Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations. Date: January 25, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day…
A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258. Date: January 25, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women. Date: January 25, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Na'ameh, Lebanon, killing 90. Date: January 25, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes. Date: January 25, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Date: January 25, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Date: January 25, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2015…
An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit. Date: January 25, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day…
A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people. Date: January 25, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop. Date: January 24, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)