Tukuk-OS📅 January 2
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 2? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2024 — While landing at Haneda Airport, Japan Airlines Flight 516 collided with a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 which killed five people in total.
Haneda AirportJapan Airlines2024 Haneda Airport runway collision
- 2016 — Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.
- 2009 — Sri Lankan civil war: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.
- 2004 — The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.
- 1991 — Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.
Sharon PrattMayor of the District of ColumbiaAfrican Americans
- 1976 — An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.
- 1967 — Ronald Reagan began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.
- 1963 — Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.
- 1959 — The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
- 1944 — World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.
- 1941 — Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral (pictured) in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz.
- 1920 — Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer (pictured), U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.
A. Mitchell PalmerUnited States Department of JusticePalmer raids
- 1865 — Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.
- 1860 — French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (pictured) announced the putative discovery of the planet Vulcan at a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.
Urbain Le VerrierVulcan (hypothetical planet)French Academy of Sciences
- 1777 — American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
American Revolutionary WarGeorge WashingtonBattle of the Assunpink Creek
- 1680 — Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram of Java and his courtiers stabbed Trunajaya to death a week after the rebel leader surrendered to VOC forces.
- 533 — Mercurius, a Roman priest, was elected Pope John II; he was likely the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.
Births
- 2006 — Claudio Echeverri, Argentine footballer
- 2003 — CJ Egan-Riley, English footballer
- 2003 — Elye Wahi, French footballer
- 2001 — Cole Caufield, American ice hockey player
- 2001 — Luiz Henrique, Brazilian footballer
- 2000 — Spencer Arrighetti, American baseball player
- 1999 — Georgios Kalaitzakis, Greek basketball player
- 1999 — Fernando Tatís Jr., Dominican baseball player
- 1999 — Aaron Wiggins, American professional basketball player
- 1998 — Tfue, American online streamer
- 1998 — Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer
- 1997 — Arshad Nadeem, Pakistani javelin thrower
Deaths
- 2025 — Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (born 1921)
- 2025 — Francesc Antich, Spanish politician (born 1958)
- 2019 — Daryl Dragon, American musician (born 1942)
- 2019 — Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian (born 1942)
- 2019 — Julia Grant, British transgender activist (born 1954)
- 2019 — Gene Okerlund, American wrestling announcer (born 1942)
- 2018 — Guida Maria, Portuguese actress (born 1950)
- 2018 — Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1927)
Thomas S. MonsonThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 2017 — Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (born 1933)
- 2017 — John Berger, English art critic, novelist and painter (born 1926)
- 2016 — Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1924)
- 2016 — Frances Cress Welsing, American psychiatrist and author (born 1935)
Observances & holidays
- Ancestry Day (Haiti)
- Berchtold's Day (Switzerland)
- Christian feast day: Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: John the Good
- Christian feast day: Macarius of Alexandria
- Christian feast day: Blessed Marie Anne Blondin
- Christian feast day: Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Theodore of Marseille
- Christian feast day: Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- The Day after New Year's Day (New Zealand)
- Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa)
- The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)
- The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
- Bank holiday (Scotland)
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