January 31
2000
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Crash
On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 tragically crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Anacapa Island, California. All 88 people on board perished, highlighting serious lapses in aircraft maintenance and prompting significant regulatory changes. Read more
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Jan 25
Mandher Devi Temple Stampede
A tragic event in 2005 where a massive pilgrimage gathering led to a deadly stampede at the hilltop Mandher Devi Temple in Maharashtra, India, claiming hundreds of lives.
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Jan 14
The Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz
A Polish ferry capsized in the Baltic Sea amid gale-force winds, resulting in a tragic loss of life and prompting significant changes in maritime safety regulations.
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Jan 1
Alleged Uttawar sterilisation scandal
In the mid‑2010s, local reporting and rights groups say a cluster of tubectomy procedures in Uttawar, a village in Uttar Pradesh, exposed practices that many residents described as coercive and medically unsafe. The episode—reported by local media, activists, and community members—sparked hospitalisations, administrative inquiries, and renewed questions about consent and camp‑style sterilisation drives in India. Public records and national reporting vary, and key details remain contested.
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