The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers and invade the Gallic provinces
The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers and invade the Gallic provinces
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The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers and invade the Gallic provinces
Muhammad XII, the last Emir of Granada, surrenders the city of Granada to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, ending the Reconquista and centuries of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula
The massacre of Novgorod was an attack launched by Ivan the Terrible's oprichniki on the city of Novgorod, Russia, in 1570.
Conference of 23 industrial trade unionists in Chicago, Illinois, issues the Industrial Union Manifesto, calling for a convention in Chicago in June and laying the groundwork for the formation of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
World War II: Representatives of 26 nations at war with the Axis powers sign the Declaration of the United Nations, pledging to make no separate peace deals
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political thinker who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign…
"The Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later moves to CBS)
Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
The "Epic in Miami," played in 85°F heat, sees the San Diego Chargers defeat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in overtime in the AFC Divisional Playoff, setting numerous playoff scoring records
Leading Romantic poet Lord Byron (27) marries Anne Isabella Milbanke (22) by special licence, at Seaham Hall in County Durham
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish doctor, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa.
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Aulus Vitellius was Roman emperor, ruling for eight months from 19 April to 20 December AD 69.
John II begins his reign as the Bishop of Rome
Hamburg State Opera opens in Hamburg, inaugurated with Johann Theile's "Adam und Eva"
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency.
Austria ends the use of interrogation by torture
The Big Bottom Massacre in the Ohio Country begins the Northwest Indian War
The Free African American community of Philadelphia petitions the US Congress to abolish the slave trade
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaunt is a long narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. The poem was published between 1812 and 1818.
Orchard Lake Curling Club becomes the first curling club in the US
In December 1832, the United Kingdom sent two naval vessels to re-assert British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), after the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata...
First US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charles Pomeroy Stone (September 30, 1824 – January 24, 1887) was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and surveyor.
The Battle of Stones River, also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River...
Welterweight Con Orem and heavyweight Hugh O'Neill brawl for 185 rounds before darkness ends the legendary bare-knuckle boxing match in Virginia City, Montana
King Amadeo I of Spain is inaugurated at 25
The gun turret of the British battleship HMS Thunderer explodes during gunnery practice in the Gulf of Izmit near Turkey, killing 11 sailors and injuring 35
Standard Oil Company was a corporate trust in the petroleum industry that existed from 1882 to 1911.
Battle of Boschberg takes place in South Africa as part of the Mapoch War
General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in Khartoum
A record 19-foot, 2-inch alligator is shot in Louisiana by 17-year-old American Edward Avery McIlhenny
First US commemorative and first US stamp to picture a woman is issued with Queen Isabella, patron of Columbus, and Christopher Columbus
Battle of Doornkop: Boers defeat Dr. Jameson's troops in South Africa
Émile Berliner begins manufacturing 7-inch single-sided records in Montreal
The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's official maker of British coins. It is currently located in Llantrisant, Wales, where it moved in 1968. Operating under the legal name The Royal Mint Limited,...
First official Dutch Eleven Cities Skate; Minne Hoekstra wins with a time of 13 hours and 50 minutes
The first junior high school in the US opens in Berkeley, California
Australia's postal system entered a unified phase of development following the federation in 1901.
Philips installs a research department in Eindhoven, Netherlands
After repeated clashes over pay with Brooklyn Robins owner Charlie Ebbets, star right fielder and future Baseball Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel is traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates
Responding to global fear of communism caused by the Russian Revolution, US Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer authorizes raids across the country on unionists and socialists
The Sunday evening service of Calvary Episcopal Church is the first religious service broadcast in the US over KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rosewood massacre: Ku Klux Klan surprise attack on a Black residential area in Rosewood, Florida, kills at least eight; however, eyewitness accounts report 27 to 150 deaths (compensation awarded in 1995)
Simon & Schuster LLC ( SHOO-stər) is an American publishing house owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts since 2023. It was founded in New York City in 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster.
Gorno-Badakhshan, officially the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in eastern Tajikistan, in the Pamir Mountains.
Melody Maker was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest.
US and Canada agree to preserve the Niagara Falls
Young Brothers gang shoots and kills six police officers in Springfield, Missouri
The United States occupation of Nicaragua from August 4, 1912, to January 2, 1933, was part of the Banana Wars, when the U.S. military invaded various Latin American countries from 1898 to 1934.
