January 22: Little New Year in northern China (2025); Day of Unity of UkraineCetshwayo565 Eutychius of Constantinople was arrested after he refused Byzantine emperor JustinianI's order to adopt the tenets of the Aphthartodocetae, a sect of non-Chalcedonian Christians.1273 MuhammadII became Sultan of Granada after his father's death in a riding accident.1879 Anglo-Zulu War: The Zulu forces of King Cetshwayo (pictured) achieved a decisive victory at the Battle of Isandlwana.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.2006 Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.2012 Croatia held a referendum in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.Christian Ramsay (d.1839)Vito Cascio Ferro (b.1862)S.Vithiananthan (d.1989)Ursula K. Le Guin (d.2018)More anniversaries: January 21January 22January 23ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout