On this day January 16th:
27 BCE-Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus was granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate.
1547-
Ivan IV of Russia aka Ivan the Terrible became Tsar of Russia. He was
the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of Tsar.
1707-The Scottish Parliament ratified the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
1908-Gunther
Prien was born in Osterfeld. He became an outstanding U-Boat Captain in
WWII. By far his most famous exploit was the sinking of the British
battleship HMS Royal Oak at anchor in the Home Fleet's anchorage in
Scapa Flow.
1909 Ernest Shackleton's British expedition reached the area of the South Magnetic Pole.
1945-Adolf
Hitler moved into his underground bunker, the Führerbunker determined
to stay in Berlin and face the final battle against the Jewish
Bolsheviks.
1953-Robert Jay Mathews, Aryan hero, leader of the Order
and martyr to the cause was born in Marfa, Texas to Johnny and Una
Mathews.
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