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19 January 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2012 - The Hong Kong–based file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down by the FBI.Distributing or providing access to digital media
Anniversary
2007 - Turkish-Armenian journalist and human-rights activist Hrant Dink was assassinated by a Turkish nationalist in Istanbul.Turkish-Armenian journalist (1954–2007)
Anniversary
2007 - A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot.Using kite power to glide on snow or ice
Anniversary
2006 - In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board.Soviet turboprop airplane
Anniversary
1996 - A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3.13 million litres) of home heating oil.Watercraft
Historical events
History
2025 - Bytedance and sister companies are banned from the United States for "security concerns".Chinese Internet technology company
History
2024 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's probe lands on the moon, making Japan the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon.Japan's national air and space agency
History
2014 - A bomb attack on an army convoy in the city of Bannu kills at least 26 Pakistani soldiers and injures 38 others.Terror attack in Pakistan by the Taliban
History
2012 - The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.Defunct file hosting service (2005–2012)
History
2007 - Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's Istanbul office by 17-year-old Turkish ultra-nationalist Ogün Samast.Turkish-Armenian journalist (1954–2007)
History
2007 - Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.British polar explorer and adventurer (born 1975)
History
2006 - A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes near Hejce, Hungary, killing 42.Air warfare branch of Slovakia's military
History
1999 - British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.Aerospace and defence company
History
1997 - Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.President of Palestine from 1989 to 2004
History
1996 - The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.1996 oil spill in the United States
Notable births
Born
1999 - Jonathan Taylor, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Emre Guler, Australian rugby league playerTurkey international rugby league player (born 1998)
Born
1994 - Marvelous Nakamba, Zimbabwean footballerZimbabwean footballer (born 1994)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Valentino, Italian fashion designer, founder of Valentino (born 1932)Italian fashion designer (1932–2026)
Died
2025 - Jeff Torborg, American baseball player and manager (born 1941)American baseball player and manager (1941–2025)
Died
2016 - Richard Levins, American ecologist and geneticist (born 1930)American Marxist biologist (1930–2016)
Died
2016 - Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1931)Italian screenwriter and film director (1931–2016)
Died
2016 - Sheila Sim (Lady Attenborough), English actress (born 1922)English actress (1922–2016)
Died
2015 - Justin Capră, Romanian engineer and academic (born 1933)Romanian engineer (1933–2015)
Died
2015 - Michel Guimond, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1953)Canadian politician
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
49.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.2 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
28.92 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
7.50 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.