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 17, 1799 | Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed. |
| January 1, 1438 | Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary. |
| 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 10, 1475 | Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui. |
| January 6, 2019 | Forty people are killed in a gold mine collapse in Badakhshan province, in northern Afghanistan. |
| 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 17, 1941 | Franco-Thai War: Vichy French forces inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy. |
| January 23, 1795 | After an extraordinary charge across the frozen Zuiderzee, the French cavalry captured 14 Dutch ships and 850 guns, in a rare occurrence of a battle between ships and cavalry. |
| January 1, 1949 | United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly. |
| January 16, 1556 | Philip II becomes King of Spain. |
| January 6, 1661 | English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. The revolt is suppressed after a few days. |
| January 25, 1890 | Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days. |
| January 23, 2003 | A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted. |
| January 1, 1500 | Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral discovers the coast of Brazil. |
| January 29, 1944 | World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units. |
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