Historical Events
Music Concert
Jan 1 Johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars
Johnny Cash
- Jan 1 Montserrat adopts constitution
- Jan 1 A photograph of a South African boy in a torn vest is published in the Daily Herald; it was illegal to employ a 'native' under 18 in the mines under the Native Labour Regulation Act
- Jan 1 46th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #6 Wisconsin, 44-8
- Jan 1 26th Sugar Bowl: #2 Mississippi beats #3 LSU, 21-0
- Jan 1 26th Orange Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #18 Missouri, 14-0
- Jan 2 1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax)
- Jan 2 John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years
- Jan 2 Roger Sessions' 4th Symphony, premieres
Event of Interest
Jan 2 Senator John F. Kennedy, announces his candidacy for the US Presidency
John F. Kennedy
- Jan 4 European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm
- Jan 5 Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from NY Senator Kenneth Keating
- Jan 7 The Polaris missile is tested
- Jan 9 Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins
- Jan 10 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Delmore Schwartz
- Jan 11 LaMar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts
- Jan 12 Gary Sobers and Frank Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wkt WI v England
Event of Interest
Jan 12 Syracuse National Dolph Schayes is 1st NBA'er to score 15,000 points
Dolph Schayes
- Jan 14 Tuindorp-Oostzaan in Northern Amsterdam, flooded
Elvis Presley in the Army
Jan 14 US Army promotes Elvis Presley to Sergeant
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Treaty of Interest
Jan 19 Eisenhower & Premier Kishi sign US-Japanese Security pact
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Jan 20 Patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo
- Jan 21 Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km
- Jan 21 Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook, South Africa; 417 die of methane poisoning
- Jan 22 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia
- Jan 22 Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title
- Jan 23 Bathosphere "Trieste", crewed by Jacques Piccard and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh, reaches bottom of Pacific (10,900 m)
- Jan 24 Algeria uprises against French president De Gaulle
- Jan 26 High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points
- Jan 26 Oakland Raiders enter the American Football League
Election of Interest
Jan 26 Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot
Pete Rozelle
- Jan 28 1st photograph bounced off Moon, Washington, D.C.
Event of Interest
Jan 28 "The Goon Show"'s final episode on BBC radio
Spike Milligan
- Jan 28 NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises
- Jan 30 CIA OKs Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart)
- Jan 30 Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands
- Jan 30 Riot curtails third days play at Port-Of-Spain WI v England
- Jan 30 US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss
- Jan 30 US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins
- Jan 30 African National Party is founded in Chad
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns)
- Jan 2 Raman Lamba, Indian cricketer (opening batsman 1986-87)
- Jan 2 Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author
- Jan 3 Sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India
- Jan 4 Cory Everson, American body builder (6X Ms Olympia), born in Racine Wisconsin
- Jan 4 Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand)
- Jan 4 April Winchell, American actress
- Jan 5 Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series)
- Jan 5 Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer
- Jan 6 Paul William Azinger, American PGA golfer (1987 Phoenix Open), born in Holyoke MA
- Jan 6 Paul Azinger, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1993), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Jan 6 Nigella Lawson, English chef and writer, born in London, England
- Jan 7 David Marciano, American actor (Det Ray Vecchio-Due South), born in Newark New Jersey
- Jan 7 Tierre Turner, American actor (Waverly Wonders, Cop & the Kid), born in Detroit Michigan
- Jan 7 Loretta Sanchez, American politician
- Jan 7 Mohammed Javad Zarif, Iranian politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs), born in Broujerd
- Jan 8 Jolanda Egger, Playboy playmate (June, 1983), born in Lucerne, Switzerland
- Jan 9 David Peoples, American golfer (1991 Buick Southern Open), born in Augusta, Maine
- Jan 9 Lisa Walters, Canadian LPGA golfer (Itoki Hawaiian-1992, 93), born in Prince Rupert British Columbia
- Jan 10 Benoît Pelletier, Canadian politician
- Jan 10 Samira Said, Moroccan singer
- Jan 12 Dominique Wilkins, NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks)
- Jan 12 Rob Derksen, Australian baseball head coach (Olympics 1996)
- Jan 12 Oliver Platt, Canadian actor
- Jan 13 Kevin Anderson, American actor (Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy), born in Gurnee Illinois
- Jan 13 Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach
- Jan 15 Tim Curtis, cricketer (England righty batsman in 5 Tests 1988-89)
