January 24
People born on this day are Aquarius.
- 1972
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
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The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
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Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
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The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
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An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people.
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Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
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The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
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Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
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At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.
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Former doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to sexually abuse female gymnasts.
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An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, killing all 74 people on board.
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At least 70 people are killed and 10 others missing after major landslides in West Java, Indonesia.
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2012Princess Athena of Denmark
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2003Johnny Orlando, Canadian singer and songwriter
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1999Vitalie Damașcan, Moldovan footballer
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1999Niki, Indonesian singer and songwriter
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1999Tristan Wirfs, American football player
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1991Zhan Beleniuk, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
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1991Tatiana Kashirina, Russian weightlifter
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1991Zack Kassian, Canadian ice hockey player
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1989Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter
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1989Whit Merrifield, American baseball player
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1989José Quintana, Colombian baseball player
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1989Ki Sung-yueng, South Korean footballer
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