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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
– A fire at Illinois Bell‘s Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered the 'worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history’and still the worst to occur on Mother’s Day.
– Iran–Iraq War: a cease-fire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
– Ramstein airshow disaster: three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. 75 are killed and 346 seriously injured.
– Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan in space, returns aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 after 9 days on the Mir space station.
– The Chilean opposition coalition Concertación (center-left) defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt and a general election is called the following year.
– War on Drugs: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the death penalty for drug traffickers.
– The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is signed in Vienna.
Who Were Born On ?
– Vladimir Zharkov, Russian ice hockey player
– Maikol Negro, Italian footballer
– Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
– Brook Lopez, American basketball player
– Fabrice Muamba, Congolese/English footballer
– Allyssa DeHaan, American collegiate basketball and volleyball player
– Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast
– Kevin Love, American basketball player
– Bethany Dillon, American musician
– Asia Ray Smith, American actress