Bloody Sunday occurs in Saint Petersburg, beginning the 1905 revolution. Date: January 22, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)
SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130. Date: January 22, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon. Date: January 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
American entry into World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. Date: January 22, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)
Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic. Date: January 22, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: January 22, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)
Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury. Date: January 22, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass. Date: January 22, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona. Date: January 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. Date: January 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)