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 7, 1894 | Thomas Edison makes a kinetoscopic film of someone sneezing.[10] On the same day, his employee, William Kennedy Dickson, receives a patent for motion picture film. |
| January 4, 1999 | Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota, United States. |
| January 10, 2013 | More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan. |
| January 27, 1944 | World War II: The 900-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted. |
| January 9, 2005 | Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh. |
| January 19, 1839 | The British East India Company captures Aden. |
| January 4, 46 | Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. |
| January 1, 2013 | At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. |
| January 8, 2011 | Sitting US Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is shot in the head along with 18 others in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords survived the assassination attempt, but six others died, including John Roll, a federal judge. |
| 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 1, 2004 | In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007. |
| January 3, 1885 | Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop. |
| January 24, 1817 | Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the action of Picheuta. |
| January 1, 1863 | American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory. |
| January 1, 1929 | The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver. |
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