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On this day January 29 - February 4, 2023 (week 05)
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