02 January - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, January 02 is the day number 2 in a given year. January 02 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
January 02 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 366 | The Alamanni, an alliance of west Germanic tribes, crossed the frozen Rhine in large numbers to invade the Roman Empire. |
| 1735 | Alexander Pope's poem Appel was published in London by Dr. Arbuthnot \. |
| 1757 | Robert Clive took Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula back to Calcutta (now Kolkata). |
| 1757 | Britain annexed Calcutta after fighting in the Seven Years War. |
| 1777 | American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Sun Pink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| 1815 | Lord Byron married Anne Isabella Milbank in Seahum County Durham. |
| 1819 | The Panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis began in the United States. |
| 1839 | French photographer Louis Daguerre displayed the first photo of the moon. |
| 1839 | French cinematographer Luis Dagre drew the moon for the first time. |
| 1843 | The postal service began regularly, and the first letter box was installed in the Austrian capital Vienna. |
| 1882 | The world's first coal-fired power generating station, the Holborn Perspective Power Station, was started in London. |
| 1890 | Alice Sanger became the first female employee in the White House. |
| 1900 | US Secretary of State John He announced an open door policy to boost US trade with China. |
| 1917 | Royal Bank of Canada acquired Quebec Bank. |
| 1920 | Under the leadership of U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists across 30 cities in 23 states. |
| 1920 | A Russian writer and chemist named Isaac Aasimoff was born. |
| 1941 | Second World War-Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz. |
| 1942 | During World War II, the Japanese army captured Manila, the capital of the Philippines. |
| 1949 | Luis Muñoz Marín became the first democratically electedGovernor of Puerto Rico. |
| 1954 | Bharat Ratna Award was started. |
| 1963 | Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory in the Battle of Ap Bac. |
| 1967 | Former actor Ronald Reagan began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd Governor of California. |
| 1971 | At Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland, 66 people were killed in astampede during an Old Firm football match. |
| 1975 | Lalit Narayan Mishra, the Indian Minister of Railways, was assassinated in a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar. |
| 1975 | Railway Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra was injured in a bomb blast in Samastipur district of Bihar. |
| 1975 | Bangladesh's revolutionary leader Siraj Sikkar was killed by police in custody. |
| 1976 | The Gale of January 1976 began, which resulted in coastalflooding around the southern North Sea coasts, leading to at least 82deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage. |
| 1980 | The strike at the national level was the first defeat in fifty years by employees working at the British Steel Corporation plant. |
| 1981 | English serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the 'Yorkshire Ripper',was arrested in Sheffield, ending one of the largest policeinvestigations in British history. |
| 1989 | Popular dramatist Safdar Hashmi was so brutally beaten by anti-social elements during a play that he died. |
| 1989 | Prime Minister Ranasingh Premadasa took over as the third President of Sri Lanka. |
| 1991 | Thiruvananthapuram Airport in Kerala was recognized as an international airport. |
| 1994 | The ‘Abe Lincoln in Illions' closed at Beaumont New York city after completing 40 performances. |
| 1994 | 57 killed in the battles between army and rebellions Indians in South Mexico. |
| 1995 | The scientists in Hawaii found the most distant galaxy using the Keck Telescope. |
| 1997 | The Howard Stern Rduio showed premiers in Columbus. Ohio is on WBZX 99.7 FM. |
| 1998 | Niger Prime Minister Hama Amadou was arrested on charges of conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Baremanassera. |
| 2004 | The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth. |
| 2008 | For the first time, the price of oil reached 100 dollar per barrel. |
| 2008 | Saman Hasnain, who lives in San Francisco, was elected Mrs. Pakistan World of the year 2002. |
| 2010 | A 28-year old Somali male was shot for breaking into Jyllands-Pasten Muhammad cartoonist Jurt Westergaard's home and threatened his family with an axe. |
| 2011 | Spain enacted strict anti-smoking laws for it's citizens and foreigners. |
| 2012 | Iran conducted it's military exercises in the Persian Gulf. During which it successfully test-fired two long range missiles. |
| 2013 | The use of plastic bags in any form has been completely banned in Mauritania. |
| 2014 | The former Israel Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon has been is coma since 2006. He is in critical condition following a renal failure. |
| 2016 | Noted Shia cleric Nimr al Nimr and 46 other associates of Saudi Arabia were hanged by the government. |
Famous Birthdays of January 02:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1886 | Apsley Cherry-Garrard / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1963 | David Cone / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1923 | Rachel Waterhouse / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1935 | David McKee / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1897 | Jim Londos / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 1974 | Jason de Vos / Footballer / Canada |
| 1940 | Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud / Politician / Saudi Arabia |
| 1893 | Lillian Leitzel / Acrobat / Germany |
| 1860 | William Corless Mills / Historian / United States of America |
| 1935 | Lolo Soetoro / Academic / Indonesia |
| 1978 | Karina Smirnoff / Dancer / United States of America |
| 1944 | Norodom Ranariddh / Politician / Cambodia |
| 1905 | Luigi Zampa / Writer / Italy |
| 1968 | Anky van Grunsven / Horse Rider / Netherlands |
| 1981 | Maxi Rodríguez / Footballer / Argentina |
| 1953 | Vincent Racaniello / Author / United States of America |
| 1732 | František Brixi / Composer / Czech Republic |
| 1897 | Theodore Plucknett / Historian / United Kingdom |
| 1975 | Reuben Thorne / Rugby Player / New Zealand |
| 1909 | Riccardo Cassin / Author / Italy |
| 1988 | Damien Tussac / Rugby Player / France |
| 1933 | Ed Casey / Politician / Australia |
| 1977 | Aleš Píša / Ice Hockey Player / Czech Republic |
| 1989 | Maksims Bogdanovs / Motorcycle Racer / Latvia |
| 1899 | Burhan Asaf Belge / Diplomat / Turkey |
| 1961 | Todd Haynes / Writer / United States of America |
| 1938 | Goh Kun / Politician / South Korea |
| 1892 | Seiichiro Kashio / Tennis Player / Japan |
| 1936 | Roger Miller / Writer / United States of America |
| 1942 | Hugh Shelton / General / United States of America |
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