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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Monkey in Chinese astrology.
– Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returns to Earth after a 10-month stay aboard the Mir space station.
– The Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić on the Vrbanja Bridge.
– Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, many disappearances, hundreds of injuries, and over 3,500 arrests.
– After 30 years, 66-year-old Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time.
– A “joint understanding” agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
– FBI HRT sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
– The Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1500 people.
– Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the Velvet Divorce, resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Who Were Born On ?
– Tim Menzel, German rugby player
– Taylor Lautner, American actor
– Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
– Jordy Lucas, Australian actress
– Chris Massoglia, American actor and dancer
– Michele Camporese, Italian footballer
– Cate Campbell, Australian swimmer
– Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast
– Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
– Adam Hicks, American actor