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Contents  (full)

1 Events of 1927

-  Jan. ^. Feb. ^. March ^. April

-  May ^. June ^. July  ^.  Aug.

-  Sept. ^. Oct. ^. Nov. ^.  Dec.

-  Undated ^. Ongoing ^.

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Nobel Prizes

5 See also -  Notes -  External links

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Events of 1927

January

• January 1 - Cristero War erupts in Mexico when pro-Church rebels attack the government, which had banned the Catholic faith.
• January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call is made: New York City to London.
• January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon.
• January 15 - Teddy Wakelam gives the first sports commentary on BBC Radio.
• January 19 - Britain sends troops to China.
• January 30 - Right-wing veterans and the Republican Schutzbund clash in Schattendorf, Burgenland, Austria. One man and a child are killed by gunshots. (See: July 15).

is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The struggle between church and state in Mexico broke out in armed conflict during the Cristero War (also known as the Cristiada) of 1926 to 1929. ... “Catholic Church” redirects here. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Lisbon (disambiguation). ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Captain Henry Blythe Thornhill (Teddy) Wakelam was an English sports broadcaster and rugby union player. ... BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Former crewmembers of the battleship Missouri pose for photos shortly after the Anniversary of the End of World War II ceremony, held aboard the famous ship. ... Schattendorf is a town in the district of Mattersburg in Burgenland in Austria. ... Burgenland (Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék, Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko) is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

February

• February 12 - First British troops land in Shanghai.
• February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead.
• February 19 - General strike in Shanghai in protest of the presence of the British troops.
• February 23 - The U.S. Federal Radio Commission (later renamed the Federal Communications Commission) begins to regulate the use of radio frequencies.

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March

• March 4 - A diamond rush in South Africa includes trained athletes that have been hired by major companies to stake claims.
• March 6 - In Britain, 1000 people a week die from influenza epidemic.
• March 10 - Albania mobilizes in case of an attack of Yugoslavia.
• March 11
  • In New York City, the Roxy Theater is opened by Samuel Roxy Rothafel.
  • First armoured car robbery, committed by the Flatheads gang.
• March 13 - Fritz Lang's culturally influential Metropolis (film) debuts.
• March 27 - Mstislav Rostropovich is born in Baku, Azerbaijan.

is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the gemstone. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by an RNA virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Roxy Theater in New York City was a 6,214 seat movie theater at 153 West 50th Street at 7th Avenue, opened on March 11, 1927 by Samuel Roxy Rothafel. ... Samuel Lionel Roxy Rothafel was a showman of the 1920s silent film era and the impresario for many of the great movie palaces that he managed such as the Capitol, the Strand, and his eponymous Roxy Theater in New York City (opened 1927, demolished 1961). ... Paul Jaworski was the leader of the Flatheads gang, who committed the first armored car robbery on March 11, 1927 [1], [2]. The group stole over $100,000 from an armored vehicle on Bethel Road, 7 miles outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Friedrich Christian Anton Fritz Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-German-American film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known émigrés from Germanys school of expressionism. ... For other uses, see Metropolis (disambiguation). ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopoldovič Rostropovič, IPA pronunciation ), (March 27, 1927 – April 27, 2007), known to close friends as “Slava”, was a cellist and conductor. ... Coordinates: , Country Azerbaijan Government  - Mayor Hajibala Abutalybov Area  - City 260 km²  (100. ...

April

• April 1 - First female police officers in Dresden.
• April 5 - In Britain, Trade Disputes Act forbids strikes of support.
• April 7 - Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Commerce Secretary Hoover which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television.
• April 12
  • The Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 renames the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The change acknowledges that the Irish Free State is no longer part of the Kingdom.
  • Kuomintang troops kill number of communist-supporting workers in Shanghai. The incident was called the April 12 Incident, or Shanghai Massacre. The Alliance between Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist also ended because of that.
• April 18 - Nanking government of China, Kuomintang.
• April 21 - Banking crisis in Japan.
• April 22 - May 5 - The Great Mississippi Flood affects 700,000 people in the greatest national disaster in US history.

is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Trade Disputes Act 1906 (short title ) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed under the Liberal government of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Passed on April 12, 1927, the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 () was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that formed a significant landmark in the constitutional history of the UK and British Empire as a whole. ... Motto Dieu et mon droit(French) God and my right1 Anthem God Save the King (Queen) Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Capital London Language(s) English² Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1801–1820 George III  - 1820–1830 George IV  - 1830–1837 William IV  - 1837–1901... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... This article is about the prior state. ... The Kuomintang of China (abbreviation KMT) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung1-kuo2 Kuo2-min2-tang3) [1], also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is a political party in the Republic of China, now on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... 412 Incident was a large-scale purge to Communists in the Chinese Nationalist Party in Shanghai, which was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek, occured on 12 April 1927 during the Northern Expedition. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in United States history until the Hurricane Katrina flood of 2005. ...

