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16 January

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Contemporary era

1920

Prohibition takes effect

On 16 January 1920, the ban on alcohol took effect in the United States for thirteen years.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1547

Ivan the Terrible, first tsar

On 16 January 1547, Ivan IV was crowned in Moscow, the first Russian ruler to bear the title of tsar.

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Antiquity

27 BC

Octavian receives the title Augustus

On 16 January 27 BC, the Senate granted Octavian the title Augustus, the birth of the Roman Empire.

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