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2 January 1322France [administration]King Philip V of France dies and is succeeded by his brother Charles IV.
2 January 1492Spain, Granada [wars]Granada, the last Muslim city in Spain, surrenders, completing the Christian Reconquista (‘Reconquest’) and unifying Spain (apart from Navarre) under its besiegers of nine months, Ferdinand V and Isabella I of Aragon and Castile.
2 January 1861Prussia [political events]King Frederick Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by his brother Wilhelm I.
2 January 1896Transvaal [wars]Leander Starr Jameson surrenders to Boer commandos at Doornkop, Transvaal, after his attempt to start an anti-Boer rising in Transvaal fails.
2 January 1920 [births and deaths]Isaac Asimov, US science fiction writer, born in Petrovichi, Russia (–1992).
2 January 1959Cuba [administration]The Cuban 26 July Movement ignores the military junta and proclaims Dr Manuel Urratía provisional president. He announces a cabinet on 3 January, with Fidel Castro as prime minister (takes oath on 16 February).
2–9 January 1998Russia [chess]The FIDE World Chess Championships are decided on a knockout basis for the first time, with reigning champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia winning the tournament.
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