History Timeline Quiz for January 4, 2026
Play the archived history timeline quiz from January 4, 2026. Review the events, place them in order, and compare your chronology skills with previous daily challenges.
Oldest
1
Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne, start of the "Anarchy at Samarra".
861
2
Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
1948
3
The Outer Space Treaty comes into force.
1967
Newest
Historical events from the January 4, 2026 quiz
This archived daily quiz includes the events below in chronological order, from oldest to newest.
- 1Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne, start of the "Anarchy at Samarra".861
- 2Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.1948
- 3The Outer Space Treaty comes into force.1967
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