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24 January 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Day of EducationSelected anniversaries
Anniversary
1990 - Japan launched the Hiten spacecraft (pictured), the first lunar probe launched by a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States.1990 Japanese lunar probe
Anniversary
1987 - About 20,000 protestors marched in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.Civil rights demonstrations in Georgia, US
Anniversary
1978 - The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.Power generated from nuclear reactions
Anniversary
1977 - Spanish transition to democracy: Neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.Period of Spanish history (1975–1982)
Anniversary
1972 - Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.Japanese World War II holdout (1915–1997)
Historical events
History
2026 - At least 70 people are killed and 10 others missing after major landslides in West Java, Indonesia.Natural disaster in West Java, Indonesia
History
2024 - An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, killing all 74 people on board.Russian transport crash in Belgorod Oblast, Russia
History
2018 - Former doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to sexually abuse female gymnasts.American sex offender (born 1963)
History
2011 - At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.2011 suicide bombing in a Moscow airport
History
2009 - Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.2009 windstorm over southern and southwestern Europe
History
2003 - The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.United States federal executive department
History
1990 - Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.1990 Japanese lunar probe
History
1988 - An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people.National airline of Russia
History
1987 - About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.Civil rights demonstrations in Georgia, US
History
1986 - The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.NASA space probe launched in 1977
Notable births
Born
2012 - Princess Athena of DenmarkMember of the Danish royal family (born 2012)
Born
2003 - Johnny Orlando, Canadian singer and songwriterCanadian pop singer (born 2003)
Born
1999 - Niki, Indonesian singer and songwriterIndonesian singer-songwriter (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Tristan Wirfs, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1991 - Zhan Beleniuk, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestlerUkrainian Greco-Roman wrestler (born 1991)
Born
1991 - Tatiana Kashirina, Russian weightlifterRussian weightlifter (born 1991)
Born
1991 - Zack Kassian, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1991)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Iris Cummings, American swimmer and aviator (born 1920)American swimmer and aviator (1920–2025)
Died
2019 - Rosemary Bryant Mariner, American United States Naval Aviator (born 1953)Pioneer female US Naval Aviator (1953–2019)
Died
2018 - Mark E. Smith, British singer-songwriter (born 1957)English singer (1957–2018)
Died
2017 - Helena Kmieć, Polish Roman Catholic missionary (born 1991)Polish missionary (1991–2017)
Died
2017 - Butch Trucks, American drummer (born 1947)American drummer (1947–2017)
Died
2016 - Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (born 1928)Norwegian anthropologist (1928–2016)
Died
2016 - Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist and academic (born 1927)American cognitive scientist (1927–2016)
Died
2016 - Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (born 1960)British explorer and British Army officer
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 2.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
4.22 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Pisces
11.44 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.