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* '''24 January''' - '''[[L. Ron Hubbard]]''' founder of the [[Church of Scientology]] dies. ''(1987)''
* '''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)''
* '''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)''