Historical Events
- Jan 1 39th Orange Bowl: #9 Nebraska beats #12 Notre Dame, 40-6
- Jan 1 59th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #3 Ohio State, 42-17
Newcombe Defeats Parun
Jan 1 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Home favourite John Newcombe beats Onny Parun of New Zealand 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 for his first Australian title
- Jan 1 Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th, 8th and 9th members of the European Common Market
- Jan 1 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)
- Jan 2 Japanese boxer Masao Ohba retains his WBA flyweight title with a 12th-round knockout of Chartchai Chionoi of Thailand in Tokyo; Ohba dies three weeks later in a car accident
NY Yankees Bought
Jan 3 A 12-man syndicate led by Michael Burke and George Steinbrenner III buys MLB's New York Yankees from CBS for US$10 million
"Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J."
Jan 5 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J."
- Jan 5 Mali & Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel
- Jan 5 Netherlands recognizes German DR
- Jan 6 "Schoolhouse Rock" premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock
- Jan 7 American poet James Merrill wins Bollingen Prize
- Jan 7 British Darts Organisation founded in North London
- Jan 7 Johnny Watkins bowls six overs 0-21 v Pakistan Never again
- Jan 7 Mark Essex's mass shooting comes to an end after he is shot by police more than 200 times on the roof of New Orlean's Holiday Inn hotel. He killed nine people, including five policeman.
- Jan 7 Revival of Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Purlie", based on Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious", closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC. after 14 performances
- Jan 7 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
Music History
Jan 8 Elvis Presley files for divorce from Priscilla Presley on his 38th birthday
Chappell's Best Test Bowling
Jan 8 Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 v Pakistan at SCG
- Jan 8 Jerry Blatt and Lonnie Burstein's musical "Tricks", based on Molière's classic “The Pranks of Scapin” and starring René Auberjonois, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- Jan 8 Judge Sirica begins the trial of the Watergate burglars in Washington, D.C.
- Jan 8 Secret peace talks between US & North Vietnam resumed near Paris
- Jan 8 USSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing
- Jan 9 Luna 21 launched, to Moon
- Jan 10 First Biennial exhibition of American contemporary art in its current format opens at the Whitney Museum - now one of the world's leading art shows [1]
- Jan 10 For the first time graduates studying from home with 'the Open University' receive their degrees
- Jan 10 Gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die
- Jan 11 American League adopts designated hitter rule
- Jan 11 Famous Australian cricket victory at the SCG - Pakistan chasing 158 is all out for 106
- Jan 13 Jerry Blatt and Lonnie Burstein's musical "Tricks", based on Molière's classic “The Pranks of Scapin” and starring René Auberjonois, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC, after 8 performances
- Jan 13 Lasse Daniel Efskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6)
"Aloha from Hawaii"
Jan 14 "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite", an Elvis Presley concert broadcast live to Asia and Oceana, and on delay to Europe and US, becomes the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer
- Jan 14 2 Royal Ulster Constabulary officers are killed in Derry, Northern Ireland by a booby-trap bomb attached to their car by the Irish Republican Army
- Jan 14 Dancer Roy Castle is measured at 1,440 taps/min on BBC TV
- Jan 14 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drug possession charges at his Marin County, California home
- Jan 14 Super Bowl VII, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7; MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S
- Jan 15 4 Watergate burglars plead guilty in federal court
- Jan 15 Gene Shalit joins Today Show panel
Paul VI Meets Golda Meir
Jan 15 Pope Paul VI holds an audience with Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir at the Vatican
US Offensive Action Suspended
Jan 15 US President Richard Nixon suspends all US offensive action in North Vietnam
- Jan 16 NBC presents 440th & final showing of western series "Bonanza"
- Jan 16 Scientists at Corning Glass granted U.S. patent #3,711,262 for optical fiber (invented August 1970) - beginning a telecommunications revolution [1]
- Jan 16 USSR's Lunakhod 2 begins radio-controlled exploration of Moon
- Jan 17 City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi
- Jan 17 New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life
- Jan 18 Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH
- Jan 18 Islanders break 12 game losing streak, 20 game road winless streak
Cleese's Last Monty Python Episode
Jan 18 John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus" on BBC TV
- Jan 20 A car bomb explodes in Sackville Place, Dublin, Ireland, killing 1 person and injuring 17 (no group claimed responsibility)
- Jan 20 Richard Nixon's second inauguration as President of the United States takes place in Washington, D.C.
