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29 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
2017 - A lone gunman carried out a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, killing six people and injuring up to nineteen others.2017 mass shooting in Quebec, Canada
Anniversary
2013 - Twenty-one people died when SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan.2013 plane crash near Almaty, Kazakhstan
Anniversary
2009 - The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that people who did not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions were also eligible to receive government identity documents.Highest judiciary body in Egypt
Anniversary
2006 - India's Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match.Indian men's cricket team
Anniversary
1991 - The first major ground engagement of the Gulf War began with the Iraqi invasion of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, recaptured three days later by Coalition forces.1991 ground engagement of the Gulf War
Historical events
History
2025 - American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.Regional airline brand of the US
History
2025 - A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.Commuter airliner and light transport aircraft
History
2022 - Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.Person who drives goods vehicles
History
2017 - A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, killing six people and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.2017 mass shooting in Quebec, Canada
History
2014 - Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.Military and political conflict in northern Syria
History
2013 - SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.2013 plane crash near Almaty, Kazakhstan
History
2009 - Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.Head of government of the U.S. state of Illinois
History
2008 - An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.History
2005 - The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.Geopolitical term for China without Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
History
2002 - In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.Speech by US President George W. Bush
Notable births
Born
1997 - Joel Eriksson Ek, Swedish ice hockey playerSwedish ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Jack Roslovic, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1992 - Markel Brown, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
Born
1992 - Maxi Kleber, German basketball playerGerman basketball player (born 1992)
Born
1989 - Mohamed Abou Gabal, Egyptian footballerEgyptian footballer (born 1989)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Salwan Momika, Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist (born 1986)Iraqi refugee and anti-Muslim demonstrator (1986–2025)
Died
2025 - Richard Williamson, British Catholic traditionalist bishop (born 1940)English excommunicated Catholic bishop (1940–2025)
Died
2025 - Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:Russian pair skater (1969–2025)
Died
2025 - Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:Russian pair skater and coach (1972–2025)
Died
2025 - Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:Russian pair skater (1965–2025)
Died
2025 - Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:Russian-American ice dancer (1978–2025)
Died
2023 - Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga (born 1921)Canadian politician (1921–2023)
Died
2023 - Will Steffen, American-Australian chemist (born 1947)Climate scientist (1947–2023)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.9 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
9.62 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
15.62 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.