Unix Timestamp: 980208000
Tuesday, January 23. 2001, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Five Falun Gong members set themselves on fire in a protest in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. However, the incident has been widely disputed by Falun Gong, claiming the incident was staged by the Chinese government.

The Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident occurs.

January 25 – United Nations war crimes prosecutor Del Ponte demands that Serbia hand over Slobodan Milošević.