23rd NFL Pro Bowl
Jan 21 23rd NFL Pro Bowl, Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas: AFC beats NFC, 33-28; MVP: O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills, RB
- Jan 21 Leslie Nielson appears on M*A*S*H in "Ringbanger"
Foreman vs. Frazier
Jan 22 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 rounds to win WBC & WBA heavyweight boxing titles in Kingston, Jamaica; Frazier knocked down 3 times in both 1st & 2nd rounds
Roe vs. Wade
Jan 22 In a landmark decision the US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions (Roe v. Wade), authoring the majority opinion Harry Blackmun states that the criminalization of abortion does not have "roots in the English common-law tradition"
- Jan 22 US, North & South Vietnam & Vietcong sign boundary accord
23rd NBA All-Star Game
Jan 23 23rd NBA All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: East beats West, 104-84; MVP: Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics, C
- Jan 23 Boeing 707, operated by Alia Royal Jordanian and chartered by Nigeria Airways crashes while trying to land at Kano International Airport in Nigeria, killing 176 Muslim pilgrims and crew
- Jan 23 Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs
Shah Announces Oil Agreement End
Jan 23 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi announces that the 1954 operating agreement between a consortium of oil companies and Iran will not be renewed when it expires in 1979
America’s Agony Is Over: Vietnam War Ends
Jan 23 US President Richard Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end the Vietnam War
Baseball Hall of Fame
Jan 24 Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Jan 26 Belgium government of Leburton forms
- Jan 27 Paris Peace Accords signed by US Secretary of State William P. Rogers, (North) Vietnam Minister for Foreign Affairs Nguyen Duy Trinh, Republic of South Vietnam Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Thị Bình, and Republic of Vietnam Minister for Foreign Affairs Trần Văn Lắm, ending America's then longest war and it's military draft.
- Jan 27 UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)
- Jan 27 US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
- Jan 27 US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
- Jan 28 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
30th Golden Globes
Jan 28 30th Golden Globes: The Godfather, Marlon Brando and Liv Ullmann win
- Jan 28 In the run up to the first anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' there is serious rioting in Derry, North Ireland
- Jan 28 Mickey Welch, George Kelly & Billy Evans elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Jan 28 NHL Detroit Red Wings Henry Boucha scores 6 seconds into game in 4-2 win over Canadiens at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec
- Jan 28 Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"
- Jan 29 International agreement to pay for and conserve 9th century Borobudur Temple in Indonesia, world's largest Buddhist temple (completed 1982). Beginnings of the World Heritage Convention. [1]
- Jan 30 1973 NFL Draft: John Matuszak from University of Tampa first pick by Houston Oilers
- Jan 30 26th NHL All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Eastern Division beats Western Division, 5-4; MVP: Greg Polis, Pittsburgh Penguins, LW
- Jan 30 Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy & McCord guilty on all counts of conspiracy, burglary, and illegal wiretapping
- Jan 30 Rock band Kiss plays their 1st show at the Coventry Club in Queens, NY
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Anwar Mansoor Mangrio, Sindhi poet and research scholar.
