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13th January in History

By Harmeet Singh on January 13, 2026

1559 – Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1610 – Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter 1842 – Dr. William…

12th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 12, 2026

1773 – The first public museum in America was established in Charleston, SC. 1807 – Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die 1812 – 1st…

11th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 11, 2026

1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman in US to earn medical degree 1879 – Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins…

10th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 10, 2026

1839 – Tea from India 1st arrives in UK 1863 – 1st underground railway opens in London 1878 – US Senate proposes female suffrage 1910…

9th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 9, 2026

1431 – Judges’ investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government. 1718 – France…

8th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 8, 2026

1642 – Astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy 1656 – Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) 1790 – 1st US President George Washington…

7th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 7, 2026

1601 – Robert, Earl of Essex, leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1714 – Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1761…

6th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 6, 2026

1898 – 1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake 1930 – 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed 1931…

5th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 5, 2026

1066 – Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England. 1477 – Battle of…

4th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 4, 2026

1642 – King Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament 1698 – Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence…

2nd January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 2, 2026

1757 – British troops occupy Calcutta India 1839 – 1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre) 1905 – Elara, a satellite of Jupiter,…

1st January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 1, 2026

1AD – Origin of Christian Era 1583 – 1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders 1610 – German astronomer Simon Marius 1st…

31st December in History

By Harmeet Singh on December 31, 2025

535 – Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year. 1225…

30th December in History

By sangeeta Saxena on December 30, 2025

1906 – Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy 1906 – The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later…

29th December in History

By sangeeta Saxena on December 29, 2025

1782 – 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston 1860 – The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched. 1867…

28th December in History

By sangeeta Saxena on December 28, 2025

1612 – First observation of Neptune – Galileo observes and records a “fixed star” without realising it is a planet 1893 – French lieutenant Boiteux…

27th December in History

By Harmeet Singh on December 27, 2025

537 – The Hagia Sophia is completed. 1703 – Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.…