Historical Events
- Jan 1 Indian provincial cricket team Vidarbha wins first Ranji Trophy title in their first final appearance in 61 years beating Delhi by 9 wickets in Indore; medium pacer Rajneesh Gurbani stars with the ball taking 6 wickets
Guterres Secretary General
Jan 1 Portuguese politician and diplomat António Guterres becomes United Nations Secretary General, replacing South Korean Ban Ki-Moon
Sports History
Jan 2 Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands wins his 2nd PDC World Darts Championship beating defending champion Gary Anderson, 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace, London
- Jan 2 US House Republicans vote to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, a public uproar forces them to back down the next day
Warren Announces Second Term
Jan 6 Elizabeth Warren announces her intention to run for a second term as Massachusetts Senator
- Jan 7 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: French pair Kristina Mladenovic & Richard Gasquet beat Americans Coco Vandeweghe & Jack Sock 4-1, 4-3 to clinch 2-1 win; 2nd French title
Moonlight Wins
Jan 8 74th Golden Globes: "Moonlight", Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert win
- Jan 9 College Football National Championship, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa: #2 Clemson beats #1 Alabama, 35-31
Sports History
Jan 12 Justin Thomas (23) becomes the youngest player to shoot a sub-60 round of 59 in the opening round of the Sony Open at Waialae CC in Hawaii; he also wins the tournament
Biden Medal of Freedom
Jan 12 US President Barack Obama in surprise presentation awards Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Flight MH370 Disappears
Jan 17 Search for missing aircraft MH370 over the Indian Ocean is called off
WikiLeaks Discloser Sentence Reduced
Jan 17 US President Barack Obama commutes WikiLeaks discloser Chelsea Manning's prison sentence from 35 to 7 years
Bagwell, Raines, Rodriguez Added
Jan 18 Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez
- Jan 18 NASA and NOAA announce that 2016 was the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 which itself topped a record set in 2014
Barrow President of Gambia
Jan 19 Adama Barrow sworn in as President of Gambia in Dahkar as Senegalese troops enter Gambia to persuade former President Yahya Jammeh to leave
- Jan 19 High-rise building collapses in Tehran, killing 20 firefighters
El Chapo Extradited
Jan 19 Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is extradited to the United States to face trial for his leadership of the Sinaloa drug cartel
- Jan 20 Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Melbourne, killing 6 and injuring 27
Donald Trump Inaugurated
Jan 20 Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America and Mike Pence as the 48th Vice President
- Jan 21 Adam Hadwin fires only the 7th sub-60 round (59) in PGA Tour history in the 3rd round of the CareerBuilder Challenge at LaQuinta CC
- Jan 21 More than 2 million people protest worldwide in the 'Women's March' against Donald Trump, with 500,000 marching in Washington, D.C.
- Jan 22 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 36-17
- Jan 22 Chile declares a State of Emergency and requests international assistance as wildfires rage out of control
Kushner Sworn in
Jan 22 Jared Kushner is sworn in as Senior Advisor to US President, Donald Trump
- Jan 22 NFC Championship, Georgia Dome, Atlanta: Atlanta Falcons beat Green Bay Packers, 44-21
Ecclestone Ousted as F1 CEO
Jan 23 Formula One Group removes Bernie Ecclestone as CEO, making him chairman emeritus, as Liberty Media completes $8 billion takeover of the organization
- Jan 23 Most expensive house in the US worth $250 million goes on the market in Bel Air, Los Angeles
- Jan 23 Thunderstorms and tornadoes in Georgia and Mississippi leave at least 18 dead in the US
- Jan 24 President Trump withdraws the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)
- Jan 25 Kisenosato becomes the 1st Japanese home-grown sumo champion since 1998 when he is made yokozuna, 72nd Grand Champion
- Jan 27 Donald Trump issues executive order banning travel to the US for 7 mostly Muslim countries and suspending admission for refugees
Williams Defeats Williams
