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January 17, 2023
On January 17, 2023, an avalanche strikes Nyingchi, Tibet, killing 28 people. The year's #1 song was "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen.
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Featured · January 17, 2023
An avalanche strikes Nyingchi, Tibet, killing 28 people.
An avalanche struck a road in Nyingchi at around 7:50 PM China Standard Time on 17 January 2023. Twenty-eight people were killed and 53 others were rescued, five of whom were seriously injured.
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The year in brief
2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.
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On January 17, 2023
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2023 An avalanche strikes Nyingchi, Tibet, killing 28 people. Avalanche in Nyingchi, China
An avalanche struck a road in Nyingchi at around 7:50 PM China Standard Time on 17 January 2023. Twenty-eight people were killed and 53 others were rescued, five of whom were seriously injured.
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Died on January 17, 2023
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Other moments from 2023
- April 10 A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.
- April 11 During the Pazigyi massacre, an airstrike conducted by the Myanmar Air Force kills at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi, Sagaing Region.
- April 13 The house of Jack Teixeira is raided in an investigation into leaked Pentagon documents; he is arrested on the same day.
- April 14 The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.
- April 20 SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time. It explodes four minutes into flight.
- April 4 Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.
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