On This Day in History

January 2

Historical Events

366 The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers and invade the Roman Empire

The Surrender of Granada by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz: Ferdinand II of  Aragon and Isabella I of Castile accept the surrender of Granada

1492 Muhammad XII, the last Emir of Granada, surrenders his city to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, ending both the Reconquista and centuries of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula

1570 Tsar Ivan the Terrible's march to Novgorod begins

1905 Conference of 23 industrial trade unionists in Chicago, Illinois, issues the "Industrial Union Manifesto," calling for a convention to be held in Chicago in June and laying the groundwork for the formation of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

1942 World War II: The 28 nations at war with the Axis powers pledge to make no separate peace deals

1947 Mahatma Gandhi begins a march for peace in East Bengal

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Famous Birthdays

James Wolfe 1727 - 1759  Alice Mary Robertson 1854 - 1931

Isaac Asimov 1920 - 1992  David McKee 1935 - 2022

Also Cuba Gooding Jr. (57) and Christy Turlington (55)

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Famous Deaths

James Longstreet 1821 - 1904  Erroll Garner 1923 - 1977

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'The Most Famous of All Streaks'

Erika Roe bounced into the history books on this day when, topless, she skipped onto the pitch at a rugby game to the roar of 60,000 cheering spectators.

The Most Famous Streak