Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Huan of Han died
Huan of Han died.
null
- Mamluks
Tuman bay I was the twenty fifth Mamluk Sultan of Egypt
Al-Adil Sayf ad-Din Tuman bay was the twenty fifth Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from the Burji dynasty. He ruled for about one hundred days in 1501.
- Mamluks
The Mamluk Sultanate collapsed
On January 25, the Mamluk Sultanate collapsed.
- Itzak Stern
Birth
Stern was born 25 January 1901, in Kraków. He was an important leader in the Jewish community, and was the vice president of the Jewish Agency for Western Poland and a member of the Zionist Central Committee.
- Xinhai Revolution
The Great Ming Uprising
A very short uprising occurred from 25 to 28 January 1903, to establish a "Great Ming Heavenly kingdom". This involved Tse Tsan-tai, Li Jitang, Liang Muguang and Hong Quanfu, who formerly took part in the Jintian uprising during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom era.
- League of Nations
The conferees agreed to form the League of Nations after World War I
The conferees came out of the Paris Peace Conference and agreed to maintain permanent peace after World War I, and agreed to form the League of Nations called for by President Wilson on January 25, 1919.
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
The Indian National Congress declared the independence of India
Gandhi joined the Indian National Congress and was introduced to Indian issues, politics and the Indian people primarily by Gokhale (the key leader of the Congress Party). Gandhi took leadership of the Congress in 1920 and began escalating demands until on 26 January 1930 the Indian National Congress declared the independence of India. The British did not recognize the declaration but negotiations ensued, with the Congress taking a role in provincial government in the late 1930s.
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India's Independence Day in Lahore
Gandhi led Congress celebrated 26 January 1930 as India's Independence Day in Lahore. This day was commemorated by almost every other Indian organisation. Gandhi then launched a new Satyagraha against the tax on salt in March 1930.
- Heinrich Himmler
Commander of the Hastily formed Army Group Vistula
On 25 January 1945, despite Himmler's lack of military experience, Hitler appointed him as commander of the hastily formed Army Group Vistula (Heeresgruppe Weichsel) to halt the Soviet Red Army's Vistula–Oder Offensive into Pomerania. Himmler established his command center at Schneidemühl, using his special train, Sonderzug Steiermark, as his headquarters.
- Korean War
Operation Thunderbolt
In late January, upon finding that the PVA had abandoned their battle lines, General Ridgway ordered a reconnaissance-in-force, which became Operation Thunderbolt (25 January 1951).
- Nike, Inc.
Establishing
Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS), was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach, Bill Bowerman, on January 25, 1964. The company initially operated in Eugene as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger, making most sales at track meets out of Phil Knight's automobile.
- Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Lack of Merit
On January 25, Senator Robert Byrd moved for dismissals of both articles of impeachment for lack of merit.
- Prince William
The Search and Rescue Training unit
In January 2010, he graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury, where he had been under the instruction of Squadron Leader Craig Finch. On 26 January 2010, he transferred to the Search and Rescue Training Unit at RAF Valley, Anglesey, to receive training on the Sea King search and rescue helicopter; he graduated from this course on 17 September 2010. This made him the first member of the British royal family since Henry VII to live in Wales.
- Dwayne Johnson
Royal Rumble (2015)
The Rock appeared at the 2015 Royal Rumble event during the main event match, where he helped his relative Roman Reigns fend off Big Show and Kane after Reigns eliminated them from the match. Reigns then won the match and The Rock endorsed him in the ring.
- Dwayne Johnson
The New Day
On the January 25, 2016, episode of Raw, The Rock was in a segment that saw him converse with The Miz, Big Show, Lana and Rusev before he and his relatives, The Usos, got into an altercation with then-WWE Tag Team Champions, The New Day.
- David Cameron
President of Alzheimer's Research UK
In January 2017, he was appointed president of Alzheimer's Research UK to address misconceptions surrounding dementia and campaign for medical research funding to tackle the condition.
- New York Stock Exchange
DJIA reaches 20,000 for the first time
In 2017, the DJIA reaches 20,000 for the first time (on January 25).
