SMS Prinz Adalbert was an armored cruiser built in the early 1900s for the German Kaiserliche Marine, and was named after Prince Adalbert of Prussia, the former commander-in-chief of the Prussian Navy. Her class included a second ship, Friedrich Carl. Prinz Adalbert was built at the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel. Her keel was laid in April 1900 and she was commissioned on 12 January 1904. She served as a gunnery training ship and made several visits to foreign countries. After the outbreak of World War I in July 1914 she served in the Baltic Sea, and after her sister ship was sunk in November 1914, she became the flagship of a cruiser squadron in the Baltic, conducting operations against Russian forces. She was torpedoed twice by British submarines in 1915. On the second occasion she sank quickly with heavy loss of life; from a crew of 675 men, only 3 were rescued. This was the worst German naval disaster in the Baltic during the war. ( This article is part of a featured topic: Armored cruisers of Germany.)

King Manor

• ... that a former radio host got a free apartment in New York City's King Manor (pictured) and lived there for more than three decades?
• ... that Kihwan Sim, a bass-baritone performer at the Oper Frankfurt, learned to play the tuba during his two years of military service?
• ... that the publication of A Field Guide to Otherkin sparked scholarly interest in people who consider themselves animals or mythological creatures?
• ... that George Cross recipient Bill Madden died as result of malnutrition and ill-treatment by his Chinese captors while a prisoner of war?
• ... that Nonô's discography includes songs from Majestic and Punctual?
• ... that Louise Julien may have been an inspiration for the character of Cosette in Les Misérables?
• ... that Nakba denial is a form of historical negationism pertaining to the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight?
• ... that being in the chain-melted state makes some metals behave as a liquid and solid at the same time?

US Navy F/A-18 taking off prior to the airstrikes

• A US-led coalition launches a series of airstrikes (aircraft pictured) against the Houthis in Yemen, amidst ongoing attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
• President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa declares a state of internal armed conflict against multiple criminal groups.
• The Peregrine lunar lander, the first mission on NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, malfunctions after launch on the first flight of a Vulcan Centaur rocket.
• Former German footballer and manager Franz Beckenbauer dies at the age of 78.

January 12: Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania ( 1964)

Comet McNaught

• 1659 – The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
• 1879 – Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.
• 1899 – During a storm, the crew of Lynmouth Lifeboat Station transported their 10-ton lifeboat 15 mi (24 km) overland in order to rescue a damaged schooner.
• 1969 – British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first album, Led Zeppelin, in the United States.
• 2007 – Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.