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Historical Event(s)
– Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet crashes into Washington, DC’s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dog in Chinese astrology.
– US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.
– Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
– Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
– 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.
– Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regents Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses.
– Christian militia begin killing six-hundred Palestinians in Lebanon.
– Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kim’s subsequent death (on November 17) leads to significant changes in the sport.
– 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 ?
– Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
– Harry Shum, Jr., American dancer and actor
– BeardyMan, English beatboxer
– Sondre Lerche, Norwegian musician
– Brian Fortuna, American dancer
– Cristian Riveros, Paraguayan footballer
– Thierry Amiel, French singer
– Alasdair Duncan, Australian novelist
– Keith Ballard, American hockey player
– Ryan Grant, American football player