January 24 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Birth of Sayyidina `Ali ibn Husayn (ر) major
• Islamic: Urs of Imam Shamil al-Daghestani (ق) major

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2011 — At least 35 die and 180 are injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. ↗
• 2009 — Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies. ↗
• 2003 — The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. ↗
• 1990 — Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the... ↗
• 1984 — Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1997 — Samantha Yeo, Singaporean swimmer
• 1993 — Albert Vete, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 — Becky Downie, English gymnast
• 1991 — Li Xuerui, Chinese badminton player
• 1990 — Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist