January 21 historical events
329 — Battle of Luoyang (328–329)
The Battle of Luoyang was fought between the state of Later Zhao against the state of Former Zhao from August 328 to 21 January 329 during the Sixteen Kingdoms period in China. It concluded in a decisive victory for the Later Zhao and the capture of the Former Zhao emperor, Liu Yao, all but ensuring the Later Zhao's domination over northern China for the next 19 years.
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763 — Battle of Bakhamra
On 21 January 763, Ibrahim ibn Abdallah’s Alid forces fought the Abbasid army commanded by Isa ibn Musa at Bakhamra, in present-day Iraq. The Abbasids won, and Ibrahim was severely wounded. He died on February 14.
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1277 — Battle of Desio
The Battle of Desio was fought on 21 January 1277 between the Della Torre and Visconti families for the control of Milan and its countryside. The battlefield was located near the modern Desio, a commune outside the city in Lombardy, Northern Italy. Although generally considered one of the numerous minor battles fought in the 13th century in Italy during the Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines, it was in fact the conclusion of a long inner struggle for the possession of Milan, leading to the transformation of the former democratic regime into an aristocratic signoria.
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1525 — Early Anabaptist baptisms in Zürich
On January 21, 1525, Conrad Grebel baptized George Blaurock in Zürich, in present-day Switzerland. Blaurock then baptized several others. These baptisms are widely treated as the beginning of the Anabaptist movement, although historians differ on whether it had a single origin.
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1535 — Religious procession held in Paris after the Affair of the Placards
On 21 January 1535, a large religious procession took place in Paris, France, as religious conflict grew following the Affair of the Placards.
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1605 — Battle of Dobrynichi
The Battle of Dobrynichi took place on 21 January 1605 between the armies of False Dmitry I and Fyodor Mstislavsky near the village of Dobrynichi (today's Bryansk Oblast in Russia).
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1691 — Battle of Sabana Real
The Battle of Sabana Real took place on January 21, 1691. An army of 700 Dominican raiders and 2,600 militiamen who had circled around Saint-Domingue aboard five warships of the Armada de Barlovento overwhelmed 1,000 French defenders at Sabana de la Limonade; Governor de Cussy and 400 of his followers were killed.
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1720 — Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm
The Treaties of Stockholm were two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the war between Sweden and an alliance of Hanover and Prussia. Aspects of the conflict that remained unresolved would be dealt with by two further treaties, the Treaty of Frederiksborg between Sweden and Denmark-Norway in 1720 and the Treaty of Nystad between Sweden and Russia in 1721.
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1749 — Fire destroys Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico
A fire destroyed the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Italy, during the night of 20–21 January 1749. The theatre was rebuilt and reopened for the 1754 Carnival season.
The fire occurred during the night spanning 20 and 21 January; this entry uses 21 January.
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1757 — Battle on Snowshoes (1757)
The Battle on Snowshoes (French: Bataille en raquettes) was a skirmish fought between Rogers' Rangers and Canadien and Indian troops during the French and Indian War on January 21, 1757. The battle was given this name because the British combatants wore snowshoes. On January 21, 1757, Captain Robert Rogers and a band of his rangers were on a scouting expedition near Fort Carillon on Lake Champlain when they were ambushed by a mixed troop of French regulars, Canadien militiamen, and Indians.
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1789 — 1789 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1789 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on January 21, 1789, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Candidate and former President of the South Carolina Senate Charles Pinckney was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
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1789 — The Power of Sympathy is published in Boston
Boston publisher Isaiah Thomas issued The Power of Sympathy, a novel written in letters. It appeared anonymously and was later attributed to William Hill Brown.
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1793 — Execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI, the deposed king of France, was publicly executed on 21 January 1793 during the French Revolution at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. At his trial four days prior, the National Convention had convicted Louis of high treason in a near-unanimous vote; while no one voted "not guilty", several deputies abstained. Ultimately, they condemned him to death by a simple majority of one vote.
