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Historical Event(s)
– First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s N.Y. World’s Fair opening day ceremonial address.
– World War II: following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.
– World War II: Canada declares war on Nazi Germany, joining the Allies – France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
– Taisto Mäki becomes the first man to run the 10,000 metres in under 30 minutes, in a time of 29:52.6
– After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile forces enter the city.
– Indian Muslims observe a “Day of Deliverance” to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with Britain.
– World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.
– Erzincan, Turkey is hit by an earthquake, killing 30,000.
Who Were Born On ?
– Nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager
– Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist
– Dal Maxvill, American baseball player
– Gordon O'Connor, Canadian politician
– Steve Dalkowski, baseball player
– David Hobbs, English racecar driver and commentator
– Shelby Flint, American singer
– Mike Ditka, American football player, coach, and commentator
– Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician
– Minita Chico-Nazario, Filipino Supreme Court jurist