Back in the United States, Putnam took steps to become the executor of Earhart's estate in order to pay for the searches and related expenses. In probate court in Los Angeles, Putnam sought that the seven-year waiting time for Earhart's "declared death in absentia" be relaxed so that he could manage Earhart's funds. The Navy decided in its official report at the time that Earhart and Noonan had run out of fuel, crashed into the Pacific, and perished. On the 5th of January 1939, 18 months after her disappearance, a court order declared Earhart legally dead.

Mel Gibson, an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter, was born on January 3, 1956. He is most recognised for his action hero roles, most notably as Max Rockatansky in the first three Mad Max films and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop film series Lethal Weapon. Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, and relocated to Sydney, Australia, with his parents when he was 12 years old. He studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he appeared in a Romeo and Juliet performance alongside Judy Davis.

Following the economic downturn in 2009, Bitcoin was founded. Bitcoin was designed to be a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, but it has also attracted crypto-curious investors as a store-of-value currency equivalent to gold.

The siege of Calcutta was fought on June 20, 1756, between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, planned to conquer Calcutta in order to punish the Company for building defences at Fort William without permission. Siraj ud-Daulah caught the Company off guard and defeated them decisively. on january 2nd 1757 british forces seize calcutta.

Two ladies, Bindu Ammini (40 at the time of admittance to the temple) and Kanakadurga (39), entered the Sabarimala shrine on January 2, 2019, as evidenced by CCTV photos. Bindu Ammini is from Koyilandy in the Kozhikode district, and Kanagadurga is from Angadipuram in the Malappuram district. There were protests when the temple was briefly shuttered after they entered for purification. They were the first women to enter after the Supreme Court decided to lift the 18-year-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine.

Bradley Charles Cooper, an American actor and director, was born on January 5, 1975. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards and a Tony Award, as well as winning two Grammy Awards and a BAFTA Award. Cooper was named to the Forbes Celebrity 100 three times, as well as Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people in 2015. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, and he has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actors four times.

Poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic, and editor Thomas Stearns Eliot OM He is a significant character in English-language Modernist poetry and is considered one of the twentieth century's important poets. Eliot died of emphysema on January 4, 1965, at his home in Kensington, London, and was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. His ashes were scattered in St Michael and All Angels' Church in East Coker, Somerset, the village from where his Eliot ancestors had emigrated to America, as per his wishes.

Louis Braille, a French educator and developer of a reading and writing method for visually challenged persons, was born on January 4, 1809. His system has remained practically unchanged since its invention, and is simply known as braille around the world.

Ando naturalised as a Japanese citizen by marriage in 1966. His Taiwanese given name is pronounced "Momofuku," while his Japanese wife's surname is Ando. Ando died of heart failure on January 5, 2007, at the age of 96, in a hospital in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Ando left behind his wife Masako, two boys, and a daughter. Ando said that playing golf and eating Chicken ramen practically every day was the key to his long life. He was claimed to have lived on instant ramen till his death.

Michael Schumacher (born January 3, 1969) is a former Formula One driver who raced for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Lewis Hamilton), and when he retired in 2012, he held the records for the most wins, pole positions, and podium finishes (all of which have since been broken by Hamilton), as well as the record for the most fastest laps.

Apple Computer Co. was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne to market Wozniak's Apple I desktop computer, and Jobs and Wozniak incorporated the company on January 3, 1977, in Cupertino, California.

Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist, was born on January 3, 2003, and is recognised for pressuring world leaders to take fast action to combat climate change. She is fluent in English and conducts the majority of her public engagements in that language. Thunberg rose to prominence due to her youth and her direct and harsh speaking style, which she uses to condemn world leaders for failing to take what she believes sufficient action to address the climate catastrophe, both in public and to political leaders and assemblies.

Harchand Singh Longowal, who was born on January 2, 1932, was the President of the Akali Dal during the 1980s Punjab insurgency. On July 24, 1985, he and Rajiv Gandhi signed the Punjab Accord, popularly known as the Rajiv-Longowal Accord. The government agreed to most of the demands of the Akali Dal, which decided to end their protest in exchange. Longowal was slain by Sikh organisations who felt betrayed by the Punjab treaty and opposed it less than a month after signing it.

Diane Hall Keaton (born January 5, 1946) is an actress from the United States. She has garnered numerous awards over her career, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and the AFI Life Achievement Award. She is known for her eccentric attitude and dress flair.

The Burj Khalifa, previously known as the Burj Dubai, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that was completed in 2010. The Burj Khalifa has been the world's tallest structure and building since topping out in 2009, supplanting Taipei 101, with a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height excluding antenna of 828 m (2,717 ft), including a 244 m spire of 828 m (2,717 ft).

Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She was born on January 5, 1986. Her awards include three Filmfare Awards, making her one of India's highest-paid actresses. She is included among the country's most popular figures, and Time named her one of the world's 100 most important people in 2018.

Florence Pugh is an English actress who was born on January 3, 1996. She was born in Oxford and made her acting debut in the drama film The Falling in 2014. Pugh was nominated for a British Independent Film Award in 2016 for her major performance as a violent young bride in the independent drama Lady Macbeth. She received attention for her prominent part in the 2018 miniseries The Little Drummer Girl, after her roles in the 2018 flicks King Lear and Outlaw King. In the same year, Pugh was nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award.

In 1954, the Government of India established two civilian honors, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. The latter was divided into three classes: Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg, and Tisra Varg. Following a Presidential Notification released on January 8, 1955, they were renamed Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.