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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Pig in Chinese astrology.
– The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, which will later become South Yemen, is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
– The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
– The 1st Grammy Awards are held.
– The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
– Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
– Iowa farmer and corn breeder Roswell Garst hosts Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev.
– President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order transferring Wernher von Braun and other German scientists from the United States Army to NASA.
– Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.
– The Lisbon Metro begins operation.
Who Were Born On ?
– Göran Hägglund, Swedish politician
– Diamanto Manolakou, Greek politician
– Epic Soundtracks, English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls) (d. 1997)
– Ronnie Lott, American football player
– Rick Bragg, American writer
– David Koresh, American cult leader (d. 1993)
– Ryne Sandberg, American baseball player
– Bryan Adams, Canadian musician
– Cherie Currie, American musician
– Jim Barrell, American professional wrestler