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Historical Event(s)
– BOAC Flight 781 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 explodes into the Tyrrhenian Sea killing 35 people.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Horse in Chinese astrology.
– President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
– Gamal Abdul Nasser is made premier of Egypt.
– The world’s first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
– The Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
– Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right.”
– At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
– The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world’s first nuclear reactor powered vessel.
– The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
Who Were Born On ?
– Philippa Gregory, English historical novelist
– Susan Kiefel, Australian lawyer and judge
– Butch Reed, American professional wrestler
– Peter Endrulat, German footballer
– Eric Johnson, American guitarist
– Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
– Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player
– Claude Ribbe, French historian
– Joe Bryant, American basketball player
– Malcolm Turnbull, Australian politician