January 24: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1458The young Matthias Corvinus was elected king of Hungary.
2. 1859The Ottoman vassal principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia united under one ruler; this union formed the basis of Romania.
3. 1918Russia replaced the Julian calendar with the Gregorian calendar.
4. 1972Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found hiding in the jungle on Guam, unaware that World War II had ended.
5. 1986NASA's Voyager 2 probe became the first spacecraft to fly past Uranus.

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