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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[661]] – The [[Rashidun Caliphate]] is effectively ended with the [[assassination of Ali]], the last caliph.<ref name="Madelung">{{cite book |last=Madelung |first=Wilferd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2QKBUwBUWWkC&pg=PA308 |title=The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-521-64696-3 |pages=308 |author-link=Wilferd Madelung}}</ref> *[[1531]] – The 6.4–7.1 {{M|w|link=y}} [[1531 Lisbon earthquake|Lisbon earthquake]] kills about thirty thousand people.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The 1531 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami |author=Miranda, J. |author2=Batlló, J. |author3=Ferreira, H. |author4=Matias, L.M. |author5=Baptista, M.A. |name-list-style=amp |journal=15 Wcee |year=2012 |url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/WCEE2012_0685.pdf |access-date=2021-08-31 |archive-date=2022-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006171252/https://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/WCEE2012_0685.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Bharatdwaj, K. |title=Physical Geography: Introduction To Earth |year=2006 |publisher=Discovery Publishing House |isbn=9788183561631 |page=275 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dC7qhGQpBYkC&pg=PA275}}</ref> *[[1564]] – The [[Council of Trent]] establishes an official distinction between [[Roman Catholicism]] and [[Protestantism]].<ref>Jackson, Samuel Macauley, ed. (1914). [https://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/encyc/encyc12/htm/ii.ii.htm "Trent, Council of"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928044140/https://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/encyc/encyc12/htm/ii.ii.htm |date=2021-09-28 }}. ''[[New Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge]]'' (third ed.). London and New York: Funk and Wagnalls.</ref> *[[1564]] – The [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] defeats the [[Tsardom of Russia]] in the [[Battle of Ula]] during the [[Livonian War]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first=Edvardas |last=Gudavičius |authorlink=Edvardas Gudavičius |editor-first=Jonas |editor-last=Zinkus |encyclopedia=Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija |title=Ulos mūšis |year=1985–1988 |publisher=Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija |volume=4 |location=Vilnius |page=374 |lccn=86232954 |display-editors=etal |language=lt}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1699]] – For the first time, the [[Ottoman Empire]] permanently [[Treaty of Karlowitz|cedes territory]] to the Christian powers.<ref name="Ágoston">{{cite encyclopedia |first=Gábor |last=Ágoston |title=Treaty of Karlowitz |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire |publisher=Infobase Publishing |year=2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QjzYdCxumFcC&pg=PA309 |pages=309–10 |isbn=978-0816-06259-1}}<!-- ISBN refers to 2008 edition; Google Books dates their copy as 2010. --></ref> *[[1700]] – The 8.7–9.2 {{M|w|link=y}} [[1700 Cascadia earthquake|Cascadia earthquake]] takes place off the west coast of [[North America]], as evidenced by Japanese records.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Atwater, Brian F. |title=The orphan tsunami of 1700—Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America |author2=Musumi-Rokkaku, Satoko |author3=Satake, Kenji |author4=Tsuji, Yoshinobu |author5=Ueda, Kazue |author6=Yamaguchi, David K. |date=2015 |publisher=United States Geological Survey |edition=Second |series=Professional Paper |page=146, Japanese |doi=10.3133/pp1707 |bibcode=2015orts.book.....A |hdl=2027/osu.32435085226595 |url=http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1707 |orig-year=2005 |access-date=2021-09-05 |archive-date=2021-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914153500/https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1707 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1765]] – A British naval expedition arrives at and names [[Port Egmont]] in the [[Falkland Islands]], founding a settlement there eight days later. (Arrival was 15 January 1765 [[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hawkesworth |first1=John |last2=Banks |first2=Joseph |title=An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. Vol. 1 |location=London |publisher=W. Strahan and T. Cadell |date=1773 |oclc=66168420 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttReAAAAcAAJ |pages=46–47 |postscript=none}}; {{cite book |last=Allardyce |first=William Lamond |title=The Story of the Falkland Islands: Being an Account of Their Discovery and Early History, 1500-1842 |location=Falkland Islands |publisher=Government Printing Office |date=1909 |oclc=9669488 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UiBPAQAAMAAJ |page=18 |postscript=none}}; {{cite book |last=Cawley |first=Charles |title=Colonies in Conflict: The History of the British Overseas Territories |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |date=2015 |isbn=9781443878111 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TXnWCgAAQBAJ |page=187}}</ref> *[[1788]] – The British [[First Fleet]], led by [[Arthur Phillip]], sails into [[Port Jackson|Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour)]] to establish [[Sydney]], the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as [[Australia Day]].<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528212130/http://www.abc.net.au/australiaday/about_australiaday.htm |archive-date=28 May 2016 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/australiaday/about_australiaday.htm |title=What does Australia Day mean? |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> *[[1808]] – The [[Rum Rebellion]] is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Rum-Rebellion |title=Rum Rebellion {{!