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This day in history: 22 January

Events, births and deaths on this date, ordered by how many people look them up.

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Key facts

234 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 22 January.
Entries come from Wikipedia’s day pages and are ordered by page views.
1973: The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. This decision is subsequently overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Anastasius of Persia

Christian feast day: Blessed William Joseph Chaminade

Christian feast day: Gaudentius of Novara

Christian feast day: January 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: László Batthyány-Strattmann

Christian feast day: Laura Vicuna

Christian feast day: Vincent of Saragossa

Christian feast day: Vincent, Orontius, and Victor

Christian feast day: Vincent Pallotti

Events

1973The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. This decision is subsequently overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2

1906SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.

1879Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Isandlwana results in a Zulu victory.

1879Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift, just some 15 km (9.3 mi) away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.

Born on this day

1990Mike Hauschild, American baseball player

1972Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player (died 2024)

1968Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023)

1961Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (died 2010)

1960Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (died 1997)

1958Charles White, American football player (died 2023)

1957Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2022)

1956Steve Riley, American drummer (died 2023)

1951Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (died 1989)

1946Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (died 2010)

1944Khosrow Golsorkhi, Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (died 1974)

1942Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer (died 2025)

1941Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic (died 2021)

1940John Hurt, English actor (died 2017)

1939Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador (died 2025)

1939J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 1994)

1939Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (died 1996)

1939Luigi Simoni, Italian footballer and manager (died 2020)

1938Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer (died 2019)

1938Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author (died 2020)

1937Alma Delia Fuentes, Mexican actress (died 2017)

1937Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (died 2020)

1937Joseph Wambaugh, American author (died 2025)

1936Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (died 2002)

1934Bill Bixby, American actor and director (died 1993)

1934Vijay Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004)

1933Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2010)

1932Berthold Grünfeld, Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (died 2007)

1932Piper Laurie, American actress (died 2023)

1932Tom Railsback, American politician (died 2020)

1931Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower (died 2024)

1931Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (died 1964)

1930Daniel Camargo Barbosa, Colombian serial killer (died 1994)

1930Éamon de Buitléar, Irish wildlife filmmaker, naturalist, writer and musician (died 2013)

1930Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress (died 2013)

1929Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (died 2007)

1928Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian, author, and academic (died 2004)

1927Joe Perry, American football player (died 2011)

1927Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (died 2009)

1924Charles Lisanby, American production designer and art director (died 2013)

Died on this day

2026Hifumi Katō, Japanese professional shogi player (born 1940)

2023Lin Brehmer, American disc jockey (born 1954)

2022Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926)

2021Hank Aaron, American baseball player (born 1934)

2018Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (born 1929)

2018William B. Jordan, American art historian (born 1940)

2017Masaya Nakamura, Japanese businessman (born 1925)

2017Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (born 1991)

2016Cecil Parkinson, English politician (born 1931)

2016Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer and coach (born 1942)

2016Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940)

2016Lois Ramsey, Australian actress (born 1922)

2015Fabrizio de Miranda, Italian engineer and academic, co-designed the Rande Bridge (born 1926)

2015Margaret Bloy Graham, Canadian author and illustrator (born 1920)

2015Wendell H. Ford, American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (born 1924)

2014Maziar Partow, Iranian cinematographer (born 1933)

2013Hinton Mitchem, American businessman and politician (born 1938)

2013Robert Bonnaud, French historian and academic (born 1929)

2012Clarence Tillenius, Canadian painter and environmentalist (born 1913)

2012Dick Tufeld, American actor (born 1926)

2012Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (born 1926)

2012Simon Marsden, English photographer and author (born 1948)

2010Jean Simmons, English-American actress (born 1929)

2010Louis R. Harlan, American historian and author (born 1922)

2009Billy Werber, American baseball player (born 1908)

2008Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (born 1979)

2008Miles Lerman, Polish Holocaust survivor and activist (born 1920)

2007Abbé Pierre, French priest and activist (born 1912)

2007Liz Renay, American actress, author and performer (born 1926)

2007Ngô Quang Trưởng, Vietnamese general (born 1929)

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

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