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24th January 41 CE: Emperor Caligula killed by the Praetorian Guard

On the 24th January 41 CE, Caligula became the first Roman Emperor to be ...

23rd January 1900: British troops launch a nighttime attack on Spion Kop in the Second Boer War

The Second Boer War saw the British Empire fight against the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of the South African Republic and the Orange Free ...

22nd January 1905: Bloody Sunday massacre in Saint Petersburg

On the 22nd January 1905, the Bloody Sunday massacre took place in the Russian capital Saint ...

21st January 1981: First DeLorean sports car produced (famous as the ‘Back to the Future’ car)

The DeLorean DMC-12 sports car was later used as the time machine in Back to the ...

20th January 1942: Nazi leaders meet at the Wannsee Conference

On the 20th January 1942, a number of senior Nazis met at the Wannsee Conference where they discussed what was referred to as the Final Solution to the Jewish ...

19th January 1917: 73 people killed in the Silvertown munitions factory explosion in London

The Brunner Mond chemical factory had been built in 1893 to manufacture caustic soda and soda ...

18th January 1871: Wilhelm I declared German Emperor

On the 18th January 1871, Wilhelm I of Prussia was proclaimed the first German ...

17th January 1944: Allies launch the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War

The Battle of Monte Cassino began when Allied forces launched the first of four attacks against the Gustav Line in ...

16th January 27 BCE: Octavian becomes Augustus, Roman Emperor

On the 16th January 27 BCE, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and ...

15th January 1919: Great Molasses Flood kills 21 people in Boston

21 people were killed and a further 150 were injured after 2.3 million gallons of molasses swept through North End in Boston, Massachusetts after a storage tank ...