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On this day... January 28: Chinese New Year's Eve (2025) Charles VI after the Bal des Ardents 1393 – King Charles VI of France (pictured) was nearly killed when several other dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball in Paris. 1568 – Delegates of the Three Nations of Transylvania adopted the Edict of Torda, allowing local communities to elect their preachers freely, in an unprecedented act of religious tolerance. 1671 – Anglo-Spanish War: In pursuit of retreating Spanish troops, English soldiers sacked the city of Panama. 1916 – The province of Manitoba passed a law that first granted some Canadian women the right to vote. 1941 – About three hours after Thai bombers raided Sisophon, a ceasefire paused hostilities in the Franco-Thai War. Joan II of Navarre (b. 1312) Agnes Sampson (d. 1591) Colette (b. 1873) Cicely Tyson (d. 2021) More anniversaries: January 27 January 28 January 29

In the news Alexander Lukashenko In an ongoing offensive, the Rwandan-supported March 23 Movement captures Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Alexander Lukashenko (pictured) is re-elected as the president of Belarus, after banning opposition candidates. Micheál Martin becomes Taoiseach of Ireland as the leader of a coalition government. A fire at a ski resort hotel in Kartalkaya, Turkey, leaves at least 78 people dead and 51 others injured. A series of attacks by the National Liberation Army in the Catatumbo region of Colombia leaves more than 80 people dead. Ongoing: Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Gabriel Yacoub Håkon Bleken Lynn Ban Gloria Romero Tabish Mehdi André Soltner