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The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, increases to 215 people, with 28 others still missing. (NHK) Ten people are killed and six others are missing after an accident at a coal mine in Pingdingshan , Henan , China .
In the United States, there are two major holidays celebrated in January: New Year’s Day (January 1, 2024) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15, 2024). Both of these are federal holidays ...
Pages in category "January events" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1Lib1Ref; B.
Pages in category "January observances" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
January 13 – February 13: Donald Trump is impeached for a second time following the events of January 6, but is acquitted again after his trial from February 9–13. January 20: Joe Biden is inaugurated as President of the United States.
The Japanese government announces that it will place Tokyo and 12 other prefectures under a quasi-state of emergency from January 21 to February 13 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, with the country reporting a record for the second consecutive day of 41,487 new cases of COVID-19.
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day.It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).
1969 – A major fire and series of explosions aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise killed 28 sailors, injured 314 others, and destroyed 15 aircraft. 1970 – The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria surrendered to the federal government less than three years after declaring independence, ending the ...