January 1

• 2009

  Sixty-six people die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.

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• 2011

  Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.

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• 2013

  At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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• 2015

  The Eurasian Economic Union comes into effect, creating a political and economic union between Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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• 2017

  An attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, during New Year's celebrations, kills 39 people and injures 79 others.

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• 2023

  Croatia officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 20th Eurozone country, and becomes the 27th member of the Schengen Area.

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• 2024

  A 7.5 Mww earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan, killing more than 500 people and injuring over 1,000 others. A majority of direct deaths were due to collapsed homes.

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• 2024

  Disney's copyright protection on Steamboat Willie and the original Mickey Mouse expires as they enter the public domain.

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• 2024

  Artsakh ceases to exist.

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• 2025

  Fourteen people are killed and 57 others injured during a vehicle-ramming and shooting attack in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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• 2026

  Bulgaria officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 21st Eurozone country.

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• 2026

  A fire at a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, kills 41 people and injures 116 others.

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1. 
   2007

   Ian Subiabre, Argentine footballer

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2. 
   2004

   Lamine Camara, Senegalese footballer

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3. 
   2003

   Daria Trubnikova, Russian rhythmic gymnast

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4. 
   2002

   Simon Adingra, Ivorian footballer

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5. 
   2001

   Angourie Rice, Australian actress

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6. 
   2001

   Winter, South Korean singer

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7. 
   2000

   Nicolas Kühn, German footballer

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8. 
   2000

   Ice Spice, American rapper

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9. 
   1999

   Tomás Chancalay, Argentine footballer

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10. 
    1998

    Cristina Bucșa, Moldovan-Spanish tennis player

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11. 
    1998

    Edwuin Cetré, Colombian footballer

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12. 
    1998

    Enock Mwepu, Zambian footballer

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