Historical Events
Jeremy Renner's Snowplow Accident
Jan 1 Avenger's actor Jeremy Renner is accidentally run over by a snowplow, breaking more than 30 bones in his body near Reno, Nevada [1]
- Jan 1 Croatia adopts the euro and joins the Schengen Area
Lula Sworn In
Jan 1 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn in as the 39th President of Brazil, his third term in office
- Jan 2 Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapses in cardiac arrest and is revived by CPR on the field in televised NFL game against the Bengals in Cincinnati
Ronaldo's Record Salary
Jan 3 Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for the “biggest salary ever in football”, leaving Manchester United after criticizing it publicly [1]
Sports History
Jan 3 England's Michael Smith hits a nine-dart finish on the way to his first PDC world darts title, beating Dutchman Michael van Gerwen, 7-4 at the Alexandra Palace, London
- Jan 4 39 people killed in car bomb attack in Hiraan province, Somalia, with al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabab claiming responsibility [1]
- Jan 4 US and other countries including Italy, Japan and India re-introduce Covid testing of people arriving from China as WHO warns China under-representing Covid's true impact in the country [1]
Funeral of Benedict XVI
Jan 5 Funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome [1]
Edward Norton Related to Pocahontas
Jan 5 Pocahontas revealed as the 12th great-grandmother of actor Edward Norton on PBS's "Finding Your Roots" [1]
- Jan 6 New Study discovers ancient Roman concrete is stronger than modern concrete because of the use of a hot mixing technique, with quicklime that self-healed any cracks over time [1]
- Jan 6 US teacher shot by her six-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School, Newport, Virginia, later hospitalised with gunshot wounds [1]
McCarthy US House Speaker
Jan 7 Republican Kevin McCarthy finally elected Speaker of the US House of representatives after 15 ballots, the most rounds of voting since 1860 [1]
- Jan 7 Vaccine for bees against American Foulbrood bacteria approved in the US - first vaccine in the US for any insect [1]
- Jan 8 China loosens travel restrictions and reopens its borders after nearly three years [1]
- Jan 8 Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas' percussion revue "Stomp" closes at the Orpheum Theatre, NYC, after for 11,475 performances
Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Government
Jan 8 Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attack Brazilian government buildings including the High Court and Presidential Palace, with over 1500 later arrested [1]
- Jan 8 United Cup Tennis, Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia: US wins inaugural event, 4-0 over Italy
- Jan 9 College Football, National Championship, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California: #1 Georgia beats #3 TCU, 65-7; 58-point victory most lopsided win Championship Game history
- Jan 9 Intense storm hits Southern California, forcing evacuations in Montecito and Santa Barbara [1]
- Jan 10 80th Golden Globe Awards: Film "The Fabelmans" best drama, "The Banshees of Inisherin" best comedy/musical, TV "House of the Dragon", best drama, "Abbott Elementary" best comedy
Prince Harry Publishes "Spare"
Jan 10 Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" goes on sale worldwide revealing controversial details of his upbringing and falling out with the British royal family [1]
- Jan 12 Brock Purdy is named the NFC Rookie of the Month for December and January
- Jan 12 Toadzilla, a large cane toad and unofficially the world's largest toad at 2.7kg, discovered in Conway National Park, Australia (as an invasive pest later euthanized) [1]
Special Counsel Appointed
Jan 12 US Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents [1]
- Jan 13 China reports 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths in just over a month while another report estimates 900 million people have been infected, 64% of the country's population [1]
- Jan 13 English actor Julian Sands (65) reported missing after failing to return from a hike on Mount Baldy in San Bernardino County, California
- Jan 14 Brock Purdy wins his first playoff game as a rookie quarterback against the Seattle Seahawks
- Jan 15 At least 68 people killed in a plane crash by Yeti Airlines in Pokhara, Nepal, the countries worst crash for three decades [1]
LeBron James Passes 38,000 Points
Jan 15 Lakers LeBron James surpasses 38,000 NBA career points, joining only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in 113-112 loss to Philadelphia 76ers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 15 Mexico brings into force world's strictest anti-smoking laws, banning smoking in public places such as beaches and parks [1]
- Jan 16 Italy's most wanted mobster Matteo Messina Denaro (61) arrested at a private cancer clinic in Palermo, Sicily after being on the run for 30 years [1]
- Jan 17 Revival of 1980s American TV sitcom "Night Court", premieres on NBC TV; John Larrquette is the sole returning cast member
- Jan 18 A series of atmospheric river storms pummelling California finally subside, after more than 500 mudslides with "extensive" damage to 40 out of 58 counties, killing 20 people [1]
- Jan 19 Cyclone Cheneso makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing at least 25 people and leaving about 40,000 homeless [1]
Jacinda Ardern Resigns
Jan 19 New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern announces she is stepping down as Prime Minister after five and a half years [1]
- Jan 21 72 year-old gunman shoots and kills eleven people, injuring nine, at dance studio in Monterey Park, California. Attempts second killing nearby before being surrounded and killing himself.
