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History Births on January 01

Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (d. 1945)

#Wilhelm_Canaris

In 1887

Anthony Wayne, American general and politician (d. 1796)

#Anthony_Wayne

In 1745

Thomas Waddell, Irish-Australian politician, 15th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1940)

#Thomas_Waddell

In 1854

Gerhard Weinberg, German-American historian, author, and academic

#Gerhard_Weinberg

In 1928

Tony Knowles, American soldier and politician, 7th Governor of Alaska

#Tony_Knowles_(politician)

In 1943

Manuel Roxas, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Philippines (d. 1948)

#Manuel_Roxas

In 1892

Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (d. 1937)

#Pierre_de_Coubertin

In 1863

Robert Lawson, Scottish-New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (d. 1902)

#Robert_Lawson_(architect)

In 1833

Country Joe McDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Country_Joe_McDonald

In 1942

Joe Cannon, American soccer player and sportscaster

#Joe_Cannon_(soccer)

In 1975

Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the Flag of the United States (d. 1836)

#Betsy_Ross

In 1752

Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish author (d. 1849)

#Maria_Edgeworth

In 1768

J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (d. 2010)

#J._D._Salinger

In 1919

Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish economist, academic, and politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey

#Devlet_Bahçeli

In 1948

Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (d. 1927)

#Gustave_Whitehead

In 1874

Bob Menendez, American lawyer and politician

#Bob_Menendez

In 1954

Anna Burke, Australian businesswoman and politician, 28th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives

#Anna_Burke

In 1966

Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece

#Evangelos_Venizelos

In 1957

George Foster Shepley, American general (d. 1878)

#George_Foster_Shepley_(Maine_and_Louisiana)

In 1819

Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1649)

#Friedrich_Spanheim

In 1600

Ouida, English-Italian author and activist (d. 1908)

#Ouida

In 1839

Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Russian Minister of Defence (d. 2012)

#Pavel_Grachev

In 1948

Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician and diplomat

#Borys_Tarasyuk

In 1949

Michael Joseph Owens, American inventor (d. 1923)

#Michael_Joseph_Owens

In 1859

Alexander von Staël-Holstein, German sinologist and orientalist (d. 1937)

#Alexander_von_Staël-Holstein

In 1877

Bobby Holík, Czech-American ice hockey player and coach

#Bobby_Holík

In 1971

Matthew Beard, American child actor (d. 1981)

#Matthew_Beard_(American_actor)

In 1925

Pope Alexander VI (d. 1503)

#Pope_Alexander_VI

In 1431

Rivellino, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Rivellino

In 1946

Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian racing driver

#Zsolt_Baumgartner

In 1981

Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician, statistician, and engineer (d. 1929)

#Agner_Krarup_Erlang

In 1878

Konstantinos Tsaldaris, Egyptian-Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1970)

#Konstantinos_Tsaldaris

In 1884

Sampurnanand, Indian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Rajasthan (d. 1969)

#Sampurnanand

In 1891

Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese field marshal and politician, 7th President of Sudan

#Omar_al-Bashir

In 1944

Tim Keefe, American baseball player (d. 1933)

#Tim_Keefe

In 1857

Vladimir Šeks, Croatian lawyer and politician, 16th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament

#Vladimir_Šeks

In 1943

Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian politician (d. 1492)

#Lorenzo_de'_Medici

In 1449

Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (d. 1531)

#Huldrych_Zwingli

In 1484

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (d. 1982)

#Fazal_Ilahi_Chaudhry

In 1904

Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1990)

#Xavier_Cugat

In 1900

George Bliss, American politician (d. 1868)

#George_Bliss_(Congressman)

In 1813

Jason Pierre-Paul, American football player

#Jason_Pierre-Paul

In 1989

Henry, Duke of Cornwall, first-born child of Henry VIII of England (d. 1511)

#Henry,_Duke_of_Cornwall

In 1511

Frederick Wiseman, American director and producer

#Frederick_Wiseman

In 1930

Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Uruguayan footballer

#Egidio_Arévalo_Ríos

In 1982

Ludovic Halévy, French author and playwright (d. 1908)

#Ludovic_Halévy

In 1834

Achille Guenée, French lawyer and entomologist (d. 1880)

#Achille_Guenée

In 1809

Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist and mathematician (d. 1974)

#Satyendra_Nath_Bose

In 1894

Fernando Tatís, Dominican baseball player

#Fernando_Tatís

In 1975

Valentina Cortese, Italian actress (d. 2019)

#Valentina_Cortese

In 1923

Lilian Thuram, French footballer

#Lilian_Thuram

In 1972

Mordechai Frizis, Greek colonel (d. 1940)

#Mordechai_Frizis

In 1893

Ivica Da?i?, Serbian journalist and politician, 95th Prime Minister of Serbia

#Ivica_Da?i?

