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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">January 12</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanzibar_Revolution" title="Zanzibar Revolution">Zanzibar Revolution Day</a></b> in Tanzania (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1659" title="1659">1659</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allahabad_Fort" title="Allahabad Fort">The fort</a> at <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj" title="Prayagraj">Allahabad</a></b> was surrendered to the forces of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal</a> emperor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangzeb" title="Aurangzeb">Aurangzeb</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1879" title="1879">1879</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zulu_War" title="Anglo-Zulu War">Anglo-Zulu War</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal_Native_Contingent" title="Natal Native Contingent">Natal Native Contingent</a> and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_at_Sihayo%27s_Kraal" title="Action at Sihayo's Kraal">Action at Sihayo's Kraal</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899" title="1899">1899</a> – During a storm, the crew of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynmouth_Lifeboat_Station" title="Lynmouth Lifeboat Station">Lynmouth Lifeboat Station</a></b> transported their 10-ton <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeboat_(rescue)" title="Lifeboat (rescue)">lifeboat</a> 15 mi (24 km) overland in order to rescue a damaged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schooner" title="Schooner">schooner</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969" title="1969">1969</a> – British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a> released their first album, <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_(album)" title="Led Zeppelin (album)">Led Zeppelin</a></b></i>, in the United States.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007" title="2007">2007</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_McNaught" title="Comet McNaught">Comet McNaught</a></b> reached <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apsis" title="Apsis">perihelion</a>, becoming the brightest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> in over 40 years, with an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparent_magnitude" title="Apparent magnitude">apparent magnitude</a> of −5.5.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godscall_Paleologue" title="Godscall Paleologue">Godscall Paleologue</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1694); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Adams_Armer" title="Laura Adams Armer">Laura Adams Armer</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1874); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Patricia_of_Connaught" title="Princess Patricia of Connaught">Princess Patricia of Connaught</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1974)</p>
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