January 6
People born on this day are Capricorn.
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Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day.
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President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.
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Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.
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Four people are killed when Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634 crashes on approach to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, France.
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U.S. figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
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Edgar Ray Killen is indicted for the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner during the American Civil Rights Movement.
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A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, United States, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas.
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Five people are killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida.
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Muhammad V of Kelantan resigns as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, becoming the first monarch to do so.
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Supporters of U.S. president Donald Trump storm the United States Capitol Building to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, resulting in four deaths and evacuation of the U.S. Congress.
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Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada after nine years in office.
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2003MattyBRaps, American rapper, singer, and YouTuber
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2000Fiete Arp, German footballer
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2000Mohamed Camara, Malian footballer
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2000Kwon Eun-bin, South Korean singer and actress
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2000Jack McBain, Canadian ice hockey player
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2000Shuhua, Taiwanese singer
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2000Tyler Oliveira, American YouTuber
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1999Polo G, American rapper
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1999Mac McClung, American basketball player
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1996Courtney Eaton, Australian model and actress
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1994Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian model, singer and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018
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1994Denis Suárez, Spanish footballer
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