Vernon L. Smith

American economist.

Born January 1st, 1927 (age 98 years) in Wichita.

Devlet Bahçeli

Turkish politician.

Born January 1st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Bahçe.

John Digweed

English disc jockey.

Born January 1st, 1967 (age 58 years) in Hastings.

Ziad Rahbani

Lebanese musician and writer.

Born January 1st, 1956 (age 69 years).

Arthur Coleman Danto

American art critic and philosopher (1924-2013).

Born January 1st, 1924 in Ann Arbor. ^[ref]

Died October 25th, 2013 at 89 years old in New York City, Manhattan. ^[ref]

Zita Hanrot

French film and television actress.

Born January 1st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Marseille. ^[ref]

John Moore

Irish film director, producer and screenwriter.

Born January 1st, 1970 (age 55 years) in Dundalk.

Frank Knox

47th secretary of the navy of the united states (1874-1944).

Born January 1st, 1874 in Boston.

Died April 28th, 1944 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

John Garand

Canadian firearm designer.

Born January 1st, 1888 in Saint-Rémi.

Died February 16th, 1974 at 86 years old in Springfield.

Taimur bin Feisal

Sultan of oman (1886-1965).

Born January 1st, 1886 in Muscat.

Died January 28th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mumbai.