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 23, 1556 | The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000. |
| January 16, 1883 | The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress. |
| January 20, 1156 | Finnish peasant Lalli kills English clergyman Henry, the Bishop of Turku, on the ice of Lake Köyliö.[2] |
| January 26, 1966 | The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations. |
| January 17, 1781 | American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina. |
| January 19, 1942 | World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins. |
| January 9, 1959 | The Vega de Tera dam fails, triggering a disastrous flood that nearly destroys the town of Ribadelago and kills 144 residents. |
| January 30, 1607 | An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths. |
| January 22, 1967 | Between dozens and hundreds of anti-Somocista demonstrators are killed by the Nicaraguan National Guard in Managua. |
| January 8, 1835 | US President Andrew Jackson announces a celebratory dinner after having reduced the United States national debt to zero for the only time. |
| January 23, 1987 | Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan sends a "letter of death" to Somali President Siad Barre, proposing the genocide of the Isaaq people. |
| January 21, 1793 | After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine. |
| January 1, 2007 | Adam Air Flight 574 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes near the Makassar Strait, Indonesia, killing all 102 people on board. |
| January 11, 1986 | The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened. |
| January 18, 1976 | Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut. |
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