Historical Events in January, Month of January Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 21, 2011 | Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people lose their lives from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office. |
| January 12, 1616 | The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta, by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco. |
| January 7, 1980 | U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. |
| January 17, 2016 | President Barack Obama announces the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. |
| January 28, 1965 | The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament. |
| January 4, 1948 | Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic. |
| January 28, 1988 | In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws. |
| January 3, 2009 | The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. |
| January 12, 1808 | John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture. |
| January 17, 1997 | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad. |
| January 29, 2005 | The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing. |
| January 30, 1959 | The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman. |
| January 26, 661 | The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. |
| January 31, 1606 | Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James. |
| January 22, 1917 | American entry into World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. |
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