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Revolution in Iran
The first week of February 1979 saw a revolution unfolding in Iran
Death of Sid Vicious
The last days of punk icon, Sid Vicious, in New York in 1979
Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-ins
A simple non-violent action to protest against racial segregation in restaurants and shops
The North Sea Flood
On the last day of January 1953 high tides and storms brought a huge flood to Holland.
The siege of Leningrad
Hundreds of thousands of civilians died of starvation during the siege of Leningrad.
Siege of Sidney Street
The bloody battle between British police and a group of revolutionaries in London in 1911
Conflict in Somalia
In January 1991 the government of Siad Barre in Somalia, collapsed
Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
One of the worst maritime disasters in history - the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
Funeral of Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill, the British wartime leader, died on 24 January, 1965
Execution of Louis XVI
On 21 January 1793 the French king, Louis XVI was executed in Paris