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1810 — Battle of Mollet
The Battle of Mollet or the Action of Mollet took place at Mollet del Vallès, near Barcelona, in Catalonia, on 21 January 1810, between a force of 2,160 French soldiers commanded by General Guillaume Philibert Duhesme and a Spanish force of 3,000 men under Luis González Torres de Navarra, Marquess of Campoverde. The Spanish Division of Llobregat led by Campoverde intercepted and destroyed the French vanguard (500 men) at Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.
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1823 — Battle of Moquegua
The Battle of Moquegua (or Moquehua) took place during the Peruvian War of Independence on 21 January 1823 around the city of Moquegua, between the Liberation Army of Peru, under command of Argentinean General Rudecindo Alvarado, and the Royal Army of Peru under General José de Canterac. The army of the Patriots was almost completely destroyed.
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1824 — Battle of Nsamankow
The Battle of Nsamankow was a battle between the United Kingdom and the Ashanti Empire that took place in 1824 as part of the First Anglo-Ashanti War. The British force under Charles MacCarthy was defeated by an Ashanti force.
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1846 — Battle of Baddowal
On 21 January 1846, Sikh and British forces met near Baddowal, in present-day India, during the First Anglo-Sikh War. Sikh troops attacked Harry Smith’s baggage train as his column marched toward Ludhiana.
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1854 — The emigrant ship Tayleur sinks off Lambay Island
The sailing ship Tayleur struck rocks off Lambay Island on its first voyage from Liverpool to Australia. Hundreds of people aboard died.
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1858 — Antelope Hills expedition
The Antelope Hills expedition was a campaign from January to May 1858 by the Texas Rangers and members of other allied Native American tribes against Comanche and Kiowa villages in the Comancheria. It began in western Texas and ended in a series of fights with the Comanche tribe on May 12, 1858, at a place called Antelope Hills by Little Robe Creek, a tributary of the Canadian River in what is now Oklahoma.
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1873 — 1873 United States Senate election in New York
The 1873 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 21, 1873, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
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1879 — 1879 United States Senate election in New York
The 1879 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 21, 1879, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
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1891 — Battle of Mulayda
The Battle of Mulayda was the last major battle during the period of the Second Saudi State which occurred on 21 January 1891 over issues regarding zakat and the arrest of the Rashidi leader. The Rashidis plotted to end the Saudi state and conquer both the Qassim region and Riyadh.
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1894 — Rio de Janeiro Affair
The Rio de Janeiro Affair refers to a series of incidents during the Brazilian Naval Revolt in January 1894. Following three attacks on American merchant ships in the harbour of Rio de Janeiro, a bloodless naval engagement occurred between a United States Navy warship and an ironclad of Rear Admiral Saldanha da Gama's rebel fleet.
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1896 — Siege of Mekelle
The siege of Mekelle, sometimes known as the battle of Mekelle, took place in January 1896 during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Italian forces surrendered a partially completed fort at Mekelle, a city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia which they had occupied since 1895, to Ethiopian forces.
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1902 — 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky
The 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on January 21, 1902, after an initial election on January 14, 1902. Democratic candidate James B. McCreary was elected by the Kentucky General Assembly to the United States Senate, defeating incumbent Republican senator William J. Deboe. The election was held twice due to ambiguity in the law setting the election date.
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1908 — January 1908 Irish representative peer election
The January 1908 Irish representative peer election was held to fill a vacancy among the 28 Irish representative peers at that time elected to the British House of Lords. Conducted by post, with ballots sent to the 134 holders of Irish peerages eligible to vote, the election was necessitated by the death of Francis Browne, 4th Baron Kilmaine. It resulted in the election of Lord Curzon, the former viceroy of India.
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1908 — The Cape Colony votes for its Legislative Council
Voters in six contested constituencies went to the polls to elect members of the Cape Colony’s upper house. The Eastern Province contest was held separately in February.
