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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– The EOKA rebellion against The British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of obtaining the desired unification (“enosis”) with Greece.
– The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
– Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
– Nineteen days after bus workers went on strike in Singapore, rioting breaks out and seriously impacts Singapore’s bid for independence.
– Cold War: Eight communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
– First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Joe Brown and George Band.
– Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
– Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
Who Were Born On ?
– Carol Kalish, American publishing executive (d. 1991)
– Gordon Banks, American guitarist
– Lena Olin, Swedish actress
– Dale Winton, British radio DJ and television presenter
– Isabelle Adjani, French actress
– Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player
– Corey Burton, American voice actor
– Carlene Carter, American singer
– Brad Davis, American basketball player