Once Upon A Time – January 12 – 1872 – Yohannes IV Is Crowned Emperor Of Ethiopia In Axum, 1st Imperial Coronation In Axum In Over 200 Years

1528 – Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the “father of the nation”

1554 – Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, goes on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia

1872 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, 1st imperial coronation in Axum in over 200 years

2010 – Earthquake Devastates Haiti, killing approximately 160,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince

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In Film & TV

1966 – “Batman”, starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC

In Music

1969 – Atlantic Records releases eponymous debut album of Led Zeppelin in US

In Sport

2009 – Cristiano Ronaldo is awarded 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year for the first time at a ceremony in Zurich

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1913 – After using other pseudonyms over the years, Josef Dzhugashvili signs himself as Stalin (“man of steel”) in a letter to the newspaper Social Democrat

Famous Weddings

1684 – French King Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon

1901 – Tennis champ Charlotte Cooper (30) weds solicitor Alfred Sterry

1957 – Aviator Howard Hughes marries actress Jean Peters