Historical Events
1377 – Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon
1862 – -Jan 22nd) BBT Ft Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington
1961 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the “military-industrial complex”.
1987 – US President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran
1996 – Iraq agrees to talks concerning a UN plan to allow for the Iraqi sale of $1 billion of oil; proceeds from the sale would be used for humanitarian purposes
2007 – Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea’s 1st nuclear test
Famous Birthdays
1899 – Roel Houwink, Dutch writer and poet (1 Man Without Character), born in Breda (d. 1987)
1948 – Anne Queffélec, French concert pianist, born in Paris, France
1971 – Derek Plante, American NHL center (Buffalo Sabres), born in Cloquet, Minnesota
1974 – Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician, born in Sofia, Bulgaria
1985 – Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer (BeForU), born in Yokohama, Japan
1996 – Klaus Mäkelä, Finnish cellist and conductor (Oslo Philharmonic, 2020-present; Orchestre de Paris, 2021-present), born in Helsinki, Finland
Famous Deaths
1661 – Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed
1856 – Thomas Attwood Walmisley, English organist, composer and educator (Cathedral Music), dies at 41
1884 – Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist, dies at 79
1984 – Kostas Giannidis [Yannis Constantinidis], Greek composer and pianist, dies at 80
1995 – Isador Caplan, British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82
1996 – Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, dies at 54