1229 – James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (Palma) consummating Christian conquest of the island of Majorca
1756 – Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles
1906 – French, British and Italian treaty concerning rights on Abyssinia
1939 – Dutch national debt hits ƒ4,218,553,180.99
1942 – Battle of the Barents Sea between British Navy and German Kriegsmarine off North Cape, Norway
1966 – Pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) off England, resumes transmitting
1990 – United Somali Congress seizes Presidential Palace
2014 – Beji Caid Essebsi is sworn in as Tunisia’s 1st ever freely elected President
2017 – Cleveland Browns crash to a 28-24 loss to Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field to become only the 2nd team in NFL history to finish season with 0-16 record
2019 – Iraqi militiamen and protesters breach the outer wall of the US embassy in Baghdad following US airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, on December 29