17 gennaio 1899 (122 Anni)
Nascita di Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone, il gangster americano divenuto celebre durante il Proibizionismo.
17 gennaio 1944 (77 Anni)
Seconda Guerra Mondiale - Inizio della battaglia di Monte Cassino che terminerà il 18 maggio 1944.
18 gennaio 1841 (180 Anni)
Emmanuel Chabrier, French Romantic composer and pianist, most famous for two of his orchestral works, España and Joyeuse marche, is born.
18 gennaio 1892 (129 Anni)
Oliver Norvell "Babe" Hardy, American comic actor famous as one-half of Laurel and Hardy, was borne.
18 gennaio 1993 (28 Anni)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 United States of America.
19 gennaio 1893 (128 Anni)
Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder receives its premiere performance in Berlin.
19 gennaio 1915 (106 Anni)
World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing more than 20, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
19 gennaio 1917 (104 Anni)
73 people are killed and 400 injured in the Silvertown explosion, a munitions plant in London.
19 gennaio 1966 (55 Anni)
Indira Gandhi, daughter of India's first prime minister, becomes the country's next leader.
19 gennaio 1978 (43 Anni)
The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.
20 gennaio 1265 (756 Anni)
In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting held by Simon de Montfort in the Palace of Westminster, now also known colloquially as the "Houses of Parliament".
20 gennaio 1716 (305 Anni)
Charles III, King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788, was born.
20 gennaio 1779 (242 Anni)
Morte di David Garrick, attore, drammaturgo e produttore teatrale inglese.
20 gennaio 1885 (136 Anni)
The patent for the first Commercial rollercoaster in Coney Island, NY is registered by L.A. Thompson.
20 gennaio 1920 (101 Anni)
Federico Fellini, Italian film director known for his distinct style, was born.
20 gennaio 1936 (85 Anni)
Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom after the death of George V.