January 23 in History

23 January in History – 83 years ago

Japanese Onslaught in the Pacific

Asia Pacific 1942: Japanese Onslaught in the Pacific

Following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese quickly overran Allied possessions in China, Southeast... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Asia Pacific 1949: Communist Victory in Northern China
Asia Pacific 1949
Communist Victory in Northern China
In China, the uneasy truce between Nationalists and Communists had collapsed in mid-1946. Things...
Historical Atlas of Australasia 1942: Japan Comes South
Australasia 1942
Japan Comes South
Even as their planes racked Pearl Harbor, the Japanese were moving south to conquer the...
Historical Atlas of Asia Pacific 1942: Japanese Onslaught in the Pacific
Asia Pacific 1942
Japanese Onslaught in the Pacific
Following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese quickly overran Allied possessions in China, Southeast...
Historical Atlas of Europe 41: Reign of Caligula
Europe 41
Reign of Caligula
When Tiberius died in 37 AD, the throne passed to his 24-year-old nephew Gaius Caesar, better...
 

Ending on 23 January 169

Lucius Verus co-rules Roman Empire

All Events on 23 January

ends   2005
Pro-Western Orange Revolution in Ukraine
starts   1978
Sandinistas overthrow Somoza in Nicaragua
  1963
PAIGC begins insurgency in Portuguese Guinea
ends   1943
British enter Tripoli
  1942
Japanese take Kavieng & Rabaul
starts   1915
Chilembwe leads rebellion in Nyasaland
  1899
Philippine Republic proclaimed
ends   1825
Moreotes defeated in Greek civil war
ends   169
Lucius Verus co-rules Roman Empire
*Actual date uncertain; set to 23 January for purposes of Omniatlas

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