January 12 in history
Events on January 12
Notable events that happened on January 12 in past years.
- 2020
Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.
Wikipedia article: Taal Volcano - 2012
Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers.
Wikipedia article: 2012 Romanian protests - 2006
A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
Wikipedia article: Incidents during the Hajj - 2001
Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Wikipedia article: Downtown Disney - 1991
Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
Wikipedia article: Gulf War - 1976
The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
Wikipedia article: United Nations Security Council - 1969
The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
Wikipedia article: New York Jets - 1964
Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
Wikipedia article: Zanzibar - 1945
World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive.
Wikipedia article: Red Army - 1932
Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
Wikipedia article: Hattie Caraway - 1915
The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposed constitutional amendment to require states to give women the right to vote.
Wikipedia article: United States House of Representatives - 1872
Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
Wikipedia article: Yohannes IV - 1808
John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.
Wikipedia article: John Rennie the Elder - 1616
The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.
- 475
Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
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