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Historical Event(s)
– At the Hollywood Athletic Club the first Emmy Awards are presented.
– The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
– Former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, 61, is assassinated while en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and 10 others are also killed.
– In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
– Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
– A former sharpshooter in World War II, Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in Camden, New Jersey, with a souvenir Luger to become the first U.S. single-episode mass murderer.
– The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
– The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
– The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.
Who Were Born On ?
– Craig Zadan, American film producer
– Vicente Pernía, Argentine footballer
– Pam Grier, American actress
– Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand musician and composer
– Jim Brunzell, American professional wrestler
– Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founder Innocence Project
– Clodoaldo, Brazilian football player
– Katy Manning, English-born Australian actress
– Kieron Baker, English footballer
– Sebastian, Danish musician