1994

Birth of Glenn Robinson III

Glenn Robinson III, American basketball player

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Glenn Robinson III

1995

Birth of Ryan Destiny

Ryan Destiny, American actress and singer

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Ryan Destiny

1998

Birth of Tony Bradley (basketball)

Tony Bradley, American basketball player

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Tony Bradley (basketball)

1998

Birth of Jhoan Durán

Jhoan Durán, Dominican baseball player

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Jhoan Durán

1999

Birth of Ignas Brazdeikis

Ignas "Iggy" Brazdeikis is a Lithuanian-Canadian professional basketball player for Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. As a freshman, he was a 2019 Second team All-Big Ten selection, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a Big Ten All-Freshman honoree. Brazdeikis was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, and was then traded to the New York Knicks. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic as well as NBA G League Westchester Knicks and Lakeland Magic.

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Ignas Brazdeikis

1999

Birth of Damiano David

Damiano David is an Italian singer. He is the frontman of the rock band Måneskin, which won the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and subsequently the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 representing Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni". In 2024, David started his solo musical career with the singles "Silverlines" and "Born with a Broken Heart", which preceded his debut studio album Funny Little Fears (2025). He embarked on his first solo concert tour in 2025.

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Damiano David

2000

Birth of Noah Cyrus

Noah Lindsey Cyrus is an American singer and actress. As a child actress, she voiced the titular character in the English dub of the film Ponyo (2008), and appeared in minor roles on shows including Hannah Montana and Doc. In 2016, she made her debut as a singer with the single "Make Me (Cry)" featuring Labrinth, which peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Cyrus has released three extended plays: Good Cry (2018), The End of Everything (2020), People Don't Change (2021). Her first full-length album, The Hardest Part, was released on September 16, 2022, to widespread critical acclaim. Her second studio album, I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me, was released on July 11, 2025. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Cyrus is the youngest child of Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus and the younger sister of Miley Cyrus.

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Noah Cyrus

2001

Birth of Zach Charbonnet

Zachariah Charbonnet is an American professional football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and UCLA Bruins. He was a two-time All-Pac-12 Conference selection with the Bruins, earning first-time All-American honors as a senior in 2022. Charbonnet was selected by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.

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Zach Charbonnet

2003

Turkish Airlines Flight 634

Turkish Airlines Flight 634 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Diyarbakır Airport in southeastern Turkey. On 8 January 2003 at 20:19 EET, the aircraft operating the flight, a British Aerospace Avro RJ100, struck the ground on final approach approximately 900 metres (3,000 ft) short of the runway threshold during inclement weather conditions. In the following collision with a slope, a post-crash fire broke out, killing 75 of the 80 occupants, including the entire crew. This is the deadliest aviation accident to involve the BAe 146.

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Turkish Airlines Flight 634

2003

Air Midwest Flight 5481

Air Midwest Flight 5481 was a Beechcraft 1900D which crashed upon takeoff while on a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina. On the morning of January 8, 2003, the Beechcraft stalled while departing the airport and crashed into an aircraft hangar, killing all 21 passengers and crew aboard and injuring one person on the ground.

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Air Midwest Flight 5481

2004

Queen Mary 2

RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a British ocean liner which is the flagship of the Cunard Line since April 2004 and, as of 2026, remains the only ship built for service as an ocean liner still in active service. Queen Mary 2 sails regular transatlantic crossings between Southampton and New York City, in addition to short cruises and an annual world voyage.

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Queen Mary 2

2005

USS San Francisco (SSN-711)

USS San Francisco (SSN-711) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine, the third ship or boat of the United States Navy to be named for San Francisco, California.

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USS San Francisco (SSN-711)

2009

2009 Cinchona earthquake

The 2009 Cinchona earthquake occurred at 1:21:35 pm local time on January 8 with an Mwc magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX ( Violent). The shock took place in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of San José and was felt throughout Costa Rica and in southern central Nicaragua.

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2009 Cinchona earthquake

2010

Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda

The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda is a guerrilla and political movement fighting for the independence of the Angolan Territory of Cabinda. Formerly under Portuguese administration, with the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975, the territory became an exclave province of the newly independent Angola. The FLEC fights the Cabinda War in the region occupied by the former kingdoms of Kakongo, Loango, and N'Goyo.

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Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda

2011

Gabby Giffords

Gabrielle Dee Giffords is an American retired politician and gun violence prevention advocate. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arizona's 8th congressional district from January 2007 until January 2012, when she resigned due to a severe brain injury suffered during an assassination attempt. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress.

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Gabby Giffords