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1911 — The first Monte Carlo Rally gets underway
The inaugural Monte Carlo Rally began with cars setting out from several European cities for Monaco. The first competitor departed from Berlin, and Henri Rougier later won after starting in Paris.
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1915 — Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit
Kiwanis International ( ki-WAH-nis) is an international service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and is found in more than 80 nations and geographic areas. In 1987, the organization began to accept women as members. Kiwanis and its affiliated clubs have more than 600,000 members. Kiwanis clubs raise over $100 million each year and report over 18.5 million volunteer hours to strengthen communities and serve children.
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1916 — Battle of Hanna
The First Battle of Hanna (Turkish: Felahiye Muharebesi) was a World War I battle fought on the Mesopotamian front on 21 January 1916 between Ottoman Army and Anglo-Indian forces.
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1917 — 1916 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
The 1916 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 29th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1916 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 21 January 1917 between Kilkenny, represented by club side Tullaroan, and Tipperary, represented by club side Boherlahan.
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1919 — Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence (Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and the British security forces in Ireland. It was an escalation of the Irish revolutionary period into armed conflict. In the December 1918 election, the Irish republican party Sinn Féin won a landslide victory in Ireland. On 21 January 1919 they formed a breakaway government (Dáil Éireann) and declared independence from Britain. Later that day, two members of the armed police force, the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), were shot dead in County Tipperary by IRA members acting on their own initiative.
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1919 — Soloheadbeg ambush
The Soloheadbeg ambush was the ambush of a gelignite transport at Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary, Ireland, on 21 January 1919 in which two policemen were killed. It is considered to be the first engagement of the Irish War of Independence.
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1919 — Irish Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence (Irish: Forógra na Saoirse, French: Déclaration d'indépendance) was a document adopted by Dáil Éireann, the revolutionary parliament of the Irish Republic, at its first meeting in the Mansion House, Dublin, on 21 January 1919. It followed from the Sinn Féin election manifesto of December 1918. Texts of the declaration were adopted in three languages: Irish, English and French.
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1920 — Battle of Shekar Yazi
Battle of Shekar Yazi (Kurdish: شەڕی شەکەریاز, romanized: Şeřî Şekeriyaz) took place on 21 January 1920 between the forces of Simko Shikak, a Kurdish tribal leader, and the government of Iran. This confrontation was part of the broader Kurdish uprisings in early 20th-century Iran, during a period marked by regional unrest and efforts by Kurdish leaders to assert autonomy.
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1921 — Drumcondra ambush
The Drumcondra ambush (Irish: Luíochán Dhroim Conrach) was an attempted ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Drumcondra, a suburb in northern Dublin, during the Irish War of Independence. On 21 January 1921, an IRA active service unit (ASU) initially set up an ambush near the Royal Canal in preparation for a British lorry which was travelling through the area.
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1922 — Arnold Lunn stages an early timed slalom race
Lunn marked a course with pairs of flags on the practice slope at Mürren. Skiers raced against the clock, helping establish the format of modern alpine slalom.
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1932 — Finland and the Soviet Union conclude a non-aggression treaty
On 21 January 1932, Finland and the Soviet Union concluded a non-aggression treaty.
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1936 — Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1936
The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1936 was held on January 21, 1936. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on this date was the real contest over who would be governor. The election resulted in the victory of Richard W. Leche of New Orleans as governor. Leche was supported by the Longite faction of the party and Cleveland Dear of Alexandria by the anti-Longs' "Home Rule" ticket.
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1939 — 1939 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 21 January 1939. The election was indirect rather than being held through a popular vote. The National Constitutional Assembly elected Brigadier General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, the incumbent president of El Salvador, to a third presidential term that would last from 1939 to 1945. He was the only candidate and won unopposed.