}} Australian history|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2021-03-30|archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411043454/https://www.britannica.com/event/Rum-Rebellion|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1837]] – [[Michigan]] is admitted as the 26th [[U.S. state]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Today in History: January 26 |url=http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan26.html |website=loc.gov |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=2021-09-05 |archive-date=2016-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611081338/http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan26.html |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1841]] – [[Gordon Bremer]] takes formal possession of [[Hong Kong Island]] at what is now [[Possession Point]], establishing [[British Hong Kong]].<ref name=lubbock>[http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/041197/base.htm Base closure to end Royal Navy's Far East presence] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210104/http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/041197/base.htm |date=27 September 2007 }}, [[Associated Press]], 4 November 1997</ref> *[[1855]] – [[Point No Point Treaty]] is signed in [[Washington Territory]].<ref name=historylink>{{cite web |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/5637 |title=Treaty of Point No Point, 1855 |date=15 January 2004 |website=HistoryLink.org |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329223627/https://www.historylink.org/File/5637 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1856]] – First [[Battle of Seattle (1856)|Battle of Seattle]]: Marines from the {{USS|Decatur|1839|6}} drive off American Indian attackers after all-day battle with settlers.<ref name=Crowley-Wilma>[[Walt Crowley]] and David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5208 Native Americans attack Seattle on January 26, 1856] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025054701/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5208 |date=October 25, 2007 }}, HistoryLink.org, February 15, 2003. Retrieved November 2, 2006.</ref> *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: The state of [[Louisiana]] [[Louisiana secession|secedes from the Union]].<ref>The text of [http://gen.1starnet.com/civilwar/laord.htm Louisiana's Ordinance of Secession] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012190935/http://gen.1starnet.com/civilwar/laord.htm |date=October 12, 2007 }}.</ref> *[[1863]] – American Civil War: General [[Ambrose Burnside]] is relieved of command of the [[Army of the Potomac]] after the disastrous [[Battle of Fredericksburg|Fredericksburg campaign]]. He is replaced by [[Joseph Hooker]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ambrose Burnside |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ambrose-Burnside |access-date=September 5, 2021 |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910090745/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ambrose-Burnside |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1863 – American Civil War: [[Governor of Massachusetts]] [[John Albion Andrew]] receives permission from the [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]] to raise a [[militia]] organization for men of African descent.<ref>{{cite book |last=Emilio |first=Luis Fenollosa |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyoffiftyfo00emil |title=History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863–1865 (2nd Edition, Revised and Correct, with Appendix upon Treatment of Colored Prisoners of War) |publisher=The Boston Book Company |year=1891 |location=Boston, MA |pages=2 |author-link=Luis F. Emilio}}</ref> *[[1870]] – [[Reconstruction Era]]: [[Virginia]] is [[History of Virginia#Reconstruction|readmitted to the Union]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Library of Virginia : Civil War Research Guide – Reconstruction |url=https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/civil-war/reconstruction |website=lva.virginia.gov |access-date=2022-12-12 |archive-date=2022-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212204732/https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/civil-war/reconstruction |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1885]] – Troops loyal to [[Muhammad Ahmad|The Mahdi]] conquer [[Siege of Khartoum|Khartoum]], killing the Governor-General [[Charles George Gordon]].<ref name="about1">{{cite web |last=Hickman |first=Kennedy |title=Mahdist War: Siege of Khartoum |publisher=About education |date=18 March 2015 |url=http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/warsofthebritishempire/p/Mahdist-War-Siege-Of-Khartoum.htm |access-date=2016-07-18 |archive-date=2016-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704102704/http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/warsofthebritishempire/p/Mahdist-War-Siege-Of-Khartoum.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – The world's largest [[diamond]] ever, the [[Cullinan Diamond|Cullinan]], which weighs {{convert|3106.75|carat|kg}}, is found at the [[Premier Mine]] near [[Pretoria]] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bariand |first1=Pierre |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BogKAQAAMAAJ |title=The Larousse Encyclopedia of Precious Gems |last2=Duchamp |first2=Michel |publisher=Van Nostrand Reinhold |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-442-30289-4 |pages=97}}</ref> *[[1915]] – The [[Rocky Mountain National Park]] is established by an act of the [[U.S. Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/historyculture/brief.htm |title=Brief Park History |publisher=National Park Service |date=n.d. |access-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008183733/https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/historyculture/brief.