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Historical Event(s)
– The New York City “Mad Bomber”, George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rooster in Chinese astrology.
– Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain Independence from the British
– Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government.
– Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
– The Republic of Tunisia is proclaimed.
– The USSR announces the successful test of an ICBM – a “super long distance intercontinental multistage ballistic rocket . . . a few days ago,” according to the Soviet news agency, ITAR-TASS.
– Leave It To Beaver premieres on CBS.
– The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world’s first major nuclear accident.
– Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
Who Were Born On ?
– Suzanne Danielle, English actress
– Kim Kap-su, South Korean actor
– Scott Adams, American cartoonist
– Lisa Blount, American actress and producer (d. 2010)
– Rat Scabies, English drummer (The Damned)
– Peter Costello, Australian politician
– Tim Wallach, American baseball player
– Alan Curbishley, English football manager
– Ray McKinnon, American film actor/director
– Richard Barbieri, British keyboardist (Porcupine Tree)