January

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by PrinceDarkness_74

by PrinceDarkness_74

January 1: The Australian bushfires of 2019, or "Black Summer", that have killed as many as 500 million animals so far continues into the new year as the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) are deployed to New South Wales to assist mass evacuation efforts

January 2: The government of New South Wales, Australia, declares a state of emergency whilst the government of Victoria, Australia declares a state of disaster in response to the bushfires.

January 3: 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis: A U.S. drone strike at Baghdad International Airport kills Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

January 5: Second Libyan Civil War: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that Turkish troops will be deployed to Libya on behalf of the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord.

January 7: 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis: 56 people are reported killed and over 200 injured in a crush at the funeral of general Qasem Soleimani in the city of Kerman, Iran.

January 8: 2019 - 20 Persian Gulf crisis: Iran launches ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases hosting American soldiers, injuring multiple personnel.

January 8: 2019–20 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.

January 9: A rare, circumbinary planet called TOI 1338-b is discovered.

January 9: Boko Haram militants assault a Nigerien military base at Chinagodrar, killing at least 89 Nigerien soldiers.

January 10: The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said, dies aged 79. Haitham bin Tariq is sworn in as his successor.

January 12: Taal Volcano in Luzon erupts, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people.

January 16: The impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, begins in the U.S. Senate. He was acquitted on February 5.

January 18: Yemeni Civil War: 111 Yemeni soldiers and 5 civilians are killed in a drone and missile attack on a military camp near Ma'rib

January 29: U.S. president Donald Trump signs the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, a North American trade agreement set to replace NAFTA.

January 30: COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the outbreak of the disease as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the sixth time that this measure has been invoked since 2009.

January 31: The United Kingdom and Gibraltar formally withdraw from the European Union, beginning an 11-month transition period.