January in History
Browse 490 historical entries across all 31 days of January — including 175 events, 159 births, and 156 deaths.
Calendar Dates in January
Paul Revere born
Louis Daguerre is thought to photograph the Moon
Battle of Princeton boosts the American Revolution
Solomon Northup regains his freedom
Edward the Confessor dies
Harold Godwinson is crowned king of England
Galileo observes four major moons of Jupiter
Moscow bombings
Discovery of first exoplanets
First UN General Assembly session convenes
Surgeon General Warns of Smoking Dangers
Zanzibar Revolution
Ghanaian coup d'état
End of Nigerian Civil War
Elizabeth I is crowned queen of England
Hello, Dolly! opens on Broadway
Stockton schoolyard shooting
Police storm University of Tokyo
Rhode Island oil spill
Amanullah Asaduzzaman killed
First DMC DeLorean Production Car
Tanzanian forces attack Mutukula
Mosaic Web Browser Released
Shoichi Yokoi found
Mohamed Hany
Gujarat Earthquake
Niger coup d'état
Rwandan coup d'état
Battle of Khafji
Hitler Appointed Chancellor
Doug Williams in Super Bowl XXII
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January Through the Ages
The current DayFacts collection contains 490 historical entries across all 31 calendar dates in January. These entries include events, births, and deaths from the periods represented in the dataset; they are not a complete history of the month.
Browse each date above to see the entries currently recorded, or use the month navigation to move through the calendar.