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Northwestern Air Flight 738 crashes after takeoff from Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada,…

Northwestern Air Flight 738 crashes after takeoff from Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada, killing six people.

On 23 January 2024, Northwestern Air Flight 738, a British Aerospace Jetstream, was chartered by the Rio Tinto Group to carry mine workers from Fort Smith to the Diavik Diamond Mine, located around 300 km (190 mi) northeast of Yellowknife. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, 1,200 m (3,900 ft) from the runway near Fort Smith Airport, killing six of the seven passengers and crew. The only survivor was taken to the Fort Smith Health Centre and was later airlifted to the Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife for further treatment.

World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal, the evacuation of areas along the…

World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal, the evacuation of areas along the eastern Baltic coast.

Birth of Cécile Ousset

Born: Cécile Ousset, French pianist.

Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims himself the Hongwu Emperor, beginning the Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims himself the Hongwu Emperor, beginning the Ming dynasty.

In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King…

In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in favour of Henry that later leads to the Second Barons' War.

Henry III, also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.

Death of Isabella

Died: Isabella, Queen of Armenia.

Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao.

Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao.

A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long gun. Crossbows shoot arrow-like projectiles called bolts or quarrels. A person who uses a crossbow is called a crossbowman, an arbalister or an arbalist.

Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor.

Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor.

The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC. The title of imperator, originally a military honorific, was usually used alongside caesar, originally a cognomen. When a given Roman is described as becoming emperor in English, it generally reflects his accession as augustus, and later as basileus. Early emperors also used the title princeps alongside other Republican titles, notably consul and pontifex maximus.