January 1 is the 1st day of the year in the
Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining (365 in
leap years).
Events:
Births:
- 1431 - Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI)
- 1735 - [Paul Revere]?, silversmith, United States patriot
- 1752 - [Betsy Ross]?, seamstress
- 1879 - [E. M. Forster]?, novelist
- 1895 - J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director
- 1909 - Barry M. Goldwater, Arizona Senator
- 1911 - Hank Greenberg, baseball player
- 1919 - J. D. Salinger, novelist
- 1921 - [Rocky Graziano]?, boxer, born "Rocky Barbella"
- 1940 - [Frank Langella]?, actor
- 1942 - [Country Joe McDonald]? (of [Country Joe and the Fish]? fame)
Deaths:
- 2001 - [Ray Walston]?, 86, actor best known as the star of TV's My Favorite Martian, and later as a judge on Picket Fences.
Holidays and observances:
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
December 31 - January 2 - December 1 - February 1 - Historical anniversaries - (Please read this before editing or creating a date page)