Jan 28 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams defeats older sister Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4 for her 7th Australian title and record 23rd Grand Slam event singles victory
- Jan 28 US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull have a contentious phone call over deal for US to take 1,250 refugees
- Jan 29 62nd NHL All Star Games, Staples Centre, Los Angeles, CA: Metropolitan All Stars win four team 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers, RW
- Jan 29 Attack on mosque in Quebec kills 6 and injures 17, shooter is French Canadian student
Federer Defeats Nadal
Jan 29 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 to win his record 18th Grand Slam
- Jan 29 NFL Pro Bowl, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 20-13; MVPs: Travis Kelce, KC Chiefs, TE; Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills, LB
- Jan 30 Scientists in central China reveal oldest known human ancestor - 540-million-year-old Saccorhytus in a fossil
- Jan 31 Philip Glass' Symphony No. 11, premieres with the Bruckner Orchester Linz conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, at Carnegie Hall in NYC
- Jan 31 Romanian government passes emergency decree to release prisoners and decriminalise corruption charges, triggering huge protests in Bucharest
- Jan 31 US President Donald Trump announces he is nominating 49-year-old Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
- Jan 31 US President Donald Trump fires Attorney General Sally Yates after she instructs Justice Department officials not to defend Trump's travel ban
Famous Weddings
- Jan 8 Dutch-American "Dancing with the Stars" pro Louis Van Amstel (44) weds American health coach Joshua Lancaster (27) in Sundance, Utah
Famous Deaths
- Jan 1 Derek Parfit, British philosopher who specialized in problems of personal identity, rationality and ethics, dies at 74
- Jan 1 Jewel Plummer Cobb, American biologist and cancer researcher (melanoma), dies at 92
- Jan 2 Jean Vuarnet, French alpine skier (Olympic gold downhill 1960; World C'ship gold 1960), dies after a stroke at 83
- Jan 2 John Berger, English art critic and author (Ways of Seeing), dies at 90
- Jan 3 Igor Volk, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-12) & test pilot, dies at 79
- Jan 4 Douglas Wass, British civil servant (Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury, 1974-83), dies at 93
- Jan 4 Georges Prêtre, French classical and opera conductor known for interpretation of Poulenc, dies at 92
- Jan 4 Milt Schmidt, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1939, 41; Boston Bruins) and coach/GM (Stanley Cup 1970, 72; Boston Bruins), dies from a stroke at 98
- Jan 4 Vlastimir Trajković, Serbian avant-garde composer, and educator, dies at 79
- Jan 5 Géori Boué, French soprano, dies at 98
Mário Soares (1924-2017)
Jan 7 17th President of Portugal (1986-96) and Prime Minister (1976-78 and 1983-85), dies after falling into a coma at 92
- Jan 7 Nat Hentoff, American columnist and novelist (Village Voice, The Cold Society), dies at 91
- Jan 8 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 4th President of Iran (1989-97) and de facto commander-in-chief of the Iranian military during the Iran-Iraq War, dies of a heart attack at 82
- Jan 8 Buddy Bregman, American orchestra leader and arranger (Eddie Fisher Show; Ella Fitzgerald's Cole Porter Songbook), dies of Alzheimer's disease complications at 86 [1]
- Jan 8 Peter Sarstedt, British pop-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Where Do You Go To (My Lovely?"; "I Am A Cathedral"), dies at 75
- Jan 8 Roy Innis, American activist, leader of the Congress of Racial Equality, dies at 82
- Jan 9 Teresa Ann Savoy, British actress in Italian films (Caligula; Salon Kitty), dies of cancer at 61
- Jan 9 Warren Allen Smith, American gay rights activist and writer, dies at 95
- Jan 9 Zygmunt Bauman, Polish-born sociologist (Modernity and the Holocaust), dies at 91
- Jan 10 (Armando) "Buddy" Greco, American jazz and pop singer ("Ooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty"; "The Lady Is A Tramp"), pianist, and television personality (Away We Go), dies at 90
Clare Hollingworth (1911-2017)
Jan 10 British war correspondent who was the first to report on the outbreak of WWII, dies at 105
- Jan 10 Oliver Smithies, British biochemist (2007 Noble Prize for gene targeting), dies at 91
