2024 Haneda Airport runway collision
Two aircraft collide on a runway at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, killing 5 and injuring 18.
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Claudio Echeverri, Argentine footballer
January 2 is celebrated as National Science Fiction Day, honoring the birth of author Isaac Asimov.
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2022 Kazakh unrest
Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leading to 238 people...
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Twelve Days of Christmas
The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
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Blacks and Whites' Carnival
The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)
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January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah
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Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church)
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Seraphim of Sarov
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Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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Gregory of Nazianzus
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Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)
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Basil of Caesarea
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Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England)