May

• May - Philo Farnsworth transmits first experimental electronic television pictures.
• May 7 - Civil war ends in Nicaragua.
• May 9 - The Australian Parliament first convenes in Canberra.
• May 11 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the "Academy" in "Academy Awards," is founded.
• May 12 - British police raids the office of Soviet trade delegation.
• May 13 - George V proclaims the change of his style from King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to King of Great Britain and Ireland.
• May 14 - Cap Arcona's launching, Blohm & Voss shipyard, in Hamburg. In the U.S., University of Chicago's local collegiate organization, Phi Sigma, becomes incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois as Eta Sigma Phi, the National Honorary Classical Fraternity.
• May 18 - Bombings result in 45 deaths, mostly children, in the Bath School disaster in Bath Township, Michigan.
• May 20 - Saudi Arabia becomes independent of the United Kingdom (Treaty of Jedda).
• May 20-21 - First solo non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris by Charles Lindbergh.
• May 22 - An 8.6 richter scale earthquake in Xining, China kills 200,000.
• May 23 - The first demonstration of television before a live audience. Nearly 600 members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers view the demonstration at the Bell Telephone Building in New York.
• May 24 - Britain severs diplomatic relations with Soviet Union because of revelations of espionage and underground agitation.

May 20: Solo flight NYC to Paris.

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The Bath School disaster is the name given to not one (as the name implies) but three bombings in Bath Township, Michigan, USA, on May 18, 1927, which killed 45 people and injured 58. ... Bath Township may refer to places in the United States: Bath Township, Michigan Bath Township, Minnesota Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio Bath Township, Greene County, Ohio Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio Category: ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Location of Xining Xining (Simplified Chinese : 西宁, Traditional Chinese : 西寧, Tibetan : Ziling) is the capital of Qinghai Province, Peoples Republic of China. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Institute of Electrical Engineers was a United States based organization of electrical engineers that existed between 1884 and 1963 (when it merged with the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE)). The 1884 founders of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) included some of the most prominent inventors and... Following several attempts to form a technical organization of wireless practitioners in 1908-1912, the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) was finally established in 1912 in New York. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... Agitprop poster by Vladimir Mayakovsky. ... Illustration of Spirit of St. ... Illustration of Spirit of St. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

June

• June 4 - Yugoslavia severs diplomatic relations with Albania.
• June 7 - Peter Voikov, Soviet ambassador to Warsaw, assassinated.
• June 9 - Soviet Union executes 20 British for alleged espionage.
• June 13
  • Leon Daudet, leader of French monarchists, is arrested in France.
  • A ticker-tape parade is held for aviator Charles Lindbergh down 5th Avenue in New York City.

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July

• July 10 - Kevin O'Higgins, vice president of the Irish Free State, assassinated in Dublin.
• July 15 - 85 protesters and 5 policemen are dead after left-wing protesters and the Austrian police clash in Vienna. More than 600 people are injured. See Massacre of July 15, 1927.
• July 24 - The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.

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August

• August 1 - Formation of the People's Liberation Army during the Nanchang Uprising.
• August 7 - Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.
• August 22 - In Hyde Park, London, 200 people demonstrate against the sentence of Sacco and Vanzetti.
• August 23 - Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.
• August 24-25 - Hurricane hits Atlantic shore of Canada causing massive damage - at least 56 dead.
• August 26-Paul R. Redfern leaves Brunswick, Ga flying his Stinson Detroiter "Port of Brunswick" to attempt a solo non-stop flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He later crashes in the Venezuela jungle, the crash site never located.

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September

• September 7 - The University of Minas Gerais is founded in Brazil.
• September 14 - An underwater earthquake in Japan kills over 100 people.
• September 18 - The Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (later known as CBS) is formed and goes on air with 47 radio stations.
• September 27 - 79 are killed and 550 are injured in East St. Louis Tornado. 2nd costliest and at least 24th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Federal University of Minas Gerais or UFMG) is a public university (and therefore it does not charge any tuition for the enrolled students) located in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

October

• October 6 - The Jazz Singer opens and becomes a huge success, marking the end of the silent film era.
• October 8 - Murderer's Row New York Yankees complete 4 game sweep of Pittsburgh Pirates.
• October 9 - Mexican government crushes a rebellion in Vera Cruz.
• October 27 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands opens Meuse-Waal Canal in Nijmegen.
• October 28 - Pan American Airways first flight took off from Key West to Havana.

