January 2024 is the first month of the current leap year. The month, which began on a Monday, will end on a Wednesday after 31 days. It is the current month.
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Ongoing events
Disasters
- Ecuadorian security crisis
- Gaza humanitarian crisis
- Haitian crisis
- Iceland volcanic eruptions
- United States opioid epidemic
Economics
- Argentine monetary crisis
- Pakistani economic crisis
- South African energy crisis
- Sri Lankan economic crisis
- Turkish economic crisis
- United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
Politics
- Guyana–Venezuela border dispute
- Peruvian political crisis
- South China Sea territorial disputes
- Texas border and immigration enforcement efforts
- United States presidential impeachment inquiry
Protests and strikes
- German anti-extremist protests
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes
Weather
Recent
- 13: Taiwan, President, Legislative Yuan
- 14: Comoros, President
- 21: Liechtenstein, Referendums
- 25: Nepal, National Assembly (indirect)
- 26: Tuvalu, Parliament
Upcoming
Trials
Recently concluded
- United States:0Jonathan Majors
- Vatican City:0Giovanni Angelo Becciu
Ongoing
- Hong Kong:0Jimmy Lai
- Israel:0Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kosovo:0Specialist Chambers
- Sudan:0Omar al-Bashir
- ICC:0Ali Kushayb • Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz
- American football
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Rugby union
- Other sports seasons
Recent deaths
January
- 24: Carl Andre
- 24: Jesse Jane
- 23: Frank Farian
- 23: Charles Osgood
- 23: Melanie Safka
- 22: Dexter King
- 22: Arno Allan Penzias
- 22: Gigi Riva
- 21: Roger Rogerson
- 20: Norman Jewison
- 19: Jack Burke Jr.
- 19: Ewa Podleś
- 19: Marlena Shaw
- 19: Mary Weiss
- 18: Luis Vasquez
- 17: Shawnacy Barber
- 17: Tony Lloyd
- 17: Dejan Milojević
- 16: Peter Schickele
- 15: Shih Ming-teh
- 14: Norm Snead
- 13: Joyce Randolph
- 13: Tom Shales
- 12: Bill Hayes
- 11: Ed Broadbent
- 11: Annie Nightingale
- 10: Bud Harrelson
- 09: Edward Jay Epstein
- 08: Adan Canto
- 08: J. P. R. Williams
- 07: Joan Acocella
- 07: Franz Beckenbauer
- 06: Roy Calne
- 05: Joseph Lelyveld
- 05: Brian McConnachie
- 05: Mário Zagallo
- 04: Glynis Johns
- 04: David Soul
- 03: Derek Draper
- 02: Alexis Smith
- 02: Saleh al-Arouri
- 02: Sartaj Aziz
- 01: Camila Batmanghelidjh
- 01: Lynja
- 01: Peter Magubane
- 01: Basdeo Panday
- 01: Frank Ryan
- 01: Sidney M. Wolfe
December
- 31: Shecky Greene
- 31: Eddie Bernice Johnson
- 31: Cale Yarborough
- 31: Melissa Hoskins
- 30: Cindy Morgan
- 30: John Pilger
- 30: Tom Wilkinson
- 29: Gustavo Cisneros
- 29: Gil de Ferran
- 29: Les McCann
- 29: Michael Hardie Boys
- 28: Herman Raucher
- 28: Donald Wildmon
- 28: Vijayakanth
Global
Africa
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Burkina Faso • Niger • Mali
- Sudan
Americas
- Colombia
- Mexico
Asia−Pacific
- India
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
Europe
Middle East
- Turkey
2024 events and developments by topic
Arts
Animation (Anime) · Architecture · Comics · Film (Horror, Science fiction) · Literature (Poetry) · Music (Classical, Country, Hip hop, Jazz, Latin, Metal, Rock, UK, US, Korea) · Radio · Television (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, Scotland, US) · Video games
Politics and government
Elections · International leaders · Sovereign states · Sovereign state leaders · Territorial governors
Science and technology
Archaeology · Biotechnology · Computing · Palaeontology · Quantum computing and communication · Senescence research · Space/Astronomy · Spaceflight · Sustainable energy research
Environment
Climate change · Weather (Heat waves · Tornadoes · Wildfires)
Transportation
Aviation · Rail transport · Transportation technology
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments · Disestablishments
Works and introductions categories
Works · Introductions · Works entering the public domain