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 8, 1454 | The papal bull Romanus Pontifex awards the Kingdom of Portugal exclusive trade and colonization rights to all of Africa south of Cape Bojador. |
| January 25, 1585 | Walter Raleigh is knighted, shortly after renaming North America region "Virginia", in honor of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". |
| January 29, 1943 | World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers. |
| January 25, 1918 | The Finnish Defence Forces (The White Guards) are established as the official army of independent Finland, and Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim is appointed its Commander-in-Chief. |
| January 31, 1966 | The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program. |
| January 11, 1998 | Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. |
| January 26, 1700 | The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. |
| January 12, 2010 | An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince. |
| January 1, 1259 | Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris. |
| January 7, 1999 | The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins. |
| January 28, 1813 | Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom. |
| January 1, 1988 | The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. |
| January 1, 1947 | Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany. |
| January 25, 750 | In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty. |
| January 28, 1941 | Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day. |
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