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Historical Event(s)
– Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
– World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
– The British Cabinet Mission, consisting of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander, arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
– Syria obtains its Independence from the French occupation.
– The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
– Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport
– The New York Knicks played against the Toronto Huskies at the Maple Leaf Gardens, in the first Basketball Association of America game. The Knicks would win 68–66.
– US-backed Iranian troops evict the leadership of the breakaway Republic of Mahabad, putting an end to the Iran crisis of 1946.
– An 8.1 Mw earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Nankaidō, Japan, kill over 1,300 people and destroy over 38,000 homes.
Who Were Born On ?
– Don Whittington, American businessman, car & airplane racer and convicted felon
– Tyne Daly, American actress
– Jim Valvano, American basketball coach (d. 1993)
– Roger Earl, English rock drummer (Savoy Brown, Foghat)
– Fabio Capello, Italian football coach
– Leszek Miller, Prime Minister of Poland
– Natasha Pyne, English actress
– Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager
– Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
– Jeff Sessions, American politician