Sikhio train disaster
Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.
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JJ Peterka
JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player
On January 14, 2005, the final episode of the popular television show 'Frasier' aired, concluding a 11-season run that garnered 37...
"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible."
Charles Kingsleigh
Abdication of Margrethe II
Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.
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Charles Kingsleigh
"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible."
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Uttarayana
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Uttarayan (Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan)
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Pongal (festival)
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
The first day of Pongal (Tamil Nadu)
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Makar Sankranti
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Makar Sankranti (India)
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Maghi
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)
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Maghe Sankranti
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Maghe Sankranti (Nepal)
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Magh Bihu
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Magh Bihu (Assam)
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Public holidays in Abkhazia
Old New Year, and its related observance:
Azhyrnykhua (Abkhazia)
