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25 January 2029
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
2011 - Arab Spring: The Egyptian revolution began with protests on the "Day of Anger", eventually leading to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule.2010s protests and revolutions in the Arab world
Anniversary
2010 - Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, en route to Addis Ababa, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut, Lebanon, killing all 90 people on board.2010 aviation accident in the Mediterranean Sea
Anniversary
2010 - Avatar, a science-fiction film directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time.2009 film by James Cameron
Anniversary
2006 - Three independent observing campaigns announced the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, a super-Earth 21,500 ± 3,300 light-years away from Earth near the center of the Milky Way.Super-Earth ice exoplanet
Anniversary
2004 - Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed on Mars and rolled into Eagle crater, a small crater on the Meridiani Planum.NASA mission to explore Mars via two rovers
Historical events
History
2019 - A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people.2019 dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil
History
2018 - An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit.European heavy-lift space launch vehicle (1996–2023)
History
2015 - A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.2015 shootout between Philippine police and Islamist militants in Maguindanao
History
2013 - At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.2013 deadly prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
History
2011 - The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes.History
2010 - Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Na'ameh, Lebanon, killing 90.2010 aviation accident in the Mediterranean Sea
History
2006 - Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women.Mexican-style professional wrestling
History
2005 - A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.2005 stampede in Wai, Maharashtra, India
History
2003 - Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.Military invasion led by the United States
History
1999 - A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.Measure of earthquake size
Notable births
Born
2004 - Laila Edwards, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 2004)
Born
2001 - Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italian tennis playerItalian tennis player (born 2001)
Born
1997 - Noah Hanifin, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Seunghee, South Korean singer and television personalitySouth Korean singer (born 1996)
Born
1991 - Ariana DeBose, American actress, singer, and dancerAmerican actress (born 1991)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Gloria Romero, Filipino actress (born 1933)Filipino actress and model (1933–2025)
Died
2024 - Sanath Nishantha, Sri Lankan politician (born 1975)Sri Lankan politician (1975–2024)
Died
2018 - Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat (born 1916)Romanian historian (1916–2018)
Died
2017 - Robert Garcia, American politician (born 1933)American politician (1933-2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
78.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 10.3 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
5.81 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Gemini
6.12 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.