- Jan 22 Australian surfer Laura Enever sets world record riding the largest-ever wave by a woman at 43.6ft (13.3m) on Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii [1]
- Jan 22 China's northernmost city, Mohe, records record low temperature of -53C (-63F) [1]
- Jan 22 Chinese Year of the Rabbit begins with China marking the largest celebration of the New Year since 2020, after Covid-zero restrictions lifted [1]
- Jan 23 American Richard Barnett, who was pictured with his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk during the Jan 6 riots, convicted on eight counts in a Washington court [1]
Kishida Addresses Falling Birth Rate
Jan 23 Japan on the brink of not being able to function as a society, because of its falling birth rate and high life expectancy, says Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in speech to Japanese parliament [1]
- Jan 24 Adani Enterprises owned by Gautam Adani, world's third richest man, loses $108billion in value after investment firm Hindenburg Research publishes report alleging stock manipulation and accounting fraud [1]
- Jan 24 Coldest winter in a decade in Afghanistan has killed at least 124 people and 70,000 livestock, leaving many areas cut off, according to state officials [1]
- Jan 24 Doomsday Clock reset 90 seconds until midnight, the closest it has ever been (set up 1947) by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, due partly to war in Ukraine [1]
- Jan 24 Peruvian Prime Minister Dina Boluarte call for a "national truce" after seven weeks of violent protests at Pedro Castillo's removal from office, which have left at least 50 people dead [1]
- Jan 24 Third baseman Scott Rolen (Philadelphia Philleis, St. Louis Cardinals) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Jan 25 America and Germany announce decision to send powerful battle tanks (US 31, Germany 14) to Ukraine to fight Russia invasion
- Jan 25 Chris Hipkins is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, following the resignation of Jacinda Ardern
- Jan 26 Five ex-Memphis police officers charged with murdering Tyre Nichols who they beat at a traffic stop on Jan 7 [1]
- Jan 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day: representatives from various countries gather at site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp; among attendees is Doug Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a US president or vice president [1]
- Jan 27 New Zealand city of Auckland declares a state of emergency as a tropical storm brings record levels of rain, major flooding and four deaths [1]
- Jan 27 Urgent search announced for tiny radioactive capsule 6mmx8mm, which dropped out of a truck somewhere along 1,400 km journey in Western Australia [1]
- Jan 28 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 for her first major title
- Jan 29 AFC Championship, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Chiefs beat Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20
Đoković Wins 10th Australian Open
Jan 29 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 for his 10th AO and record equalling 22nd Grand Slam title
- Jan 29 Brock Purdy suffers a complete tear of his ulnar collateral ligament in the NFC Championship Game
- Jan 29 NFC Championship, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Eagles beat SF 49ers, 31-7
- Jan 30 Suicide bomb blast kills at least 100 and injures 157 people at a mosque for police officers in Peshawar, Pakistan [1]
Francis Visits Democratic Republic of Congo
Jan 31 Pope Francis lands in Kinshasa on a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, first papal visit to the country since 1985 [1]
Famous Weddings
Buzz Aldrin
Jan 20 Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin marries his longtime love Anca Faur on his 93rd birthday [1]
Marc Anthony
Jan 28 American salsa singer Marc Anthony (54) weds, for his 4th time, Paraguayan fashion model and beauty queen Nadia Ferreira (23) at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, Florida
Famous Divorces
- Jan 26 Crystal Renay Smith (37) divorces American singer NE-YO (43) after 12 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Jan 1 Art McNally, American Pro Football HOF referee and executive (NFL Head of Officiating, 1968-91), dies at 97
