A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people. Date: January 1, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Date: January 1, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Eurasian Economic Union comes into effect, creating a political and economic union between Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Date: January 1, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
An attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, during New Year's celebrations, kills 39 people and injures 79 others. Date: January 1, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Croatia officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 20th Eurozone country, and becomes the 27th member of the Schengen Area. Date: January 1, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
Artsakh ceases to exist. Date: January 1, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
Disney's copyright protection on Steamboat Willie and the original Mickey Mouse expires as they enter the public domain. Date: January 1, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 7.5 Mww earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan, killing more than 500 people and injuring over 1,000 others. A majority of direct deaths were due to collapsed homes. Date: January 1, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This…
Fourteen people are killed and 57 others injured during a vehicle-ramming and shooting attack in New Orleans, Louisiana. Date: January 1, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906. Date: December 31, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)