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23 January 2031
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
2003 - The final signal was detected from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10, then about 12 billion kilometres (7.5 billion miles) from Earth.American space and aeronautics agency
Anniversary
2002 - American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and later murdered by al-Qaeda agents in Karachi, Pakistan.American journalist beheaded by militants in Pakistan (1963–2002)
Anniversary
2001 - Five people attempted to set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, an act that many later claimed to have been staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.Incident in Beijing, China
Anniversary
1997 - Madeleine Albright was sworn in as the first female United States Secretary of State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government at that time.American diplomat and political scientist (1937–2022)
Anniversary
1993 - The first version of Mosaic, created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, was released, becoming the first popular web browser.Early web browser (1993–1997)
Historical events
History
2024 - Northwestern Air Flight 738 crashes after takeoff from Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada, killing six people.2024 aviation accident in Canada
History
2022 - Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests.Burkinabé military officer and president in 2022
History
2018 - A 7.9 Mw earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska. It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities.Earthquake in Gulf of Alaska
History
2018 - A double car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, kills at least 33 people and wounds "dozens" of others. The victims include both military personnel and civilians, according to local officials.City in Cyrenaica, Libya
History
2018 - The China–United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines.Economic conflict since 2018
History
2003 - A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.First spacecraft to visit Jupiter and the outer Solar System (1972–2003)
History
2002 - U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered.American journalist beheaded by militants in Pakistan (1963–2002)
History
2001 - Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.Incident in Beijing, China
History
1998 - Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source.American computer services company
History
1997 - Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.American diplomat and political scientist (1937–2022)
Notable births
Born
2001 - Olga Danilović, Serbian tennis playerSerbian former tennis player (born 2001)
Born
1998 - XXXTentacion, American rapper (died 2018)American rapper and singer-songwriter (1998–2018)
Born
1996 - Keita Bates-Diop, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Charles Osgood, American radio and television commentator, writer and musician (born 1933)American television news anchor (1933–2024)
Died
2024 - Melanie Safka, American Emmy winning singer-songwriter (born 1947)American musician (1947–2024)
Died
2021 - Hal Holbrook, American actor and director (born 1925)American actor (1925–2021)
Died
2021 - Larry King, American journalist and talk show host (born 1933)American TV and radio host (1933–2021)
Died
2021 - Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actress and model (born 1994)South Korean actress and model (1994–2021)
Died
2019 - Aloysius Pang, Singaporean actor (born 1990)Singaporean actor (1990–2019)
Died
2019 - Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean Afro Jazz musician (born 1952)Zimbabwean musician (1952–2019)
Died
2018 - Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter, composer and singer (born 1939)South African musician and composer (1939–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 29.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
3.27 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
7.62 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.