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Macarius of Egypt ( Western Christianity) Maurus and Placidus ( Order of Saint Benedict) Paul the Hermit. January 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Martin Luther King Jr. Day can fall (the 15th being his birthday), while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in January.
1908 – Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women, was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine students. 1919 – Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two prominent socialists in Germany, were tortured and murdered by the Freikorps .
January 23. Elizabeth Blackwell. 1556 – One of the deadliest earthquakes in history struck Shaanxi, China, resulting in at least 100,000 direct deaths. 1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell (pictured) graduated from Geneva Medical College in New York, making her the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
2016 (Tuesday) 2015 (Monday) January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year (361 in leap years ).
January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 349 days remain until the end of the year (350 in leap years ).
2015 (Saturday) January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 348 days remain until the end of the year (349 in leap years ).
January 24. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 341 days remain until the end of the year (342 in leap years ).
Dido, b. 1971. English singer Dido was born on Dec. 25, but like many other Christmas babies whose parents want them to have a proper birthday, she celebrates the occasion on June 25. She rose to ...