Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.
- The 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
- Second Gulf of Sidra incident: a pair of Libyan MiG-23 “Floggers” are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
- In Pakistan’s deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.
- Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages.
- A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
- Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
- Two trains on the Røros Line collide in Åsta, Norway, resulting in an explosive fire and 19 deaths.
- Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
- Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
- The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
- Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is officially opened.
- A gunman kills eight people in a house-to-house rampage in Kawit, the Philippines.
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