On This Day in History
Events in History
- 1419 French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years' War
- 1493 France cedes Roussillon & Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona
- 1511 Italian city Mirandola surrenders to the French
- 1520 Sten Sture the Younger, Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund
- 1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is executed in the Tower of London for treason
- 1607 San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; the oldest church in the Philippines
James Watt
Robert E. Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
Joy Adamson
Buzz AldrinWeddings in History
- 1872 Physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (26) weds Anna Bertha Ludwig in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- 1884 Painter Thomas Eakins (39) weds painter and photographer Susan Macdowell (32) in a Quaker ceremony
- 2013 "Big Brother" Daniele Donato (26) weds Dominic Briones at the Newland House Museum in Huntington Beach, California
George VHistory Articles in January
Theodora: An Emperor’s Anchor and Women’s Champion
Once a child prostitute, Theodora went on to become a Roman Empress who put the backbone into her indecisive husband and championed women’s rights.
January 17, 532 AD
War Victim Goes to Bottom of the Pile
One of the first to die in World War I fell not in the trenches of France but in a leafy lane in rural England. So should he be ranked alongside battle heroes?
January 19, 1915
‘My Name is Jimmy Carter and I’m Running for President’
Jimmy Carter is a one-term President but a man who worked tirelessly through a long life to help others and to end conflicts. He won the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 20, 1977
The Pain Behind Cleopatra's Needle
First-time visitors to London could be surprised when they see an Egyptian obelisk standing beside the River Thames. It was welcomed to the city on this day.
January 21, 1878