January A calendar of Chinese history

506 events

January 1 29 events
- 1912 Founding of the Republic of China
- 1814 Birth of Hong Xiuquan
- 1864 Birth of Qi Baishi
January 2 15 events
- 1647 Death of Zhang Xianzhong
- 1862 Birth of Tang Shaoyi
- 1900 John Hay announces the Open Door Policy
January 3 18 events
- 2019 Chang'e 4 lands on the far side of the Moon
- 323 Death of Emperor Yuan of Jin
- 753 Death of Li Linfu
January 4 20 events
- 1940 Birth of Gao Xingjian
- 1077 Birth of Emperor Zhezong of Song
- 1897 Birth of Chen Cheng
January 5 27 events
- 1588 Death of Qi Jiguang
- 1970 Tonghai earthquake strikes Yunnan
- every year Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival
January 6 14 events
- 1972 Death of Marshal Chen Yi
- 1917 Birth of Koo Chen-fu
- 1950 United Kingdom recognises the People's Republic of China
January 7 14 events
- 1952 Birth of Sammo Hung
- 2014 Death of Run Run Shaw
- 1859 Birth of Feng Guozhang
January 8 27 events
- 1976 Death of Zhou Enlai
- 1037 Birth of Su Shi, known as Su Dongpo
- 1854 Birth of Yan Fu
January 9 18 events
- 1038 Dingxiang earthquake devastates Shanxi
- 1283 Death of Wen Tianxiang
- 1529 Death of Wang Yangming
January 10 18 events
- 9 Wang Mang founds the Xin dynasty
- 1976 Birth of Liu Guoliang
- 1995 Birth of Zhu Yuling
January 11 27 events
- 2020 First recorded COVID-19 death in Wuhan
- 1113 Birth of Wang Chongyang
- 1754 Death of Wu Jingzi
January 12 13 events
- 1875 Death of the Tongzhi Emperor
- 1883 Birth of the 9th Panchen Lama
- 947 Death of Sang Weihan
January 13 28 events
- 1906 Birth of Zhou Youguang
- 1988 Death of Chiang Ching-kuo
- 1988 Lee Teng-hui becomes president in Taiwan
January 14 23 events
- 2017 Death of Zhou Youguang
- 1997 Death of King Hu
- 2011 Death of Admiral Liu Huaqing
January 15 28 events
- 1923 Birth of Lee Teng-hui
- every year Feast of Saint Francis Ferdinand de Capillas
- 1897 Birth of Xu Zhimo
January 16 20 events
- 1885 Birth of Zhou Zuoren
- 1988 Birth of Li Xiaoxia
- 2016 Tsai Ing-wen wins Taiwan's presidential election
January 17 25 events
- 2005 Death of Zhao Ziyang
- 1588 Death of Qi Jiguang
- 1975 Birth of Coco Lee
January 18 18 events
- 1915 Japan's Twenty-One Demands on China
- 1982 Death of Huang Xianfan
- 1126 Emperor Huizong of Song abdicates
January 19 19 events
- 1724 Birth of Dai Zhen
- 1929 Death of Liang Qichao
- 1974 Battle of the Paracel Islands
January 20 20 events
- 1189 Death of Emperor Shizong of Jin
- 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei begins
- 1974 China takes control of the Paracel Islands
January 21 17 events
- 1949 Chiang Kai-shek resigns as President of the Republic of China
- 1989 Birth of tennis player Zhang Shuai
- 2020 First confirmed COVID-19 case in Taiwan
January 22 18 events
- 239 Death of Cao Rui, emperor of Wei
- 1170 Death of Wang Chongyang, founder of the Quanzhen school
- 1942 Death of writer Xiao Hong
January 23 21 events
- 1556 Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest in history
- 2018 China-United States trade war begins
- 1514 Birth of Hai Rui
January 24 17 events
- 756 Death of general Gao Xianzhi
- 1989 Birth of shot putter Gong Lijiao
- 1991 Birth of badminton player Li Xuerui
January 25 12 events
- 1913 Birth of diplomat Huang Hua
- 1952 Birth of Liu He
- 1981 Jiang Qing sentenced to death
January 26 0 event
January 27 0 event
January 28 0 event
January 29 0 event
January 30 0 event
January 31 0 event

January A calendar of Chinese history

January 1 29 events

January 2 15 events

January 3 18 events

January 4 20 events

January 5 27 events

January 6 14 events

January 7 14 events

January 8 27 events

January 9 18 events

January 10 18 events

January 11 27 events

January 12 13 events

January 13 28 events

January 14 23 events

January 15 28 events

January 16 20 events

January 17 25 events

January 18 18 events

January 19 19 events

January 20 20 events

January 21 17 events

January 22 18 events

January 23 21 events

January 24 17 events

January 25 12 events

January 26 0 event

January 27 0 event

January 28 0 event

January 29 0 event

January 30 0 event

January 31 0 event

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