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28 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
1986 - The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission (video featured), killing all seven crew members.1986 breakup of American orbiter
Anniversary
1984 - Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, causing some of the most severe flooding recorded in the region.South-West Indian tropical storm in 1984
Anniversary
1981 - U.S. president Ronald Reagan lifted price controls from petroleum products, contributing to the 1980s oil glut.President of the United States from 1981 to 1989
Anniversary
1964 - Three U.S. Air Force pilots aboard an unarmed T-39 Sabreliner were killed when the aircraft was shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19.American business jet
Anniversary
1961 - In Gitarama, Rwanda, local and other government officials initiated a coup to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic.City in Southern Province, Rwanda
Historical events
History
2026 - A Learjet 45 crashes on approach to Baramati Airport in Maharashtra, killing all six occupants including the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar.Business jet aircraft
History
2026 - The Rubaya mine collapse at Rubaya mines in DR Congo causes at least 400 deaths and injured several others.Mine collapse in the DRC
History
2026 - Storm Kristin causes a catastrophic impact in Portugal and Spain with €6 billion in damage in the central region of Portugal, 15 deaths and 2,000 injuries.2026 European windstorm in Southwestern Europe
History
2023 - Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.2023 protests following the death of Tyre Nichols
History
2021 - A nitrogen leak at a poultry food processing facility in Gainesville, Georgia kills six and injures at least ten.Fatal liquid nitrogen leak
History
2006 - The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.Former international trade fair in Katowice, Poland
History
2002 - TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia, killing 94.2002 plane crash near Ipiales, Colombia
History
1988 - In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.1988 Supreme Court of Canada decision legalizing abortion
History
1986 - Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
1985 - Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.1985 charity song
Notable births
Born
2007 - That Girl Lay Lay, American rapperAmerican musician and actress (born 2007)
Born
2006 - Beckett Sennecke, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 2006)
Born
2004 - Emoni Bates, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2004)
Born
2004 - Liam Öhgren, Swedish ice hockey playerSwedish ice hockey player (born 2004)
Born
2003 - Whitney Peak, Ugandan-Canadian actressUgandan and Canadian actress (born 2003)
Born
2003 - Carson Hocevar, American professional stock car racing driverAmerican racing driver (born 2003)
Born
2002 - Tabyana Ali, American actress and authorAmerican actress and author (born 2002)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Ajit Pawar, Indian politician, former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1959)Indian politician (1959–2026)
Died
2021 - Cicely Tyson, American actress (born 1924)American actress (1924–2021)
Died
2019 - Pepe Smith, Filipino rock musician (born 1947)Filipino-American musical artist (1947–2019)
Died
2017 - Alexander Chancellor, British journalist (born 1940)British journalist (1940–2017)
Died
2017 - Geoff Nicholls, British musician (born 1948)British guitarist and keyboardist (1944–2017)
Died
2016 - Signe Toly Anderson, American singer (born 1941)American singer (1941–2016)
Died
2016 - Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)American rock musician (1941–2016)
Died
2016 - Franklin Gene Bissell, American football player and coach (born 1926)American football player and coach (1926–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
31.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 23.9 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
8.60 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
1.46 degrees
Constellation: Scorpius
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.