- Jan 2 Chris Woodruff, American tennis player (Canada Masters 1997) and coach (University of Tennessee), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Jan 2 Lucy Davis, British actress
- Jan 2 Will Kirby, American actor
- Jan 3 Dan Harmon, American voice actor, producer and writer (Rick and Morty, Community), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jan 4 Frank Høj, Danish cyclist, born in Denmark
- Jan 4 Harmony Korine, American film director and artist, born in Bolinas, California
- Jan 4 Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jan 4 Ray Mickens, American football cornerback (NY Jets), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Jan 4 Todd Sauerbrun, American football punter (First-team All-Pro & NFL punting yards leader 2001, 02; Pro Bowl 2001. 02, 03; Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers), born in East Setauket, New York
- Jan 5 Georgia Apostolou, Greek actress, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2016)
- Jan 5 Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Jan 6 Sairaj Bahatule, Indian cricketer (promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder), born in Mumbai, India
- Jan 7 Bobby Engram, American football wide receiver (Chicago Bears), born in Camden, South Carolina
- Jan 7 Brian Milne, American fullback (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Jan 7 Jonna Tervomaa, Finnish pop singer-songwriter, born in Forssa, Finland
- Jan 8 Mark Knight, British electric violinist and video game soundtrack composer, born in Brighton, England
- Jan 9 Aaron Holbert, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Torrance, California
- Jan 9 Ronald Hamming, Dutch football player (FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard), born in Zeegse, Netherlands
- Jan 9 Sean Paul, Jamaican dancehall singer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jan 10 Glenn Robinson, American NBA forward (Milw, Olympic gold 1996), born in Gary, Indiana
- Jan 10 Ryan Drummond, American voice actor, born in Lima, Ohio
- Jan 10 Travis Davis, American NFL strong safety (New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Wilmington, California
- Jan 11 Dave Dickenson, Canadian football coach and quarterback (Calgary Stampeders), born in Great Falls, Montana
- Jan 11 Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress (Magma M. and Kasia i Tomek), born in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland
Rahul Dravid (51 years old)
Jan 11 Indian cricket batsman and captain (164 Tests, 13,288 runs @ 52.31, 36 x 100s; 344 ODIs), born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Jan 11 Rockmond Dunbar, American actor (Earth 2, Prison Break), born in Berkeley, California
- Jan 12 Brian Culbertson, American smooth jazz, funk, and funk keyboardist, composer, and producer ("Nice & Slow"; "Colors Of Love"), born in Decatur, Illinois
- Jan 12 Dan Haseltine, American singer (Jars of Clay), born in Hampton, Massachusetts
- Jan 12 Greg Morton, American actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jan 12 Hande Yener, Turkish singer, born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- Jan 12 Matt Wong, American musician (Reel Big Fish), born in Hilo, Hawaii
- Jan 12 Prashant Bhargava, American filmmaker (Patang: The Kite), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- Jan 13 Gloria Yip [Wan-Yee], Hong Kong actress (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky), born in Hong Kong
- Jan 13 Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1992, bronze 2002; Stanley Cup 2004 TB Lightning; NHL All-Star 1998, 99, 2002, 03; Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Jan 14 Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver, born in Rome, Italy
- Jan 14 Lethon Flowers, American NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Jan 15 Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer, born in Damietta Governorate, Egypt
- Jan 16 Josie Davis, American actress (Sarah-Charles in Charge, Two and a Half Men), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 16 Willie Whitehead, American CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
- Jan 17 Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City
- Jan 17 Liz Ellis, Australian netball defender and captain (122 caps; World C'ship gold 1995, 99, 2007; C'wealth Games gold 1998, 2002), born in Windsor, Australia
- Jan 18 Burnie Burns, American film producer and comedian (Machinima, Rooster Teeth), born in Rochester, New York
- Jan 18 Crispian Mills [Boulting], British singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kula Shaker), born in London, England
- Jan 18 Edward Jasper, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Tyler, Texas
- Jan 18 Regilio Vreede, Dutch football player (Blue White, RKC), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Jan 19 Aaron Yonda, YouTube celebrity, born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Jan 19 Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist, born in Tampere, Finland
- Jan 19 Chris Stynes, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Queens, New York
- Jan 19 Wang Junxia, Chinese long distance runner, born in Jiaohe, Jilin
- Jan 19 Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer (Olympic gold 200fre/400fre/4x200m 1992), born in Volzhsky, Russia
- Jan 20 Eddie Kennison, American football wide receiver (St Louis Rams), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Jan 20 Elisabetta Antonini, Italian jazz singer, born in Rome, Italy
- Jan 20 Jalen Rose, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 20 Queen Mathilde of Belgium, born in Uccle, Belgium
