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[[File:Dracula.gif|250px|thumb|Woodcut of Vlad the Impaler]] | [[File:Dracula.gif|250px|thumb|Woodcut of Vlad the Impaler]] | ||
* '''1 January''' - Beginning date of the '''[[Gregorian calendar]]'''. | |||
* '''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 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. | ||
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* '''8 January''' - '''[[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]]''' is born. ''(1854)'' | * '''8 January''' - '''[[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]]''' is born. ''(1854)'' | ||
* '''9 January''' - Trial of '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' begins in Rouen, France. ''(1431)'' | * '''9 January''' - Trial of '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' begins in Rouen, France. ''(1431)'' | ||
* '''9 January''' - The horror film '''[[The Omen]]''' wraps production. ''(1976)'' | |||
* '''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)'' | ||
* '''14 January''' - The ''Huygens'' space probe touches down on '''[[Saturn|Saturn's]]''' moon Titan. ''(2005)'' | |||
* '''16 January''' - '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is crowned Tsar of Russia. ''(1547)'' | * '''16 January''' - '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is crowned Tsar of Russia. ''(1547)'' | ||
* '''16 January''' - [[Magician]] '''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' is initiated into the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]. ''(1900)'' | * '''16 January''' - [[Magician]] '''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' is initiated into the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]. ''(1900)'' | ||
* '''17 January''' - Author and [[astrology|astrologer]] '''[[Robert Fludd]]''' is born. ''(1574)'' | * '''17 January''' - Author and [[astrology|astrologer]] '''[[Robert Fludd]]''' is born. ''(1574)'' | ||
* '''18 January''' - '''[[Marjorie Cameron]]''' first meets [[Jack Parsons]] at his house in Pasadena, California. ''(1946)'' | |||
* '''21 January''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is born. ''(1869)'' | * '''21 January''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is born. ''(1869)'' | ||
* '''21 January''' - Occult horror film '''[[Hereditary]]''' premiers at the Sundance Film Festival. ''(2018)'' | |||
* '''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''' - The ''Voyager 2'' space probe makes its closest approach to '''[[Uranus]]'''. ''(1986)'' | |||
* '''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)'' | ||