Birthdays
- George Washington Carver - Jan. 1864
- Levi Spear Parmly - Jan. 1, 1790
- Squanto - Jan. 1, 1585
- Reverand Aaron Burr, Sr. - Jan. 4, 1716
- The Duke of Wellington - Jan. 5, 1769
- Albert Bierstadt - Jan. 7, 1830
- James Longstreet - Jan. 8, 1821
- Alexander Hamilton - Jan. 11, 1755
- John Winthrop - Jan. 12, 1587
- Billy Walker - musician - Jan. 14, 1929
- Guy Williams (actor) - Jan. 14, 1924
- Albert Schweitzer - Jan. 14, 1875
- Patricia Blair - Jan. 15, 1933
- Martin Luther King, Jr. - Jan. 15, 1929
- David McCampbell - Jan. 16, 1910
- George Pickett - Jan. 16, 1825
- Catherine Booth - "Mother of the Salvation Army" - Jan. 17, 1829
- Oliver Hardy - Jan. 18, 1892
- Daniel Webster - Jan. 18, 1782
- Shelley Fabares - Jan. 19, 1944
- Robert E. Lee - Jan. 19, 1807
- Richard Winters - Jan. 21, 1918
- John Hancock - Jan. 23, 1737
- Wayne Gretzky - Jan. 26, 1961
- Douglas MacArthur - Jan. 26, 1880
- Thomas Birch - Jan. 26, 1779
- Tracy Lawrence - Jan. 27, 1968
- Donna Reed - Jan. 27, 1921
- Lewis Carroll - Jan. 27, 1832
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Jan. 27, 1756
- R. A. Torrey - Jan. 28, 1856
- Nolan Ryan - Jan. 31, 1947
- Franz Schubert - Jan. 31, 1797
Events
- Pres. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation - Jan. 1, 1863
- Martin Luther excommunicated from Catholic church. - Jan. 3, 1521
- Battle of New Orleans - Jan. 8, 1815
- Mickey Mouse Comic Strip Debuts - Jan. 13, 1930
- Chesley Sullenberger Makes Successful Emergency Landing in Hudson River - Jan. 15, 2009
- US Presidents Inaugurated - Jan. 20, 1937
- Battle of Rorke's Drift - day one - Jan. 22, 1879
- Battle of Rorke's Drift - day two - Jan. 23, 1879
- California Gold Rush begins - Jan. 24, 1848
- Alexander Graham Bell in NY talks to Thomas Watson in California - Jan. 25, 1915