- Jan 1 Frank McGarvey, Scottish soccer forward (7 caps; Celtic, St Mirren) and manager (Queen of the South FC), dies from pancreatic cancer at 66
- Jan 2 Cliff Gustafson, American College Baseball HOF coach (College World Series 1975, 83; Collegiate Coach of the Year 1983; University of Texas, Austin), dies at 91
- Jan 2 Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets; Otago CA), dies at 90
- Jan 2 Fred White, American drummer (Earth Wind & Fire, 1974-84 - "Shining Star"; "September"), dies at 67
- Jan 2 Ken Block, American rally driver (Hoonigan Racing Division) and co-founder of DC Shoes, dies in a snowmobile accident at 55
- Jan 3 Walter Cunningham, American astronaut (Apollo 7), dies at 90 from complications after a fall
- Jan 4 (Elwood) "Bud" Hillis, American politician (Rep-R-IN, 1971-87), dies at 96
- Jan 4 Arthur Duncan, American tap dancer (The Lawrence Welk Show, 1964-82), dies at 97
- Jan 4 Fay Weldon [Franklin Birkinshaw], British feminist, novelist (Praxis; The Lives and Loves of a She-Devil), playwright, and screenwriter, dies at 91 [1]
- Jan 4 Hans Rebele, German soccer striker (2 caps; 1860 Munich, FC Wacker Innsbruck), dies at 79
- Jan 4 Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine skier (Olympic gold downhill/slalom 1976), dies at 72
- Jan 5 Ernesto Castano, Italian soccer defender (7 caps; Juventus 265 games), dies at 83
- Jan 5 Gordy Harmon, American R&B singer (The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"; "Rock Steady"), dies at 79
- Jan 5 Nate Colbert, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1971, 72, 73; San Diego Padres, Houston Astros), dies at 76
- Jan 6 Bill Campbell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, AL saves leader 1977; AL Rolaids Relief Man Award 1976, 77; Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox), dies from cancer at 74
- Jan 6 Dick Savitt, American tennis player (Wimbledon, Australian C'ships 1951), dies at 95
- Jan 6 Gianluca Vialli, Italian soccer striker (59 caps; Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus, Chelsea), manager (Chelsea, Watford) and broadcaster (Sky Italia), dies from pancreatic cancer at 58
- Jan 6 Steve James, American guitarist, songwriter, and luthier, dies from a glioblastoma brain tumor at 72
- Jan 7 Adam Rich, American actor (Eight is Enough - "Nicholas"; Code Red; Gun Shy), dies at 54
- Jan 7 Ken Scotland, Scottish rugby union full-back (27 Tests Scotland, 5 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers RUFC, London Scottish FC), dies from cancer at 86
- Jan 7 Modeste M'bami, Cameroonian soccer midfielder (37 caps; CS Sedan, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille; Olympic gold 2000), dies from a heart attack at 40
- Jan 7 Rob Heming, Australian rugby union lock (21 Tests; NSW, Manly RUFC), dies at 90
- Jan 8 Bernard Kalb, American journalist, moderator, lecturer and author, one of the most respected broadcast journalists of his time (CBS News, New York Times), dies at 100 [1] [2]
- Jan 8 Roberto Dinamite, Brazilian soccer forward (38 caps; CR Vasco da Gama 753 games, 475 goals), dies of intestinal cancer at 68
- Jan 8 Siegfried Kurz, German conductor (Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 1949-60; Staatsoper Dresden, 1960-84), and composer, dies at 92
- Jan 9 David Duckham, English rugby union outside back (36 Tests England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Coventry RFC), dies from a heart condition at 76
- Jan 9 Ferenc Mészáros, Hungarian soccer goalkeeper (29 caps; Vasas SC 252 games), dies at 72
- Jan 9 Karl Alexander Müller, Swiss superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987), dies at 95
- Jan 9 Max Chantal, French rugby league forward (27 Tests; US Villeneuve XIII), dies at 64
- Jan 9 Melinda Dillon, American actress (Close Encounters; Slap Shot; A Christmas Story), dies at 83
- Jan 9 Norma Whiteman. Australian cricket fast bowler (7 WTests, 22 wickets, BB 4/33; NSWCA), dies at 95
- Jan 9 Virginia Kraft Payson American sports journalist (Sports Illustrated) and thoroughbred owner & breeder, dies from Parkinson's disease at 92
- Jan 9 Yoriaki Matsudaira, Japanese composer and academic, dies of pneumonia at 91
- Jan 10 Bruce Murray, New Zealand cricket batsman (13 Tests, 5 x 50, HS 90; Wellington), dies at 82
