حدث في مثل هذا اليوم - 29 كانون الثاني - 4 شباط - الأسبوع 5 infographic
Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries on each day for the week.
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حدث في مثل هذا اليوم - 29 كانون الثاني - 4 شباط - الأسبوع 5

January 29, 2023 - February 4, 2023 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features sports person Ashleigh Barty, the outbreak of Covid-19, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the space shuttle Columbia, the city of New York, the Soviet airline Dobrolyot and the Beijing Olympics.

January 29, 2022: Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian tennis player to win the Australian Open since 1978. She announced her shock retirement just two months later

January 30, 2020: The WHO declared China’s coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency following confirmation of human-to-human transmission in other countries

January 31, 1938: Beatrix, the future Queen of the Netherlands, was born to Crown Princess Juliana and her German-born husband, Prince Bernhard

February 1, 2003: All seven astronauts died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry to the atmosphere; debris had damaged the shuttle’s wing at launch

February 2, 1653: The city of New Amsterdam was incorporated. In 1664 the city was captured by British forces led by the Duke of York and renamed New York City

February 3, 1923: The Soviet airline Dobrolyot was founded, a date recognised as the beginning of civil aviation in the Soviet Union. It was renamed Aeroflot in 1932

February 4, 2022: Beijing became the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. U.S.-Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu (above) was among the stars of the Games

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PUBLISHED: 24/01/2023; DESIGN: Phil Bainbridge; PICTURE RESEARCH: Julie Mullins; EVENT SELECTION: Fiona Roberts and Susan Shepherd; PROOFING: Julie Mullins; TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION: Fiona Roberts;; STORY: Julie Mullins; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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