- Jan 10 Steven McDonald, New York City Police Department patrolman who was shot and paralyzed in the line of duty, dies at 59
- Jan 10 Tony Rosato, Italian-born Canadian comedian (SCTV, Saturday Night Live), dies at 63
- Jan 11 François Van der Elst, Belgian soccer winger (44 caps; Anderlecht, West Ham Utd), dies from cardiac arrest at 62
- Jan 11 José Vicente Asuar, Chilean electronic music composer, dies at 83
William Peter Blatty (1928-2017)
Jan 12 American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, dies at 89
- Jan 13 Alexis Mardas, Greek electronics engineer, entrepreneur, and Beatles hanger-on also known as "Magic Alex", dies of pneumonia at 74
- Jan 13 Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and ex-husband of Princess Margaret, dies at 86
- Jan 13 Dick Gautier, American stage and screen actor (Get Smart - "Hymie"; Bye Bye Birdie; When Things Were Rotten), dies at 85
Zhou Youguang (1906-2017)
Jan 14 Chinese economist and linguist known as the "father of pinyin", dies at 111
- Jan 15 Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Fijian-born American professional wrestler, dies at 73
- Jan 16 Cuthbert Johnson, English musician and Benedictine abbot, dies at 70
- Jan 16 Eugene Cernan, American NASA astronaut (12th person on the moon), dies at 82
- Jan 17 Tibor Fátyol, Hungarian composer, dies at 81
- Jan 18 Mike Kellie, British session and touring rock drummer (Spooky Tooth; The Only Ones), dies at 69
- Jan 18 Rachel Heyhoe Flint, English cricket batter (22 Tests, 23 ODOs; captain 1966-78; inaugural Women's World Cup 1973), businesswoman and philanthropist, dies at 77
- Jan 18 Roberta Peters [Peterman], American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-85), dies of Parkinson's disease at 86
- Jan 19 H. Boyd Woodruff, American microbiologist whose research led to antibiotics, dies at 99
- Jan 19 Miguel Ferrer, American actor (Robocop, NCIS LA), dies of cancer at 61
- Jan 20 Ronald Mundy, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (The Marcels -"Blue Moon"), dies of pneumonia at 73
- Jan 21 Emma Tennant, English writer (Pemberley: Or, Pride and Prejudice Continued), dies at 79
- Jan 21 Maggie Roche, American singer-songwriter (The Roches - "Hammond Song"), dies of cancer at 65
- Jan 21 Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer, specializing in choral music (Curse Upon Iron (Raua needmine)), dies at 86
- Jan 22 Jaki Liebesit, German rock drummer (Can), dies at 78
- Jan 22 Pete Overend Watts, English bass guitar player (Mott the Hoople - "All Young Dudes"), dies from throat cancer at 69
- Jan 22 Yordano Ventura, Dominican MLB pitcher (Kansas City Royals), dies in a car crash at 25
- Jan 23 Bobby Freeman, American singer (Do You Want to Dance), dies at 76
- Jan 23 Gorden Kaye, British actor (Allo Allo), dies at 75
- Jan 23 Lee O’Denat, American internet entrepreneur (WorldStarHipHop.com), dies of heart disease at 43
- Jan 24 Butch Trucks, American rock drummer (The Allman Brothers Band), dies at 69
- Jan 25 Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian-English writer and novelist (Second Class Citizen; The Bride Price), dies at 72
- Jan 25 John Hurt, English actor (Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express), dies at 77
Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017)
Jan 25 American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Laura"; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Ordinary People), dies at 80
- Jan 25 Robert Garcia, American politician hit by Wedtech scandal (Rep-D-NY, 1978-83), dies at 84
- Jan 26 Barbara Hale, American actress (Della Street in Perry Mason), dies at 94
- Jan 26 Mike Connors [Krekor Ohanian], American actor (Mannix), dies at 91
- Jan 27 Benny Barth, American session and touring jazz drummer, dies at 86
- Jan 27 Emmanuelle Riva, French actress (Hiroshima Mon Amour), dies at 89
- Jan 27 Robert Ellis Miller, American film director, dies at 89
- Jan 28 Geoff Nicholls, British rock keyboardist (Black Sabbath, 1980-2013), dies from lung cancer at 72
- Jan 30 Harold Rosen, American engineer (created geosynchronous communications satellite), dies at 90 [1]
- Jan 31 Deke [Roger] Leonard, Welsh rock musician (Man), dies at 72
- Jan 31 John Wetton, British rock vocalist and bassist (Asia, King Crimson), dies of cancer at 67
