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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the “provisional president”.
– In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870 mm (73 inches) of rain falls in a 24 hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
– The maiden flight of the B-52 Stratofortress
– The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMS Queen Mary.
– King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
– The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
– The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
– The first regular UK singles chart published by the New Musical Express.
– The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgenson, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery.
Who Were Born On ?
– Robbie Ftorek, American ice hockey player
– Rupert Hanley, South African cricketer
– Viv Richards, Antiguan West Indies cricketer
– Mitch Pileggi, American actor
– Bob Corker, American politician, junior senator of Tennessee
– Dave Malone, American rock guitarist
– Gary Holton, English actor and musician (d. 1985)
– Didier Dubois, French mathematician
– Mary Badham, American actress
– Stephen Soldz, American psychoanalyst and anti-war activist