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2 January 2030
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
2024 - While landing at Haneda Airport, Japan Airlines Flight 516 collided with a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 which killed five people in total.Major international airport serving Tokyo, Japan
Anniversary
2016 - Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.Shia Muslim religious figure and Saudi government critic; executed in 2016
Anniversary
2009 - Sri Lankan civil war: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.1983–2009 Sri Lankan internal conflict
Anniversary
2004 - The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.NASA sample-return mission to Comet 81P/Wild 2 (1999–2011)
Anniversary
1991 - Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995
Historical events
History
2024 - Two aircraft collide on a runway at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, killing 5 and injuring 18.Aircraft accident in Japan
History
2022 - Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leading to 238 people dead and thousands injured by January 11.Protests and unrest in Kazakhstan against the government
History
2004 - Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.NASA sample-return mission to Comet 81P/Wild 2 (1999–2011)
History
1993 - Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.1983–2009 Sri Lankan internal conflict
History
1991 - Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995
History
1988 - Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people.1988 aviation accident
History
1981 - One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.Country in northwestern Europe
History
1978 - On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.Head of state
History
1976 - The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.Extratropical cyclone and storm surge
History
1975 - At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways.City and Municipal Corporation in Mithila region of Bihar, India
Notable births
Born
2006 - Claudio Echeverri, Argentine footballerArgentine footballer (born 2006)
Born
2001 - Cole Caufield, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Spencer Arrighetti, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Georgios Kalaitzakis, Greek basketball playerGreek basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Fernando Tatís Jr., Dominican baseball playerDominican baseball player (born 1999)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (born 1921)Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2025)
Died
2025 - Francesc Antich, Spanish politician (born 1958)Venezuelan-born Spanish politician (1958–2025)
Died
2019 - Daryl Dragon, American musician (born 1942)American musician (1942–2019)
Died
2019 - Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian (born 1942)American actor and comedy writer (1942–2019)
Died
2019 - Julia Grant, British transgender activist (born 1954)British transgender activist (1954–2019)
Died
2019 - Gene Okerlund, American wrestling announcer (born 1942)American wrestling interviewer and announcer (1942–2019)
Died
2018 - Guida Maria, Portuguese actress (born 1950)Portuguese actress (1950–2018)
Died
2018 - Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1927)President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 27.4 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
12.13 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
20.35 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.