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In 1966, Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.
January 10 in History
1966 — Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
January 10 spans 40 recorded events across recorded history, from 49 BC to 2019. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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Historical Events
40 events
49 BC – 2019
Today in history
More major events on January 10
The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.
- 2003 North Korea withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, making it the first state to withdraw from the treaty. Source
- 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States. Source
- 1901 The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas. Source
Did you know
The Tashkent Declaration was signed between India and Pakistan on 10 January 1966 to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.
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Peace was achieved on 23 September through interventions by the Soviet Union and the United States, both of which pushed the two warring countries towards a ceasefire in an attempt to avoid any escalation that could draw in other powers. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.
Did you know
In 1966, Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.
Did you know
In 1966, Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.
-49
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
9
The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty.
First 9 years of the Common Era
69
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is appointed by Galba as deputy Roman Emperor.
Calendar year
236
Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome.
Head of the Catholic Church from 236 to 250
1072
Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo in Sicily for the Normans.
Duke of Apulia and Calabria (1015–1085)
1430
Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world.
Duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467
1475
Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
Prince of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504
1645
Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London.
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645
1776
American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
English-born philosopher and author (1737–1809)
1791
The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.
1791 battle of the Northwest Indian War
1812
The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh.
Mississippi and Ohio River steamboat (1811–1814)
1861
American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
1863
The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground.
Underground railway in London 1863–1933
1876
The Plan of Tuxtepec is announced.
1876 call to oust Mexican president Sebastián Lerdo by Porfirio Díaz
1901
The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
U.S. state
1901
New York: Automobile Club of America installs signs on major highways.
First car club in America (1899–1932)
1916
World War I: Imperial Russia begins the Erzurum Offensive, leading to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire's Third Army.
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
1917
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party are rescued after being stranded for several months.
1914–17 British Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton
1920
The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States.
One of the treaties that ended World War I
1920
League of Nations Covenant automatically enters into force after the Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany.
League of Nations' charter
1927
Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
Austrian filmmaker (1890–1976)
1946
The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster.
Fifty-one nations are represented.
1946
The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
U.S. Army's branch for communications and information systems
1954
BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people.
1954 aviation accident in the Mediterranean Sea
1972
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
Bangladeshi revolutionary and statesman (1920–1975)
1980
The New England Journal of Medicine publishes the letter Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics, which is later misused to downplay the general risk of addiction to opioids.
Peer-reviewed medical journal
1981
Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments.
1979–1992 conflict in El Salvador
1984
Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy.
Bilateral relations
1985
Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba.
Nicaraguan socialist political party founded in 1961
2000
Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340 aircraft, crashes in Niederhasli, Switzerland, after taking off from Zurich Airport, killing 13 people.
2000 aircraft accident in Switzerland
2003
North Korea withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, making it the first state to withdraw from the treaty.
Country in East Asia
2007
A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign.
2007 general strike in Guinea
2012
A bombing at Jamrud in Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and injures 78 others.
2012 terror attack in northwest Pakistan
2013
More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan.
2013 terror attacks in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
2015
A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people.
2019
A 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is found alive in Gordon, Wisconsin, having been kidnapped 88 days earlier from her parents' home whilst they were murdered.
2018 double homicide and child abduction in Barron, Wisconsin