First state liquor stores open in Pennsylvania
The first electron tube enabling night vision is described in St. Louis, Missouri
World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales
German troops surrender in Bardia, Libya
University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team begins a 129-game home game winning streak that ends in 1955, incorporating NCAA titles in 1948, 1949, and 1951
Dutch resistance broadcasting service, Radio Orange, ends its cooperation at Liese-Aktion
José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898 – April 30, 1980), most commonly known as Luis Muñoz Marín, was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician, and Puerto Rican autonomist who served as the...
Philip Jerome Quinn Barry (June 18, 1896 – December 3, 1949) was an American dramatist best known for his plays Holiday (1928) and The Philadelphia Story (1939), which were both made into films...
NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a record 32 game road losing streak (12 games in 1952-53; 20 games in 1953-54) with a 73-66 defeat at the Indianapolis Olympians
The French Communist Party (French: Parti Communiste Français; abbreviated PCF) has been a part of the political scene in France since 1920, peaking in strength around the end of World War II.
Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2 has its US premiere with Leonard Bernstein as soloist and conductor of the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in New York City
First redshank, an Old World shorebird, is reported in North America near Halifax
Roger Sessions' 4th Symphony, in honor of the Minnesota Centennial, premieres by the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti
Hawaii's then all-time low temperature, 14°F, is recorded atop Haleakalā
Primetime series "Password" with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS
Ayub Khan is elected the President of Pakistan
New York Jets sign future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath to a $427,000 contract over three years (pro football record at the time)
First Jewish child born in Spain since the 1492 expulsion
Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death.
Benjamin Elijah Mays (August 1, 1894 – March 28, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the American civil rights...
Dutch premiere of Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado's hippie musical "Hair" opens in Amsterdam
Spectator crush at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland, as Rangers supporters leave the ground with the home team 0-1 behind to Old Firm rivals Celtic; 66 deaths and more than 200 injuries; Rangers score late for 1-1
Unionism in Ireland is a political tradition that professes loyalty to the crown of the United Kingdom and to the union it represents with England, Scotland and Wales.
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
Rhino Records releases their first album, "Wildmania," by Larry "Wild Man" Fischer
Sex Pistols member Sid Vicious's trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, begins in New York City
Over 100,000 British Steel workers go on a national strike in support of a 20% pay increase [1]
New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to start a 23 NHL games undefeated home streak (21-0-2) with 14 straight wins
Garry Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"
16-year-old future South African Test cricket batsman Darryl Cullinan scores his 1st first-class century (106 no) for Border against Natal B in East London
NHL New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy scores his 499th and 500th career goals in the final 2:22 to lift the New York to a 7-5 victory over the Boston Bruins; 11th player in NHL history to score 500 goals
Indiana Pacers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-106 to give coach Jack Ramsay his 800th NBA victory; at the time, Ramsay is one of only two coaches (with Red Auerbach) to reach the milestone
Ashland Oil storage tank spills nearly 1 million gallons of oil into the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania
"Superwoman" is a song by R&B singer Karyn White, released as the second single from her self-titled debut album in January 1989. It was her second U.S.
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 2,800 (2,810.15)
The University of Colorado, Boulder, coached by Bill McCartney, wins its first Associated Press National Championship of College Football poll
Opposing factions in the Bosnian conflict hold meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, to end the nine-month conflict
Battles between the army and rebellious Indigenous people in southern Mexico kill 57
Bus crashes in Luzon, Philippines, killing at least 30
The US deploys troops in Northern Bosnia with the intention of maintaining order and peace between Bosnian Serbs and Muslims
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus, Ohio on WBZX 99.7 FM
Autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed on opiates and cocaine
A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 78 people are killed
19,600 fans watch the Miami Heat defeat the Orlando Magic 111-103 in the first NBA game at the Heat's new American Airlines Arena in Miami
Sila Calderón becomes the first female Governor of Puerto Rico
Eduardo Alberto Duhalde is a former politician from Argentina. A member of the Peronist party, Duhalde served as the interim president of Argentina from January 2002 to May 2003.
Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that it will return to Earth two years later
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon.
Englishman Adrian Lewis retains his PDC World Darts Championship with a 7-3 win over Andy Hamilton at the Alexandra Palace, London
30 people are killed after a bus plunges off a cliff and falls 400 ft in Malshej Ghat, India
18 people are killed after the Norwegian cargo ship MS Bulk Jupiter sinks off the coast of Vietnam
Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr (21 June 1959 – 2 January 2016), commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Saudi Shia sheikh from Al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
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
Bus crash in Pasamayo, Peru, kills 51 on notorious "Devil's Curve" road
Sputnik V or Gam-COVID-Vac is an adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19 developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia.
