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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– Joseph Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
– Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows President of Togo Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new president, a title he would hold for the next 38 years.
– Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.
– Israeli forces enter Jerusalem during the Six-Day War.
– Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
– The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force.
– Montreal’s World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.
– Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.
– Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
Who Were Born On ?
– Cyril Suk, Czech tennis player
– Mike Keane, Canadian hockey player
– Paul Giamatti, American actor
– Silvetty Montilla, Brazilian drag queen
– Peter Hermann American actor
– Harry Connick, Jr., American singer
– Luke Haines, English musician (The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder)
– Paul Ince, English footballer
– John Tomac, American cyclist
– Steve Zahn, American actor