January 22 in History

Historical Events on January 22

1517 The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya.

1917 World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.

1941 World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.

1946 In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.

1946 Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.

1957 Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.

1973 The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.

1987 Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000-15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.

2006 Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.

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Famous Birthdays on January 22

1263 Ibn Taymiyyah

1788 Lord Byron

1906 Robert E. Howard

1920 Alf Ramsey

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Famous Deaths on January 22

1901 Queen Victoria

1973 Lyndon B. Johnson

2008 Heath Ledger

2012 Joe Paterno

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