Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by U.S. representative Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, killing six people and injuring twelve others.
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Supporters of former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian Congress.
Twenty-three people are killed in what is described as a police ″massacre″ in La Vega, Caracas, Venezuela.
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashes immediately after takeoff at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport; all 176 on board are killed. The plane was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile.
Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico.
West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near the Swedish reservoir of Akkajaure; both pilots, the only people on board, are killed.
“Knowledge itself is power.”
Zach Charbonnet
2001
American football player (born 2001)
Noah Cyrus
2000
American singer and actress (born 2000)
Ignas Brazdeikis
1999
Lithuanian-Canadian basketball player (born 1999)
Damiano David
1999
Italian singer and songwriter (born 1999)
Tony Bradley (basketball)
1998
American basketball player (born 1998)One highlighted entry is from 2011: Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by U.S. representative Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, killing six people and injuring twelve others.
People listed for January 8 include Zach Charbonnet (2001), Noah Cyrus (2000), and Ignas Brazdeikis (1999).
Observances listed for January 8 include Christian feast day: Abo of Tiflis, Christian feast day: Apollinaris Claudius, and Christian feast day: Blessed Eurosia Fabris.
