Tukuk-OS📅 January 21
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 21? 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
- 2025 — A fire at a hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey's Bolu Province results in 78 people killed.
- 2023 — A shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, left 11 people dead and injured nine others.
- 2017 — Millions of people participated in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and around the world to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues.
- 2011 — Demonstrations against alleged corruption in the Albanian government led to the killings of four protesters in Tirana by the Republican Guard.
2011 Albanian opposition demonstrationsTiranaRepublican Guard (Albania)
- 1997 — The U.S. House of Representatives voted 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
United States House of RepresentativesNewt GingrichProfessional ethics
- 1981 — The DeLorean Motor Company completed the first production car of the DMC DeLorean at its factory in Northern Ireland.
- 1976 — Concorde, an Anglo-French supersonic airliner, began scheduled commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.
- 1972 — Tripura, formerly part of the independent Twipra Kingdom, became a state of India.
- 1968 — A B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear weapons crashed onto sea ice near Thule Air Base, Greenland, causing localized radioactive contamination.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crashSea ice
- 1968 — Vietnam War: The People's Army of Vietnam attacked Khe Sanh Combat Base, a U.S. Marines outpost in Quảng Trị province, South Vietnam, starting the Battle of Khe Sanh.
- 1951 — Mount Lamington, a volcano in Papua New Guinea, erupted (pictured) and killed more than 2,900 people.
- 1931 — Isaac Isaacs (pictured) became the first Australian-born governor-general of Australia.
- 1919 — The First Dáil convened at the Mansion House in Dublin and adopted a declaration of independence calling for the establishment of the Irish Republic.
First DáilMansion House, DublinIrish Declaration of Independence
- 1793 — French Revolution: After being found guilty of high treason by the National Convention, Louis XVI was guillotined in Paris.
- 1757 — French and Indian War: French regulars, Canadien militia and Indigenous forces ambushed Rogers' Rangers forces in the Battle on Snowshoes.
- 1326 — King Edward II of England issued a royal charter confirming Adam de Brome's foundation of Oriel College, Oxford.
- 763 — The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid revolt when a rebel leader was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in present-day Iraq.
Births
- 2007 — Luke Littler, English darts player
- 2005 — IShowSpeed, American YouTuber and online streamer
- 2004 — Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
- 2003 — Hannibal Mejbri, Tunisian footballer
- 2002 — Moussa Diabaté, French basketball player
- 2002 — Corey Kiner, American football player
- 2001 — Baek Jong-bum, South Korean footballer
- 1999 — Rubina Ali, Indian actress
- 1999 — Fūju Kamio, Japanese actor
- 1999 — Alisha Lehmann, Swiss footballer
- 1998 — Pervis Estupiñán, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1997 — Mamadi Diakite, Guinean basketball player
Deaths
- 2026 — Virginia Oliver (born 1920), American lobster fisherwoman
- 2025 — Mauricio Funes, Salvadoran politician, 79th President of El Salvador (born 1959)
- 2025 — Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (born 1937)
- 2022 — Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (born 1953)
- 2022 — Leonor Oyarzún, Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile (born 1919)
- 2020 — Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1942)
- 2020 — Morgan Wootten, American high school basketball coach (born 1931)
- 2019 — Kaye Ballard, American actress (born 1925)
- 2019 — Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orléans (born 1933)
- 2019 — Emiliano Sala, Argentine footballer (born 1990)
- 2019 — Harris Wofford, American politician, author and civil rights activist (born 1926)
- 2016 — Bill Johnson, American skier (born 1960)
Observances & holidays
- Babinden (Bulgaria, Serbia)
- Christian feast day: Agnes
- Christian feast day: Demiana (Coptic Church)
- Christian feast day: Fructuosus
- Christian feast day: John Yi Yun-il (one of The Korean Martyrs)
- Christian feast day: Meinrad of Einsiedeln
- Christian feast day: January 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Errol Barrow Day (Barbados)
- Flag Day (Quebec)
- Grandmother's Day (Poland)
- Lady of Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)
- Lincoln Alexander Day (Canada)
- National Hugging Day (United States)
- Squirrel Appreciation Day
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