Hisdates•ComPage 10: Historical Events In January - 08
Monday, 20 January 2025
1998 On this day in history national Defence deploys 4,000 soldiers to help Hydro-Quebec with the worst ice storm damage; 1.3 million households will lose power in Eastern Ontario and Quebec. 
1998 On this day in history roseanne files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas
1998 On this day in history unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski asks to act as his own lawyer
1998 World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life on January - 08.
1999 RailAmerica Inc. takes over the operation of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway from CP. The new company, known as E&N Railway Company (1998) Ltd, purchased the line between Port Alberni and Nanaimo and leased the section from Victoria to Nanaimo on this day in history.
2006 A powerful, magnitude 6.9 earthquake centered off the coast of the Greek island of Kythera shakes much of Greece and is felt throughout the eastern Mediterranean basin on January - 08.
2007 On January - 08 russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine are cut as the Russia-Belarus energy dispute escalates; restored 3 days later.
2009 On January - 08 a 6.2 magnitude earquake hit Coa Rica´s region of Volcan Poás, wi an epicenter near Cinchona. It was caused by Varablanca-Angel fault.
2010 On this day in history the Togo national football team is involved in an attack in Angola, and as a result withdraws from the Africa Cup of Nations.
2011 On this day in history attempted assassination of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and subsequent shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona at a Safeway grocery store kills 6 and wounds 13, including Giffords
2013 130 wildfires across Australia’s east coast force thousands to evacuate their homes on this day in history.
2014 On this day in history 40th People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Sandra Bullock win (Movie Star) and Josh Charles & Stana Katić win (Dramatic TV)
2017 74th Golden Globes: "Moonlight", Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert win on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history uS record year for cost of natural disasters announced - $306 billion in 2017
2018 On this day in history self-declared republic of Somaliland passes its first ever law against rape
2018 College Football National Championship, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta: #4 Alabama beats #3 Georgia, 26-23 on January - 08.
2020 US singer Justin Bieber reveals he has Lyme disease, an infectious disease spread by ticks on January - 08.
2020 Persian Gulf crisis: Iran launches ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases hosting American soldiers, injuring multiple personnel on January - 08.
2020 Persian Gulf crisis: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 is mistakenly shot down by Iran's armed forces shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, killing all 176 people on board on this day in history.
2021 Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declares a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding areas after COVID-19 cases surge to their highest level on January - 08.
2021 US Speaker Nancy Pelosi demands President Donald Trump 's resignation or he will face impeachment, while also calling for vice-president Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him on January - 08.
2023 On this day in history supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attack Brazilian government buildings including the High Court and Presidential Palace, with over 1500 later arrested [1]
2023 The Beninese parliamentary election is held, with the Progressive Union for Renewal party winning a plurality of seats on this day in history.
2023 On this day in history following the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of Lula da Silva as President of Brazil, supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court and the Presidential Palace of Planalto.
2024 Pope Francis says surrogate motherhood should be banned calling it "despicable" for commercializing pregnancy [1] on this day in history.
2024 On January - 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.
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