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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

W. C. Fields was born.

Major Events and Happenings in January

The inauguration of General Eisenhower as 34th President of the United States took place.

Died in January

Composer Guiseppe Verdi died.