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3 Deaths

1893 - John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist
1904 - James Longstreet, Confederate general (b. 1821)
1913 - Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855)
1917 - Edward Burnett Tylor, anthropologist (b. 1832)
1924 - Sabine Baring-Gould, composer, novelist (b. 1834)
1939 - Roman Dmowski, politician
1963 - Dick Powell, actor (b. 1904)
1974 - Tex Ritter, actor, singer (b. 1905)
1977 - Errol Garner, jazz musician
1990 - Alan Hale Jr., actor
1995 - Siad Barre, President of Somalia
2000 - Patrick O'Brian, novelist (b. 1914)

4 Holidays and observances

The ninth day of Christmas in Western Christianity.
Catholicism - Feast day of St. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen.
Scotland - Second day of the Hogmanay Bank Holiday.

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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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