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Finnish Civil War]]: A group of [[Red Guards (Finland)|Red Guards]] hangs a red lantern atop the tower of [[Helsinki Workers' Hall]] to symbolically mark the start of the war.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Finnish Civil War 1918: History, Memory, Legacy |date=14 August 2014 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-28071-7 |pages=95 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2xCJBAAAQBAJ}}</ref> *[[1926]] – The first demonstration of the television by [[John Logie Baird]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Figures: John Logie Baird (1888–1946) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/baird_logie.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 April 2015 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008035514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/baird_logie.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1930]] – The [[Indian National Congress]] declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for [[Purna Swaraj|Poorna Swaraj]] ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Declaration of Purna Swaraj (Indian National Congress, 1930) |url=https://www.constitutionofindia.net/historical_constitutions/declaration_of_purna_swaraj__indian_national_congress__1930__26th%20January%201930 |website=Constitution of India |access-date=2021-09-06 |archive-date=2019-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715113407/http://cadindia.clpr.org.in/historical_constitutions/declaration_of_purna_swaraj__indian_national_congress__1930__26th%20January%201930 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1934]] – The [[Apollo Theater]] reopens in [[Harlem]], New York City.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Iain Cameron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkgIAQAAMAAJ |title=Underneath a Harlem Moon: The Harlem to Paris Years of Adelaide Hall |date=15 September 2002 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=978-0-8264-5893-3 |pages=289}}</ref> * 1934 – [[German–Polish declaration of non-aggression]] is signed.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cienciala |first1=Anna M. |title=The Significance of the Declaration of Non-Aggression of January 26, 1934, in Polish-German and International Relations: A Reappraisal |journal=East European Quarterly |date=1 March 1967 |volume=1 |issue=1 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1297351025 |access-date=13 February 2021 |id={{ProQuest|1297351025}} |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831003328/https://www.proquest.com/docview/1297351025 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Catalonia Offensive]]: Troops loyal to nationalist General [[Francisco Franco]] and aided by [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] take [[Barcelona]].<ref>Preston, Paul. ''Doves of War. Four women of Spain.'' Harper Collins. London. 2002. p. 374</ref> *[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Antony |last=Shaw |title=World War II Day By Day |location=Staplehurst |publisher=Spellmount |year=2005 |isbn=1-86227-304-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=American Soldiers Arrive in the United Kingdom 1942 |url=https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-soldiers-arrive-united-kingdom-1942 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=The National WWII Museum {{!}} New Orleans |date=28 January 2022|archive-date=2022-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214185756/https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-soldiers-arrive-united-kingdom-1942 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1945]] – World War II: [[Audie Murphy]] displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Citation |url=https://www.si.edu/object/audie-murphys-medal-honor-citation:nmah_1062079 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |website=Smithsonian Museum of Natural History |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214185756/https://www.si.edu/object/audie-murphys-medal-honor-citation:nmah_1062079 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1949]] – The [[Hale Telescope]] at [[Palomar Observatory]] sees [[First light (astronomy)|first light]] under the direction of [[Edwin Hubble]], becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until [[BTA-6]] is built in 1976).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/about/telescopes/hale.html |title=The 200-inch Hale Telescope |website=astro.caltech.edu |access-date=2021-08-31 |archive-date=2019-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420110149/http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/about/telescopes/hale.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/997/1/Telescope.pdf |last=Edison |first=Hodge |title=The 200-inch telescope takes its first pictures |journal=Engineering and Science Monthly |volume=12 |issue=8 |date=May 1949 |access-date=2021-08-31 |archive-date=2016-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223851/http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/997/1/Telescope.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1950]] – The [[Constitution of India]] [[coming into force|comes into force]], forming a republic. [[Rajendra Prasad]] is sworn in as the first [[President of India]]. Observed as [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/introd.htm |title=Introduction to Constitution of India |access-date=14 October 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice of India |date=29 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022161409/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/introd.htm |archive-date=22 October 2014}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Cairo fire|Black Saturday]] in Egypt: rioters burn [[Cairo]]'s central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hassan |first=Fayza |date=24–30 January 2002 |title=Burning down the house |journal=[[Al-Ahram Weekly]] |issue=570 |access-date=2011-02-06 |url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/570/sc3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108034353/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/570/sc3.htm |archive-date=2009-11-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1956]] – Soviet Union cedes [[Porkkala]] back to Finland.