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[[File:Dracula.gif|250px|thumb|Woodcut of Vlad the Impaler]] | [[File:Dracula.gif|250px|thumb|Woodcut of Vlad the Impaler]] | ||
* '''3 January''' - British Egyptologist [[Howard Carter]] | * '''3 January''' - British Egyptologist [[Howard Carter]] finds the sarcophagus of '''[[Tutankhamen]]''' in the [[Valley of the Kings]] near [[Luxor]] after several years of searching. ''(1924)'' | ||
* '''3/4 January''' - Earth-Sun '''[[Perihelion]]''', when the earth is closest to the sun. | * '''3/4 January''' - Earth-Sun '''[[Perihelion]]''', when the earth is closest to the sun. | ||
* '''5 January''' - '''[[Jeane Dixon]]''', American astrologer and psychic is born. ''(1904)'' | * '''5 January''' - '''[[Jeane Dixon]]''', American astrologer and psychic is born. ''(1904)'' | ||
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* '''8 January''' - Italian astronomer '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' dies. ''(1642)'' | * '''8 January''' - Italian astronomer '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' dies. ''(1642)'' | ||
* '''8 January''' - '''[[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]]''' is born. ''(1854)'' | * '''8 January''' - '''[[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]]''' is born. ''(1854)'' | ||
* '''9 January''' - | * '''9 January''' - Trial of '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' begins in Rouen, France. ''(1431)'' | ||
* '''10 January''' - Probable date of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad the Impaler's]]''' death. ''(1477)'' | * '''10 January''' - Probable date of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad the Impaler's]]''' death. ''(1477)'' | ||
* '''16 January''' - '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is crowned Tsar of Russia. ''(1547)'' | * '''16 January''' - '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is crowned Tsar of Russia. ''(1547)'' | ||
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* '''21 January''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is born. ''(1869)'' | * '''21 January''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is born. ''(1869)'' | ||
* '''22 January''' - Argentine [[saint|folk saint]] '''[[Eva Perón]]''' meets her future husband, Colonel Juan Perón at a charity event. ''(1944)'' | * '''22 January''' - Argentine [[saint|folk saint]] '''[[Eva Perón]]''' meets her future husband, Colonel Juan Perón at a charity event. ''(1944)'' | ||
* '''24 January''' - '''[[L. Ron Hubbard]]''' founder of the [[Church of Scientology]] dies. ''(1987)'' | |||
* '''25 January''' - Early [[Tarot]] author '''[[Antoine Court de Gébelin]]''' is born in France. ''(1725)'' | * '''25 January''' - Early [[Tarot]] author '''[[Antoine Court de Gébelin]]''' is born in France. ''(1725)'' | ||
* '''27 January''' - The [[occult]] horror film '''''[[The Witch]]''''' premiers at the Sundance Film Festival. ''(2015)'' | |||
* '''28 January''' - Execution of '''[[Agnes Sampson]]''', accused of [[witchcraft]] in Edinburgh. ''(1591)'' | * '''28 January''' - Execution of '''[[Agnes Sampson]]''', accused of [[witchcraft]] in Edinburgh. ''(1591)'' | ||
* '''28 January''' - '''[[Collin de Plancy]]''', an [[occultist]] and author is born. ''(1793)'' | * '''28 January''' - '''[[Collin de Plancy]]''', an [[occultist]] and author is born. ''(1793)'' | ||
* '''28 January''' - Author '''[[W.B. Yeats]]''' dies in Paris. ''(1939)'' | |||
* '''31 January''' - Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of '''[[Sirius]]''', through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University. ''(1862)'' | * '''31 January''' - Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of '''[[Sirius]]''', through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University. ''(1862)'' | ||