Summary of the Day ✨ 28 January (28/01)
On this day, tragedy struck multiple locations as a Learjet crash in India killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and five others, while a mine collapse in the DR claimed at least 400 lives and Storm Kristin caused €6 billion in damage across Portugal and Spain. Additionally, protests erupted in the United States following the police killing of Tyre Nichols, and a nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant resulted in six deaths and multiple injuries.
Historical Events 📜
- 2026: A Learjet 45 crashes on approach to Baramati Airport in Maharashtra, killing all six occupants including the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar.
- 2026: The Rubaya mine collapse at Rubaya mines in DR Congo causes at least 400 deaths and injured several others.
- 2026: 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.
- 2023: Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.
- 2021: A nitrogen leak at a poultry food processing facility in Gainesville, Georgia kills six and injures at least ten.
- 2006: The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.
- 2002: TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia, killing 94.
- 1988: In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
- 1986: Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.
- 1985: Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
- 1984: Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.
- 1982: US Army General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.
- 1981: Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.
- 1980: USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
- 1977: The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, which dumps 3 metres (10 ft) of snow in one day in Upstate New York. Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected.
Famous Births 👶
- 2004: Emoni Bates, American basketball player
- 2004: Liam Öhgren, Swedish ice hockey player
- 2003: Whitney Peak, Ugandan-Canadian actress
- 2002: Tabyana Ali, American actress and author
- 2002: Yoo Seon-ho, South Korean actor
- 2000: Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
- 2000: Dušan Vlahović, Serbian footballer
- 1998: Payton Pritchard, American basketball player
- 1998: Ariel Winter, American actress
- 1995: Mimi-Isabella Cesar, British rhythmic gymnast
- 1994: Joel Bolomboy, Russian-American basketball player
- 1994: Lin Zhu, Chinese tennis player
- 1994: Maluma, Colombian singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor
- 1993: Will Poulter, English actor
- 1993: Alan Williams, American basketball player
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2026: Ajit Pawar, Indian politician, former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1959)
- 2021: Cicely Tyson, American actress (born 1924)
- 2019: Pepe Smith, Filipino rock musician (born 1947)
- 2017: Alexander Chancellor, British journalist (born 1940)
- 2017: Geoff Nicholls, British musician (born 1948)
- 2016: Signe Toly Anderson, American singer (born 1941)
- 2016: Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
- 2016: Franklin Gene Bissell, American football player and coach (born 1926)
- 2016: Buddy Cianci, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Providence (born 1941)
- 2016: Bob Tizard, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1924)
- 2015: Suraj Abdurrahman, Nigerian general, architect, and engineer (born 1954)
- 2015: Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1930)
- 2015: Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic (born 1924)
- 2014: John Cacavas, American composer and conductor (born 1930)
- 2014: Harry Gamble, American football player, coach, and manager (born 1930)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Joseph Freinademetz - Christian feast day:
Julian of Cuenca - Christian feast day:
Thomas Aquinas - Christian feast day:
January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Army Day (Armenia)
- Data Privacy Day