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January 15 (1929), The birth of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16 (1969), Czech student, Jan Palach, sets himself on fire in protest of the Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
January 17 (1987), Thousands protest against the first test launch of the Trident II Missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida
January 18 (2011), Websites blacked out against SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, (and PIPA) in what became the largest internet protest in history for internet freedom
January 19 (1991), Thousands protest in Washington D.C. against the bombing of Iraq during the Gulf War
January 20 (1990), Known as Black January/Saturday, protests calling for independence of Azerbaijan from the Soviet Union erupted in Baku and Soviet troops attacked and fired on the protesters killing over 100.
January 21 (2005), Angry at the ruling government party for the declining economy, huge protests broke out in Belmopan, Belize after the government released a budget with significant tax increases; national strikes followed.