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1942 — The Jewish resistance organization, Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye, based in the Vilna Ghetto is established
The Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye (Yiddish: פֿאַראײניקטע פּאַרטיזאַנער אָרגאַניזאַציע; "United Partisan Organization"; referred to as FPO by its Yiddish initials) was a Jewish resistance organization based in the Vilna Ghetto in German-occupied Lithuania and founded on 21 January 1942. The clandestine organisation was established by Communists as well as left- and right-wing Zionists. Their leaders were the communist Yitzhak Wittenberg, socialist Abba Kovner, and revisionist Betar member Josef Glazman.
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1942 — Sonderkommando Blaich
Sonderkommando Blaich (Special Command Blaich) was a German unit consisting of a Heinkel He 111H medium bomber supported by an Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 (Marsupiale) transport aircraft and a Messerschmitt Bf 108B (Taifun). In January 1942 the Heinkel raided the Free French–controlled Fort Lamy (now N'Djamena) in the Chad region of French Equatorial Africa.
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1944 — Birth of Liu Sifen
On 21 January 1944, Liu Sifen, a writer and painter, was born.
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1945 — Battle of Trnovo
The Battle of Trnovo was a battle between Slovene partisans and Italian Social Republic troops. It took place between January 19–21, 1945 in Slovene Littoral.
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1945 — First trade union congress of Transcarpathian Ukraine
On January 21, 1945, the First Congress of Trade Unions of Transcarpathian Ukraine met in a cinema in Mukachevo, in present-day Ukraine. Delegates attended from all twelve districts of Transcarpathian Ukraine.
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1947 — Campaign to the South of Baoding
The Campaign to the South of Baoding consisted of several battles fought in regions south of Baoding between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War after World War II, and resulted in the communist victory.
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1948 — Birth of Richard Lam
On 21 January 1948, Richard Lam, a lyricist and comic artist, was born.
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1948 — Quebec flies its new provincial flag over Parliament
Quebec's blue-and-white fleur-de-lis flag flew over the central tower of the Parliament Building in Quebec City for the first time. It became the province's official flag that day.
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1949 — Birth of Wan Sha Lang
On 21 January 1949, Wan Sha Lang, a singer, was born.
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1951 — Climactic eruption of Mount Lamington
On 21 January 1951, Mount Lamington in present-day Papua New Guinea had a major explosive eruption. Devastating pyroclastic surges swept across nearby settlements. This was the climactic eruption, following earlier activity in January.
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1954 — USS Nautilus launched
On 21 January 1954, USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, was christened and launched into the Thames River in Connecticut, United States. Mamie Eisenhower sponsored the ship. It was commissioned on September 30 that year.
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1958 — Battle of the borders (Algerian War)
The battle of the borders, also known as the battle of the frontiers, was a group of military operations initiated mainly on the Algeria-Tunisia border during the Algerian War, from 21 January to 28 May 1958, by the paratrooper units of the French army against the attacks, and bombardments of the Morice Line by the combatants of the Armée de libération nationale (ALN), the military branch of the FLN, stationed in Tunisia.
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1960 — Coalbrook mining disaster
The worst mining disaster in South Africa occurred in the Coalbrook coal mine of Clydesdale Colliery on 21 January 1960 at around 19:00 when cave in occurred about 180 metres underground. About 1 000 miners were in the mine at the time and 435 were trapped. Immediately after the incident, rescue teams arrived from other mines in the region and boreholes were drilled into areas where survivors were expected to be. But when microphones were lowered no signs of life were detected, there were no survivors. After 11 days the rescue was called off.
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1960 — Avianca Flight 671
Avianca Flight 671, registration HK-177, was a Lockheed Constellation that crashed and burned on landing at Montego Bay Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 21 January 1960. The flight had originated at Miami International Airport, Florida. The aircraft operating the flight was a Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation used by Avianca for its Bogotá-Montego Bay routes. Thirty-seven of the 46 passengers and crew aboard were killed.