is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Jazz Singer (1927) is a U.S. movie musical and the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Murderers Row is also the title of a 1960s motion picture starring Dean Martin as secret agent Matt Helm. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Major league affiliations National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 11, 20, 21, 33, 40, 42 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882–1889) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Other nicknames The Bucs, The Buccos... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Veracruz from space, July 1997 The city of Veracruz is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Wilhelmina (disambiguation). ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

November

• November 4 - Frank Heath and his horse Gypsy Queen return to Washington, D.C., having completed a two-year journey of 11,356 miles to all 48 states.
• November 10 - Unexplained explosions in Canton, Ohio.
• November 12
  • Mahatma Gandhi made his first and last visit to Ceylon.
  • Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin with undisputed control of the Soviet Union.
  • The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicular tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
• November 14 - The explosion of three Equitable Gas storage tanks in the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania kills 26 people and causes damages estimated between contemporary totals of $4 million and $5 million. [1]
• November 24 - Total solar eclipse over Northern England and Wales.

is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Canton is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhÄ«, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... Leon Trotsky (Russian:  , Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij, Trockij and Trotzky) (November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1879 – August 21, 1940), born Lev Davidovich Bronstein (), was an Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. ... Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Georgian: , Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili; Russian: , Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unions Central Committee from... Clifford Milburn Holland, 1919 Traveling through the Holland Tunnel, from Manhattan to New Jersey. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... “NJ” redirects here. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Northside refers both to the region of Pittsburgh to the north of the Allegheny River and Ohio River and to a small neighborhood within that region. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ...

December

• December 2 - Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
• December 12 - 1600 people hospitalized in London when they had hurt themselves on the icy streets.
• December 15 - Marian Parker, 12, is kidnapped in Los Angeles. Her dismembered body is found on December 19 prompting the largest manhunt to date on the West Coast for her killer, William Edward Hickman, who is arrested on December 22 in Oregon.
• December 17 - U.S. submarine S-4 is accidentally rammed and sunk by United States Coast Guard destroyer John Paulding off Provincetown, Massachusetts killing everyone aboard after several unsuccessful attempts to raise sub.
• December 27 - Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, based on Edna Ferber's novel, opens on Broadway and goes on to become the first great classic of the American musical theatre.
• December 30 - First Japanese metro line, the Ginza Line in Tokyo, opens.

is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the blues musician, see T-Model Ford. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Lineup of Ford Model As GAZ-A photographed outside the GAZ plant in 1951. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Marian Parker December 14, 1927, nineteen-year-old William Edward Hickman went to a public school in Los Angeles and told the teacher that eleven-year-old Marian Parkers father had been injured in a car accident and he had been sent to take her home. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Edward Hickman (1907-1928) was executed by the State of California on October 19, 1928 for the kidnapping and murder of Marian Parker, a 12-year-old girl. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... USS S-4 (SS-109) was an S-class submarine of the United States Navy. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the United States armed forces a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... Nickname: Location in Barnstable County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Barnstable County Settled 1700 Incorporated 1727 Government  - Type Open town meeting  - Town    Manager Sharon Lynn Area  - Town  17. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. One notable exception is the song Bill, which was originally written for Kern in 1918 by P. G. Wodehouse but reworked by Hammerstein for Show Boat, and two songs... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... Ginza Line (Click on image to enlarge. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

Undated

• The British Broadcasting Corporation is granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation.
• The Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (later known as CBS) is formed.
• Harold Stephen Black invents the feedback amplifier.
• Voluntary Committee of Lawyers founded to bring about repeal of prohibition of alcohol in United States.
• World population reaches 2 billion.

This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Harold Stephen Black (1898-1983) was an cock who revolutionized the field of applied electronics by inventing the buttplug in 1927. ... A feedback amplifier, also known as negative feedback amplifier is an amplifier which uses a feedback network, generally for improving performance (gain stability, linearity, frequency response etc. ... The original Voluntary Committee of Lawyers (VCL) was founded in 1927 to bring about the repeal of prohibition and the Volstead Act. ... In 1919, the requisite number of legislatures of the States ratified The 18th Amendment to the Federal Constitution, enabling national Prohibition within one year of ratification. ... Map of countries by population — China and India, the only two countries to have a population greater than one billion, together possess more than a third of the worlds population. ...

Births

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Japanese era name. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The traditional Korean calendar is directly derived from the Asian calendar. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ...

January-February

• January 1
  • Pat Heywood, Scottish actress
  • Vernon L. Smith, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • Doak Walker, American football player (d. 1998)
• January 5 - Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, American-born Hindu guru who spearheaded a global Hindu renaissance and founder of Kauai's Hindu Monastery (d. 2001)
• January 10