Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. Date: January 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda. Date: January 25, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Avianca Flight 052 crashes in Cove Neck, New York, killing 73. Date: January 25, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded. Date: January 25, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched. Date: January 25, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile. Date: January 25, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States. Date: January 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others. Date: January 25, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country. Date: January 25, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000. Date: January 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)