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This is a list of selected January 12 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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1848 – The Palermo rising in Sicily commenced against the Bourbon kingdom of the Two Sicilies. {{no footnotes}}
1872Yohannes IV (pictured) was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years. {{more footnotes}}
1895 – The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, a conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded. {{refimprove}}
1932 – Running in a special election, Hattie Caraway became the first woman elected to the United States Senate. {{refimprove}}
1959Motown Records was founded as Tamla Records in Detroit, eventually popularizing the "Motown" style of soul music. {{refimprove}}
1970 – The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria capitulated, ending the Nigerian Civil War. Currently says January 13? plus, several unreferenced sections
1971 – The American situation comedy All in the Family, starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, was first broadcast on the CBS television network; the show broke ground in its depiction of issues previously deemed unsuitable for U.S. network television comedy. Tagged with {{OR}}
2010 – A 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti, affecting an estimated three million people. {{too long}}

Eligible

January 12: Memorial Day in Turkmenistan (1881); Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania (1964)

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