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January in History

There are 31 days in the month of January. The name comes from the Latin word 'Januarius'.

To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in January, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.

January in history at random

Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during January in years gone by.

Born in January

Anton Chekhov was born.

Major Events and Happenings in January

Pope Pius X forbade women wearing low-cut evening gowns.

Died in January

The English writer John Ruskin died, age 81.