Who was born on January 1

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 1, including Valentina Cortese, Francisco Macías Nguema, Stymie Beard. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

121 documented historical events happened on January 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Galla Placidia was forced by her brother Honorius into marriage with Constantius III, his magister militum. On the same day, in another year: Having been pardoned by Eudokia Makrembolitissa, the regent of the Byzantine Empire, for attempting to usurp the throne, Romanos IV Diogenes married her to become Byzantine emperor. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.