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapses from cardiac arrest and is revived by CPR on the field during a televised NFL game against the Bengals in Cincinnati
Claudine Gay, Harvard University's first Black president, resigns following testimony to Congress on anti-semitism and amid plagiarism allegations [1]
James Wolfe army officer, known for british army officer, was born on 1727-01-02. Major-General James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training…
Alice Mary Robertson, American politician, known for american politician, was born on 1854-01-02.
Isaac Asimov, American writer and biochemist, known for american writer and biochemist, was born on 1920-01-02.
David McKee, British writer and illustrator, known for british writer and illustrator, was born on 1935-01-02.
Jim Bakker televangelist, known for american televangelist, was born on 1939-01-02. James Orsen Bakker is an American televangelist and convicted felon.
Tommy Morrison, American professional boxer, known for american boxer, was born on 1969-01-02.
Gabrielle Carteris is born
Cuba Gooding Jr., American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1968-01-02. Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. is an American actor.
Christy Turlington is born
Roger Miller, American musician, known for american country musician, was born on 1936-01-02. Roger Dean Miller Sr.
Bryson Tiller musician, known for american singer, was born on 1993-01-02. Bryson Djuan Tiller is an American R&B singer and rapper.
David Cone athlete, known for american baseball player and analyst, was born on 1963-01-02.
François Pienaar is born
James Longstreet, Confederate confederate army general, known for confederate army general, died on 1904-01-02.
Emil Jannings, Swiss-born German actor, known for german actor, died on 1950-01-02. Emil Jannings was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood films in the 1920s.
Fausto Coppi cyclist, known for italian cyclist, died on 1960-01-02. Angelo Fausto Coppi was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War.
Erroll Garner dies
Bill Veeck baseball executive, known for american baseball executive, died on 1986-01-02. William Louis Veeck Jr.
Alan Hale Jr., American actor, known for american actor, died on 1990-01-02. Alan Hale Jr. was an American actor and restaurateur.
Aulus Vitellius was Roman emperor, ruling for eight months from 19 April to 20 December AD 69.
The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers and invade the Gallic provinces
John II begins his reign as the Bishop of Rome
Muhammad XII, the last Emir of Granada, surrenders the city of Granada to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, ending the Reconquista and centuries of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula
The massacre of Novgorod was an attack launched by Ivan the Terrible's oprichniki on the city of Novgorod, Russia, in 1570.
Hamburg State Opera opens in Hamburg, inaugurated with Johann Theile's "Adam und Eva"
James Wolfe army officer, known for british army officer, was born on 1727-01-02. Major-General James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training…
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency.
Austria ends the use of interrogation by torture
The Big Bottom Massacre in the Ohio Country begins the Northwest Indian War
The Free African American community of Philadelphia petitions the US Congress to abolish the slave trade
Leading Romantic poet Lord Byron (27) marries Anne Isabella Milbanke (22) by special licence, at Seaham Hall in County Durham
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaunt is a long narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. The poem was published between 1812 and 1818.
Orchard Lake Curling Club becomes the first curling club in the US
In December 1832, the United Kingdom sent two naval vessels to re-assert British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), after the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata...
First US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish doctor, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa.
Alice Mary Robertson, American politician, known for american politician, was born on 1854-01-02.
Charles Pomeroy Stone (September 30, 1824 – January 24, 1887) was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and surveyor.
The Battle of Stones River, also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River...
Welterweight Con Orem and heavyweight Hugh O'Neill brawl for 185 rounds before darkness ends the legendary bare-knuckle boxing match in Virginia City, Montana
King Amadeo I of Spain is inaugurated at 25
The gun turret of the British battleship HMS Thunderer explodes during gunnery practice in the Gulf of Izmit near Turkey, killing 11 sailors and injuring 35
Standard Oil Company was a corporate trust in the petroleum industry that existed from 1882 to 1911.
