On This Day

British settlement begins in Australia

26 January 1788

First Winter Olympics

25 January 1924

Winston Churchill dies

24 January 1965

Queen Victoria dies

22 January 1901

Hong Kong ceded to the British

20 January 1841

Russians celebrate 83rd anniversary of end of Leningrad...

19 January 1943. The Nazi blockade of the city lasted 872 days and claimed the l...

English author Anne Brontë is born

17 January 1820

Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England

15 January 1559

Pope recognizes Knights Templar

13 January 1129

Massive earthquake strikes Haiti

12 January 2010

Astronomer Galileo dies in Italy

8 January 1642