Dating services

1907 – Derek Richter, British neuro chemist (Aspects of learning & memory)

1477 – Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)

1507 – Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)

1467 – Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia

1477 – Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)

1909 – Joseph Walton Losey, Wisconsin, director (Damned, Accident)

1684 – Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (d. 1745)

1964 – Steven Soderbergh, writer (Mimi, Schizoplis)

1592 – Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India

1615 – John Biddle, English minister (Unitarian)

1913 – Tillie Olsen, American writer (Tell Me a Riddle)

1914 – Harold Russell, actor (Best Years of Our Life)

1129 – Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.

1965 – Jemma Redgrave, London England, actress (Buddha of Suburbia)

1684 – Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (d. 1742)

1702 – Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (d. 1737)

1539 – Spain annexes Cuba.

1639 – The “Fundamental Orders”, the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.

1724 – King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.

1741 – Benedict Arnold, US general turn traitor (Revolutionary War)

1784 – American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

1780 – Francois-Joseph Dizi, composer

1791 – Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2′ 2″)

1858 – Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.

1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.

1968 – L L Cool J, [James Todd Smith], St Albans NY, rapper (Bigger & Deffer)

1968 – Ruel Fox, English footballer

1800 – Ludwig Alois Ferdinand Kchel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1877)

1804 – John Park, composer

1969 – Jason Kent Bateman, Rye NY, actor (David-Valerie, Hogan Family)

1969 – Martin Bicknell, cricketer (England pace bowler 1993)

1969 – Rico Smith, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns)

1952 – NBC’s long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

1960 – The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country’s central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.

1970 – Tyrone Hughes, NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears)

1967 – Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.

1819 – Frederick Steele, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1868

1822 – Nicholas Mori, composer

1972 – Kyle Brady, NFL tight end (NY Jets)

1831 – John Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903

1998 – An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.

1999 – Toronto, Ontario Mayor Mel Lastman becomes the first mayor in Canada to call in the Army to help with emergency medical evacuations and snow removal after more than one meter of snow paralyzes the city.

1836 – Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (d. 1904)

2004 – The national flag of The Republic of Georgia, the so-called “five cross flag”, is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.

1841 – Berthe M P Morisot, French painter/aquarellist

2011 – Ben Ali, former Tunisian president, fled the country to Saudi Arabia after popular protests (dubbed as Jasmine Revolution) requesting his departure.

2011 – Stampede near Sabarimala – 104 devotees killed and several others injured in a stampede at Uppupara in Idukki distict.

1915 – Andre Frossard, Catholic columnist

1850 – Pierre Loti, French writer (d. 1923)

1851 – Theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer

1974 – Kevin Durand, Canadian actor

1919 – Giulio Andreotti, 7 x premier (Italy)

1977 – Terry Ryan, St Johns, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)

1977 – Darren Purse, English footballer

1870 – Sir George Pearce, Australian politician (d. 1952)

1978 – Shawn Crawford, American sprinter

1874 – Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)

1921 – Murray Bookchin, American libertarian socialist (d. 2006)

1924 – Guy Williams, NYC, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space)

1882 – Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America)

1980 – Clive Clarke, Irish footballer

1889 – Vincenzo Davico, composer

1892 – Hal Roach, early film director/producer (1 Million BC)

1892 – Martin Niemller, clergyman (German Protestant); imprisoned by Hitler

1926 – Tom Tryon, Hartford CT, actor (Cardinal, All That Glitters)

1896 – John dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel)

1927 – Ivan Kalita, USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-silver-1968)

1981 – Pitbull, American rapper

1928 – Gerald Arpino, Staten Island NY, choreographer

1899 – Carlos Romulo, Filipino diplomat and author (d. 1985)

1983 – Maxime Monfort, Belgian cyclist

1929 – Billy Walker, Ralls Tx, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)

1930 – Edgar Sergeyi Hovhanesyan, composer

1902 – F C Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], Dutch writer (De Turkenoorlog)

1931 – Juraj Pospisil, composer

1931 – Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer

1932 – Caterina Valente, Paris France, singer (Entertainers)

1932 – Harriet Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Cries & Whispers)

1906 – Walter Knape, composer

1933 – Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (d. 2003)

1129 – Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.

1301 – Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.

1936 – Clarence Carter, US singer (Thread the Needle)

1514 – Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery.

1539 – Spain annexes Cuba.

1936 – Reiner Klimke, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1984)

1724 – King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.

1761 – The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.

1784 – American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

1937 – Shoban Babu, Indian actor

1938 – Allen Toussaint, [Naomi Neville], pianist/songwriter (Ride Your Pony)

1858 – Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.

1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.

1941 – C L “Gibby” Gilbert Jr, Chattanooga TN, PGA golfer (1976 Danny Thomas)

1933 – The controversial Bodyline cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine’s England peaks when Australian captain Bill Woodfull was hit in the heart.

1938 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

1943 – World War II: Operation Ke, the successful Japanese operation to evacuate their forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign, begins.

1943 – World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.

1942 – Carol Bellamy, Planfield NJ, (City Council Pres-D-NYC, 1978-85)

1950 – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.

1942 – Dave Campbell, American baseball player

1960 – The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country’s central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.

1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.

1943 – Ronald Hunter, Boston Mass, actor (Lazarus Syndrome)

1969 – An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) near Hawaii kills 27 people.

1972 – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.

1973 – Elvis Presley’s concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

1975 – Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka “the Black Panther”.

1998 – An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.

1999 – Toronto, Ontario Mayor Mel Lastman becomes the first mayor in Canada to call in the Army to help with emergency medical evacuations and snow removal after more than one meter of snow paralyzes the city.

1945 – Maina Gielgud, British ballet dancer and administrator

1946 – Harold Shipman, British serial killer (d. 2004)

1947 – Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player

2011 – Ben Ali, former Tunisian president, fled the country to Saudi Arabia after popular protests (dubbed as Jasmine Revolution) requesting his departure.

1948 – T-Bone Burnett, musician/producer

Popular Birthdays On 14 Jan – Check Out january 14 astrology and january 14 horoscope