January 2

Events

 * - cross the frozen  in large numbers, invading the.
 * - Mercurius becomes, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the.
 * - :, the last stronghold in , surrenders.
 * - The captures,.
 * - becomes the fourth state to ratify the.
 * - in the, marking the beginning of the.
 * - and  partition.
 * - The British is formed.
 * - The discovery of the planet is announced at a meeting of the  in.
 * - becomes King of.
 * - is arrested for  due to having 25 wives.
 * - claims the first  in  on the  against.
 * - unites his oil holdings into the.
 * - becomes the first female staffer for the.
 * - of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America introduces.
 * - announces the  to promote trade with.
 * - : The n fleet surrenders at,.
 * 1905  - The American  union known as the  forms.
 * - The takes over.
 * - The begin in the United States.
 * - The first religious broadcast ( in ).
 * -   resigns due to the.
 * - and the  agree on a plan to preserve.
 * - goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator.
 * - : severely damages the  in,.
 * 1941  - World War II: The U.S. government announces its  program to build freighters in support of the war effort.
 * - World War II: is captured by ese forces.
 * 1942  - The  opens a  base at.
 * - Unable to resume rule after, of   but retains his claim to the.
 * - became the first democratically elected.
 * - nian president is assassinated.
 * - The and  merge.
 * - The first artificial satellite to orbit the moon,, is launched by the
 * - becomes the first statehooder.
 * 1969  - Operation Barrier Reef began in ,
 * - The second kills 66 fans at a - football game.
 * - signs a bill lowering the maximum   to 55  in order to conserve  during an  embargo.
 * - is sworn in as mayor of, becoming the first  woman to lead a city of that size and importance.
 * - Leaders of the three warring factions in meet to discuss peace plans.
 * - begins to circulate new s to stem  and promote confidence.
 * - A brutal smashes into the ern, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at , and 19 inches (487 mm) at , where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 68 deaths are reported.
 * - becomes the first female.
 * 2002  -  is appointed interim  by the Legislative Assembly.
 * - successfully flies past , collecting samples that it will return to  two years later.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, English-born American colonist (d. )
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * -, French shipbuilder (d. )
 * -, British general (d. )
 * -, German sculptor (d. )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, Russian explorer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Jewish writer (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, German sculptor (d. )
 * -, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. )
 * -, Croatian painter (d.)
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * -, Japanese tennis player (d. )
 * -, Russian filmmaker (d. )
 * -, wrestler (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American fan dancer (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * 1905  -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, also known as Sri Sri, Famous Modern Telugu Poet (d. )
 * -, English actress (d. )
 * -, German dancer (d. )
 * -, member of the (Weiße Rose)  group in  (d. )
 * -, Russian-born author (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American admiral and ambassador (d. )
 * -, Canadian philanthropist
 * 1928  -, American journalist (d. )
 * 1928  -, Japanese writer, president of
 * -, American singer
 * -, Japanese novelist
 * -, Irish writer and musician
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, British serial killer
 * 1938  -, Norwegian author
 * -, American televangelist
 * 1940  -, Indian-American mathematician
 * -, 59th
 * 1942  -, 15th
 * - Prince, Cambodian politician
 * -, American tour manager
 * -, American zoologist
 * 1947  -, American football player
 * -, American playwright
 * -, American classical clarinetist
 * -, Russian-born painter
 * -, American politician
 * 1954  -, American singer
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, Polish actress
 * -, Russian pianist
 * -, Japanese author
 * -, American actress
 * 1961  -, American film director
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1963  -, American baseball player
 * -, American boxer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1967  -, Icelandic comedian
 * -, American actor
 * 1968  -, Dutch  champion
 * 1968  -, Jamaican actor
 * 1968  -, CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture
 * -, American boxer
 * 1969  -, American model
 * 1969  -, Austrian politician
 * 1969  -, Slovak ice hockey player
 * 1969  -, Quebec actor and comedian
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1970  -, American opera singer
 * 1970  -, Romanian singer
 * -, American actor
 * 1971  -, American basketball player
 * 1971  -, American actress and singer
 * -, Greek triple jumper
 * -, British actress
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * -, New Zealand rugby union player
 * 1975  -, American singer
 * 1975  -, Australian musician
 * -, American football player
 * 1976  -, Italian cyclist
 * 1976  -, Spanish actress
 * 1976  -, triple jump & long jump athlete
 * -, Czech ice hockey player
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, Japanese seiyuu (voice actress)
 * -, British actress
 * -, American combatant
 * 1980   -, American politician
 * -, German footballer
 * 1981  -, basketball player
 * 1981  -, Argentine footballer
 * 1981  -, American baseball player
 * -, Greek race walker
 * -, American actress
 * -, American journalist
 * -, American soccer player
 * -, British actress

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, English bishop and statesman (bc. )
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Russian Orthodox saint (b. )
 * -, British (b. )
 * -, British entomologist (b. )
 * -, American Confederate general (b. )
 * -, French meteorologist (b. )
 * -, English anthropologist (b. )
 * -, French novelist (b. )
 * -, English composer and novelist (b. )
 * -, Polish politician (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, Swiss actor and the first winner of the (b. )
 * -, Dutch-American writer and novelist (b. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (b. )
 * 1960  -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1963  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1986  -, baseball executive (b. )
 * 1986  -, English music publisher  (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1995  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Hungarian psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, American guitarist & songwriter (b. )
 * -, German journalist and author (b. )
 * -, American musician and composer (b. )
 * 2000  -, British novelist (b. )
 * 2000  -, U.S. admiral (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Finnish singer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2004  -, American artist (b. )
 * -, British comedian (b. )
 * 2005  -, American artist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American politician (b. )
 * 2005  -, American geneticist (b. )
 * 2005  -, Croatian painter (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. )
 * 2007  -, American scholar of continental philosophy (b. )
 * 2007  -, NASCAR driver and ARCA race car driver/owner (b. )
 * 2007  -, Stanford University geneticist (b. )
 * 2007  -, North Korean Foreign Affairs minister (b. )
 * 2007  -, Australian-born technology pioneer and professor (b. )
 * 2007  -, American  golf player (b. )
 * 2007  -, Finnish professor and  researcher (b. )
 * 2007  -, Mexican actor (b. )
 * 2007  -, American historian (b. )
 * 2007  -, American CEO of Earthlink (b. )

2007 - Munaf Sahaf (Kashmiri Entrepreneur)

Holidays and observances

 * Second day of New Year,
 * Second day of New Year,
 * Second day of New Year,
 * Second day of new Year,
 * Ancestry Day,
 * Second day of the ,

Religious observances

 * The eighth (and ninth night of same) in Western.
 * St. Berchtold's Day,
 * St. Berchtold's Day,
 * St. Berchtold's Day,
 * St. Berchtold's Day,
 * St. Berchtold's Day,
 * St. Berchtold's Day,