January 28
People born on this day are Aquarius.
- 1981
Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.
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US Army General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.
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Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.
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Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
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Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.
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In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
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TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia, killing 94.
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The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.
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Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.
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A Learjet 45 crashes on approach to Baramati Airport in Maharashtra, killing all six occupants including the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar.
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The Rubaya mine collapse at Rubaya mines in DR Congo causes at least 400 deaths and injured several others.
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Storm Kristin causes a catastrophic impact in Portugal and Spain with €6 billion in damage in the central region of Portugal, 15 deaths and 2,000 injuries.
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2007That Girl Lay Lay, American rapper
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2006Beckett Sennecke, Canadian ice hockey player
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2004Emoni Bates, American basketball player
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2003Whitney Peak, Ugandan-Canadian actress
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2003Carson Hocevar, American professional stock car racing driver
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2002Yoo Seon-ho, South Korean actor
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2000Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
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2000Dušan Vlahović, Serbian footballer
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1998Payton Pritchard, American basketball player
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1998Ariel Winter, American actress
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1995Mimi-Isabella Cesar, British rhythmic gymnast
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1994Joel Bolomboy, Russian-American basketball player
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