While landing at Haneda Airport, Japan Airlines Flight 516 collided with a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 which killed five people in total.
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Two aircraft collide on a runway at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, killing 5 and injuring 18.
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.
Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
“Knowledge itself is power.”
One highlighted entry is from 2024: While landing at Haneda Airport, Japan Airlines Flight 516 collided with a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 which killed five people in total.
People listed for January 2 include CJ Egan-Riley (2003), Elye Wahi (2003), and Cole Caufield (2001).
Observances listed for January 2 include The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia), Christian feast day: Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England), and Christian feast day: Blessed Marie Anne Blondin.