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1960 — NASA launches Little Joe 1B from Wallops Island
NASA launched the Mercury test flight Little Joe 1B from Wallops Island, Virginia. A rhesus monkey named Miss Sam was aboard the capsule and survived the test.
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1962 — 1962 African Cup of Nations final
The 1962 African Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 21 January 1962 at the Hailé Sélassié Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to determine the winner of the 1962 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Ethiopia beat United Arab Republic 4−2 after extra time, winning their first title.
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1963 — North Shore Line ends passenger service
On January 21, 1963, the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ended its passenger service in the United States. Its last full day of service was January 20, with the final trains arriving early the next morning; some freight movements continued afterward.
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1964 — 1964 Northern Rhodesian general election
General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 20 and 21 January 1964. There were two voter rolls for the Legislative Council, a main roll that elected 65 seats, and a reserved roll that elected 10. Africans elected the main roll, whilst Europeans elected the reserve roll. Other ethnicities were allowed to choose which roll to be part of.
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1965 — Leyton by-election, 1965
The Leyton by-election, 1965 was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 January 1965 for the British House of Commons constituency of Leyton in east London. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's long-serving Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Reginald Sorensen, was made a life peer on 15 December 1964. An MP for over thirty years, his elevation to the peerage was intended to create a vacancy in a safe seat for the Foreign Secretary, Patrick Gordon Walker, who had been defeated in a shock result in the 1964 general election in his Smethwick constituency.
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1968 — 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident, sometimes known as the Thule affair or Thule accident (; Danish: Thuleulykken), involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber occurred near Thule Air Base in the Danish territory of Greenland. The aircraft was carrying four B28FI thermonuclear bombs on a Cold War "Chrome Dome" alert mission over Baffin Bay when a cabin fire forced the crew to abandon the aircraft before they could carry out an emergency landing at Thule Air Base.
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1968 — Siege of Khe Sanh
The Battle of Khe Sanh (21 January – 9 July 1968) was conducted in the Khe Sanh area of northwestern Quảng Trị Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), during the Vietnam War. The main forces defending Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB) were a regiment of the United States Marine Corps and a battalion of Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
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1971 — The new Emley Moor tower begins UHF television broadcasts
The replacement tower at Emley Moor started transmitting 625-line colour television signals. Its older 405-line service resumed separately in April.
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1976 — Concorde enters commercial service
Air France began scheduled Concorde service from Paris to Rio de Janeiro via Dakar. British Airways started its own Concorde service from London Heathrow to Bahrain the same day.
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1980 — Iran Air Flight 291
Iran Air Flight 291 was a charter flight from Mashad Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport. On 21 January 1980, the Boeing 727-86 during its approach crashed on the Tehran-Mehrabad runway 29 in foggy and snowy weather conditions, killing all 128 people on board. At the time, Iran Air Flight 291 was the deadliest aircraft disaster in Iranian history.
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1980 — 1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Kerala held its Legislative Assembly election on 21 January 1980. E. K. Nayanar took office as Chief Minister on 25 January 1980. The polling date and the subsequent swearing-in are separate milestones.
The official election report gives January 21 as polling day in all 140 constituencies. The earlier January 5 entry has been corrected.
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1981 — The first production DeLorean rolls off the line
The first production DeLorean sports car rolled off the line at the Dunmurry plant near Belfast. Shipments to the United States began later.
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1985 — Galaxy Airlines Flight 203
Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 was a non-scheduled charter flight of a Lockheed L-188A Electra from Reno to Minneapolis which crashed shortly after taking off from Reno-Tahoe International Airport on 21 January 1985. All but 1 of the 71 on board died. It was the first major air disaster in the U.S in 1985 and the deadliest since the crash of Pan Am Flight 759 in 1982.
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1988 — Launch of Zili Zaobao
The newspaper Zili Zaobao began publication following the lifting of restrictions on the establishment of newspapers in Taiwan.
