Historical Events in January, Month of January Events
Here is a list of some historical events in January. You can learn What major event happened in January?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 7, 1920 | The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen. |
| January 16, 2018 | Myanmar police open fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine protesters, killing seven and wounding twelve. |
| January 20, 2009 | A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start. |
| January 29, 1963 | The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced. |
| January 9, 1878 | Umberto I becomes King of Italy. |
| January 12, 1866 | The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London. |
| January 28, 1591 | Execution of Agnes Sampson, accused of witchcraft in Edinburgh. |
| January 4, 1798 | Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire. |
| January 1, 1965 | The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan. |
| January 13, 1963 | Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio. |
| January 27, 1869 | Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō. |
| January 17, 1992 | During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. |
| January 15, 1892 | James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball. |
| January 13, 1993 | The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is signed. |
| January 30, 1956 | In the United States, Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery bus boycott. |
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