Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 39 events. Showing 31 - 39.
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- The Gale of January 1976 begins, which results in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, resulting in at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.
- One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the “Yorkshire Ripper”, is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
- Leaders of armed opposition declare the President Zviad Gamsakhurdia deposed during a military coup in Georgia.
- Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35-100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
- A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported.
- Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
- An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition.
- January 2011 Baghdad shootings take place.
- Barack Obama signs the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
