January 22

Events

 * - is deposed as  by.
 * - The first contingent of 150 s arrived at the.
 * - opens the.
 * - cedes  in the  to.
 * - defeat  forces in the.
 * - colonists reach.
 * - The breaks out in,  and . The aim of the national movement is to regain  from occupation of.
 * -, an  is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using  practices
 * - : -  troops defeat  troops.
 * 1879  - Anglo-Zulu War:  - 139  successfully defended their garrison against an intense assault by four to five thousand.
 * - is formed in.
 * - The is founded in.
 * - Leaders of six n colonies meet in to discuss confederation.
 * - becomes King after his mother, Queen, dies.
 * - in, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
 * - runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
 * - :  calls for "peace without victory" in.
 * - was signed, unifying the  and the.
 * - becomes the first  Prime Minister.
 * - Sir sworn in as the first n-born.
 * - : The captures  from  forces.
 * - World War II: begin  (an assault on, ).
 * - : declares the independent people's  at the  in the kurdish city of . He is the new president;  is the.
 * 1946  - Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the.
 * -, the first commercial west of the , begins operation in.
 * - The first, the , enters service for.
 * - withdraws from the.
 * 1957  - The  ",", is arrested in  and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
 * - The (OAS) suspends 's membership.
 * - of cooperation between  and Germany is signed by  and.
 * - The TV sketch comedy  debuts on.
 * - The delivers its decision in  striking down state laws restricting  during the first six months of.
 * 1973  - A chartered  707 exploded in flames upon landing at,  killing 176.
 * 1973  -  breaks 's professional career undefeated heavyweight world  champion status.
 * - is arrested in.
 * - retires from  after winning five consecutive.
 * - The, the first consumer computer to popularize the and the , is introduced during  with its famous "".
 * - politician  shoots and kills himself at a press conference on live national, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
 * 1987  - Glen Tremml, 27, pedaled the  aircraft Eagle over Edwards Air Force Base, California, for a human-powered flight record of 37.2 miles.
 * - is convicted of releasing the   . Birth of Louis-Charles Régnier
 * - Rebel forces occupy 's national radio station in and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation.
 * 1992  - :  Mission - Dr.  becomes the first  woman in space.
 * - : In central, two s from the blow themselves-up at a military transit point killing 19.
 * - becomes the first female secretary of state after confirmation by the.
 * - missionary  and his two sons are burned alive by radical  while sleeping in their car in Eastern.
 * 2002  -  becomes the largest retailer in  history to file for.
 * - The vote for a new parliament after the previous had only been into power for 86 days.
 * 2003  - Last successful contact with the spacecraft, one of the most distant man-made objects.
 * - is inaugurated as President of, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
 * - The portion of the  against, accused of being 's worst , opens in , ,

Births

 * -, Islamic scholar (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Japanese warrior (d. )
 * - Sir, English philosopher (d. )
 * - Sir, English politician (d. )
 * -, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (d. )
 * -, English physician and writer (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, German author and philosopher (d. )
 * -, French violinist (d. )
 * - George Gordon,, English poet (d. )
 * -, Russian chemist (d. )
 * -, Empress of Brazil (d. )
 * -, Quebec printer and publisher (d. )
 * -, German artist (d. )
 * -, English bishop (d. )
 * -, Swedish writer (d. )
 * -, British economist (d. )
 * -, Russian monk (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * -, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer (d. )
 * -, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, French cyclist (d. )
 * -, 13th (d. )
 * 1890  -, Croatian  (d. )
 * -, French industrialist (d. )
 * -, German actor (d. )
 * -, American soprano (d. )
 * -, German singer and actor (d. )
 * -, American hurdler (d. )
 * -, Polish physicist (d. )
 * -, Russian choreographer (d. )
 * 1904  -, Russian children's writer (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American pilot (d. )
 * 1907  -, English footballer (d. )
 * 1907  -, Dutch actress (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist, (d. )
 * -, Dominican diplomat and international playboy (d. )
 * 1909  -, American actress (d. )
 * 1909  -, Burmese 3rd  (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Northern Irish clergyman (d. )
 * 1913  -, American theologian and publisher (d. )
 * -, Greek composer (d. )
 * -, German theologian and politician (d. )
 * 1916  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, French composer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * - Sir, English football manager (d. )
 * -, American poet, dramatist, and critic (d. )
 * -, American jazz trombonist and composer (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Norwegian psychiatrist and former sexologist
 * 1932  -, American actress
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1934  -, British-born chef
 * -, American actor
 * -, American chemist,
 * -, Nicaraguan rebel leader
 * 1937  -, American author
 * -, American chef (d. )
 * 1939  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, singer (d. )
 * 1940  -, English actor
 * 1940  -, American football coach
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
 * -, English impresario, musician and self-publicist
 * 1946  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, 's mother
 * -, American conductor
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1949  -, English guitarist
 * 1949  -, American singer and musician
 * -, Slovak figure skater (d. )
 * -, American director
 * -, American wrestler
 * 1954  -, American actor
 * 1954  -, Austrian politician
 * -, American politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1957  -, English writer and journalist
 * -, Greek football player and manager
 * -, American actress
 * -, Australian singer (d. )
 * -, American singer-songwriter and artist
 * -, Malaysia's Ruler
 * -, South Korean actor
 * -, Ukrainian-Belgian cyclist
 * -, American drummer
 * 1965  -, American rapper and actor
 * 1965  -, American actress
 * 1965  -, Scottish actor
 * 1965  -, English singer and songwriter
 * 1965  -, Thai actress
 * -, Romanian gymnast
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * -, French footballer
 * 1968  -, Japanese musician
 * 1968  -, Colombian footballer
 * -, English actress
 * 1969  -, American cartoonist
 * -, Spanish cyclist
 * 1970  -, American comic book painter
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1972  -, Japanese  (voice actress)
 * 1972  -, Uruguayan racing driver (d. )
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American actor
 * 1975  -, Brazilian racing driver
 * 1975  -, Czech ice hockey player
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * 1976  -, American football player
 * -, New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * 1977  -, Japanese footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1980  -, American guitarist
 * 1980  -, English footballer
 * 1980  -, American football player
 * -, American singer
 * 1981  -, American actress
 * 1981  -, French footballer
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1982  -, American football player
 * -, American football player
 * 1983  -, German perpetrator of the  (d. )
 * - ,Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1984  -, Brazilian supermodel
 * 1984  -, American basketball player
 * 1984  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, Malian footballer
 * -, Irish singer-songwriter, actor and model
 * 1986  -, South Korean model
 * -, Norwegian cross-country skier
 * -, American collegiate basketball player

Deaths

 * -, German religious leader (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, of India (b. )
 * -, Bavarian politician (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, German minterologist and geologist (b. )
 * -, English surveyor and astronomer (b. )
 * 1779  -, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. )
 * -, German anthropologist (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, American riverboat captain and circus owner (b. )
 * -, Danish politician and pacifist, (b. )
 * 1922  -  (b. )
 * 1922  -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, German-born poet (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, inventor of the perm (b. )
 * -, English race car driver (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, American swimmer (b. )
 * -, 36th (b. )
 * -, Swiss-born manufacturer and businessman (b. )
 * -, British World War II general (b. )
 * 1978  -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Pakistani historian and educationist (b. )
 * -, American singer and pianist (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * 1987  -  - British musician/songwriter and radio/TV personality (b. }
 * -, American comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, French Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat (b. )


 * -, Japanese writer (b. )
 * -, French actor and director (b. )
 * 1994  -, American singer, Second  frontman (b. )
 * 1994  -, Greek-American actor (b. )
 * -, American wrestler (b. )
 * 1995  -  (b. )
 * -, Scottish musician (b. )
 * 1997  -, English musician (b. )
 * -, Australian missionary (b. )
 * -, American writer and editor (b. )
 * 2000  -, French Canadian author and poet  (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2001  -, American clown (b. )
 * -, American business executive (b. )
 * -, American World War II cartoonist (b. )
 * -, American composer and musician (b. )
 * 2004  -, Australian politician and journalist (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actress and dancer (b. )
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player (b. )
 * 2005  -, Italian veteran of World War I (b. )
 * 2005  -, Mexican songwriter (b. )
 * 2005  -, American Watergate scandal figure (b. )
 * -, American wrestler (b. )
 * 2007  -, American personal trainer
 * 2007  -, American music producer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Venizuelan actor and physician (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actress (b. )
 * 2007  -,  general (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Feast day of,.
 * - Anniversary.