This week in history
January 16th.
Nothing landed on January 16 exactly, but 43 stories fall within the surrounding week and month.
The surrounding week
14 stories within seven days of 16 January
January 9, 2007Wikimedia Commons / Carl Berkeley (CC BY-SA 2.0)The iPhone LaunchMoscone West, San Francisco
January 9, 1905Angelo Agostini · via WikipediaBloody Sunday in Russiasomewhere in Russia
January 9, 1431Wikipedia · "Trial of Joan of Arc"Trial of Joan of Arc (1431)somewhere in France
January 11, 1879Wikipedia · "Anglo-Zulu War"Zulu Warsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 12, 1906Wikipedia · "1906 United Kingdom general election"British General Election of 1906somewhere in the United Kingdom
January 12, 1848Wikipedia · "Revolutions of 1848"1848 Revolutions Sweep Europe
January 13, 1750Wikipedia · "Treaty of Madrid (13 January 1750)"Treaty of Madrid (Spanish-American Settlement)somewhere in Spain
January 20, 1981Wikipedia · "First inauguration of Ronald Reagan"Ronald Reagan
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January 21, 1919Wikipedia · "Irish War of Independence"Irish War of Independence Beginssomewhere in Ireland
January 22, 1989Brian Allen for Voice of America · via WikipediaSuper Bowl XXIIIsomewhere in the United States
January 22, 1924Wikipedia · "First MacDonald ministry"First Labour Prime Minister Electedsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 22, 1879Wikipedia · "Battle of Isandlwana"Battle of Isandlwanasomewhere in South Africa
January 22, 1863Wikipedia · "January Uprising"January Uprising in Polandsomewhere in Poland
January 23, 2020Wikipedia · "COVID-19 lockdown in China"Wuhan Lockdown Initiates COVID ResponseChina
Elsewhere in January
21 stories
9500 BCEWikipedia · "Wadi Feynan"Wadi Faynan Athletic Contestssomewhere in Palestine
9200 BCEWikipedia · "Kebara Cave"Kebara Cave Mousterian Warfare Evidencesomewhere in Israel
January 1, 1999Wikipedia · "Euro"Euro Currency Introducedsomewhere in European Union
January 1, 1959Nascarking · via WikipediaDaytona 500 Inaugural Racesomewhere in the United States
January 1, 1804Wikipedia · "Haitian Revolution"Haitian Revolution Declares Independencesomewhere in Haiti
January 2, 1960Wikipedia · "John F. Kennedy"John F. Kennedy's Electionsomewhere in the United States
January 3, 2020Wikipedia · "Assassination of Qasem Soleimani"U.S. Assassination of Qassem SoleimaniIran
January 5, 1859Wikipedia · "Lincoln–Douglas debates"Lincoln-Douglas Debatessomewhere in the United States
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January 6, 1835Wikipedia · "1835 United Kingdom general election"British General Election of 1835somewhere in the United Kingdom
January 7, 1999Wikipedia · "Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton"Impeachment Trial of President Clintonsomewhere in the United States
January 26, 1952Wikipedia · "Cairo fire"Cairo Fire & Popular UprisingEgypt
January 26, 1950Wikipedia · "Constitution of India"Indian Constitution Adoptedsomewhere in India
January 27, 1973Wikipedia · "Paris Peace Accords"Vietnam War Peace Accords Signedsomewhere in Vietnam
January 27, 1868Wikipedia · "Boshin War"Boshin War & Meiji Restorationsomewhere in Japan
January 28, 1986Wikipedia · "Space Shuttle Challenger disaster"Space Shuttle Challenger DisasterUnited States
January 29, 1258Wikipedia · "Siege of Baghdad"Mongol Conquest of BaghdadIraq
January 30, 1972Wikipedia · "Bloody Sunday (1972)"Bloody Sunday in Northern Irelandsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 30, 1948Wikipedia · "Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi"Mahatma Gandhi Assassinatedsomewhere in India
January 30, 1948Unknown author Unknown author · via Wikipedia1948 Winter Olympicssomewhere in Switzerland
January 30, 1902Wikipedia · "Anglo-Japanese Alliance"Anglo-Japanese Alliance Signedsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 30, 1649Wikipedia · "Execution of Charles I of England"Execution of King Charles Isomewhere in England
Also in January
2 stories we can place in January, but not on a day
