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26th January 1564: Pope Pius IV confirms the decrees of the Council of Trent

Pope Pius IV issued a Papal bull confirming the decrees of the Council of Trent that defined Catholic doctrine in the face of the Protestant ...

25th January 1890: Nellie Bly circumnavigates the world in 72 days

At 3.51pm on the afternoon of the 25th January 1890, American journalist Nellie Bly arrived in New Jersey after completing a 72 day, 24,899-mile journey around the ...

24th January 1908: Robert Baden-Powell publishes Scouting for Boys

The first instalment of Robert Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys triggered the Boy Scout ...

23rd January 1556: Most destructive earthquake on record in Shaanxi

On the 23rd January 1556, the deadliest earthquake ever recorded hit the Chinese province of Shaanxi (pronounced Shensi) and surrounding ...

22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil

The Portuguese royal family and more than 10,000 courtiers relocated to Brazil to escape the advancing Napoleonic ...

21st January 1793: Louis XVI executed for high treason

On the 21st January 1793, former French King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution in ...

20th January 1850: Robert McClure departs on the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage

Robert McClure departed England with HMS Investigator to lead the first expedition to transit the Northwest ...

19th January 1915: Zeppelins bomb Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn

On the 19th January 1915, two German Zeppelin airships known as L3 and L4 dropped bombs on the Norfolk towns of Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn in Britain’s first experience of an air ...

18th January 1919: The Paris Peace Conference begins

The Paris Peace Conference convened to establish the terms of the peace after the First World ...

18th January 1919: The Paris Peace Conference begins at the Palace of Versailles

The Paris Peace Conference convened to establish the terms of the peace after the First World ...