January 16, 1605The first edition of Miguel de Cervantess El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha is published in Madrid.

January 16, 1979Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi flees Iran for Egypt as millions unite with Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his death.

January 16, 2001In Congo President Kabila is reported to have been assassinated by one of his bodyguards, Rashidi Kasereka, who is immediately killed.

January 17, 1975Bob Dylan launches one of