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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
– Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
– Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
– A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
– Qatar becomes an independent state
– Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
– The United Nations seated the People’s Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations)
– The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
– The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song “Smoke on the Water”.
Who Were Born On ?
– Alan Tudyk, American actor
– David Tennant, Scottish actor
– Eric Lucas, Quebec professional boxer
– James Callis, British actor
– Ned Zelic, Australian soccer player
– Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
– Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
– Jorge Costa, Portuguese footballer
– Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican baseball player