1630 – Chinese Emperor Chongzhen orders the arrest of military general Yuan Chonghuan
1673 – Jean Racine’s “Mithridate” premieres in Paris
1913 – Delta Sigma Theta, the world’s largest Black Women’s Sorority is founded at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
1920 – NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly
1942 – Allied Conference on war trials
1943 – Soviet offensive at Don under general Golikov
1943 – Adolf Hitler declares “Total War” against the Allies
1970 – Riots begin in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast
1971 – In a high profile NHL trade, the Montreal Canadiens obtain future Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Frank Mahovlich from Detroit, in exchange for Bill Collins, Guy Charron and Mickey Redmond
2008 – Orlando Magic knock down a then NBA-record 23 3-pointers in 37 attempts (62.2%); Jameer Nelson goes 5-for-5 from beyond the arc as Magic beat the Sacramento Kings, 139-107
Category: Historical Events
Historical Events for 12th January 2021
1803 – US Senate approves Thomas Jefferson’s nomination of James Monroe and Robert Livingstone to negotiate purchase of New Orleans from France
1861 – Florida state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens (US Civil War)
1928 – Philip Barry and Elmer Rice’s “Cock Robin” premieres in NYC
1929 – Seatrain (RR cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans-Havana
1932 – Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-Ark)
1958 – Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
1971 – 21st NBA All-Star Game, San Diego Sports Arena: West beats East, 108-107; MVP: Lenny Wilkens, Seattle SuperSonics, PG; oldest MVP in All-Star history (33); scores 21 points
1996 – Russian troops arrived in Bosnia (joint operation with US)
2003 – 29th People’s Choice Awards: Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Ray Romano and Jennifer Aniston win (TV)
2013 – “Mile High Miracle”, In AFC Divisional Playoff Game Denver Broncos ahead of Baltimore Ravens 35-28 with 1:09 remaining, quarterback Joe Flacco heaves 70 yard touchdown pass to receiver Jacoby Jones to tie the game. Ravens win in overtime.
Historical Events for 11th January 2021
1558 – Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm
1794 – U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth is killed in Augusta, Georgia, trying to serve court papers, first US marshal to die carrying out his duties
1805 – Michigan Territory organizes
1897 – M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in US (Utah)
1944 – Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established
1967 – Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission
1982 – Honduras adopts constitution
1983 – LA Kings’ center Marcel Dionne picks up his 24th NHL career hat-trick and adds 3 assists for 6 points in a 9-7 win at Washington; Kings’ first road win after 8 straight losses
1994 – Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA
2009 – 66th Golden Globes: Slumdog Millionaire, Mickey Rourke, Kate Winslet win
Historical Events for 10th January 2021
1514 – Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin finished
1863 – 1st underground railway opens in London
1902 – Alphons Diepenbrock’s “Te Deum” premieres (Amsterdam)
1944 – British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma
1951 – 1st jet passenger trip made
1965 – 15th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 34-14; MVPs: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings, QB; Terry Barr, Detroit Lions, DB
1982 – Petra Schneider swims world record 1500 m freestyle (15:43.31)
1982 – AFC Championship, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati: Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego Chargers, 27-7 in the “Freezer Bowl”
1997 – 4,000th episode of “Entertainment Tonight”
2019 – Lady Gaga apologises for working with R. Kelly in light of docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly”
Historical Events for 9th January 2021
1861 – Mississippi secedes from the Union (US Civil War)
1908 – Frans Schollaert succeeds De Trooz as premier of Belgium
1929 – KDB-AM in Santa Barbara CA begins radio transmissions
1956 – Abigail Van Buren’s [Pauline Phillips] “Dear Abby” advice column 1st appears in newspapers
1970 – Constitution of Singapore enacted
1995 – Ecuador and Peru involved in boundary fight
1998 – Decapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returned
2006 – 11th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards: Brokeback Mountain wins Best Film
2007 – 33rd People’s Choice Awards: Johnny Depp and Jennifer Aniston win (Movie Star) and Patrick Dempsey and Eva Longoria win (TV)
2018 – The first same-sex marriages take place in Australia after legislation passed a month ago
Historical Events for 8th January 2021
1884 – Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz
1902 – 1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Illinois)
1902 – The United Irish League, a leading force for unification in all Ireland and independence from Britain, holds its convention in Dublin
1952 – Jordan adopts constitution
1972 – NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall
1974 – Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York
1979 – Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge and occupy Phnom Penh
2001 – 28th American Music Awards: Faith Hill and Kid Rock win
2009 – College Football, 11th BCS National Championship, Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens: #2 Florida beats #1 Oklahoma, 24-14
2009 – A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Costa Rica´s region of Volcan Poás, with an epicenter near Cinchona. It was caused by Varablanca-Angel fault.
Historical Events for 7th January 2021
1579 – England signs an offensive and defensive alliance with Netherland
1610 – Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa and Ganymede
1698 – Russian Tsar Peter the Great departs Netherlands for England
1830 – 1st US Railroad Station opens (Baltimore)
1896 – Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook “The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book”
1899 – Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier’s
1916 – In response to pressure from President Woodrow Wilson, Germany notifies the US State Department that it will abide by strict international rules of maritime warfare
1945 – The last surface engagement between Allies and Japanese in the Pacific campaign, World War II
1972 – Lewis F. Powell Jr. becomes a US Supreme Court Justice
1973 – Mark Essex’s mass shooting comes to an end after he is shot by police more than 200 times on the roof of New Orlean’s Holiday Inn hotel. He killed nine people, including five policeman.
Historical Events for 6th January 2021
1099 – Henry V crowned German king
1453 – Emperor Frederik III becomes archduke of Austria
1649 – The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other “high crimes”
1809 – Napoleonic Wars: Invasion of Cayenne, by combined British, Portuguese and colonial Brazilian forces, begins
1839 – 2 day storm off Irish and English coast immortalized as the “Big Wind”
1946 – Vietnam holds its first ever general election
1956 – Federal court bars former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival group
1968 – Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon
1981 – 50th hat trick in Islander history-John Tonelli scored 5 goals
2005 – Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Murders: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect for the 1964 murders of three Civil Rights workers.
Historical Events for 5th January 2021
1593 – William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe
1875 – President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg, Mississippi
1886 – “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson published by Longmans, Green and Co.
1918 – British premier Lloyd George demand for unified peace
1955 – KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
1981 – “Nightline” with Ted Koppel extended from 20 mins to 30 mins
1992 – “Crucible” closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 32 performances
1993 – Oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil
1995 – Lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan, Iran, killing 18
2018 – North Korea accepts South Korean invitation for high-level talks
Historical Events for 4th January 2021
1878 – Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
1926 – Theodoros Pangalos resigns as Greek dictator
1958 – Sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere and burns up
1962 – 1st automated (unmanned) subway train in New York City
1970 – AFL Championship, Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland: Kansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders, 17-7; Chiefs defence forces 4 interceptions
1974 – Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee
1975 – “Over Here” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 341 performances
1981 – British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, the “Yorkshire Ripper”
1999 – College Football, 1st BCS National Championship, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ: #1 Tennessee beats #2 Florida State, 23-16, at 28th Fiesta Bowl
2013 – 9 people are killed by a car bomb in Damascus, Syria