- Jan 15 Kelly Asbury, American director and actor
- Jan 15 Aaron Jay Kernis, American composer
- Jan 16 Richard Elliot, Scottish-born American jazz saxophonist (When a Man Loves a Woman cover), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Jan 17 Chili Davis, American-Jamaican baseball outfielder (California Angels), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jan 17 John Crawford, bass (Berlin-You Take My Breath Away), born in Palo Alto, California
- Jan 17 Chatchai Plengpanich, Thai actor
- Jan 18 Mark Rylance [David Mark Rylance Waters], English actor (Bridge of Spies) and theatre director, born in Ashford, Kent
- Jan 19 Alfrederick Joyner, American triple jumper (Olympic gold 1984), Eastern St Louis
Michael Hutchence
Jan 22 Michael Hutchence, Australian rock vocalist/actor (INXS, Dogs in Space), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1997)
Michael Hutchence
- Jan 23 Greg Ritchie, cricketer (Qld & Aust batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote)
- Jan 23 Misha Mck, American actress (Gerri-Me & Mrs C), born in East Orange New Jersey
- Jan 23 Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and skysurfing pioneer (d. 1998)
- Jan 26 Gary Plummer, NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, SF 49ers)
- Jan 26 Jeanette Bolden, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 26 Road Warrior Animal, American professional wrestler
- Jan 26 Charlie Gillingham, American musician (Counting Crows)
- Jan 28 John Caliri, American actor (Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble), born in Providence Rhode Island
- Jan 28 Robert von Dassanowsky, American cultural historian, writer, and producer
- Jan 29 Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist (Queen Sophia 1st prize)
- Jan 29 Eddie Jackson, bassist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
- Jan 29 Greg Louganis, American diver (Olympic gold 10m & 3m springboard 1984, 88), born in San Diego, California
- Jan 29 Matthew Ashford, American actor (Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives), born in Davenport Iowa
- Jan 29 Sean Kerly, hockey player
- Jan 29 Steve Sax, 2nd baseman (LA Dodgers, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox)
- Jan 29 Gia Carangi, American model (d. 1986)
- Jan 29 J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician
- Jan 30 Tony O'Dell, American actor (Alan Pinkard-Head of the Class), born in Pasadena California
- Jan 31 Elaine Roque, American beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996), born in Santa Monica California
- Jan 31 Grant Morrison, British comic book author
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
Jan 22 Comedic actor Bob Denver (25) weds Maggie Ryan in California
Bob Denver
- Jan 31 Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress/singer Phyllis Newman in NYC
Famous Deaths
- Jan 1 Margaret Sullavan, American actress (Three Comrades), dies of barbiturate overdose at 50
- Jan 2 Cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60
- Jan 2 Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American writer and novelist (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), dies at about 79
- Jan 2 Fausto Coppi, Italian, ran world record 45,798 km, dies at 40
- Jan 2 Friedrich Adler, Austrian socialist politician, revolutionary and murderer of premier Storgkh, dies at 80
- Jan 2 Paul Sauvé, Canadian politician (b. 1907)
- Jan 3 Victor Sjöström, Swedish director (Wind, Under the Red Robe), dies at 80
Albert Camus
Jan 4 Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46
Albert Camus
- Jan 5 Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies
- Jan 5 Pavel P Parenago, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 53
- Jan 6 Edith Barstow, American choreographer (Frankie Laine Time, The Gem of the Ocean), dies at 54
- Jan 6 Erik Lindahl, Swedish economist (Scope & Means), dies at 68
- Jan 7 Luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80
- Jan 7 Dorothea Lambert Chambers, British tennis player (7-time Wimbledon champion), dies at 81
- Jan 9 Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)
- Jan 10 Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 80
- Jan 11 Johan E. Elias, Dutch historian (Amsterdam's regency), dies at 84
- Jan 12 Nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Aust author (Town like Alice), dies at 60
- Jan 13 Sibilla Aleramo [Rina Faccio], Italian feminist and poet (Una Donna), dies at 83
- Jan 20 Matt Moore, Irish-American actor and director (Coquette, Deluge), dies at 72
- Jan 24 John Miljan, American actor (The Ten Commandments, Possessed, Final Extra, Susan Lenox), dies at 67
- Jan 25 Diana Barrymore, American actress (Nightmare, Lady Courageous, Fired Wife), dies of an alcohol and drug overdose at 38
- Jan 25 Rutland Boughton, British composer (The Immortal Hour), dies at 82
- Jan 28 Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54
- Jan 28 Zora Neale Hurston, American author, dies at 69
- Jan 29 Louis Jean Heydt, American actor (Waterfront, Gone with the Wind, The Great McGinty), dies from a heart attack at 54
- Jan 31 Lowell Gilmore, American actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Living Christ Series), dies at 53