Events in January

1 January
2001: Princess Helena Bonnecelli is granted the title of Duchess of Almae by Queen Alexandra V, her mother. 1995: The Bank of Cattala begins distribution of the 35 and £10 notes in Cattala, produced by the Royal Mint of Cattala. 1951: Lord Samson Esmettalo of the Democratic Party takes office as Lord Chancellor of Cattala after winning the 1950 General Election.

2 January
1959: RMI begins broadcasting its radio and television services for the first time, replacing BBC Cattala.

3 January
1736: John I becomes the second monarch of Lower Columbia after the death of his father, King Edward. 1729: Captain Donovan McAlear founds the city of Kingston as a fur trading outpost.

4 January
2012: The Alliance Cultural Protection Agency is founded as part of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sport.

5 January
1190: Goverland becomes a kingdom when the Pope grants Wilhelm IV Andrews a crown.

6 January
1918: Italian forces launch a counter attack in the city of Calora during the Cattalian War of Independence.

7 January
1995: The future King Aodhan I of Calaré is arrested during a raid on the New Calaré Party and charged with terrorism. 1715: The Constitution of Lower Columbia is presented to the public for their consideration.

8 January
1918: The city of Celeste in the Principality of Celestine comes under attack by the Italian Army during the Cattalian War of Independence.

9 January
1885: The city of Tacoma surrenders to the Royal Lower Columbian Army after a two-month siege by land and sea, during the Gudland War.

10 January
1686: King John I, second monarch of Lower Columbia, is born at Du Loup House, Nyhaven.

11 January
1818: The Great Fire completely destroys the city and port of Port Andrews.

12 January
1990: The Railway Act of 1990 passes the Parliament of Cattala and receives Royal Assent, breaking up the NRS and replacing it with Cattala Rail and a new structure to the railway network.

13 January
1569: The Thursday Uprising begins in Goverland when rebels murder the staff of Sheford and take control of the city.

14 January
1944: Kingston Royal Rails is founded out of the remains of the Mainland Eastern Railways and the Capital Cities Railways.

15 January
2004: Members of the Alki Anarchists are arrested in Seattle, Lower Columbia before they can carry out their plans to bomb the Seattle Ferry Terminal. 1975: Queen Alexandra V of Cattala is born to Prince George, becoming the third-in-line to the throne. 1892: King Tristan of Lower Columbia grants royal assent to the Second Purification Act, launching the Second Purification. 1837: The British Empire occupies Song Keung Bay of Okatabawashi City.

16 January
1981: President Anton Dalme of Goverland is assassinated in his house by a group of leftist fanatics.

17 January
1948: Karasem declares its independence from the Netherlands.

19 January
1988: The Socialist People's Party of Sainte-Croix is founded. 1925: King Roger XVI of Cattala is born in London to the future King Marco VI.

20 January
2000: Duke Louis Bonnecelli of Cattala is born, the third child of Queen Alexandra V. He becomes third in line to the throne upon birth. 1983: Victorinica and Pourpre Islands become overseas dependencies of Sainte-Croix. 1841: Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British Empire. 1783: Great Britain cedes Victorinica and Pourpre Islands to Sainte-Croix.

21 January
1419: Sheford and Port Andrews join the Hanseatic League.

22 January
1816: Sven Faulsson is elected the first president of Goverland.

23 January
1819: New Aquitaine becomes a republic in the Atlantic Federation.

24 January
1804: Macquarie, capital of New Duveland is established as a penal colony.

25 January
1918: Italian loyalists retake the city of Calora from the Principality of Celestine during the Cattalian War of Independence.

26 January
2014: Kingston and Boyce win the first ever Alliance World Cup, winning 5-4 over Cattala on penalties. 1999: The Alliance Football Association is founded. 1821: The Iberian Republic becomes a republic of the Atlantic Federation. 1788: The British Empire colonises what will become Calaré. 1749: David I is crowned the third monarch of Lower Columbia. 1700: A large earthquake and tsunami strike the coast of Lower Columbia. 1480: Sainte-Croix is established as a Federal Grand Duchy.

27 January
1949: Dutch troops attack and take over Ketapang and Meriah in Karasem. 1948: 67 residents of Malang, Karasem are killed in a riot when Netherlands Karasem troops attack the residents of Malang for resisting.

29 January
1990: Prince Michael is born to King Zachary at Kendall Palace in Lower Columbia.

30 January
1918: The Proel Army launches a dawn assault on the city of Calora, Cattala, and begins bombing the city ahead of a Celestinian siege that evening, as part of the Cattalian War of Independence.

31 January
1927: Queen Elizabeth of Cattala is born in London to the future King Marco VI. 1918: Prince William's army conquers the city of Calora as loyalists surrender unconditionally in the west of Cattala during the Cattalian War of Independence.