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Historical Event(s)
– Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, England, United Kingdom.
– The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest at Bloody Sunday.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
– Vietnam War: Easter Offensive – American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
– Apollo 16, commanded by John Young, lands on the moon.
– Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
– In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor George Wallace while he is campaigning to be become President.
– Red Army Faction member Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
– A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat.
– Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law.
Who Were Born On ?
– Joana Benedek, Mexican actress
– Giniel de Villiers, South African racing driver
– Garou, Canadian singer
– Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
– Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Malaysian astronaut, the first Malaysian in space
– Lhasa de Sela, American singer and songwriter (d. 2010)
– Dita Von Teese, American burlesque artist
– Masakazu Morita, seiyu and actor
– Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese mathematician, Fields medalist
– Warren Sapp, American football player