On this day — January 24

Indonesia.

killing all 74 people on board.

France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.

the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.

killing 27 people.

Georgia, United States.

with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.

Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.