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* '''January''' - '''[[Burke Island]]''' was discovered using aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Squadron VX-6. ''(1960)'' [[File:Balleny_Map.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Balleny Islands]] | * '''January''' - '''[[Burke Island]]''' was discovered using aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Squadron VX-6. ''(1960)'' [[File:Balleny_Map.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Balleny Islands]] | ||
* '''09 January''' - Candidates for the '''[[2019 Prime Minister election]]''' are announced. ''(2019)'' | |||
* '''12 January''' - The [[Consul-General of the Achaean Territory|Consul-General]] is deployed to the Persian Gulf in anticipation of '''[[Operation Iraqi Freedom|war with Iraq]]'''. ''(2003)'' | * '''12 January''' - The [[Consul-General of the Achaean Territory|Consul-General]] is deployed to the Persian Gulf in anticipation of '''[[Operation Iraqi Freedom|war with Iraq]]'''. ''(2003)'' | ||
* '''14 January''' - [[Grand Duke Travis]] '''[[Abdication of Grand Duke Travis|abdicated the throne of Westarctica]]''' and transferred the title, office, and all responsibilities as ruler to the [[Duke of Ravencroft]], who had previously served as [[Minister of Information]]. The Duke was subsequently crowned as Grand Duke Philip of Westarctica. ''(2006)'' | * '''14 January''' - [[Grand Duke Travis]] '''[[Abdication of Grand Duke Travis|abdicated the throne of Westarctica]]''' and transferred the title, office, and all responsibilities as ruler to the [[Duke of Ravencroft]], who had previously served as [[Minister of Information]]. The Duke was subsequently crowned as Grand Duke Philip of Westarctica. ''(2006)'' | ||
Revision as of 07:39, 26 March 2019
- January - Burke Island was discovered using aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6. (1960)
- 09 January - Candidates for the 2019 Prime Minister election are announced. (2019)
- 12 January - The Consul-General is deployed to the Persian Gulf in anticipation of war with Iraq. (2003)
- 14 January - Grand Duke Travis abdicated the throne of Westarctica and transferred the title, office, and all responsibilities as ruler to the Duke of Ravencroft, who had previously served as Minister of Information. The Duke was subsequently crowned as Grand Duke Philip of Westarctica. (2006)
- 14 January - Westarctica formally annexes the Balleny Islands (map pictured) from New Zealand. (2005)
- 24 January - The Royal Blockchain Authority is established to create a Westarctican cryptocurrency. (2018)
- 27 January - Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen becomes the first person to sight land in Antarctica. (1820)
- 28 January - The Radlinski Earldom is established in the Whitmore Mountains and granted to Jeanne Morin, sister of the Duke of Ellsworth. (2002)
