January 24

Events

 * -, known for his and cruel , is ated by his disgruntled s.  succeeds his nephew.
 * - The suspends  as  of, arrives at  from.
 * - King disbands.
 * - becomes.
 * - arrives at  with the artillery that he has transported from.
 * - is founded in, becoming the first college in the state of.
 * - : finds  at  near.
 * - The is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in.
 * - Political union of and ;  is elected as ruler.
 * - The revolutionary shoots at, the Governor of.
 * - : n troops defeat.
 * - begins the  movement.
 * - In, the declares the federal  constitutional.
 * - The introduced in  by decree of the  effective from (NS)
 * - Petrograd, formerly, , is renamed Leningrad.
 * - Director releases his first film, , in.
 * - The first cans of beer are sold in the US (Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale).
 * - becomes  of
 * - : and  conclude a conference in.
 * - is sworn in as the first -born.
 * - An  707 jet crashes on, on the border between  and , killing 117.
 * - ese Sgt. is found hiding in a  jungle, where he had been since the end of.
 * - in Madrid, during the.
 * - satellite  burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over.
 * 1978 - and Eddie Gallagher become the first convicted prisoners to marry in prison in the history of the.
 * - The first goes on sale.
 * - passes within 81,500 km (50,680 miles) of.
 * 1986  - . Newspaper workers in London launch ultimately unsuccessful strike against 's.
 * - journalist and writer  assassinated by a  in
 * -   resigns amid charges he spied for.
 * - The officially begins operation.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, English bishop (d. )
 * -, Duke of Milan (d. )
 * -, English Jesuit (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, English playwright (d. )
 * -, English bishop (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, Italian castrato (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, French playwright (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, American surveyor (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, Russian tsarina (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, French feminist leader (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American anarchist, assassin of U.S. President (d. )
 * -, Austrian writer (d. )
 * 1888  -, German aircraft designer (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, South African cricketer (d. )
 * -, American Bible scholar (d. )
 * -, American billionaire (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, English Islamic scholar (d. )
 * 1909  -, English actress (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, American sports broadcaster (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American evangelist
 * -, American film director
 * -, American psychiatrist (d. )
 * -, American ballerina
 * -, British aristocrat (d. )
 * -, British anthropologist
 * 1928  -, French actor
 * -, Polish poet (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer
 * 1941  -, American singer
 * -, Indian film director
 * 1943  -, American actress and  murder victim (d. )
 * -, German singer (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1950  -, Ecuadorian writer
 * 1950  -, French actor
 * -, Ukrainian-born American comedian
 * -, Austrian racing driver (d. )
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, British comedian
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1958  -, British musician
 * -, English comedian
 * -, German-born actress
 * 1961  -, American writer
 * -, English field hockey player
 * 1963  -, Dutch boxer
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, Northern Irish comedian
 * -, American singer/songwriter
 * 1967  -, American voice actor
 * 1967  -, American musician
 * -, German musician
 * 1968  -, American gymnast
 * -, Icelandic actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, American game show contestant
 * -, American actor
 * -, Costa Rican footballer
 * -, Canadian ice dancer with
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * 1983  -, American race car driver
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1984  -, Polish drummer  (d. )
 * -, English-born American actress
 * 1986  -, Israeli-born American actor
 * -, English singer
 * -, English singer

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English military leader
 * -, German composer
 * - (b. )
 * -, English adventurer and naval officer (b. )
 * -, Swiss politician (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, English admiral (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, Polish Hasidic leader (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, American journalist and novelist (b. )
 * -, Italian painter and sculptor (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English shipbuilder (b. )
 * -, Swiss physician and nutritionist (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. )
 * 1948  -, Commandant at Auschwitz concentration camp (b. )
 * -, American World War II hero (b. )
 * -, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. )
 * -, American swimmer and inventor (b. )
 * -, captain of the the night of the  disaster (b. )
 * 1962  -, french painter.
 * -, soldier, politician, historian, and  (b. )
 * -, Indian physicist (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, German doctor (b. )
 * -, Bolivian president and dictator (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, American writer and founder of Scientology (b. )
 * 1986  -, American volleyball player (b. )
 * 1986  -, American actor and singer (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, American serial killer (b. )
 * 1989  -, Canadian golfer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Irish politician and academic (b. )
 * -, American murderer (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American band leader (b. )
 * -, Canadian broadcaster, writer and reporter (b. )
 * 2002  -, Lebanese Forces militia commander (b. )
 * -, Italian auto executive (b. )
 * -, Brazilian footballer (b. )
 * -, Australian singer (b. )
 * 2005  -, Ukrainian writer (b. )
 * 2005  -, English rugby union coach (b. )
 * -, American tap dancer, one-half of (b. )
 * 2006  -, Salvadorean politician
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Polish actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, Ecuadorian politician (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - first day of the in honor of  and
 * - of  and
 * Wales - Saint
 * Wales - Saint