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Historical Event(s)
– A new year event causes panic and stampedes at Yahiko Shrine, Yahiko, Niigata, Japan, killing at least 124 people.
– President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Monkey in Chinese astrology.
– Formation of the National People’s Army
– The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
– Conclusion of the Sixth Buddhist Council on Vesak Day, marking the 2,500 year anniversary after the Lord Buddha’s Parinibbāna.
– in Poznań, workers from HCP factory went to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
– The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opens.
– Beginning of the Irish Republican Army’s “Border Campaign”.
– Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.
Who Were Born On ?
– Marco Paolini, Italian stage actor and author
– Guy Chadwick, English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (The House of Love)
– Tom Herr, American baseball player
– Sebastian Spreng, Argentinean visual artist
– Marc Bellemare, French Canadian lawyer and politician
– Lisa Hartman, American actress
– Jerry Doyle, American actor
– Martina Navrátilová, Czech-born American tennis player
– Dale Maharidge, American author
– Veronica Hart, American porn actress