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5 January 2033
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
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Historical events
History
2024 - Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 makes an emergency landing at Portland International Airport after a door plug blows off the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating the flight. There are no fatalities, but the accident prompts the 737 MAX to be grounded and renews scrutiny on Boeing's manufacturing and design issues.2024 aviation accident over Oregon
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2022 - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismisses Prime Minister Asqar Mamin and declares state of emergency over the 2022 Kazakh unrest.President of Kazakhstan since 2019
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2014 - A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine.Indian communications satellite
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2005 - The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time.Most massive dwarf planet
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2003 - A suicide bombing at the Tel Aviv central bus station kills 23 people and injures over 100 more.2003 suicide bombings in Tel Aviv, Israel
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1993 - The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.Oil tanker which ran aground during a storm off Shetland, Scotland in 1993
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1991 - Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War.Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
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1991 - Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu.Ongoing civil war in East Africa
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1976 - The Khmer Rouge announce that the new Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea is ratified.Members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
Notable births
Born
2004 - Shane Wright, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 2004)
Born
2000 - Gastón Martirena, Uruguayan footballerUruguayan footballer (born 2000)
Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.3 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
15.46 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Pisces
10.51 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.