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 19, 1511 | The Italian Duchy of Mirandola surrenders to the Pope. |
| January 11, 1972 | East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. |
| January 23, 2003 | A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted. |
| January 1, 1971 | Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television. |
| January 5, 1919 | The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded in Munich. |
| January 15, 1559 | Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London. |
| January 22, 2007 | At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq. |
| January 20, 649 | King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. |
| January 4, 1987 | The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people. |
| January 1, 1899 | Spanish rule ends in Cuba. |
| January 15, 1936 | The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio. |
| January 28, 1922 | Knickerbocker Storm: Washington, D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes a disaster when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses, killing over 100 people. |
| January 2, 1981 | One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. |
| January 7, 1955 | Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera. |
| January 20, 2018 | Syrian civil war: The Government of Turkey announces the initiation of the Afrin offensive and begins shelling Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in Afrin Region. |
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