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*[[1707]] – The [[Parliament of Scotland|Scottish Parliament]] ratifies the [[Acts of Union 1707|Act of Union]], paving the way for the creation of [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Leadam|first=I.S.|title=The Political History of England. Volume 9: From the Accession of Anne to the Death of George II (1702-1760)|editor-last1=Hunt|editor-first1=William|editor-last2=Poole|editor-first2=Reginald Lane|location=New York|publisher=Longman, Greens, & Co.|date=1909|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QFm8PtHUrM4C|page=106}}</ref>

*[[1716]] – King [[Philip V of Spain]] promulgates the [[Nueva Planta decrees|Nueva Planta decree]] of the [[Principality of Catalonia]], abolishing the Catalan institutions and most of its [[Catalan constitutions|legislation]], being replaced by those of the [[Crown of Castile|Castile]], thus putting an end to [[Catalonia]] as a separate political entity and becoming a province of the new French-style [[History of Spain (1700–1808)|Kingdom of Spain]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=John H. |title=España, Europa y el mundo de Ultramar (1500-1800) |date=2009 |publisher=Taurus |location=Madrid |isbn=978-84-306-0780-8 |pages=50–51}}</ref>

*[[1757]] – Forces of the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] defeat a 5,000-strong army of the [[Durrani Empire]] in the [[Battle of Narela]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707-1813|author= Jaswant Lal Mehta|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.|year=2005|isbn=1-932705-54-6 |page=225 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA225}}</ref>

*[[1780]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)|Battle of Cape St. Vincent]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bruce|first1=Anthony|last2=Cogar|first2=William|title=Encyclopedia of Naval History|location=Chicago|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn|date=1998|isbn=9781579581091|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yci2AgAAQBAJ|page=67}}</ref>

*[[1786]] – [[Virginia]] enacts the [[Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom|Statute for Religious Freedom]] authored by [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Peterson|editor-first1=Merrill Daniel|editor-last2=Vaughan|editor-first2=Robert C.|title=The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History|location=Cambridge, U.K.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2002|isbn=9780521892988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I9v9aVcsfJ8C|page=viii}}</ref>

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*[[1836]] – [[Francis II of the Two Sicilies]] (d. 1894)<ref>{{cite book|author=Benjamin Vincent|title=Haydn's Dictionary of Dates: Relating to All Ages and Nations, for Universal Reference|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GUPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA459|year=1874|publisher=Putnam|pages=459}}</ref>

*[[1838]] – [[Franz Brentano]], German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)

*[[1844]] – [[Ismail Qemali|Ismail Kemal]], Albanian ~~civil servant~~politician and ~~politician~~statesman, first ~~Prime~~prime ~~Minister~~minister of Albania (d. 1919)<ref>{{cite book |author1=Robert Elsie |author-link1=Robert Elsie |title=Historical Dictionary of Albania |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield, 2010 |isbn=9780810861886 |pages=475–476 |language=en|year=2010 }}</ref>

*[[1851]] – [[William Hall-Jones]], English-New Zealand politician, 16th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1936)

*[[1853]] – [[Johnston Forbes-Robertson]], English actor and manager (d. 1937)

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*[[1996]] – [[Jennie (singer)|Jennie]], South Korean singer<ref name="UPI"/>

* 1996 – [[Zhou Qi]], Chinese basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zhou Qi |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1627753/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>

*[[1998]] – [[Boo Seung-kwan]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=승관&sm=ppl_cts&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=2692681|script-title=ko:승관 :: 네이버 인물검색|trans-title=Seungkwan :: Naver People Search|access-date=June 7, 2021|website=Naver People Search|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607100629/https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%EC%8A%B9%EA%B4%80&sm=ppl_cts&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=2692681|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*[[1998]] – [[Boo Seung-kwan]], South Korean singer

*[[2000]] – [[Andrew Nembhard]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Nembhard |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629614/andrew-nembhard |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>

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*[[2021]] – [[Pedro Trebbau]], German-born Venezuelan zoologist (b. 1929)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=16 January 2021|title=Falleció Pedro Trebbau, reconocido zoólogo venezolano de origen alemán|url=https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/fallecio-pedro-trebbau-reconocido-zoologo-venezolano-de-origen-aleman/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 January 2021|website=[[El Nacional (Venezuela)|El Nacional]]|language=es-VE}}</ref>

* 2021 – [[Chris Cramer]], British journalist (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Michael Holmes|title=Chris Cramer, veteran journalist and former CNN executive, dies aged 73|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/media/chris-cramer-death-intl/index.html|access-date=2021-01-21|website=CNN|date=17 January 2021 }}</ref>

* 2021 – [[Phil Spector]], American record producer, songwriter (b. 1939)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notable deaths in 2021 ~~{{!}} Reuters.com~~|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2021-idUSRTR4Z4Y0|access-date=2021-02-27|website=www.reuters.com}}</ref>

*[[2022]] – [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta|Ibrahim Boubacar Keita]], Former Malian President (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Stephanie Busari and Eleanor Pickston|title=Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies at 76|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/16/africa/mali-ibrahim-boubacar-keita-death-intl/index.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=CNN|date=16 January 2022 }}</ref>