Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals. Date: January 29, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea. Date: January 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This…

The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing. Date: January 29, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: January 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this…

Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama. Date: January 29, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅…

SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people. Date: January 29, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)

Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic. Date: January 29, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, killing six people and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting. Date: January 29, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city. Date: January 29, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)

A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people. Date: January 29, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)