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1989 — Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 1989
The ninth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 21 January 1989. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi, became the Chief Minister. It was his third term in office. The DMK was in power only for a short term, as it was dismissed on 31 January 1991 by the Indian Prime minister Chandra Shekhar using Article 356 of the Indian Constitution.
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1990 — Royal Rumble (1990)
The 1990 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the third annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 21, 1990, at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. It centered on the men's Royal Rumble match, a modified 30-man battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time.
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1990 — The 1990 WAKO World Kickboxing Championships conclude in Mestre
The championships brought competitors from 28 countries to Mestre, Italy. The United States topped the organizer’s overall medal standings.
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1996 — Royal Rumble (1996)
The 1996 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the ninth annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. The event was based around the men's Royal Rumble match, a modified 30-man battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time and the winner received a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XII.
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1996 — 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, United States, on January 21, 1996, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Brazil and Mexico. Mexico, who had won 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup, successfully defended their title with a 2–0 win over Brazil.
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1996 — Beijing West railway station starts operations
Beijing West railway station started operations on January 21, 1996.
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2001 — Royal Rumble (2001)
Royal Rumble (2001) was the fourteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was presented by MCI's 1-800-COLLECT and took place on January 21, 2001, at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which Stone Cold Steve Austin won by last eliminating Kane to win the match, making it his third Royal Rumble win. The match also included comedian Drew Carey. On the undercard, Kurt Angle defended the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against Triple H and Chris Jericho defeated Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit in a ladder match.
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2001 — 2000 Empress's Cup final
2000 Empress's Cup Final was the 22nd final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 21, 2001. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.
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2003 — 2003 Colima earthquake
An earthquake struck the Pacific Coast of Mexico on 21 January 2003 with a moment magnitude of 7.5. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The epicenter was located on the Pacific coast near the Mexican state of Colima. The earthquake killed 29 people, injured 1,073 others and damaged over 43,300 homes across five states, with minor damage also occurring in Mexico City.
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2007 — 2007 Miyazaki gubernatorial by-election
Miyazaki Prefecture held a gubernatorial by-election on January 21, 2007. Former governor Tadahiro Ando was arrested for bid-rigging. Independent comedian Hideo Higashikokubaru (running under the name "Higashi Sonomanma") won.
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2009 — 2009 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election
The 2009 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2009, at the party's winter meeting to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The chair election was uncontested, and Tim Kaine was elected chairperson, succeeding Howard Dean.
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2009 — Steven Chu sworn in as US energy secretary
On January 21, 2009, physicist and Nobel laureate Steven Chu was sworn in as United States secretary of energy in Barack Obama’s administration.
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2011 — Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden retakes hijacked tanker
After Somali pirates seized the South Korean chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, South Korean naval forces tracked it for several days. On 21 January 2011, they retook the tanker in a boarding operation that killed eight pirates and captured five of the 13 pirates aboard.
This entry records the 21 January tanker rescue; the wider operation began on 18 January.
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2011 — Adelaide United FC 8–1 North Queensland Fury FC
The 2010–11 A-League match between Adelaide United and North Queensland Fury at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, took place on Friday, 21 January 2011. Adelaide United won 8–1, which at the time was the biggest win in the history of the competition. North Queensland Fury disbanded at the end of the season, after finishing bottom of the table, whereas Adelaide United finished 3rd in the regular season, qualifying for the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, and reaching the semi-finals of the finals series.
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2012 — 2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary
The 2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on January 21, 2012. The primary has become one of several key early state nominating contests in the process of choosing the nominee of the Republican Party for the election for President of the United States.
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2013 — 2013 Eritrean Army mutiny
The 2013 Eritrean Army mutiny was mounted on 21 January 2013, when around 100-200 soldiers of the Eritrean Army in the capital city, Asmara seized the headquarters of the state broadcaster, EriTV, and allegedly broadcast a message demanding reforms and the release of political prisoners. The mutiny was the first major incident of resistance to the rule of Isaias Afewerki since the purging of a group of fifteen ministers who demanded political reform in 2001. Details about the mutiny remain murky, with several (but not all) government officials denying it even took place, while opposition sources claimed it had been an abortive coup attempt.
