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Historical Event(s)
– Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch “Operation Deckhouse Five” in the Mekong River delta.
– Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
– Albert DeSalvo, the “Boston Strangler”, is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City
– Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
– Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
– The formal end of steam traction in the North East of England by British Railways.
– Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft atop the first Saturn V rocket from Cape Kennedy, Florida.
– The Congress of Colombia, in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as “Day of the Colombian Woman”.
Who Were Born On ?
– John Valentin, baseball player
– Andrew Shue, American television actor
– Arwyn Davies, Welsh actor
– Mike Portnoy, American drummer (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold)
– Joe Rice, American politician
– Phil Selway, English drummer (Radiohead)
– Lauren Booth, British journalist
– Tony Massenburg, American basketball player
– Teoman, Turkish rock singer
– Zbigniew Szewczyk, Polish footballer