January 22

Facts & Historical Events On This Day

2020

One hundred million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan, China, amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

2018

Netflix passed the $100 billion milestone.

2014

NASA revealed water vapor had been discovered on dwarf planet Ceres.

2006

Evo Morales was inaugurated as Bolivia's first indigenous President.

1984

The Apple Macintosh computer was unveiled during a Super Bowl advertisement.

1976

A record $20 to $50 million worth of gold bars were stolen in a bank robbery in Beirut, Lebanon.

1964

The world's largest cheese weighing 34,591 lbs (15,723 kg) was manufactured.

1934

Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

1924

Ramsay MacDonald became the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1905

Russian soldiers attack unarmed demonstrators on this day that would later be known as 'Bloody Sunday.'

1901

After the death of Queen Victoria, Britain moved their postage stamps to the King Edward VII series.

1857

The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.

1842

Charles Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, US, from Liverpool, UK.

1528

England and France declared war on Austria's Emperor, Charles V.

1506

A contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived in the Vatican for the very first time.