January 2 in History

Marches to Rome & drapes the purple robes of the Emperor on Vitellius

Guise captures Fort Nieulay during the Calais campaign

French forces open the campaign that leads to the fall of Calais

Attends the closing session of Parliament

Charles appoints Culpeper Chancellor of the Exchequer during the constitutional crisis.

Hotham is executed after a court martial convicts him over his wartime dealings with the Royalists.

Peter authorises publication of the first issue of the Vedomosti newspaper.

Bruges returns to Allied control as French troops withdraw after the recovery of Ghent.

The British settlement at Fort William seeks assistance from Presidency of Fort St. George at Madras, which sends Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, they re-capture Calcutta

The British settlement at Fort William seeks assistance from Presidency of Fort St. George at Madras, which sends Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, they re-capture Calcutta

Commands the fleet which transports Clives forces to relieve Calcutta

Successfully relieves Calcutta. Captures Calcutta

Successfully relieves Calcutta

East India Company forces under Robert Clive and Charles Watson retake Calcutta before renewing pressure on Siraj-ud-Daulah.

Barnave was elected as a Third Estate deputy for Dauphine before the opening of the Estates General.

1st Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland assembles

Takes the 1st photograph of the moon

Publishes a reply to Oberpraesident von Schaper during the Rheinische Zeitung's dispute with Prussian authorities.

The Great Western Railway works open at New Swindon and become a major centre for locomotive engineering.

Brunel presents preliminary plans for rebuilding Paddington as a grand permanent railway terminus.

Becomes Crown Prince of Prussia when William I becomes king.

Texas convention votes to secede from the Union

Attempts to rescue an English group including the British Consul arrested by Theodore

Lands in Abysinnia with a force of 32,000 men

Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors

Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors

Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors

Castelar resigns from office

Rockefeller's companies adopt a trust structure coordinating control of the oil business.

Standard Oil interests adopt a formal trust agreement.

Rockefeller consolidates control through the new trust structure.

Administration extended over the Matabele territory

Turned over to the British for trial in England

The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronj‚, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail

The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronje, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail. The Boers track the move overnight and as the light improves Jameson reaches Doornkop where a substantial Boer force with some artillery is waiting

Captures the raiders and strengthens Boer nationalism.

The Jameson Raid ends in failure and its participants are handed over for trial.

Turned over to the British for trial in England. Surrenders to a Boer force led by General Cronje at Doorn Kop

Russia's defeat at Port Arthur deepens pressure on the government.

Port Arthur passes to Japanese control, removing a major Russian base from the war.

Nogi accepts the Russian surrender

Nogi accepts the Russian surrender

Surrenders Port Arthur to Japanese forces.

Russia's offer of surrender is accepted by Japan

Scott records Mount Erebus in sight as Terra Nova approaches Ross Island.

Churchill proposes forcing the Dardanelles with naval power to threaten Constantinople and assist Russia.

The Bolsheviks denounce the terms offerred at the peace negotiations

The Bolsheviks denounce the terms offerred at the peace negotiations

The Republic of Manchukio is proclaimed in Japanese occupied Manchuria

Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain to preserve the independence of Spain. Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain on the status of the Mediterranean

Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain to preserve the independence of Spain

Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain to preserve the independence of Spain

The 2 countries recognize the others interests in the Mediterranean. Makes a "gentlemens agreement" with Britain

Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany

Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany

Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany

Appointed commander of the La Cabaca Fortress prison

Enters Havana as Batista's army collapses.

Enters Havana with rebel forces.

Oversees the trial and execution of many people, among whom were former Batista regime officials and members of the "Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities"

The achievement marks first escape-velocity probe as an important Russian scientific milestone.

Directs Luna 1, the first spacecraft to escape Earth's gravitational influence.

The Soviet Union launches Luna 1, the first spacecraft to escape Earth's gravity.

Begins the victory caravan from Santiago toward Havana.

After spending New Year's Day with Ella German's family, Lee proposed marriage to her the following evening and was rejected.

Criticizes South Vietnamese performance after the Battle of Ap Bac

Ayub Khan defeats Fatima Jinnah in an indirect presidential election.

Gives a Cape Town dentist a heart that lasts for 19 months

Receives US Vice President Spiro Agnew during an official visit to Taiwan.

Bhutto announces nationalization of major industries after taking power

Bhutto announces nationalization of major industries.

Syd plays an unannounced gig at King's College Cellar, Cambridge, with him are Twink and Eddie "Guitar" Burns, this line up becomes Stars

The Beatles final dissolution takes place

The Beatles final dissolution takes place

The Beatles final dissolution takes place

The Beatles final dissolution takes place

John and Yoko are reunited

Signs the free trade agreement with the United States.

The US & Canada sign a free trade pack

Price controls are largely lifted as Yeltsin's government begins rapid market liberalization.

Accepts the ceasefire framework intended to halt fighting in Croatia.

Brokers a ceasefire plan for Croatia under United Nations supervision.

Jointly develops the peace plan presented to the Bosnian parties.

Presents a proposed territorial and constitutional settlement for Bosnia.

Assumes management of daily state affairs after King Fahd's illness.

Supports government continuity during Crown Prince Abdullah's regency.

Appointed Prime Minister of Mauritania

Resigns as Finance Minister

Resigns with his cabinet after nearly ten years as Prime Minister.

The Third Klaus Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czech Republic.

Appointed Mayor of the District of Colombia

Appointed President of Argentina by the Legislative Assembly

Appointed Mayor of Houston

Appointed Chief of State of the Government of Free Vietnam, an anti-communist organisation located in Little Saigon, Westminster, California

Appointed Chief of State of the Government of Free Vietnam, an anti-communist organisation located in Little Saigon, Westminster, California

Chancellor Wolfgang Schussel is sworn in as interior minister

The Election Commission postpones parliamentary voting after Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

Pakistan reschedules the general election for February 2008.

John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress is elected President of Ghana, with 50.2% of the vote

John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress is elected President of Ghana, with 50.2% of the vote

Lyndell Simpson serves briefly as acting Governor

Birth of James Wolfe, Westerham, Kent, elder son of a Lieutenant Colonel

Birth of Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius

Birth of Isaac Asimov

Death of Shihkai & Chidong, power is passed to the Manchus. Death of Chang Chidong

Death of Shihkai & Chidong, power is passed to the Manchus

Death of Sebastian Haffner

Death of William Rogers

The Allies recapture Bardia

Commands ARVN forces during the Battle of Ap Bac

The Vietcong stand their ground against American machinery and South Vietnamese soldiers. The Vietcong 514th Battalion and local guerrilla forces ambush the South Vietnamese

Leads the South Vietnamese 7th Division which is defeated by an inferior Vietcong force