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2013 — Tobago House of Assembly election, 2013
A local election for 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly was held on 21 January 2013.
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2013 — Battle of Diabaly
The Battle of Diabaly was fought between government forces of Mali, against groups of Islamists militants such as the AQIM and Ansar Dine. The Islamists held control of Diabaly for no longer than a week until Malian forces with the help French air strikes recaptured the town.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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2014 — January 2014 FATA airstrikes
January 2014 FATA airstrikes refers to multiple airstrikes carried out in Miramshah, Mir Ali and Tirah valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 20 and January 21, 2014.
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2016 — Syrian army counterattacks in Deir ez-Zor
On 21 January 2016, the Syrian army launched a counteroffensive against the Baghiliya district of Deir ez-Zor, Syria. ISIL had begun its offensive on January 16 and advanced in the preceding days.
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2016 — 2015 Sheikh Jassim Cup played in Doha
On 21 January 2016, the match for the 2015 Sheikh Jassim Cup took place at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Lekhwiya, now known as Al-Duhail, defeated Al Sadd 4–1.
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2017 — Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
On January 21, 2017, Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States. Spike TV broadcast the mixed martial arts event live in prime time.
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2018 — 2018 New Democratic Party of Quebec leadership election
The New Democratic Party of Quebec (2014) elected a permanent leader on January 21, 2018 to lead it into the 2018 provincial election. Interim leader Pierre Ducasse announced he would not be a candidate in the leadership election.
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2022 — Blood & Thunder (2022)
Blood & Thunder (2022) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on January 21, 2022, at Gilley's Dallas in Dallas, Texas. The event was a television taping for MLW Fusion, and it was the second event under the MLW Blood and Thunder chronology.
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2023 — UFC 283
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 21, 2023, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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2023 — 2023 Monterey Park shooting
On January 21, 2023, a mass shooting occurred in Monterey Park, California, United States. The gunman killed eleven people and injured nine others. The shooting happened at about 10:22 p.m. PST (UTC-8) at Star Ballroom Dance Studio, after an all-day Lunar New Year Festival was held on a nearby street. Shortly afterwards, the gunman drove north to Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra to continue his shooting spree but was confronted by staff and disarmed before fleeing by car.
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2023 — KSW 78: Materla vs. Grove 2
On January 21, 2023, KSW held KSW 78: Materla vs. Grove 2, a mixed martial arts event, at Netto Arena in Szczecin, Poland.
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2023 — 2022 Kosovar Supercup
The 2022 Kosovar Supercup was the 31st edition of the Kosovar Supercup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Kosovo Superleague and Kosovar Cup competitions. The match was played between Ballkani, champions of the 2021–22 Kosovo Superleague and Llapi, who beat their opponents to win the 2021–22 Kosovar Cup Final. Ballkani won the match 1–0 and claimed their first Supercup title.
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2024 — St Thomas’ wins the 2024 All-Ireland senior club hurling final
St Thomas’ edged out O’Loughlin Gaels at Croke Park in Dublin. Éanna Burke scored the winning point in added time.
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2025 — 2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire
On 21 January 2025, a fire occurred at the Grand Kartal Hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu Province, Turkey; at least 78 people died, 51 others were injured. The fire started in the hotel's fourth floor kitchen/restaurant section. It occurred during the Turkish winter school break, when the hotel was 80–90% full.
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2025 — Iron Wall (Israeli military operation)
On 21 January 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a large-scale military operation, which it named "Iron Wall", against Palestinian militants in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Initially, Israel's operation only targeted the Jenin Brigades, a local Palestinian militia in Jenin. On the fourth day, the IDF expanded its activities to Tulkarm and other Palestinian cities and towns.
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