1511 – Italian city Mirandola surrenders to the French
1668 – King Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain
1808 – Louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law
1955 – “Scrabble” debuts on board game market
1963 – Australian Championships Men’s Tennis: Roy Emerson wins 1st of 5 straight Australian titles; beats countryman Ken Fletcher 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
1971 – “No, No Nanette” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 861 performances
1979 – John N Mitchell (former US Attorney General) released on parole from federal prison
2006 – Terrorist blows himself up in Tel Aviv, killing only himself but injuring 20 people, one of them seriously
2007 – Armenian Journalist Hrant Dink assassinated in front of his newspaper’s office by 17 year old Turkish ultranationalist Ogün Samast.
2013 – Calcium deposits are discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover
Category: Historical Events
Historical Events for 18th January 2022
1520 – Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde
1591 – King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day
1919 – Composer and musician Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Polish Prime Minister
1924 – Pope Pius XI’s encyclical Maximam gravissimamque
1930 – Dmitri Shostakovich’s satirical opera “The Nose” premieres in Leningrad
1947 – Small river steamer sinks on Yangtze River, kills 400
1964 – Plans for World Trade Center announced (NYC)
1991 – US acknowledges CIA and US Army paid Manuel Noriega $320,000 over his career
1993 – West Indies beat Australia 2-0 win cricket’s World Series Cup
2017 – Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez
Historical Events for 17th January 2022
1827 – Duke of Wellington appointed British supreme commander
1852 – British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa)
1873 – A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War
1893 – Franco-Russian Alliance is signed
1938 – Joseph P. Kennedy becomes the 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
1960 – 10th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 38-21; MVPs: Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts, QB; Eugene Lipscomb, Baltimore Colts, DL
1970 – John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Mass)
1989 – Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded
1989 – Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami
1991 – Operation Desert Storm begins, with US-led coalition forces bombing Iraq, during the Gulf War
Historical Events for 16th January 2022
1219 – Floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, thousands killed
1547 – Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself first tsar of Moscow
1765 – Charles Messier catalogs M41 (galactic cluster in Canis Major)
1776 – Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks
1938 – 1st jazz concert held at Carnegie Hall, performed by Benny Goodman and his band
1941 – US vice admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor
1945 – Scottish 52nd land division and 1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg
1968 – Jay Allen’s “Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” premieres in NYC
2016 – First ever flower grown in space – a zinnia aboard the International Space Station using NASA Veggie system
2021 – 10 Nepali climbers become the first to reach the summit of K2 in winter on the China-Pakistan border
Historical Events for 15th January 2022
1552 – France signs secret treaty with German Protestants
1559 – Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey
1833 – HMS Beagle anchors at Goeree Tierra del Fuego
1861 – Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis
1908 – Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority: first Greek-letter organization established by African American college for women
1956 – 6th NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 31-30; MVP: Ollie Matson, Baltimore Colts, RB
1961 – Berry Gordy signs The Supremes with Motown Records
1978 – Super Bowl XII, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos, 27-10; MVP: Harvey Martin, Dallas, DE and Randy White, Dallas, DT
1988 – NFL analyst Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder makes several questionable comments about African Americans during a lunchtime interview on CBS’ NFL Today; fired the next day
1994 – Lawrence Taylor announces his retirement from the NFL
Historical Events for 14th January 2022
1724 – Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
1929 – Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign
1939 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
1943 – Heinrich Himmler views Warsaw
1944 – Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow
1972 – WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi, Mississippi (PBS) begins broadcasting
1976 – Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
1987 – Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
2001 – AFC Championship, Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland: Baltimore Ravens beat Oakland Raiders, 16-3
2014 – American journalist David Satter is expelled from Russia
Historical Events for 13th January 2022
1630 – Letters Patent issued to Plymouth Colony
1898 – Emile Zola publishes his open letter “J’accuse” accusing the French government of framing Alfred Dreyfus for sabotage
1957 – 7th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 19-10; MVPs: Bert Rechichar, Baltimore Colts, K; Ernie Stautner, Pittsburgh Steelers, DT
1968 – “Illya Darling” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 320 performances
1973 – Lasse Daniel Efskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6)
1985 – John McEnroe repeats previous year’s result with a 7–5, 6–0, 6–4 win over Ivan Lendl to claim back-to-back season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC
1985 – Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders
1988 – LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires
1990 – 1st elected African American Governor inaugurated (Douglas Wilder-Virginia)
1992 – American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane
Historical Events for 12th January 2022
1807 – Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die
1895 – The National Trust is founded in Britain.
1900 – Freeland Colony founded in US
1928 – Philip Barry and Elmer Rice’s “Cock Robin” premieres in NYC
1945 – German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge
1958 – Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
1959 – Rediscovery of the Caves of Nerja in Spain
1965 – “Hullabaloo” premieres on NBC-TV
1968 – Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd
1991 – US Congress gives George H. W. Bush authority to wage war against Iraq
Historical Events for 11th January 2022
1785 – Continental Congress convenes in NYC
1861 – Mexico City captured by Juarez (Lib) in War of Reform
1919 – 3 year old German communist party (Spartacus) crushed
1927 – Louis B. Mayer head of film studio MGM announces creation of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
1936 – Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives
1941 – Princess Irene Brigade established in Congleton
1976 – Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Pacific Overtures” opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 193 performances, wins 2 Tony and 2 Drama Desk Awards
1981 – Palau adopts constitution
1998 – Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.
1998 – 24th People’s Choice Awards: Harrison Ford and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen and Oprah Winfrey win (TV)
Historical Events for 10th January 2022
1475 – Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui
1862 – Battle of Big Sandy River, KY (Middle Creek)
1930 – Maurice Allom takes Test hat-trick England v NZ Christchurch
1945 – LA Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close
1954 – A Comet jet airliner crashes in the Mediterranean; 35 people are missing
1970 – Preview Center opens at Walt Disney World, Florida – first building to open
1994 – Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agrees to abolish trade tariffs
1997 – Arnoldo Aleman sworn in as president of Nicaragua
1997 – 1st Comet of 1997 Discovered: Comet 1997 A1
2018 – Jeff Bezos becomes the second man worth over $100 billion as his wealth hits $106 billion due to a rise in Amazon’s share price