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Sri Lankan air force jets bombed the Tamil Tiger rebels' naval headquarters while the group's sea wing leaders were holding a meeting there.
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In western Thailand a bus packed with passengers heading to a funeral tumbled down a mountain, killing nine people and injuring 26 others.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and allies Nicaragua, Bolivia and Cuba, members of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), launched a regional development bank intended to strengthen their alliance and promote independence from US-backed lenders like the World Bank as Chavez hosted a summit with ALBA leaders.
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Viktor Schreckengost (b.1906), designer of numerous household products, died. He melded Bauhaus functionalism and American sensibility.
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According to the Int’l. Crisis Group, a Brussels-based lobby, the CAR has dropped below the level even of a failed state.
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In Indonesia a small cargo plane disappeared and apparently crashed during a short flight over Borneo island, and all three people aboard were feared dead.
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The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the denial of the Holocaust, with only Iran rejecting it as an attempt by the United States and Israel to exploit the atrocity for their political interests.
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- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Cameron Bright, Canadian actor
1990 –
Christopher Massey, American actor
1989 –
Emily Hughes, American figure skater
1988 –
Mia Rose, British-Portuguese singer
1987 –
Marlon Mario Brandao da Silveira, Brazilian footballer
1987 –
Vladimir Garin, Russian actor (d. 2003)
1986 –
Gerald Green, American basketball player
1986 –
Hero (singer) , South Korean singer TVXQ
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Matt Heafy, American musician (Trivium)
1986 –
Shantelle Taylor, Canadian professional wrestler
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January, 26
- Births
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2008,
Christian Brando, actor and son of Marlon Brando (b. 1958)
2007,
Hans J. Wegner, Danish furniture designer (b. 1914)
2007,
Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
2006,
Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani opposition leader and Pashtun nationalist (b. 1917)
2006,
Len Carlson, Canadian actor (b. 1937)
2006,
Carol Lambrino, son of Carol II of Romania and Zizi Lambrino (b. 1920)
2004,
Fred Haas, American golfer (b. 1916)
2003,
Valeriy Brumel, Soviet Olympic athlete (b. 1942)
2003,
Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton, English historian (b. 1917)
2003,
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, British politician (b. 1931)
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January, 26
- Deaths
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