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Historical Event(s)
– A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea in the Palomares incident.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology.
– Australian currency is decimalised.
– Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become President of Indonesia.
– The Communist Party of China issues the “May 16 Notice”, marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
– The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
– The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
– U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation.
– Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
– Botswana and Lesotho join the United Nations.
Who Were Born On ?
– Ipče Ahmedovski, Serbo-Macedonian folk singer
– Grand Puba, American rapper
– Brendan Canty, American musician (Fugazi)
– Nick Firestone, American race car driver
– Stephen Malkmus, American musician (Pavement)
– Maria Furtwängler, German physician
– Jane Hajduk, American actress
– Rocco DiSpirito, American chef
– Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian actress and model
– Gary Dourdan, American actor