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Historical Event(s)
– Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rat in Chinese astrology.
– Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia’s national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours.
– Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend,” sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
– Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.
– Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all-time, is released.
– Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport.
– The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
– STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
– The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of Hong Kong
Who Were Born On ?
– Han Kyung, Chinese pop artist/Korean singer Super Junior
– Logan Leistikow, American documentary filmmaker and comedian
– Yordanos Abay, Ethiopian footballer
– Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player
– Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese musician (NEWS)
– Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook
– Darin Brooks, American actor
– Erica Blasberg, American golfer (d. 2010)
– Brian Joubert, French figure skater
– Conrad Rautenbach, Zimbabwean rally driver