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 10, 1430 | Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world. |
| January 28, 1724 | The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg, Russia, by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917. |
| January 1, 2011 | Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country. |
| January 16, 1572 | Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried and found guilty of treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. |
| January 7, 1920 | The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen. |
| January 9, 1917 | World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine. |
| January 5, 1912 | The sixth All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement. |
| January 16, 2020 | The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA. |
| January 19, 1639 | Hämeenlinna (Swedish: Tavastehus) was granted privileges after it separated from the Vanaja parish as its own city in Tavastia. |
| 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 23, 1899 | The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first president. |
| January 16, 1983 | Turkish Airlines Flight 158 crashes at Ankara Esenboğa Airport in Ankara, Turkey, killing 47 and injuring 20. |
| January 28, 1986 | Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board. |
| January 22, 871 | Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing. |
| January 10, 1946 | The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Fifty-one nations are represented. |
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