- Jan 10 Gaudenzio Bernasconi, Italian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Sampdoria 334 games), dies at 90
- Jan 10 George Pell, Australian Catholic Cardinal and treasurer of the Vatican, convicted, and then acquitted, of child sex abuse, dies of complications after hip surgery at 81 [1]
Jeff Beck (1944-2023)
Jan 10 English Grammy Award-winning rock guitarist (Yardbirds, 1965-66; Jeff Beck Group, 1967-72), dies of bacterial meningitis at 78 [1] [2]
- Jan 10 Tyre Nichols, African American motorist, dies in hospital in Memphis of his injuries, three days after being beaten by police at a traffic stop, at 29 [1]
- Jan 11 (Mildred) "Carole" Cook, American stage and screen actress (The Lucy Show; The Incredible Mr. Limpet; Sixteen Candles), dies at of heart failure at 98
- Jan 11 Charles Kimbrough, American stage and screen actor (Murphy Brown - "Jim"; Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 86
- Jan 11 Charles White, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1979, USC; Pro Bowl 1987, Cleveland Browns, LA Rams), dies at 64
- Jan 11 Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese pop-rock drummer and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra), dies from complications of a brain tumor at 70
- Jan 12 Frene Ginwala, South African politician and ANC activist (1st post-apartheid Speaker of the National Assembly), dies at 90 [1]
- Jan 12 Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1983-84), dies from cancer at 67
Lisa Marie Presley (1968-2023)
Jan 12 American singer-songwriter ("Lights Out"), and daughter of Elvis, dies of cardiac arrest predicated by a small bowel obstruction at 54 [1]
- Jan 12 Paul Johnson, English journalist, author and historian, dies at 94
- Jan 12 Robin "Robbie" Bachman, Canadian drummer (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"; "Takin' Care Of Business"), dies at 69 [1]
- Jan 13 Klas Lestander, Swedish biathlete (Olympic gold 20k 1960), dies at 91
- Jan 13 Robbie Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil, son of Evel, dies of pancreatic cancer at 60
- Jan 15 Shaye Al-Nafisah, Saudi Arabian soccer forward (32 caps; Al-Kawkab FC), dies at 60
- Jan 16 Arthur Ravenel Jr, American businessman and politician (Rep-R-South Carolina 1987-95), dies at 95
- Jan 16 Bjarne Hansen, Norwegian soccer centre-back (3 caps; Vålerenga FC), dies at 93
- Jan 16 Frank Thomas, American baseball outfielder (3 x MLB All-Star; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 93
- Jan 16 Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida, Italian actress (Trapeze; Falcon Crest), photojournalist, and sculptor, dies at 95 [1]
- Jan 16 Pierre Danos, French rugby union halfback (17 Tests; RC Toulon, AS Béziers), dies at 93
- Jan 16 Vladislovas Česiūnas, Lithuanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold USSR C-2 1000 1972; 4 x World C'ship gold), dies at 82
- Jan 17 Chris Ford, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 1971 Detroit Pistons; Boston Celtics) and coach (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers), dies from a heart attack at 74
- Jan 17 Jean-Claude Marty, French rugby league winger (13 Tests; FC Lézignan XIII, Racing Club Albi XIII), dies at 79
- Jan 17 Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian known as Sister André and the world's oldest verified living person, dies in her sleep aged 118 years and 340 days
- Jan 17 Renée Geyer, Australian singer ("It's A Man's Man's World"; "Stares and Whispers"), dies at 69 [1]
- Jan 18 David Crosby, American rock singer-songwriter (The Byrds, 1964-67 - "Eight Miles High"; Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Guinnevere"; "Wooden Ships"), dies at 81 [1]
- Jan 18 Henry Caicedo, Colombian soccer centre-back (11 caps; Deportivo Cali FC), dies from a stroke at 71
- Jan 19 David Sutherland, Scottish cartoonist (Beano - Bash Street Kids, Dennis the Menace), dies at 89 [1]
- Jan 19 Norbert Sattler, Austrian slalom canoeist (World C'ship gold K-1 team 1971, K-1 1973; Olympic silver K-1 1972), dies at 71
- Jan 20 Gwen Knapp, American sports journalist (Philadelphia Inquirer, SF Examiner, SF Chronicle, New York Times), dies from lymphoma at 61
