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 16, 1757 | Forces of the Maratha Empire defeat a 5,000-strong army of the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Narela. |
| January 11, 1779 | Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur. |
| January 14, 1972 | Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513. |
| January 26, 1855 | Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory. |
| January 11, 1942 | World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States. |
| January 1, 1860 | The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use. |
| January 19, 1764 | Bolle Willum Luxdorph records in his diary that a mail bomb, possibly the world's first, has severely injured the Danish Colonel Poulsen, residing at Børglum Abbey. |
| January 18, 1126 | Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong. |
| January 18, 1977 | Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney, killing 83. |
| January 8, 2016 | Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico. |
| January 23, 1846 | Slavery in Tunisia is abolished. |
| January 1, 1810 | Major-General Lachlan Macquarie officially becomes Governor of New South Wales. |
| January 13, 1842 | Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. |
| January 22, 1879 | The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat. |
| January 18, 1778 | James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands". |
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