In 1966

John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand rifle (d. 1974)

#John_Garand

In 1888

Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian economist and politician, President of the Ivory Coast (doubtful)

#Alassane_Ouattara

In 1942

Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007)

#Maurice_Béjart

In 1927

Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and academic (d. 1966)

#Anton_Melik

In 1890

Pablo Cuevas, Uruguayan tennis player

#Pablo_Cuevas

In 1986

Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (d. 1959)

#Stepan_Bandera

In 1909

Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian politician, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Lakhdar_Brahimi

In 1934

Sándor Pet?fi, Hungarian poet and activist (d. 1849)

#Sándor_Pet?fi

In 1823

Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Vernon_L._Smith

In 1927

Don Novello, American comedian (Father Guido Sarducci), screenwriter and producer

#Don_Novello

In 1943

Tihomir Oreškovi?, Croatian-Canadian businessman, 11th Prime Minister of Croatia

#Tihomir_Oreškovi?

In 1966

J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 1972)

#J._Edgar_Hoover

In 1895

Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebellion leader and king (d. 1864)

#Hong_Xiuquan

In 1814

Arthur Hugh Clough, English-Italian poet and academic (d. 1861)

#Arthur_Hugh_Clough

In 1819

Chiune Sugihara, Japanese soldier and diplomat (d. 1986)

#Chiune_Sugihara

In 1900

Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver (d. 1818)

#Paul_Revere

In 1735

Melaine Walker, Jamaican hurdler

#Melaine_Walker

In 1983

Mahadev Desai, Indian author and activist (d. 1942)

#Mahadev_Desai

In 1892

Victor Ashe, American politician and former United States Ambassador to Poland

#Victor_Ashe

In 1945

David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player

#David_Nalbandian

In 1982

Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2005)

#Paul_Bomani

In 1925

Dennis Archer, American lawyer and politician, 67th Mayor of Detroit

#Dennis_Archer

In 1942

Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (d. 1749)

#Baron_Franz_von_der_Trenck

In 1711

William Gamble, Irish-born American general (d. 1866)

#William_Gamble_(general)

In 1818

Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (d. 1986)

#Hank_Greenberg

In 1911

Teresa Tora?ska, Polish journalist and author (d. 2013)

#Teresa_Tora?ska

In 1944

Charles Bickford, American actor (d. 1967)

#Charles_Bickford

In 1889

Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (d. 1946)

#Alfred_Stieglitz

In 1864

E. M. Forster, English author and playwright (d. 1970)

#E._M._Forster

In 1879

Shaji N. Karun, Indian director and cinematographer

#Shaji_N._Karun

In 1952

James Sinegal, American businessman, co-founded Costco

#James_Sinegal

In 1936

Soame Jenyns, English author, poet, and politician (d. 1787)

#Soame_Jenyns

In 1704

Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998)

#Doak_Walker

In 1927

Gary Johnson, American businessman and politician, 29th Governor of New Mexico

#Gary_Johnson

In 1953

Kim Philby, British spy (d. 1988)

#Kim_Philby

In 1912

Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)

#Patrick_Anthony_Porteous

In 1918

Roman Totenberg, Polish-American violinist and educator (d. 2012)

#Roman_Totenberg

In 1911

Vidya Balan, Indian actress

#Vidya_Balan

In 1979

Becky Kellar-Duke, Canadian ice hockey player

#Becky_Kellar-Duke

In 1975

Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016)

#Shannon_Bolin

In 1917

Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (d. 1780)

#Kristijonas_Donelaitis

In 1714

Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch scholar and author (d. 1748)

#Arnold_Drakenborch

In 1684

Michele Lega, Italian cardinal (d. 1935)

#Michele_Lega

In 1860

Edward Dickinson, American politician and father of poet Emily Dickinson (d. 1874)

#Edward_Dickinson

In 1803

Kinue Hitomi, Japanese sprinter and long jumper (d. 1931)

#Kinue_Hitomi

In 1907

Dana Andrews, American actor (d. 1992)

#Dana_Andrews

In 1909

César Baldaccini, French sculptor and academic (d. 1998)

#César_Baldaccini

In 1921

Christine Lagarde, French lawyer and politician; Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

#Christine_Lagarde

In 1956

Frank Knox, American publisher and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)

#Frank_Knox

In 1874

John W. Goff, Irish-American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)

#John_W._Goff

In 1848

Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (d. 1997)

#Willy_den_Ouden

In 1918

Audrey Wurdemann, American poet and author (d. 1960)

#Audrey_Wurdemann

In 1911

Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian rapper and DJ

#Grandmaster_Flash

In 1958

Sergei Avdeyev, Russian engineer and astronaut

#Sergei_Avdeyev

In 1956

William J. Donovan, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1959)

#William_J._Donovan

In 1883

Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (d. 1957)

#Qi_Baishi

In 1864

Noor Inayat Khan, British SOE agent (d. 1944)

#Noor_Inayat_Khan

In 1914

Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant, engineer, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (d. 1949)

#Chikuhei_Nakajima

In 1884

Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani field hockey player and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan

#Zafarullah_Khan_Jamali

In 1944

Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn, English dentist and politician

#Anthony_Hamilton-Smith,_3rd_Baron_Colwyn

In 1942

Marie-Louise Lachapelle, French obstetrician (d. 1821)

