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27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. [1]532 – The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I.
Disasters and accidents A sinkhole swallows a bus and several pedestrians on a busy street in Xining, China, killing six people and leaving 16 others injured. According to state media, the sinkhole stretches nearly 10m (32 feet) in diameter. (BBC News) International relations Libyan peace process Representatives of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) and General Khalifa Haftar's rival ...
Canute Lavard (Knut Levard in Swedish) was a Danish duke who was assassinated by his cousin and rival Magnus Nilsson on 7 January 1131 so that Nilsson could usurp the Danish throne. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In the aftermath of his death there was a civil war, which led to Knut being later declared a saint , and 7 January became Knut's Day, a name day .
Syria missile strikes (January 2021) Israel carries out a wave of airstrikes on Syria 's eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate , near its border with Iraq . The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that 57 people have been killed and 28 others injured in at least 18 Israeli airstrikes, saying that several Iranian arms depots were hit.
What sporting events are happening on Boxing Day this year? Unlike in the U.S., where Americans can expect an NBA game on Christmas, Boxing Day is where U.K. competition goes down.
Business and economy Ten Mile Junction LRT station along the Bukit Panjang LRT line has been permanently closed which led to the cessation of Bukit Panjang LRT Service C which ran from this station and looping at Bukit Panjang town via Senja. This was the first ever operational MRT or LRT station to be permanently closed in Singapore's history of MRT and LRT. (Straits Times) Disasters and ...
January 26 / January 13. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). January 13. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 7. January 13. Latin ...
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