Day of Event: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Month of Event: January February March April May June July August September October November December Year of Event: AD (Anno Domini) BC (Before Christ)
Charles I sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament 4th January 1642 Charles entered the House of Commons with an armed force on 4 January 1642, but found that his opponents had already escaped, with exception to Oliver Cromwell who had not fled the house, but avoided… Read more...
British Army march into Tripoli 23rd January 1943 On 23 January 1943 the British 8th army marched into Tripoli, later occupying the Libyan capital in this World War Two battle. This was part of a series of battles that initially started with the… Read more...
Operation Shingle Launched (WWII) 22nd January 1944 In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation Shingle was launched on January 22nd 1944. Achieving complete surprise, the Allies made a successful landing at Anzio, but paused rather than… Read more...
Allies retreat from Gallipoli 8th January 1916 The Gallipoli Peninsula, which guards the opening to the Sea of Marmara, became the scene of heavy bloodshed when Allied forces first attacked Turkish forts there in February 1915. British and French battleships proved superior… Read more...
Battle of Monte Cassino 17th January 1944 The world famous monastery at Monte Cassino was a key strongpoint on the Nazis'Gustav Line blocking the Allied advance on Rome. From January to March 1944 there were four distinct battles for Cassino which was… Read more...
First Indochina War: The Battle of Vinh Yen begins 13th January 1951 The Battle of Vinh Yen was a major engagement in the First Indochina War between the French Union and the Viet Minh. The French Union forces inflicted a decisive defeat on the Viet Minh forces.… Read more...