Battle of Boschberg takes place in South Africa as part of the Mapoch War
General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in Khartoum
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
A record 19-foot, 2-inch alligator is shot in Louisiana by 17-year-old American Edward Avery McIlhenny
First US commemorative and first US stamp to picture a woman is issued with Queen Isabella, patron of Columbus, and Christopher Columbus
Battle of Doornkop: Boers defeat Dr. Jameson's troops in South Africa
Émile Berliner begins manufacturing 7-inch single-sided records in Montreal
James Longstreet, Confederate confederate army general, known for confederate army general, died on 1904-01-02.
Conference of 23 industrial trade unionists in Chicago, Illinois, issues the Industrial Union Manifesto, calling for a convention in Chicago in June and laying the groundwork for the formation of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's official maker of British coins. It is currently located in Llantrisant, Wales, where it moved in 1968. Operating under the legal name The Royal Mint Limited,...
First official Dutch Eleven Cities Skate; Minne Hoekstra wins with a time of 13 hours and 50 minutes
The first junior high school in the US opens in Berkeley, California
Australia's postal system entered a unified phase of development following the federation in 1901.
Philips installs a research department in Eindhoven, Netherlands
After repeated clashes over pay with Brooklyn Robins owner Charlie Ebbets, star right fielder and future Baseball Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel is traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates
Responding to global fear of communism caused by the Russian Revolution, US Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer authorizes raids across the country on unionists and socialists
Isaac Asimov, American writer and biochemist, known for american writer and biochemist, was born on 1920-01-02.
The Sunday evening service of Calvary Episcopal Church is the first religious service broadcast in the US over KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rosewood massacre: Ku Klux Klan surprise attack on a Black residential area in Rosewood, Florida, kills at least eight; however, eyewitness accounts report 27 to 150 deaths (compensation awarded in 1995)
Simon & Schuster LLC ( SHOO-stər) is an American publishing house owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts since 2023. It was founded in New York City in 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster.
Gorno-Badakhshan, officially the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in eastern Tajikistan, in the Pamir Mountains.
Melody Maker was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest.
US and Canada agree to preserve the Niagara Falls
Young Brothers gang shoots and kills six police officers in Springfield, Missouri
The United States occupation of Nicaragua from August 4, 1912, to January 2, 1933, was part of the Banana Wars, when the U.S. military invaded various Latin American countries from 1898 to 1934.
First state liquor stores open in Pennsylvania
David McKee, British writer and illustrator, known for british writer and illustrator, was born on 1935-01-02.
The first electron tube enabling night vision is described in St. Louis, Missouri
Roger Miller, American musician, known for american country musician, was born on 1936-01-02. Roger Dean Miller Sr.
Jim Bakker televangelist, known for american televangelist, was born on 1939-01-02. James Orsen Bakker is an American televangelist and convicted felon.
World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales
World War II: Representatives of 26 nations at war with the Axis powers sign the Declaration of the United Nations, pledging to make no separate peace deals
German troops surrender in Bardia, Libya
University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team begins a 129-game home game winning streak that ends in 1955, incorporating NCAA titles in 1948, 1949, and 1951
Dutch resistance broadcasting service, Radio Orange, ends its cooperation at Liese-Aktion
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political thinker who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign…
José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898 – April 30, 1980), most commonly known as Luis Muñoz Marín, was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician, and Puerto Rican autonomist who served as the...
Emil Jannings, Swiss-born German actor, known for german actor, died on 1950-01-02. Emil Jannings was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood films in the 1920s.
Philip Jerome Quinn Barry (June 18, 1896 – December 3, 1949) was an American dramatist best known for his plays Holiday (1928) and The Philadelphia Story (1939), which were both made into films...
NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a record 32 game road losing streak (12 games in 1952-53; 20 games in 1953-54) with a 73-66 defeat at the Indianapolis Olympians
"The Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later moves to CBS)
The French Communist Party (French: Parti Communiste Français; abbreviated PCF) has been a part of the political scene in France since 1920, peaking in strength around the end of World War II.
Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2 has its US premiere with Leonard Bernstein as soloist and conductor of the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in New York City
First redshank, an Old World shorebird, is reported in North America near Halifax
Roger Sessions' 4th Symphony, in honor of the Minnesota Centennial, premieres by the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti
Fausto Coppi cyclist, known for italian cyclist, died on 1960-01-02. Angelo Fausto Coppi was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War.
Hawaii's then all-time low temperature, 14°F, is recorded atop Haleakalā
Gabrielle Carteris is born
Primetime series "Password" with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS
David Cone athlete, known for american baseball player and analyst, was born on 1963-01-02.
