Jan 14, First successful Caesarean operation in the world

1794- US doctor Jesse Bennett performs the first successful Caesarean operation in the world.

1814- Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.

1858- Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie escape unhurt after an Italian assassin throws a bomb at their carriage as they travel to the Paris Opera.

1907- Kingston earthquake hits Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.5, killing 1600 people.

1913- The first Balkan war erupts.

1929- King of Afghanistan 1929, Amanullah Khan, abdicates.

1972- Queen Margrethe II ascends the Danish throne.

1996- Jorge Sampaio elected as president of Portugal.

2005 -European Huygens probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan.

2011-Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announces that he will take temporary control of the country.

2011-104 killed in a stampede in Kerala, India.

Born Today:

1905- Former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda.

1919- Former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti.

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