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Historical Event(s)
– The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of 4\" an hour.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
– The last Order of Victory is bestowed upon Leonid Brezhnev.
– Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped and is later killed by his captors.
– 1978 Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.
– The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as “spam”) is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
– The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
– Louise Brown, the world’s first “test tube baby” is born.
– 150 Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
– An earthquake measuring 7.5 to 7.9 on the Richter scale hits the city of Tabas, Iran killing about 25,000 people.
Who Were Born On ?
– Franck Montagny, French Formula One driver
– Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier
– Irene Skliva, Greek pageant contestant
– Amy Chow, American gymnast
– Becki Newton, American actress
– Dhani Harrison, English musician
– Joi Chua, Singaporean singer
– Mathew Horne, English actor
– Vienna Teng, American pianist and singer-songwriter
– Simon Jones, English cricketer