Storm Kristin
Storm Kristin causes a catastrophic impact in Portugal and Spain with €6 billion in damage in the central region of Portugal, 15 deaths and 2,000...
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2026
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Liam Öhgren
Liam Öhgren, Swedish ice hockey player
On January 28, the Space Shuttle Challenger tragically broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of all seven...
"Dream big and dare to fail."
Norman Vaughan
2026 Rubaya mines collapses
The Rubaya mine collapse at Rubaya mines in DR Congo causes at least 400 deaths and injured several others.
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Norman Vaughan
"Dream big and dare to fail."
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January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
2026
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2026
Ajit Pawar
Ajit Pawar, Indian politician, former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1959)
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Storm Kristin
Storm Kristin causes a catastrophic impact in Portugal and Spain with €6 billion in damage in the central region of Portugal, 15 deaths and 2,000 injuries.
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2026
2026 Rubaya mines collapses
The Rubaya mine collapse at Rubaya mines in DR Congo causes at least 400 deaths and injured several others.
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2026
Learjet 45
A Learjet 45 crashes on approach to Baramati Airport in Maharashtra, killing all six occupants including the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar.
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Tyre Nichols protests
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2021 Georgia poultry plant accident
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