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1519 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
1665 - Pierre de Fermat, mathematician and lawyer (b. 1601)
1674 - Giacomo Carissimi, Baroque era composer
1817 - Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)
1943 - Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and writer (b. 1902)
1960 - Nevil Shute, writer (b. 1899)
1965 - Lorraine Hansberry, writer
1976 - Agatha Christie, writer (b. 1890)
2001 - William Hewlett, cofounder of Hewlett-Packard (b. 1913)
2002 - Cyrus Vance, former United States Secretary of State ( 1977- 1980) (b. 1917)
2003 - Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri, dictator of Argentina (b. 1926)
2003 - Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese director (b. 1930)
2003 - Maurice Gibb, singer and bassist in the Bee Gees (b. 1949)

4 Holidays and observances

5 Fiction

In , the fictional computer HAL became operational on January 12. In the movie by Stanley Kubrick he was "born" in 1992, while in the book by Arthur C. Clarke the same event occurred in 1997.

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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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