January 2 in History
2 January in History – 146 years ago
Europe 1878: Great Eastern Crisis
The 1870s saw increasing dissent in the Balkans against Ottoman rule. Meanwhile, Russia had... SEE MORE…
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All Events on 2 January
1992
Ceasefire agreed in Croatia
1992
Yeltsin introduces radical economic reforms
ends
1959
Castro’s Cuban Revolution overthrows Batista
starts
1832
Santa Anna overthrows Bustamante
ends
1814
Allies besiege and capture Danzig
starts
1492
Spanish monarchs agree to back Columbus*
starts
1441
League of Mayapan breaks into warring states*
starts
350
Himyarites raid Khargan and Gawwan*
starts
275
Aurelian defeats Germanic attack on Raetia*
starts
186
Maternus leads revolt of army deserters in Gaul, Spain, and Italy*
starts
92
Rome repulses Danubian invasion of Pannonia*
starts
86
Inconclusive war between Rome and Dacia*
ends
36
Iberians expel Parthian King of Armenia*
starts
36
Artabanus II defeats Tiridates III in Parthia*
6
Moesia separated from Macedonia*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 2 January for purposes of Omniatlas
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