<ref>{{cite web |title=55 Years Since Return of Porkkala |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/55_years_since_return_of_porkkala/5312007 |website=Yle Uutiset |date=26 January 2011 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830234310/https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/55_years_since_return_of_porkkala/5312007 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1959]] – The {{cvt|41|acre|adj=mid}} [[Chain Island]] is listed for sale by the [[State of California|California]] State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226.<ref name="Sacram1959-01-26">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86337102/sale-of-state-land/ |date=26 January 1959 |page=24 |title=Sale of State Land |via=Newspapers.com |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |access-date=17 January 2023 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117213436/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86337102/sale-of-state-land/ |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Ranger 3]] is launched to study the [[Moon]]. The [[space probe]] later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1962-001A |title=National Space Science Data Center – Ranger 3 |publisher=National Air and Space Administration |access-date=June 19, 2012 |ref=nssdc1962-001A |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108223625/http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1962-001A |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1966]] – The three [[Disappearance of the Beaumont children|Beaumont children disappear]] from a beach in [[Glenelg, South Australia]], resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://missingpersons.gov.au/search/sa/grant-beaumont |title=Grant Beaumont |work=Missing persons |publisher=[[Australian Federal Police]] |date=2018 |access-date=10 May 2018 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123174202/https://missingpersons.gov.au/search/sa/grant-beaumont |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[JAT Flight 367]] is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]]. Flight attendant [[Vesna Vulović]] survives with critical injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 YU-AHT Ceské Kamenice |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720126-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619142836/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720126-0 |archive-date=2019-06-19 |access-date=2019-06-21 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Turkish Airlines Flight 301]] crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now [[İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport]]), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the [[Fokker F28 Fellowship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAO Izmir-Cumaovasi Airport (ADB) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740126-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417194135/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740126-0 |archive-date=2022-04-17 |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[1986]] – The Ugandan government of [[Tito Okello]] is overthrown by the [[National Resistance Army]], led by [[Yoweri Museveni]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/628581-tito-okello--the-president-who-was-kept-on-his-toes.html |title=Tito Okello: The President Who Was Kept on His Toes |access-date=16 February 2015 |date=25 January 2012 |last=Titus Kakembo |first=and Joel Ogwang |newspaper=[[New Vision]] (Kampala) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216223129/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/628581-tito-okello--the-president-who-was-kept-on-his-toes.html |archive-date=16 February 2015}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Siad Barre|Mohamed Siad Barre]] is removed from power in [[Somalia]], ending centralized government, and is succeeded by [[Ali Mahdi Muhammad|Ali Mahdi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/28/world/insurgents-claiming-victory-in-somalia.html |title=Insurgents Claiming Victory in Somalia |first1=Jane |last1=Perlez |first2=Special to The New York |last2=Times |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 28, 1991 |access-date=October 28, 2017 |archive-date=October 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028200751/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/28/world/insurgents-claiming-victory-in-somalia.html |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Lewinsky scandal]]: On American television, U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] denies having had "sexual relations" with former [[White House]] intern [[Monica Lewinsky]].<ref>Clinton, Bill. [http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3930 Response to the Lewinsky Allegations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223181444/http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3930 |date=February 23, 2009 }}, Miller Center of Public Affairs, January 26, 1998.</ref> *[[2001]] – The 7.7 {{M|w|link=y}} [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Gujarat earthquake]] shakes [[Western India]], leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.