January 22
January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 343 days remaining (344 in leap years).
Events
- 1771 - Spain cedes Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands to England.
- 1824 - Ashantis crush British forces in the Gold Coast.
- 1840 - British colonists reach New Zealand.
- 1863 - The January Uprising broke out in Poland, Lithunania and Belorussia. The aim of the national movement was to regain Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation of Russia.
- 1879 - Anglo-Zulu War: Zulu troops massacre British troops at Isandhlwana.
- 1889 - Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC.
- 1899 - Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation.
- 1901 - Edward VII becomes King after his mother, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, dies.
- 1905 - 'Bloody Sunday' in St. Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
- 1917 - World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
- 1924 - Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister.
- 1931 - Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- 1941 - World War II: The United Kingdom captures Tobruk from Nazi forces.
- 1944 - World War II: Allies begin Operation Shingle (an assault on Anzio, Italy).
- 1947 - The first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, KTLA, begins operation in Hollywood, California.
- 1947 - Paul Ramadier becomes Prime Minister of France
- 1953 - The Crucible, a drama by Arthur Miller, opens on Broadway.
- 1957 - Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (they invaded Egypt on October 29, 1956).
- 1957 - The New York City "Mad Bomber," George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
- 1962 - The Organization of American States (OAS) suspends Cuba's membership.
- 1963 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany.
- 1967 - Simon & Garfunkel perform live at Philharmonic Hall in the Lincoln Center, New York City. The recording is not released until 16 July 2002.
- 1968 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, debuts on NBC.
- 1973 - The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decision in Roe vs. Wade striking down state laws restricting abortion during the first six months of pregnancy.
- 1973 - A chartered Boeing 707 exploded in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria killing 176
- 1973 - George Foreman breaks Joe Frazier's professional career undefeated heavyweight world boxing champion status.
- 1980 - Andrei Sakharov is arrested in Moscow.
- 1983 - Bjorn Borg retires from tennis after winning 5 consecutive Wimbledon championships.
- 1984 - The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to use a computer mouse and GUI interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII. In the game, the Los Angeles Raiders defeat the Washington Redskins, 38-9.
- 1990 - Robert Tappan Morris is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet worm.
- 1992 - Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation.
- 1992 - Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space.
- 1995 - Israeli-Palestinian conflict: In central Israel, two suicide bombers from the Gaza Strip blow themselves-up at a military transit point killing 19 Israelis.
- 1995 - 11 airliners would have been bombed the previous day, January 21, and this day if Project Bojinka, an Al Qaeda plot, was not discovered in a Manila apartment on the night of January 5 and the morning of January 6
- 1997 - Madeleine Albright becomes the first female secretary of state after confirmation by the United States Senate.
- 1998 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski pleads guilty and accepts a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
- 2001 - Four of the "Texas 7" are caught at a convenience store in Woodland Park, Colorado and a fifth killed himself inside a motor home.
- 2002 - AOL Time Warner brings a federal suit against Microsoft seeking damages. The suit alleges that the market for AOL's Netscape Navigator Internet browser was harmed when Microsoft started to give away a competing browser.
- 2002 - Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in American history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- 2003 - The Netherlands vote for a new parliament after the previous had only been into power for 86 days.
- 2003 - Last successful contact with the spacecraft Pioneer 10, one of the most distant man-made objects.
Births
- 1440 - Ivan III, grand duke of Moscow † 1505)
- 1561 - Sir Francis Bacon, philosopher († 1626)
- 1729 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, author and philosopher († 1781)
- 1775 - Andre Marie Ampere, physicist († 1836)
- 1788 - George Gordon, Lord Byron, poet († 1824)
- 1849 - August Strindberg, poet and writer († 1912)
- 1875 - D. W. Griffith, director († 1948)
- 1893 - Conrad Veidt, actor († 1943)
- 1904 - George Balanchine, choreographer († 1983) (N.S.)
- 1906 - Robert E. Howard, author († 1936)
- 1909 - U Thant, 3rd United Nations Secretary General († 1974)
- 1909 - Ann Sothern, actress († 2001)
- 1911 - Bruno Kreisky, Prime Minister of Austria († 1990)
- 1915 - Heinrich Albertz, theologian and politician († 1993)
- 1931 - Sam Cooke, singer († 1964)
- 1932 - Piper Laurie, actress
- 1934 - Bill Bixby, actor († 1993)
- 1936 - Joseph Wambaugh, author
- 1940 - John Hurt, actor
- 1948 - George Foreman, boxer
- 1953 - Jim Jarmusch, director
- 1957 - Mike Bossy, ice hockey player
- 1959 - Linda Blair, actress
- 1960 - Michael Hutchence, musician ("INXS") (+ 1997)
- 1975 - Balthazar Getty, actor
- 1980 - Christopher Masterson, actor
Deaths
- 1666 - Shah Jahan, Mogul Emperor of India
- 1840 - Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist
- 1901 - Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom
- 1922 - Pope Benedict XV
- 1945 - Else Lasker-Schuler, poet
- 1959 - Mike Hawthorn, racing champion
- 1968 - Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer
- 1973 - Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States
- 1975 - Andrew George Burry, manufacturer and businessman, dies at 101
- 1988 - Parker Fennelly, comedian, actor
- 1993 - Abe Kobo, writer
- 1994 - Telly Savalas, actor
- 1995 - Rose Kennedy, matriarch of the Kennedy family
- 2002 - Jack Shea, Olympics speed skating gold medalist
Holidays and observances
- Catholicism - Feast day of St. Vincent.
See Also:
January 21 - January 23 - December 22 - February 22 -- listing of all days
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