Historical Events in January, Month of January Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 3, 1911 | A gun battle in the East End of London leaves two dead. It sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill. |
| January 24, 2011 | At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. |
| January 4, 1853 | After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller. |
| January 11, 1994 | The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin. |
| January 7, 1999 | The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins. |
| January 10, 1920 | League of Nations Covenant automatically enters into force after the Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany. |
| January 1, 1965 | The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan. |
| January 24, 1989 | Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, with over 30 known victims, is executed by the electric chair at the Florida State Prison. |
| January 29, 1959 | The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden. |
| January 16, 1547 | Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia. |
| January 27, 1343 | Pope Clement VI issues the papal bull Unigenitus to justify the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. Nearly 200 years later, Martin Luther would protest this. |
| January 5, 1967 | Cultural Revolution: The Shanghai People's Commune is established following the seizure of power from local city officials by revolutionaries. |
| January 18, 2019 | An oil pipeline explosion near Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico, kills 137 people. |
| January 1, 1993 | Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. |
| January 31, 1996 | An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400. |
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