January 29
People born on this day are Aquarius.
- 2001
Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
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In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
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The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
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An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
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Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.
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SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.
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Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
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A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, killing six people and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.
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A plinth breaks between Coral Edge Station and Riviera Station in Singapore, Coral Edge closes one platform.
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Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.
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American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
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A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.
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2003Jarell Quansah, English footballer
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2001Lee Dae-hwi, South Korean singer
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1997Joel Eriksson Ek, Swedish ice hockey player
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1997Jack Roslovic, American ice hockey player
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1993Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer
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1992Markel Brown, American basketball player
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1992Maxi Kleber, German basketball player
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1989Mohamed Abou Gabal, Egyptian footballer
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1989Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
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1988Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian author
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1988Jake Auchincloss, American politician, businessman, and Marine veteran
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1988Hank Conger, American baseball player
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