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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.
– Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had “gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily.”
– Celtic F.C. from Glasgow, Scotland becomes the first ever Northern European team to win the European Cup; with previous winners being from Spain, Italy and Portugal.
– Six-Day War begins: The Israeli air force launches simultaneous pre-emptive attacks on the air forces of Egypt and Syria.
– Six-Day War: The Israeli army enters Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs.
– Argentina becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
– During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
– Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.
– Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, “We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking..We are making progress.”
– Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels
Who Were Born On ?
– David Berman, American poet and singer/songwriter (Silver Jews)
– Song Kang-ho, South Korean actor
– Mark Carroll, Australian rugby league footballer
– Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan baseball player
– Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress
– Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (d. 2008)
– Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player
– Blas Elias, drummer
– Dan Cortese, American actor
– Gillian Welch, American singer and songwriter