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16 January
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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