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Historical Event(s)
– Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico
– First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.
– Cuba recognizes Israel.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
– Fireside Theater debuts on television.
– The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
– Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada’s largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake
– The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
– The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People’s Republic of China.
– Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
Who Were Born On ?
– Rosalinda Galli, Italian voice actress
– Alan Garcia, Peruvian politician
– Holly Near, American folk singer
– Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster
– André Dupont, Quebec ice hockey player
– Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese political leader
– Gene Simmons, Israeli-born musician (Kiss)
– Eikichi Yazawa, Japanese singer
– Anna Wintour, English-born American magazine editor
– Thelma Drake, American politician