On this day: 22 January

Selected events and births on 22 January, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 565 – Eutychius of Constantinople was arrested after he refused Byzantine emperor Justinian I's order to adopt the tenets of the Aphthartodocetae, a sect of non-Chalcedonian Christians. Read more: Eutychius of Constantinople Byzantine Empire Justinian I
• 1689 – The Convention Parliament met to decide the fate of the throne after James II, the last Catholic monarch of England, fled to France following the Glorious Revolution. Read more: Convention Parliament (1689) James II of England Glorious Revolution
• 1906 – The SS Valencia was wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in a location so treacherous it was known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. Read more: SS Valencia Vancouver Island Graveyard of the Pacific
• 1924 – Ramsay MacDonald took office as the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from the Labour Party. Read more: Ramsay MacDonald Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Labour Party (UK)
• 1968 – Apollo 5, the first flight of NASA's Lunar Module, lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station. Read more: Apollo 5 NASA Apollo Lunar Module
• 1970 – The Boeing 747, the world's first wide-body commercial airliner, entered service for Pan Am on the New York–London route. Read more: Boeing 747 Wide-body aircraft Airliner
• 1973 – The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade struck down laws restricting abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy. Read more: Supreme Court of the United States Lists of landmark court decisions Roe v. Wade
• 1984 – During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984". Read more: Super Bowl XVIII Apple Inc. Mac (computer)
• 2006 – Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president. Read more: Evo Morales President of Bolivia Indigenous peoples in Bolivia
• 2012 – Croatia held a referendum in which it voted to become a member of the European Union. Read more: 2012 Croatian European Union membership referendum European Union

Born on this day

• 1936 – Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Alan J. Heeger Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1940 – Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education Read more: Gillian Shephard Secretary of State for Education
• 1963 – Diana Maldonado, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives Read more: Diana Maldonado Texas House of Representatives
• 1974 – Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Malta Read more: Joseph Muscat Prime Minister of Malta
• 1996 – Dillon Brooks, Canadian basketball player Read more: Dillon Brooks
• 1997 – Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player Read more: Fan Zhendong
• 1998 – Walid Cheddira, Moroccan footballer Read more: Walid Cheddira
• 1999 – Andrew Thomas, American football player Read more: Andrew Thomas (American football)
• 2000 – Laia Codina, Spanish footballer Read more: Laia Codina
• 2002 – Caitlin Clark, American basketball player Read more: Caitlin Clark
• 2007 – Pau Cubarsí, Spanish footballer Read more: Pau Cubarsí
• 2025 – Athena Mapelli Mozzi, daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne Read more: Princess Beatrice Succession to the British throne

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