January 26
People born on this day are Aquarius.
- 1972
JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries.
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Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship.
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The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni.
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Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
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Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
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Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder.
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Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.
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Nadya Suleman gives birth to the world's first surviving octuplets.
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An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.
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Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) recaptures the city of Kobanî from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), marking a turning point in the Siege of Kobanî.
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A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant.
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Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.
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2009YaYa Gosselin, American actress
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2002Darya Astakhova, Russian tennis player
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2001Isaac Okoro, American basketball player
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2000Ester Expósito, Spanish actress
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2000Darius Garland, American basketball player
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1999Leonardo Balerdi, Argentine footballer
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1999Travis Etienne, American football player
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1998Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor. (died 2023)
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1997Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player
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1996Zakaria Bakkali, Belgian footballer
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1996Hwang Hee-chan, South Korean football player
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1995Jean-Charles Castelletto, Cameroonian footballer
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