- Lula da Silva
2 more years in prison
On 25 January 2018, the Appeal Court of Porto Alegre found Lula guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced him to 12 years of prison, for one of the nine law processes, as the other eight are still in course.
- Nancy Pelosi
Trump signed a stopgap bill to reopen the government without any concessions regarding a border wall for three weeks up
At the start of the 116th Congress, Pelosi opposed President Trump's attempts to use the 2018–19 federal government shutdown (which she called a "hostage-taking" of civil servants) as leverage to build a substantial wall on the American border. Pelosi declined to allow Trump to give the State of the Union Address in the House of Representatives chamber while the shutdown was ongoing. After several news polls showed Trump's popularity sharply falling due to the shutdown, on January 25, 2019, Trump signed a stopgap bill to reopen the government without any concessions regarding a border wall for three weeks up until February 15 to allow for negotiations to take place to approve an appropriations bill that both parties could agree on. However, Trump reiterated his demand for the border wall funding and said he would shut down the government again or declare a national emergency and use military funding to build the wall if Congress did not appropriate the funds by February 15, reopening the federal government .
- Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak
Additional provinces and travel restrictions
Additional provinces and cities outside of Hubei imposed travel restrictions. Beijing suspended all Intercity bus services on 25 January, with several others following suit. Shanghai, Tianjin, Shandong, Xi'an, and Sanya all announced suspension of intercity or inter-province bus services on 26 January.
- Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak
Over 1000 cases confirmed
A total of 1,320 confirmed cases have been reported for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) globally by the WHO on the 25th of January, and a total of 41 deaths confirmed
Canneman Birth
Canneman was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1777.
William Cavendish Birth
The 1st Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish was born in England.
Ferdinand I's death
The cruel king of Naples, Ferdinand I, died.
Alfonso II of Naples
Alfonso II became King of Naples.
Battle of Mikatagahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu was defeated by Takeda Shingen in the Battle of Mikatagahara in Japan.
Wyatt's rebellion
The rebels against Queen Mary were gathered in Kent by Sir Thomas Wyatt.
Founding of Sao Paulo
"Sao Paulo" was founded in Brazil in 1554.
- Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Huan of Han died
Huan of Han died.
- Mamluks
Tuman bay I was the twenty fifth Mamluk Sultan of Egypt
Al-Adil Sayf ad-Din Tuman bay was the twenty fifth Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from the Burji dynasty. He ruled for about one hundred days in 1501.
- Mamluks
The Mamluk Sultanate collapsed
On January 25, the Mamluk Sultanate collapsed.
- Itzak Stern
Birth
Stern was born 25 January 1901, in Kraków. He was an important leader in the Jewish community, and was the vice president of the Jewish Agency for Western Poland and a member of the Zionist Central Committee.
- Xinhai Revolution
The Great Ming Uprising
A very short uprising occurred from 25 to 28 January 1903, to establish a "Great Ming Heavenly kingdom". This involved Tse Tsan-tai, Li Jitang, Liang Muguang and Hong Quanfu, who formerly took part in the Jintian uprising during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom era.
- League of Nations
The conferees agreed to form the League of Nations after World War I
The conferees came out of the Paris Peace Conference and agreed to maintain permanent peace after World War I, and agreed to form the League of Nations called for by President Wilson on January 25, 1919.
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
The Indian National Congress declared the independence of India
Gandhi joined the Indian National Congress and was introduced to Indian issues, politics and the Indian people primarily by Gokhale (the key leader of the Congress Party). Gandhi took leadership of the Congress in 1920 and began escalating demands until on 26 January 1930 the Indian National Congress declared the independence of India. The British did not recognize the declaration but negotiations ensued, with the Congress taking a role in provincial government in the late 1930s.
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India's Independence Day in Lahore
Gandhi led Congress celebrated 26 January 1930 as India's Independence Day in Lahore. This day was commemorated by almost every other Indian organisation. Gandhi then launched a new Satyagraha against the tax on salt in March 1930.
- Heinrich Himmler
Commander of the Hastily formed Army Group Vistula
On 25 January 1945, despite Himmler's lack of military experience, Hitler appointed him as commander of the hastily formed Army Group Vistula (Heeresgruppe Weichsel) to halt the Soviet Red Army's Vistula–Oder Offensive into Pomerania. Himmler established his command center at Schneidemühl, using his special train, Sonderzug Steiermark, as his headquarters.
