World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USSΒ ChicagoΒ (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers. Date: January 29, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid. Date: January 29, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day KaniΕ«kai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units. Date: January 29, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)
The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden. Date: January 29, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today)
The last of its many UFO sightings is made at PudasjΓ€rvi, Finland. Date: January 29, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today)
EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people. Date: January 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today)
Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours. Date: January 29, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on…
Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so. Date: January 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today)
Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Date: January 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today)
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing. Date: January 29, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today)