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Events in January 2019 10
2019Australian Open 2019Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Naomi Osaka
2019Surpasses Michael Jordan on all-time scoring listLeBron passes Michael Jordan's career tally of 32,292 points, moving into fourth place on the all-time scoring list.
20192019: Lewis HamiltonMercedesHamilton won his sixth title, moving within one of Schumacher's all-time record of seven.
2019Australian bushfires18 million hectares burnThe Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 burned over 18 million hectares across Australia, destroying thousands of homes and killing an estimated 3 billion animals.
2019Czech Citizenship RestoredHad his Czech citizenship restored after 40 years, in a symbolic gesture by the Czech government recognising his significance to Czech culture.
2019 – 2022Judge JerryHosted the courtroom show Judge Jerry, his final regular television role before retiring from broadcasting in 2022.
2019 – 2020Supermodel ReunionsReunited with fellow supermodels for retrospectives celebrating the era they defined, including features marking the 30th anniversary of the iconic 1990 British Vogue cover.
2019Chang'e 4 lands on the far side of the MoonChina achieves first-ever landing on the lunar far sideChina's Chang'e 4 spacecraft became the first probe in history to make a soft landing on the far side of the Moon, in the South Pole-Aitken basin. It deployed the Yutu-2 rover to study the previously unexplored terrain. The mission relied on a relay satellite to communicate with Earth.
2019Saudi Aramco IPOWorld's largest IPO everSaudi Aramco raised $25.6 billion in its IPO in December 2019, the largest IPO in history, valuing the oil company at $1.7 trillion — briefly making it the world's most valuable company.
2019Venezuela political crisis deepensGuaido declares himself interim presidentOpposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president of Venezuela, arguing that Nicolas Maduro's re-election had been illegitimate. The United States and dozens of other countries recognized Guaido, while Russia and China backed Maduro, deepening an international standoff. Maduro retained control of the military and state institutions.