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16 January 2023
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Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2020 - The first impeachment of Donald Trump formally moves into its trial phase in the United States Senate.2019 US presidential impeachment
History
2020 - The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.Free trade agreement
History
2018 - Myanmar police open fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine protesters, killing seven and wounding twelve.Country in Southeast Asia
History
2017 - Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 crashes into a residential area near Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing 39 people.2017 aviation accident in Kyrgyzstan
History
2016 - Thirty-three out of 126 freed hostages are injured and 23 killed in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on a hotel and a nearby restaurant.Islamic terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
History
2012 - The Mali War begins when Tuareg militias start fighting the Malian government for independence.Ongoing conflict in West Africa since 2012
History
2011 - Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2006 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018
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2003 - The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
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2002 - War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.U.S Armed conflict in South Asia
Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.1 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
26.08 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
13.12 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.