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Historical Event(s)
– Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Tiger in Chinese astrology.
– Voters in Maine repeal a gay rights law passed in 1997 becoming the first U.S. state to abandon such a law.
– Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter’s moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
– Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
– Jonesboro massacre: Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.
– Travelers Group announces an agreement to undertake the $76 billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank.
– North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite.
– Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed.
– Oslo’s Gardermoen airport opens after the close down of Fornebu airport.
Who Were Born On ?
– Nathan Gamble, American actor
– Ariel Winter, American actress (Modern Family)
– Zachary Gordon, American actor
– Brendon Baerg, American actor
– Coy Stewart, American actor
– Hollie Steel, English singer
– Haley Pullos, American actress
– Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y de Borbón, Spanish royal
– Rico Rodriguez II, American child actor
– Julia Wróblewska, Polish actress