January 1, 89 Gov Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes emperor of Rome
January 1, 1797 Albany replaces New York City as capital of NY
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January 2, 533 John II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
January 2, 1788 Georgia is 4th state to ratify U.S. constitution
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January 3, 236 St. Anterus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
January 3, 1407 Bloody battles between Hoeksen and Kabeljauwen in Dordrecht
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January 4, 1991 Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th
January 4, 1861 President Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession
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January 5, 1349 Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand
January 5, 1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va
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January 6, 1993 Jean Mueller discovers comet Mueller/1993a
January 6, 1066 King Harald of England crowned
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January 7, 1558 Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French
January 7, 1618 Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor
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January 8, 1951 Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda
January 8, 624 Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan
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January 9, 2007 Apple Computer unveils the revolutionary iPhone
January 9, 1879 Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas
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January 10, 1997 1st Comet of 1997 Discovered: Comet 1997 A1
January 10, 69 Roman emperor Galba adopts Marcus Piso Licinianus as Caesar
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January 11, 1963 1st discotheque opens, Whiskey-a-go-go in LA
January 11, 1158 Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
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January 12, 1552 Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed
January 12, 1836 Battle of Wetumka, Florida
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January 13, 888 Duke Odo becomes king of West-France
January 13, 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter
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January 14, 1526 Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid
January 14, 1690 Clarinet invented, in Nurnberg, Germany
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January 15, 946 Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded
January 15, 1870 Donkey 1st used as symbol of Democratic Party, in Harper's Weekly
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January 16, 1219 Floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed
January 16, 1936 1st photo finish camera installed at Hialeah Race track in Hialeah Fla
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January 17, 1595 French king Henri IV declares war on Spain
January 17, 1827 Duke of Wellington appointed British supreme commander
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January 18, 532 Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die
January 18, 1650 French Prince Louis II of Conde captured
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January 19, 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Stirling
January 19, 1871 1st Negro lodge of U.S. Masons approved, New Jersey
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January 20, 1840 Dumont D'Urville discovers Adelie Land, Antarctica
January 20, 1265 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester
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January 21, 1189 Philip II, Henry II and Richard Lion hearted initiate 3rd Crusade
January 21, 1846 1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"
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January 22, 871 Battle at Basing: Danish invasion army beats Ethelred of Wessex
January 22, 1510 Jews are expelled from Colmar Germany
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January 23, 638 Start of Islamic calendar
January 23, 1556 Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shensi Province, China
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January 24, 1458 Matthias I Corvinus chosen king of Hungary
January 24, 1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians and Mexicans defeated by U.S. Col Price
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January 25, 1327 King Edward III accedes to British throne
January 25, 1775 Americans drag cannon up hill to fight British (Gun Hill Road, Bronx)
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January 26, 66 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
January 26, 1797 Russia, Prussia and Austria sign treaty
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January 27, 1556 Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies
January 27, 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth
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January 28, 1099 1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
January 28, 1814 Stendahl's 1st book is published
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January 29, 1863 Battle at Bear River, Washington: U.S. Army vs indians
January 29, 1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet
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January 30, 1487 Bell chimes invented
January 30, 1647 King Charles I handed over to English parliament
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January 31, 876 Charles becomes king of Italy
January 31, 1851 Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk
