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Celebration Of Life Day January 22 | ||
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National Blonde Brownie Day January 22 | ||
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National Polka Dot Day January 22 | ||
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National Sanctity Of Human Life Day January 22 | ||
Also on January 22
✡️ Religious Observances
- Islamic: Birth of Sayyidina Husayn ibn `Ali (ر) major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2015 — An explosion near a civilian trolley-bus in Donetsk kills at least thirteen people. ↗
- 2007 — At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq. ↗
- 2006 — Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president. ↗
- 2002 — Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ↗
- 1999 — Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1996 — Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1993 — Alex Marques, Portuguese footballer (d. 2013)
- 1993 — Rio Haryanto, Indonesian race car driver
- 1991 — Marcus Canty, American singer and dancer
- 1991 — Stefan Kolb, German footballer