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 25, 1998 | During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country. |
| January 22, 1919 | Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic. |
| January 20, 1992 | Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board. |
| January 31, 1945 | World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed. |
| January 31, 1945 | World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula. |
| January 25, 1937 | The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009. |
| January 16, 1847 | Westward expansion of the United States: John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. |
| January 11, 1779 | Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur. |
| January 23, 2018 | A 7.9 Mw earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska. It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities. |
| January 17, 1595 | During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. |
| January 30, 1902 | The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London. |
| January 6, 2005 | A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, United States, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas. |
| January 23, 1964 | The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified. |
| January 1, 1772 | The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, are issued by the London Credit Exchange Company. |
| January 31, 1946 | Cold War: Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). |
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