January 29 in history
Events on January 29
Notable events that happened on January 29 in past years.
- 2025
American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
Wikipedia article: American Eagle (airline brand) - 2020
A plinth breaks between Coral Edge Station and Riviera Station in Singapore, Coral Edge closes one platform.
Wikipedia article: Pedestal - 2014
Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
Wikipedia article: Rojava Revolution - 2008
An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
Wikipedia article: Religion in Egypt - 2001
Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
Wikipedia article: Indonesia - 1989
Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so.
Wikipedia article: Cold War - 1973
EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people.
Wikipedia article: EgyptAir Flight 741 - 1944
World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units.
Wikipedia article: Kaniūkai - 1940
Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.
Wikipedia article: Sakurajima Line - 1918
Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kyiv, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
Wikipedia article: Ukrainian–Soviet War - 1907
Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
Wikipedia article: Charles Curtis - 1863
The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
Wikipedia article: Bear River Massacre - 1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
Wikipedia article: Henry Clay - 1819
Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
- 904
Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
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