<ref>{{cite web |title=Preliminary Earthquake Report |publisher=United States Geological Survey |department=Earthquake Hazards Program |url=http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2001/eq_010126/ |access-date=21 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120094220/http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2001/eq_010126/ |archive-date=20 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gujarat to set up quake memorial in Bhuj |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/gujarat-to-set-up-quake-memorial-in-bhuj-104041601028_1.html |first=Joydeep |last=Ray |date=16 April 2004 |newspaper=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=30 August 2021 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415011507/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/gujarat-to-set-up-quake-memorial-in-bhuj-104041601028_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2001 – Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is [[Death of Diane Whipple|killed in a dog attack]] in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of [[Malice (law)|implied malice murder]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/redzonebehindthe00jone/page/138 |isbn=9780060537791 |title=Red zone : The behind-the-scenes story of the San Francisco dog mauling |year=2003 |last1=Jones |first1=Aphrodite |publisher=HarperCollins}}</ref> *[[2009]] – Rioting breaks out in [[Antananarivo]], Madagascar, sparking a [[2009 Malagasy political crisis|political crisis]] that will result in the replacement of [[President of Madagascar|President]] [[Marc Ravalomanana]] with [[Andry Rajoelina]].<ref name=cpj>{{cite news |title=Anti-government protests burn two TV stations |url=http://cpj.org/2009/01/two-tv-stations-burned-in-anti-government-protests.php |work=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]] |date=26 January 2008 |access-date=1 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215183303/http://cpj.org/2009/01/two-tv-stations-burned-in-anti-government-protests.php |archive-date=15 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bbc-25-03-2009>{{cite news |title=Ousted Madagascar leader defiant |publisher=BBC |date=25 April 2009 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7963622.stm |access-date=14 July 2009 |archive-date=28 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328175834/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7963622.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Nadya Suleman]] gives birth to the [[Suleman octuplets|world's first surviving octuplets]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most children delivered at a single birth to survive |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-children-delivered-at-a-single-birth-to-survive |access-date=2021-04-16 |website=Guinness World Records |archive-date=2021-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425000451/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-children-delivered-at-a-single-birth-to-survive/ |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2015]] – An aircraft [[2015 Los Llanos Air Base crash|crashes]] at [[Los Llanos Air Base]] in [[Albacete]], Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fighter jet crash kills 10 in Spain |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30991950 |accessdate=14 November 2018 |publisher=BBC News |date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=2 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602001031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30991950 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[People's Protection Units]] (YPG) recaptures the city of [[Kobanî]] from the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL), marking a turning point in the [[Siege of Kobanî]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://syriahr.com/en/2015/01/ypg-retakes-the-entire-city-of-ayn-al-arab-kobani-after-112-days-of-clashes-with-is-militants-2/ |title=YPG retakes the entire city of Ayn al- Arab "Kobani" after 112 days of clashes with IS militants |author=sohranas |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=27 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016201939/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/01/ypg-retakes-the-entire-city-of-ayn-al-arab-kobani-after-112-days-of-clashes-with-is-militants-2/ |archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30991612 |title=Syrian Kurds 'drive Islamic State out of Kobane' |date=26 January 2015 |access-date=26 January 2015 |publisher=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126165049/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30991612 |archive-date=26 January 2015}}</ref> *[[2020]] – A [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S-76B]] flying from [[John Wayne Airport]] to [[Camarillo Airport]] [[2020 Calabasas helicopter crash|crashes in Calabasas]], 30 miles west of [[Los Angeles]], killing all nine people on board, including five-time [[NBA]] champion [[Kobe Bryant]] and his daughter [[Gianna Bryant]].<ref name=kobe>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas |title=Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among nine dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas |date=January 26, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126212423/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2021]] – Protesters and farmers [[2021 Farmers' Republic Day violence|storm]] the [[Red Fort]] near [[Delhi]], clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Fort violence: Delhi police detain 200 after farmer protests |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55817628 |access-date=25 April 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=27 January 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128142010/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55817628 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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