01.02.1945 Maiden flight of Kawasaki Ki-100, basically a Ki-61 with a radial engineю. The ki-100 was one of the best Japanese Army Air Force fighters, and a dangerous foe for any allied fighter, but again was "too little, to late" to stave off Japan's defeat. Kawasaki Ki-100
01.02.2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard included first Israeli astronaut. NASA Space Shuttle
