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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]] | * '''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)'' | |||
* '''3/4 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)'' | ||
* '''6 January''' - '''[[Gertrude the Great]]''', a German mystic is born. ''(1256)'' | * '''6 January''' - '''[[Gertrude the Great]]''', a German mystic is born. ''(1256)'' | ||
* '''6 January''' - Author and [[occultist]] '''[[Dion Fortune]]''' dies . ''(1946)'' | |||
* '''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]]'s''' | * '''9 January''' - The horror film '''[[The Omen]]''' wraps production. ''(1976)'' | ||
* '''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)'' | ||
* '''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''' - 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)'' | |||
* '''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)'' | |||
* '''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)'' | ||
Latest revision as of 16:55, 28 August 2025
- 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)
- 3/4 January - Earth-Sun Perihelion, when the earth is closest to the sun.
- 5 January - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer and psychic is born. (1904)
- 6 January - Gertrude the Great, a German mystic is born. (1256)
- 6 January - Author and occultist Dion Fortune dies . (1946)
- 8 January - Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei dies. (1642)
- 8 January - Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers is born. (1854)
- 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's death. (1477)
- 14 January - The Huygens space probe touches down on Saturn's moon Titan. (2005)
- 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)
- 17 January - Author and 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 - Occult horror film Hereditary premiers at the Sundance Film Festival. (2018)
- 22 January - Argentine 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)
- 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 - 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)