The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings. The High Court of Justice was a specially created tribunal established…
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20 January 1649
The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings. The trial of King Charles I by the High Court of…
20 January 250
Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. The Decian persecution refers to a series of events during the Roman Empire in the mid-3rd century…
20 January 1921
The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
20 January 2009
A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
20 January 2017
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to assume the office. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump’]
20 January 1969
Richard Nixon becomes the 37th President of the United States of America. Richard Milhous Nixon, January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994 was the 37th…
20 January 1841
Hong Kong Island is first occupied by the British. During the First Opium War, China cedes the island of Hong Kong to the British with…
20 January 1649
Charles I of England goes on trial for treason. On the afternoon of 20 January 1649 a slightly-built 48-year-old man with long greying hair stood…