Ayub Khan is elected the President of Pakistan
New York Jets sign future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath to a $427,000 contract over three years (pro football record at the time)
First Jewish child born in Spain since the 1492 expulsion
François Pienaar is born
Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death.
Cuba Gooding Jr., American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1968-01-02. Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. is an American actor.
Benjamin Elijah Mays (August 1, 1894 – March 28, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the American civil rights...
Tommy Morrison, American professional boxer, known for american boxer, was born on 1969-01-02.
Christy Turlington is born
Dutch premiere of Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado's hippie musical "Hair" opens in Amsterdam
Spectator crush at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland, as Rangers supporters leave the ground with the home team 0-1 behind to Old Firm rivals Celtic; 66 deaths and more than 200 injuries; Rangers score late for 1-1
Unionism in Ireland is a political tradition that professes loyalty to the crown of the United Kingdom and to the union it represents with England, Scotland and Wales.
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
Erroll Garner dies
Rhino Records releases their first album, "Wildmania," by Larry "Wild Man" Fischer
Sex Pistols member Sid Vicious's trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, begins in New York City
Over 100,000 British Steel workers go on a national strike in support of a 20% pay increase [1]
The "Epic in Miami," played in 85°F heat, sees the San Diego Chargers defeat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in overtime in the AFC Divisional Playoff, setting numerous playoff scoring records
New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to start a 23 NHL games undefeated home streak (21-0-2) with 14 straight wins
Garry Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"
16-year-old future South African Test cricket batsman Darryl Cullinan scores his 1st first-class century (106 no) for Border against Natal B in East London
NHL New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy scores his 499th and 500th career goals in the final 2:22 to lift the New York to a 7-5 victory over the Boston Bruins; 11th player in NHL history to score 500 goals
Bill Veeck baseball executive, known for american baseball executive, died on 1986-01-02. William Louis Veeck Jr.
Indiana Pacers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-106 to give coach Jack Ramsay his 800th NBA victory; at the time, Ramsay is one of only two coaches (with Red Auerbach) to reach the milestone
Ashland Oil storage tank spills nearly 1 million gallons of oil into the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania
"Superwoman" is a song by R&B singer Karyn White, released as the second single from her self-titled debut album in January 1989. It was her second U.S.
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 2,800 (2,810.15)
Alan Hale Jr., American actor, known for american actor, died on 1990-01-02. Alan Hale Jr. was an American actor and restaurateur.
The University of Colorado, Boulder, coached by Bill McCartney, wins its first Associated Press National Championship of College Football poll
Opposing factions in the Bosnian conflict hold meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, to end the nine-month conflict
Bryson Tiller musician, known for american singer, was born on 1993-01-02. Bryson Djuan Tiller is an American R&B singer and rapper.
Battles between the army and rebellious Indigenous people in southern Mexico kill 57
Bus crashes in Luzon, Philippines, killing at least 30
The US deploys troops in Northern Bosnia with the intention of maintaining order and peace between Bosnian Serbs and Muslims
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus, Ohio on WBZX 99.7 FM
Autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed on opiates and cocaine
A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 78 people are killed
19,600 fans watch the Miami Heat defeat the Orlando Magic 111-103 in the first NBA game at the Heat's new American Airlines Arena in Miami
Sila Calderón becomes the first female Governor of Puerto Rico
Eduardo Alberto Duhalde is a former politician from Argentina. A member of the Peronist party, Duhalde served as the interim president of Argentina from January 2002 to May 2003.
Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that it will return to Earth two years later
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon.
Englishman Adrian Lewis retains his PDC World Darts Championship with a 7-3 win over Andy Hamilton at the Alexandra Palace, London
30 people are killed after a bus plunges off a cliff and falls 400 ft in Malshej Ghat, India
18 people are killed after the Norwegian cargo ship MS Bulk Jupiter sinks off the coast of Vietnam
Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr (21 June 1959 – 2 January 2016), commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Saudi Shia sheikh from Al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
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
Bus crash in Pasamayo, Peru, kills 51 on notorious "Devil's Curve" road
Sputnik V or Gam-COVID-Vac is an adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19 developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia.
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapses from cardiac arrest and is revived by CPR on the field during a televised NFL game against the Bengals in Cincinnati
Claudine Gay, Harvard University's first Black president, resigns following testimony to Congress on anti-semitism and amid plagiarism allegations [1]