#Marie-Louise_Lachapelle

In 1769

Jon Corzine, American sergeant and politician, 54th Governor of New Jersey

#Jon_Corzine

In 1947

Michèle Mercier, French actress

#Michèle_Mercier

In 1939

Milt Jackson, American jazz vibraphonist and composer (d. 1999)

#Milt_Jackson

In 1923

Carole Landis, American actress (d. 1948)

#Carole_Landis

In 1919

Claude Steele, American social psychologist and academic

#Claude_Steele

In 1946

Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist and academic (d. 1904)

#Eugène-Anatole_Demarçay

In 1852

Om Prakash Chautala, Indian politician

#Om_Prakash_Chautala

In 1935

Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (d. 1853)

#Lionel_Kieseritzky

In 1806

James George Frazer, Scottish anthropologist and academic (d. 1941)

#James_George_Frazer

In 1854

Jean-Marc Gounon, French racing driver

#Jean-Marc_Gounon

In 1963

Francisco Macías Nguema, Equatorial Guinean politician, 1st President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (d. 1979)

#Francisco_Macías_Nguema

In 1924

Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist (d. 2007)

#Osvaldo_Cavandoli

In 1920

Thibaw Min, Burmese king (d. 1916)

#Thibaw_Min

In 1859

Dick Quax, New Zealand runner and politician (d. 2018)

#Dick_Quax

In 1948

Mary Beard, English classicist, academic and presenter

#Mary_Beard_(classicist)

In 1955

Stanis?aw Mazur, Ukrainian-Polish mathematician and theorist (d. 1981)

#Stanis?aw_Mazur

In 1905

Mati Unt, Estonian author, playwright, and director (d. 2005)

#Mati_Unt

In 1944

Azali Assoumani, Comorian colonel and politician, President of the Comoros

#Azali_Assoumani

In 1959

Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer

#Davor_Šuker

In 1968

Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing driver

#Jacky_Ickx

In 1945

Sigismund I the Old, Polish king (d. 1548)

#Sigismund_I_the_Old

In 1467

LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball player

#LaMarr_Hoyt

In 1955

William Fox, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer, founded the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres (d. 1952)

#William_Fox_(producer)

In 1879

Phil Read, English motorcycle racer and businessman

#Phil_Read

In 1939

Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball player

#Tiago_Splitter

In 1985

André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and academic (d. 1860)

#André_Marie_Constant_Duméril

In 1774

Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher (d. 1728)

#Christian_Thomasius

In 1655

Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball player and coach

#Panagiotis_Giannakis

In 1959

Steven Davis, Northern Irish footballer

#Steven_Davis

In 1985

Meryl Davis, American ice dancer

#Meryl_Davis

In 1987

Larry L. King, American journalist, author, and playwright (d. 2012)

#Larry_L._King

In 1929

Ramses Barden, American football player

In 1986

Park Sung-hyun, South Korean archer

In 1983

Chai Jing, Chinese former reporter and host

In 1976

Chris Anstey, Australian basketball player and coach

In 1975

Christian Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry

In 1974

Sammie Henson, American wrestler and coach

In 1971

Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician

In 1971

Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress

In 1964

Anton Muscatelli, Italian-Scottish economist and academic

In 1962

Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghan colonel, pilot, and astronaut

In 1959

Yannis Papathanasiou, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Finance

In 1954

Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (d. 2012)

In 1954

Gennadi Sarafanov, Russian pilot and cosmonaut (d. 2005)

In 1942

Younoussi Touré, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali

In 1941

Senfronia Thompson, American politician

In 1939

Alan Berg, American lawyer and radio host (d. 1984)

In 1934

Joe Orton, English dramatist (d. 1967)

In 1933

James Hormel, American philanthropist and diplomat

In 1933

Giuseppe Patanè, Italian conductor (d. 1989)

In 1932

Gaafar Nimeiry, Egyptian-Sudanese politician, 4th President of the Sudan (d. 2009)

In 1930

Ernest Tidyman, American author and screenwriter (d. 1984)

In 1928

James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist (d. 1965)

In 1927

Kazys Petkevi?ius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2008)

In 1926

Ernest Hollings, American soldier and politician, 106th Governor of South Carolina (d. 2019)

In 1922

Regina Bianchi, Italian actress (d. 2013)

In 1921

Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher and academic (d. 1986)

In 1921

Rocky Graziano, American boxer and actor (d. 1990)

In 1919

Nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet and academic (d. 1991)

In 1912

Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1995)

In 1912

Basil Dearden, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1971)

In 1911

Manuel Silos, Filipino filmmaker and actor (d. 1988)

In 1906

Hans von Dohnányi, German jurist and political dissident (d. 1945)

In 1902

Buster Nupen, Norwegian-South African cricketer and lawyer (d. 1977)

In 1902

Edward Joseph Hunkeler, American clergyman (d. 1970)

In 1894

Georgios Stanotas, Greek general (d. 1965)

In 1888

Mary Ackworth Evershed, English astronomer and scholar (d. 1949)

In 1867

William Clowes, English publisher (d. 1847)

In 1779

Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian soprano and author (d. 1800)

In 1714

Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist (d. 1692)

In 1628

Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606)

In 1557

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