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January 9, 2021

On January 9, 2021, sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board. The year's #1 song was "Levitating" by Dua Lipa. Princess Lilibet of Sussex, Princess Lilibet of Sussex, Princess Lilibet of Sussex would arrive in the same year.

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2021 (MMXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2021st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 21st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade.

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On January 9, 2021

  1. 2021 Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board.

    2021 aviation accident in the Java Sea

    Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, Indonesia. Five minutes after departing from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport on 9 January 2021, the Boeing 737-500 experienced an upset condition and crashed into the Java Sea off the Thousand Islands just 4 minutes after takeoff, killing all 62 people on board. A search of the area recovered wreckage, human remains, and items of clothing.

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Died on January 9, 2021

John Reilly American actor (1934–2021)

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