Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 2024
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Jan 01 A 7.5 Mww earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan (Noto Peninsula), killing at least 462 people and injuring 1,344 others.A further five are killed the next day when a Coast Guard aircraft carrying humanitarian aid collides with a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 aircraft, destroying both aircraft. All 379 people aboard the passenger jet are evacuated safely in the year 2024. 
Jan 01 Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates become BRICS members in the year 2024.
Jan 01 Ethiopia announces an agreement with Somaliland to use the port of Berbera. Ethiopia also says that it will eventually recognize Somaliland's independence, becoming the first country to do so in the year 2024.
Jan 01 The Republic of Artsakh is formally dissolved as Nagorno-Karabakh was recaptured by Azerbaijan in the year 2024.
Jan 02 In the year 2024 marshallese general election: The Legislature of the Marshall Islands elects Hilda Heine as President for a second non-consecutive term during its first session following the general election.
Jan 03 In the year 2024 kerman bombings: An Islamic State double bombing kills 94 people during a memorial event commemorating the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran.The bombing was carried out using two briefcase bombs placed at the entrance that were detonated remotely.
Jan 04 In the year 2024 diplomatic row erupts between India and the Maldives after Indian PM Narendra Modi encourages Indians to travel to the Lakshadweep islands instead [1]
Jan 07 80th Golden Globes: Best Film "Oppenheimer" (drama), "Poor Things" (comedy/musical), Best TV Series "Succession", Best Director Christopher Nolan , Acting: Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone [1] in the year 2024.
Jan 07 Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins her fourth term in office amid controversial election marred by opposition boycotts with over 10,000 activists arrested [1] in the year 2024.
Jan 07 Bangladeshi general election: The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina, wins a fourth consecutive term amid protests by opposition parties and a large drop in voter turnout on this day in history.
Jan 08 conflict in Ecuador: Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of Los Choneros drug cartel leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar from prison. The military was deployed onto the streets and into prisons, while setting a national nighttime curfew in the year 2024.
Jan 08 Pope Francis says surrogate motherhood should be banned calling it "despicable" for commercializing pregnancy [1] on this day in history.
Jan 10 On this day in history former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie bows out of the US Presidential race
Jan 10 Kawhi Leonard signs a $153 million extension with the Los Angeles Clippers over the next three years on this day in history.
Jan 10 UK PM Rishi Sunak says he will overturn and compensate hundreds of postmasters prosecuted due to faulty Horizon IT system publicized in "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" [1] on this day in history.
Jan 11 On this day in history after 24 seasons and 6 Super Bowl titles, coach Bill Belichick and the NFL New England Patriots part ways; Patriots finished season in last place in AFC East at 4-13
Jan 11 On this day in history riots break out throughout Papua New Guinea after an alleged rounding error causes pay cuts in police officers and soldiers.
Jan 12 Operation Prosperity Guardian: A U.S.-led coalition launches airstrikes at Houthi militant locations in Yemen, marking a retaliation to the Houthis' attacks on ships in the Red Sea in the year 2024.
Jan 13 Taiwanese presidential election: Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party wins with 40% of the vote on this day in history.
Jan 14 Comorian presidential election: Amid an opposition boycott, incumbent president Azali Assoumani wins re-election with 62.9% of the vote and only 16.3% voter turnout in the year 2024.
Jan 14 Margrethe II formally abdicates as Queen of Denmark on the 52nd anniversary of her accession, with her eldest son Frederik succeeding her as King Frederik X on this day in history.
Jan 15 On this day in history donald Trump overwhelmingly wins the Iowa Republican Caucuses, first voting in US Presidential primaries, with Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley , second and third [1]
Jan 15 In the year 2024 english singer Elton John wins an Emmy Award for television special "Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium", giving him the final piece of his EGOT (winning all four of the major American art awards)
Jan 15 In the year 2024 following a brief political crisis in the aftermath of the elections, Bernardo Arévalo is inaugurated as the 52nd President of Guatemala.
Jan 15 Joel Embiid ties Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 's record with his 16th straight game with 30 or more points and 10-plus rebounds in a win over the Houston Rockets on this day in history.
Jan 16 Iran carries out a series of missile and drone strikes within Pakistan's Balochistan province, claiming that it had targeted the Iranian Baloch militant group Jaish ul-Adl in the year 2024.
Jan 17 UK royal palace announces Catherine, Princess of Wales is hospitalized for abdominal surgery and King Charles III is receiving prostate treatment [1] in the year 2024.
Jan 18 On this day in history israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects US calls to scale back war with Hamas or establish Palestinian state, vowing, in a televised address, nothing other than "absolute victory" [1]
Jan 18 Pakistan conducts retaliatory airstrikes on Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province on this day in history.
Jan 19 In the year 2024 actor Alec Baldwin indicted by a grand jury on involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2021 fatal shooting on a movie set [1]
Jan 19 Japan becomes the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, with its SLIM mission in the year 2024.
Jan 21 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pulls out of the 2024 US Presidential race in a post on X [1] in the year 2024.
Jan 24 On this day in history korochansky Ilyushin Il-76 crash: A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane carrying (according to Russia) 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, 6 crew members, and 3 guards crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, near the Ukrainian border, killing everyone on board.
Jan 26 In the year 2024 israel-Hamas war: The UN's International Court of Justice rules that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stops short of ordering an immediate halt to operations.
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