensington (1987-1994), born in England (d. 1994)
- Jan 30 Elsa Martinelli, Italian actress (Indian Fighter), born in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy (d. 2017)
- Jan 31 Bojidar Dimov, Bulgarian pianist and composer ( Die Hochzeit von Susa), born in Lom, Bulgaria (d. 2003)
- Jan 31 Kenzaburo Oe, Japanese novelist (Catch, Personal Matter) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994, born in Ōse, Japan
Famous Deaths
Teddy Flack
Jan 10 Edwin Flack, Australian athlete, (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m 1896), dies at 61
- Jan 14 Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Urlinie) know for his Schenkerian analysis of music, dies at 66
- Jan 16 Richard Wetz, German composer (Requiem, Op. 50 in B minor), dies of lung cancer at 59
- Jan 16 Ma Barker, American criminal (b. 1871)
- Jan 22 Horace Rawlins, English golfer (US Open 1895), dies at 60
- Jan 28 Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and musician (Armenian Rhapsody), dies at 75
