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[[File:Vlad-Woodcut.jpg|250px|thumb|Woodcut of Vlad the Impaler]] | [[File:Vlad-Woodcut.jpg|250px|thumb|Woodcut of Vlad the Impaler]] | ||
* '''3 January''' - British Egyptologist [[Howard Carter]] found 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''' - '''[[Jean Dixon]]''', American astrologer and psychic is born. ''(1904)'' | * '''5 January''' - '''[[Jean Dixon]]''', American astrologer and psychic is born. ''(1904)'' | ||
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* '''9 January''' - Trail of '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' begins in Rouen, France. ''(1431)'' | * '''9 January''' - Trail of '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' begins in Rouen, France. ''(1431)'' | ||
* '''10 January''' - Probable date of '''[[Vlad the Impaler]]'s''' death. ''(1477)'' | * '''10 January''' - Probable date of '''[[Vlad the Impaler]]'s''' death. ''(1477)'' | ||
* '''15 January''' - Henry VIII became Supreme Head of the '''[[Church in England]]''' as a result of the Act of Supremacy following his break with Rome. ''(1435)'' | |||
* '''16 January''' - '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is crowned Tsar of Russia. ''(1547)'' | |||
* '''19 January''' - '''[[Edgar Allan Poe]]''', American short story writer, poet, and critic is born. ''(1809)'' | * '''19 January''' - '''[[Edgar Allan Poe]]''', American short story writer, poet, and critic is born. ''(1809)'' | ||
* '''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''' - '''[[Colin de Plancy]]''', an [[occultist]] and author is born. ''(1793)'' | * '''28 January''' - '''[[Colin de Plancy]]''', an [[occultist]] and author is born. ''(1793)'' | ||
* '''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)'' | ||