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1752 - Gouverneur Morris, lawmaker and diplomat (d. 1816)
1797 - Franz Schubert, composer (d. 1828)
1872 - Zane Grey, writer (d. 1939)
1884 - Theodor Heuss, politician and publicist (d. 1963)
1892 - Eddie Cantor, actor, singer (d. 1964)
1894 - Isham Jones, jazz musician (d. 1956)
1901 - Marie Luise Kaschnitz , writer (d. 1974)
1902 - Alva Mydral , politician (d. 1986)
1902 - Tallulah Bankhead, actress (d. 1968)
1905 - Christian Dior, couturier (d. 1957)
1905 - John O'Hara, writer (d. 1970)
1914 - Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer (d. 1994)
1915 - Thomas Merton, monk and author (d. 1968)
1919 - Jackie Robinson, baseball player (d. 1972)
1920 - Paul Warnke , diplomat (d. 2001)
1921 - Carol Channing, actress
1921 - Mario Lanza, singer, actor (d. 1959)
1921 - E. Fay Jones, architect
1923 - Norman Mailer, writer and journalist
1925 - Benjamin Hooks, head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
1929 - Jean Simmons, actress
1931 - Ernie Banks, Baseball Hall of Famer
1937 - Suzanne Pleshette, actress
1937 - Philip Glass, composer
1938 - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
1941 - Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt, American politician
1942 - Derek Jarman, director, writer (d. 1994)
1946 - Terry Kath, musician (d. 1978)
1947 - Nolan Ryan, Baseball Hall of Famer
1949 - Ken Wilber, philosopher
1956 - Johnny Rotten, musician (The " Sex Pistols")
1969 - Diego Sanchez, law professor
1970 - Minnie Driver, actress
1974 - Ian Huntley, responsible for the Soham murders
1976 - Buddy Rice, race car driver, winner of the 2004 Indianapolis 500
1981 - Justin Timberlake, musician

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JanuaryJanuary is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and has 31 days. It is named for Janus, the Roman god of doors and gateways. The original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months (304 days). The Romans originally considered winter a monthle	January 1January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other	January 2January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 363 days remaining (364 in leap years). Events 366 Alamanni cross frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading Roman Empire. 1492 Reconquista: Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spa
January 3January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 362 days remaining (363 in leap years). Events 1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther. 1749 Benning Wentworth issu	January 15January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 350 days remaining (351 in leap years). Events 1559 Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. 1582 Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland. 1759 The British Museu	January 26January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 339 days remaining (340 in leap years). Events 1340 King Edward III of England is declared King of France. 1500 Vicente Yanez Pinzon become the first European to discover Brazil.
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