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Historical Event(s)
– Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
– Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dog in Chinese astrology.
– The Peace symbol, commissioned by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
– May 1958 crisis: a group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.
– The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing many of the ironworkers and injuring others.
– The Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers.
– Iraqi Revolution: in Iraq the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abdul Karim Kassem, who becomes the nation’s new leader.
– The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
Who Were Born On ?
– Sammy Kershaw, American musician
– Gary Numan, British singer
– Steve Antin, American actor and director
– Hal Sutton, American golfer
– Yu Suzuki, Japanese creator of Virtua Fighter series
– Lenny Henry, British writer, comedian and actor
– Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor
– Randy Kerber, American composer
– Juliette Bergmann, Dutch bodybuilder
– Dynamite Kid, English professional wrestler