* Grand Cross of Order of the Cross of Vytis ( January 8, 2003, posthumously )

* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ( GCB )- January 1917 ( Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ( KCB )- 19 June 1914 ; Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB )- 19 June 1911 )

On January 1, 2007 George Lucas served as the Grand Marshal for the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade, and made the coin toss at the 2007 Rose Bowl.

Die Proklamation des Deutschen Kaiserreiches by Anton von Werner ( 1877 ), depicting the proclamation of the foundation of the German Reich ( 18 January 1871, Palace of Versailles ). Left, on the podium ( in black ): Crown Prince Frederick ( later Frederick III, German Emperor | Frederick III ), his father Emperor William I, German Emperor | William I, and Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden | Frederick I of Baden, proposing a toast to the new emperor. Centre ( in white ): Otto von Bismarck, first Chancellor of Germany, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian Chief of Staff.

* The Grand Jury, Hugh Turley, Hyattsville Life and Times, January, 2007

While staying at the Grand Hotel et de Milan in Milan, Verdi had a stroke on 21 January 1901.

Alexander thus chose to retire from the army and take up the new position, and, in anticipation of his viceregal posting, was on 26 January 1946 appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

On 8 January 1817, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, William I published a constitutional law governing the organization of a Militia, the main provisions of which were to remain in force until the Militia was abolished in 1881.

On January 1, 2006 he received the Grand Officer award from President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

# Gertruda ( b. 1025 – d. Kiev, 4 January 1108 ), married by 1043 to Grand Prince Iziaslav I of Kiev.

In December, a small group of nobles assassinated Rasputin and in January 1917 the Tsar's uncle, Grand Duke Nicholas, was asked indirectly by Prince Lvov whether he would be prepared to take over the throne from his nephew, Tsar Nicholas II.

* January 4 – Scott Redding, English Grand Prix motorcycle racer

* January 17 – Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany ( born 1835 )

* January 23 – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg ( d. 1985 )

* January 29 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ( b. 1797 )

* January 29 – Stephanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden ( b. 1789 )

* January 5 – Simeon Bekbulatovich, khan of the Qasim Tatars, Grand Duke of Muscovy and Tver

* January 13 – Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte ( d. 1820 )

* January 14 – Robert de Craon, second Grand Master of the Knights Templar

* January 17 – André de Montbard, fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar

* January 14 – Novgorod surrenders to Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow.

* January 16 – Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia.

* January 3 – Martin Truchsess von Wetzhausen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights ( b. 1435 )

* January 2 – Heinrich Reuß von Plauen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

Stanley Lord ( 13 September 1877 – 24 January 1962 ) was captain of the SS Californian, a ship that was in the vicinity of the RMS Titanic the night it sank on 15 April 1912.

Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo ( 4 July 1807 – 18 January 1890 ) was a Californian military commander, politician, and rancher.

The coupe body had also turned up, with less powerful engines, in the Hillman Imp Californian announced in January 1967 and the more luxurious Singer Chamois coupe.

Californian politician Peter Camejo initiated the Avocado Declaration in January 2004 as part of the Avocado Education Project to explain why he believed that the Green Party of the United States should adopt a firm and uncompromising identity to promote its values and combat opposition from the more powerful Democratic and Republican parties in the United States.

As the 21st Governor of California, holding office from January 7, 1903, to January 9, 1907, Pardee was the second native-born Californian to assume the governorship, after Romualdo Pacheco, and the first governor born in California after statehood.

In 2001 the site expanded significantly and was renamed the Disneyland Resort with the opening of Disney California Adventure Park on February 8, 2001 ; Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa on January 2, 2001 ; Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel on December 15, 2000 ; and Downtown Disney on January 12, 2001.

* 2001-Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa opens at the Disneyland Resort on January 2.

Southern Californian band, The Offspring are also not as successful in the US as they are in the UK, with their number one single being scored in January with " Pretty Fly ( For A White Guy )".

On January 9, 1880, The New York Times obituary read Thirty Years in Disguise: A Noted Old Californian State-Driver Discovered.

The Garden was founded on January 1, 1940. Notable specimens include nearly all the state's conifers and oaks, a very good collection of wild lilacs ( Ceanothus species ), perhaps the most complete collection of California manzanitas anywhere, expanding collections of Californian native bunchgrasses and aquatics, and representatives of some 300 rare and endangered vascular taxa of California.

In becoming law on January 2005, the MHSA represents the latest in a Californian legislative movement, begun in the 1990s, to provide better coordinated and more comprehensive care to those with serious mental illness, particularly in underserved populations.

" Speakers Envision Downtown's Future ", The Daily Californian, January 19, 2006.

During the night between 5 and 6 January, at Jerusalem, the Haganah bombed the Semiramis Hotel that had been reported to hide Arab militiamen, killing 24 people.

* January 5 – 6, 1948 The Semiramis Hotel bombing, carried out by the Haganah ( or, according to some sources, Irgun ) resulted in the deaths of 24 to 26 people

Barnum's City Hotel restaurant menu ( January 18, 1860 )

* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee kills 73 people.

* January 14 – Diana Ross & The Supremes perform their farewell live concert together at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.

After their brief meeting, Mayer gathered up a group of thirty-six people involved in the film industry and invited them to a formal banquet at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on January 11, 1927.

Arkan was assassinated, on 15 January 2000, 17: 05 GMT, in the lobby of Belgrade's elite InterContinental Hotel, a location where he was surrounded by other hotel guests.

The draw for the final tournament, taking place on 6 January 1966 at the Royal Garden Hotel in London was the first ever to be televised, with England, West Germany, Brazil and Italy as seeds .< ref >

January 6-Semiramis Hotel bombing carried out by Haganah.

The Masaryk Hotel opened on January 1, 1926.

On January 10, 1976, in downtown Fremont, the Pathfinder Hotel exploded due to a natural gas leak in the basement.

" Heartbreak Hotel " was the second song Presley recorded at RCA Victor, following " I Got a Woman ", during his debut session at 1525 McGavock Street in Nashville on January 10, 1956.

" Heartbreak Hotel " was released as a single on January 27, 1956 with B-side " I Was the One ", a song that was also recorded during Presley's RCA debut sessions.

For the third and final appearance on January 6, 1957, Presley performed a medley of " Hound Dog ", " Love Me Tender ", and " Heartbreak Hotel ", followed by a full version of " Don't Be Cruel ".

The 69th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2011, were presented on January 15, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where they have been held annually since 1961.

Martin announced on January 19, 2011 that she will be fighting again for her 50th career win on the undercard of the Ricardo Mayorga vs Miguel Cotto Fight at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 12, 2011 against Dakota Stone in a rematch of their 2009 Fight.

* January 27 – Elvis Presley's single " Heartbreak Hotel " / " I Was the One " is released.

After suffering a heart attack in the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Finch died on 14 January 1977, at the age of 60 ; he is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

His first gold record was Heartbreak Hotel, recorded in January 1956.

" Jack Teagarden died, alone, of a heart attack complicated by bronchial pneumonia in his room at the Prince Conti Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans on January 15, 1964.

On 2 January 1907 young Charles Kingsford Smith was rescued from certain drowning at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach by bathers who, just seven weeks later, were responsible for founding the world's first official surf life saving group at Bondi Beach on 21 February 1907, at a meeting held at the Royal Hotel Bondi Beach.

The campaign came to a head in the so-called " Three Week War ," or " Hotel Campaign " that was in full force by January 5, 1895.

On January 18, 1990, Barry was arrested with Moore in a sting operation at the Vista Hotel by the FBI and D. C. Police for crack cocaine use and possession.