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Historical Event(s)
– The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until Sept. 18, 2009.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Ox in Chinese astrology.
– The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London – it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
– Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
– Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco’s forces.
– Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
– A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
– Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Lugou Bridge – Japanese forces invade Beijing, China.
– In the Spanish Civil War, the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
– The first issue of the children’s comic, The Dandy Comic, is published, one of the first to use speech balloons.
Who Were Born On ?
– King Harald V of Norway
– Yılmaz Güney, Turkish actor, film director (d. 1984)
– Bob Luman, American country singer (d. 1978)
– Antonios Kounadis, Greek discus thrower
– Alice Coltrane, American jazz musician (d. 2007)
– Peter Ueberroth, American sport executive
– Vince Naimoli, American former MLB team owner
– Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (d. 1969)
– Ridley Scott, British film director