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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dog in Chinese astrology.
– 1982 Lebanon War begins: Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon in their “Operation Peace for the Galilee”, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.
– Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: 56 British servicemen are killed by Argentine air attack on two landing ships : RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram.
– Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.
– Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
– Assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail.
– The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
– Christian militia begin killing six-hundred Palestinians in Lebanon.
– Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).
– The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces it has identified dangerous levels of dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, Missouri.
Who Were Born On ?
– Wheesung, Korean R&B singer
– Brian Anderson, Major League Baseball player
– Brock Gillespie, American basketball player
– Cleo Higgins, British singer and actress
– Michael de Grussa, Australian Singer/Songwriter
– Chris Vermeulen, Australian motorcycle racer
– Joachim Johansson, Swedish tennis player
– Petr Průcha, Czech ice hockey player
– Stanislav Šesták, Slovakian footballer
– Kevin Pereira, American television host