Event of Interest
Jan 1 Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig

Johannes Brahms
Event of Interest
Jan 2 Australian fast bowler Fred Spofforth dismisses 3 English batsmen with consecutive deliveries during the 3rd Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for Test cricket's first "hat-trick"

Fred Spofforth
Anglo-Zulu War
Jan 11 Anglo-Zulu War begins as British Lt-General Chelmsford invades Zululand in South Africa
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Event of Interest
Jan 21 Henrik Ibsen's "Et Dukkehjem" premieres in Copenhagen

Henrik Ibsen
The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin
Jan 22 Battle of Rorke's Drift: British garrison of 150 holds off 3,000-4,000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses and a number of other decorations were awarded to the defenders.
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Battle of Interest
Jan 29 Custer Battlefield National Monument established in Montana

George Armstrong Custer
- Jan 30 French President Patrice de Mac-Mahon resigns