2024 Haneda Airport runway collision
2024
Two aircraft collide on a runway at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, killing 5 and injuring 18..
January-2
Historical Events on January 2
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2022 Kazakh unrest
Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leading to 238 people dead and thousands injured by January 11.
2022
Stardust (spacecraft)
Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
2004
Sri Lankan civil war
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
1993
Sharon Pratt
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
1991
Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782
1988
Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people..
United Kingdom
One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
1981
President of Pakistan
On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.
1978
Gale of January 1976
The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.
1976
Samastipur
At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways.
1975
1971 Ibrox disaster
1971
The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football match..
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
1967
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
1963
Luna 1
Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
1959
Panama
Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.
1955
India
1954
India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan..
Luis Muñoz Marín
Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
1949
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history; Also known as the Duquesne Spy Ring.
1942
Manila
World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
1942
World War II
World War II: The Cardiff Blitz severely damages the cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.
1941
Young Brothers massacre
1932
The Young Brothers engaged in a gun battle resulting in the deaths of six law enforcement officers; the worst single killing of US police officers in the 20th century..
R.U.R.
World premiere of the science fiction play R.U.R. by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a theater in Hradec Králové.
1921
Palmer Raids
The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
1920
John Hay
American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
1900
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Chicago Canal opens.
1900
Uruguayan War
1865
Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay..
American Civil War
American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Stones River ends in a Union victory when the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg are repulsed for the final time by the Army of the Cumberland under General William S. Rosecrans.
1863
Institution of Civil Engineers
The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded by a group of six engineers; Thomas Telford would later become its first president.
1818
Northwest Indian War
Northwest Indian War: The Big Bottom massacre is committed by Lenape and Wyandot warriors in the Ohio Country, North America.
1791
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1788
American Revolutionary War
1777
American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of General George Washington repulse a British attack led by General Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey..
Maria Theresa
Empress Maria Theresa of Austria amends the Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana to include the abolition of torture throughout the Habsburg-ruled countries of Austria and Bohemia.
1776
Trunajaya rebellion
Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram and his bodyguards execute the rebel leader Trunajaya.
1680
Reconquista
Reconquista: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.
1492
Battle of Kunovica
Christian forces defeat the Turks in the battle of Kunovica.
1444
Pope John II
533
Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy..
Alemanni
The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire.
366
AD 69
The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.
69