- Jan 21 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- Jan 22 Deon Minor, American 400m runner, born in Paris, Texas
- Jan 22 George Noga, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- Jan 22 Reggie Barlow, American football wide receiver who won Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers; and coach Alabama State 2007–14, Virginia State 2016-21, born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Jan 22 Rogerio Ceni, Brazilian footballer, born in Paraná, Brazil
- Jan 23 Lanei Chapman, American actress, born in os Angeles, California
- Jan 23 Mark Kolesar, Canadian NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Manitoba, Canada
- Jan 25 Ace Steel [Christopher Guy], American professional wrestler, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 25 Elvis Presley Jr., alleged son of Elvis Presley
- Jan 25 Geoff Johns, American comic book writer, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 25 Scott Milanovich, American football coach (CFL Coach of the Year 2012 Toronto Argonauts) and quarterback (XFL C'ship 2001 LA Xtreme), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
- Jan 26 Mayu Shinjo, Japanese mangaka, born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 27 Eddie Davis, American CFL cornerback (CFL All-Star 2000, 04, 05, 06; Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jan 27 Margot Bourgeois, Miss Universe-3rd place (Trinidad & Tobago, 1997)
- Jan 28 Jerome Allen, American basketball guard (Minnesota T'wolves, Indiana Pacers; Italian Supercup MVP 2000 Virtus Roma) and coach (University of Pennsylvania 2009-15), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 29 Jason Schmidt, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2003, 04, 06; Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants), born in Lewiston, Idaho
- Jan 30 Jalen Rose, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 30 Jimmy Oliver, Canadian football wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
- Jan 30 Sharone Wright, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors), born in Macon, Georgia
- Jan 31 Latario Rachal, American football player (Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers), born in California
- Jan 31 Portia de Rossi, Australian actress, born in Horsham, Australia
Famous Weddings
Michael Caine
Jan 8 Actor Michael Caine (40) weds model Shakira Baksh (25) at Candlelight Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Jane Fonda
Jan 21 Actress Jane Fonda weds activist Tom Hayden
Famous Deaths
- Jan 2 Joseph Arthurlin "Joe" Harriott, Jamaican-British be-bop and free-form jazz alto saxophonist (Abstract), dies of cancer at 44
- Jan 3 Wilbur De Paris, American swing and Dixieland jazz trombone player, dies at 72
- Jan 5 Cor of Dis sr. [Cornelis Nicolas of Dis sr.], Dutch politician (SGP), dies at 79
- Jan 11 Isabel Randolph, American actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83
- Jan 11 Rudolf Kubin, Czech cellist, dies a day after 64th birthday
- Jan 12 Glen "Turk" Edwards, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Washington State Uni; NFL C'ship 1937; 3 × First-team All-Pro; NFL All-Star 1939; Washington Redskins) and coach (Washington Redskins 1946-48), dies at 65
- Jan 15 Coleman Francis, American film director (b. 1919)
- Jan 15 Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician (b. 1901)
- Jan 15 Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist, educator, and conductor (Collegium Musicum Antverpiense), dies at 68
- Jan 17 Fred Essler, Austrian actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk), dies at 77
- Jan 19 Max Adrian, Irish actor (Boy Friend), dies of a heart attack at 69
- Jan 20 Amilcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean nationalist leader, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered at 51
- Jan 20 Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician (b. 1885)
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973)
Jan 22 36th US President (Democrat: 1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64
- Jan 23 Alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948)
- Jan 23 Edward "Kid" Ory, American New Orleans style jazz trombonist, and band leader, dies of pneumonia and a heart attack at 86
- Jan 24 Alan Lissette, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Auckland, Northern Districts), dies from heart disease at 53
- Jan 24 J. Carrol Naish, American actor (Sahara; A Medal for Benny), dies of emphysema at 77
- Jan 25 Masao Ohba, Japanese boxer (WBA flyweight champion 1970-73), dies in a car accident at 23
- Jan 26 Edward G. Robinson [Goldenberg], Romanian actor (Double Indemnity, The Stranger, The Ten Commandments), dies at 79
- Jan 26 Jay C. Higginbotham, American swing jazz trombonist (Luis Russell'; Red Allen;, Benny Carter), dies at 67
- Jan 26 Meijer Sluyser, Dutch journalist, commentator (VARA), dies at about 71
- Jan 27 William Nolde, American Army officer, last US soldier killed during Vietnam War, dies at 43
- Jan 28 John Banner, Austrian-born American actor (Hogan's Heroes, Lone Ranger, 36 Hours), dies of a abdominal haemorrhage at 63
- Jan 29 Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer, dies at 67
- Jan 29 Ludwig Stössel, Austrian actor (Man With a Camera, The Pride of the Yankees), dies at 89
- Jan 30 Jack MacGowran, Irish actor (King Lear, The Quiet Man, The Exorcist), dies of influenza at 54
- Jan 31 Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and 1st winner of the Nobel prize in economics in 1969, dies at 77