- Jan 20 Jerry "The Geator" Blavat, American disc jockey and music promoter, dies of complications from myasthenia gravis (a neuromuscular disease), at 82 [1]
- Jan 20 Sal Bando, American baseball third baseman (4 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1972, 73, 74 Oakland A's) and executive (GM Milwaukee Brewers 1991-99), dies of cancer at 78
- Jan 20 Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean musician and storyteller (Africa’s best-known female mbira player), dies at 76 [1]
- Jan 21 Bill Schonely, American sports broadcaster (Portland Trail Blazers 1970-98), dies at 93
- Jan 22 Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor, dies at 88
- Jan 23 Fred Lindop, British rugby league referee (22 Tests; World Cup Final 1970; 5 x Challenge Cup Finals), dies at 84
- Jan 24 Duncan Pugh, Australian bobsledder (Olympics, 2010), and school teacher, dies of a brain aneurysm at 48
- Jan 24 Lance Kerwin, American actor (James at 15; Salem's Lot; Enemy Mine; Outbreak), dies at 62 [1]
- Jan 25 B. V. [Balkrishna] Doshi, Indian architect (Pritzker Prize 2- 018), dies at 95 [1]
- Jan 25 Cindy Williams, American actress (Laverne & Shirley - "Shirley; American Graffiti), dies at 75 [1]
- Jan 26 Billy Packer, American college basketball broadcaster (Raycom Sports, NBC, CBS), dies of kidney failure at 82
- Jan 26 Gary Peters, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1964, 67; AL Rookie of the Year 1963; AL wins leader 1964; Chicago WS, Boston Red Sox), dies at 85
- Jan 26 Irvine Shillingford, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 120; Combined Islands, Windward Islands), dies at 78
- Jan 26 Keith Thomson, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests, 1 x 50; Canterbury) and field hockey centre-half (28 Tests; Canterbury), dies at 81
- Jan 27 Donald Trelford, English journalist and editor (Observer Newspaper 1975-93), dies at 85 [1]
- Jan 27 Floyd Sneed, Canadian rock drummer (Three Dog Night - "Joy To The World"; Ohio Players), dies at 80
- Jan 27 Sylvia Syms, English actress (Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine), dies at 89 [1]
- Jan 28 Carlo Tavecchio, Italian sports executive (President Italian Football Federation 2014-17), dies at 79
- Jan 28 Lisa Loring [DeCinces], American actress (The Addams Family - "Wednesday"; As the World Turns, 1980-83 - "Cricket"), dies following a stroke at 64 [1]
- Jan 28 Phil Coles, Australian sports administrator (International Olympic Committee 1982-2011; AOC 1973-2011), dies at 91
- Jan 28 Tom Verlaine [Miller], American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (Television - "Marquee Moon"), dies at 73
- Jan 29 Barrett Strong, American R&B vocalist ("Money (That's What I Want)"), piano player, and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; "Just My Imagination";"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"; "War"), dies at 81 [1]
- Jan 29 Krister Kristensson, Swedish soccer defender (38 caps; Malmö FF, Trelleborgs FF) and manager (Trelleborgs FF, Lunds BK, Höllvikens GIF), dies at 80
- Jan 29 Kyle Smaine, American freestyle skier (World C'ship gold halfpipe 2015), dies in an avalanche at 31
- Jan 30 Bobby Beathard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (GM Washington Redskins Super Bowl 1982, 87; San Diego Chargers), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 86
Bobby Hull (1939-2023)
Jan 30 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing (Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks; 3 x Art Ross Trophy; 2 x Hart Memorial Trophy; Winnipeg Jets), dies at 84
- Jan 30 Charly Loubet, French soccer striker (35 caps; AS Cannes, OGC Nice, Marseille), dies at 77
- Jan 30 Gerald Mortag, German track cyclist (3 x World C'ship gold GDR 4000m team pursuit 1977, 78, 79; Olympic silver 1980), dies at 64
- Jan 31 Charlie Thomas, American pop singer (The Drifters, 1958-67 - "Sweets For My Sweet"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), dies of liver cancer at 85
- Jan 31 David Durenberger, American politician, (US Sen-R-MN, 1978-95), dies of heart failure at 88
- Jan 31 Lou Campanelli, American basketball coach (James Madison University 1972-85; University of California, Berkeley 1986-93), dies at 84
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