- Korean War
Operation Thunderbolt
In late January, upon finding that the PVA had abandoned their battle lines, General Ridgway ordered a reconnaissance-in-force, which became Operation Thunderbolt (25 January 1951).
- Nike, Inc.
Establishing
Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS), was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach, Bill Bowerman, on January 25, 1964. The company initially operated in Eugene as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger, making most sales at track meets out of Phil Knight's automobile.
- Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Lack of Merit
On January 25, Senator Robert Byrd moved for dismissals of both articles of impeachment for lack of merit.
- Prince William
The Search and Rescue Training unit
In January 2010, he graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury, where he had been under the instruction of Squadron Leader Craig Finch. On 26 January 2010, he transferred to the Search and Rescue Training Unit at RAF Valley, Anglesey, to receive training on the Sea King search and rescue helicopter; he graduated from this course on 17 September 2010. This made him the first member of the British royal family since Henry VII to live in Wales.
- Dwayne Johnson
Royal Rumble (2015)
The Rock appeared at the 2015 Royal Rumble event during the main event match, where he helped his relative Roman Reigns fend off Big Show and Kane after Reigns eliminated them from the match. Reigns then won the match and The Rock endorsed him in the ring.
- Dwayne Johnson
The New Day
On the January 25, 2016, episode of Raw, The Rock was in a segment that saw him converse with The Miz, Big Show, Lana and Rusev before he and his relatives, The Usos, got into an altercation with then-WWE Tag Team Champions, The New Day.
- David Cameron
President of Alzheimer's Research UK
In January 2017, he was appointed president of Alzheimer's Research UK to address misconceptions surrounding dementia and campaign for medical research funding to tackle the condition.
- New York Stock Exchange
DJIA reaches 20,000 for the first time
In 2017, the DJIA reaches 20,000 for the first time (on January 25).
- Lula da Silva
2 more years in prison
On 25 January 2018, the Appeal Court of Porto Alegre found Lula guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced him to 12 years of prison, for one of the nine law processes, as the other eight are still in course.
- Nancy Pelosi
Trump signed a stopgap bill to reopen the government without any concessions regarding a border wall for three weeks up
At the start of the 116th Congress, Pelosi opposed President Trump's attempts to use the 2018–19 federal government shutdown (which she called a "hostage-taking" of civil servants) as leverage to build a substantial wall on the American border. Pelosi declined to allow Trump to give the State of the Union Address in the House of Representatives chamber while the shutdown was ongoing. After several news polls showed Trump's popularity sharply falling due to the shutdown, on January 25, 2019, Trump signed a stopgap bill to reopen the government without any concessions regarding a border wall for three weeks up until February 15 to allow for negotiations to take place to approve an appropriations bill that both parties could agree on. However, Trump reiterated his demand for the border wall funding and said he would shut down the government again or declare a national emergency and use military funding to build the wall if Congress did not appropriate the funds by February 15, reopening the federal government .
- Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak
Additional provinces and travel restrictions
Additional provinces and cities outside of Hubei imposed travel restrictions. Beijing suspended all Intercity bus services on 25 January, with several others following suit. Shanghai, Tianjin, Shandong, Xi'an, and Sanya all announced suspension of intercity or inter-province bus services on 26 January.
- Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak
Over 1000 cases confirmed
A total of 1,320 confirmed cases have been reported for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) globally by the WHO on the 25th of January, and a total of 41 deaths confirmed
Canneman Birth
Canneman was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1777.
William Cavendish Birth
The 1st Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish was born in England.
Ferdinand I's death
The cruel king of Naples, Ferdinand I, died.
Alfonso II of Naples
Alfonso II became King of Naples.
Battle of Mikatagahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu was defeated by Takeda Shingen in the Battle of Mikatagahara in Japan.
Wyatt's rebellion
The rebels against Queen Mary were gathered in Kent by Sir Thomas Wyatt.
Founding of Sao Paulo
"Sao Paulo" was founded in Brazil in 1554.