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Historical Event(s)
– The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.
– In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed by a Hamas suicide bomb in the Haifa bus 37 massacre.
– In the House of Commons, British MPs vote in favour of military intervention in Iraq by 412 votes to 149.
– The 70-metre Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to 5 stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044 and 2049 respectively.
– Widescale power blackout in the northeast United States and Canada.
– The Tli Cho land claims agreement is signed between the Dogrib First Nations and the Canadian federal government in Rae-Edzo (now called Behchoko).
– Smart 1 satellite is launched.
– Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.
Who Were Born On ?
– Alina Foley, American actress
– Marcus Fiesel, American murder victim (d. 2006)
– Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealander quadruple amputee
– Princess Kritika of Nepal, daughter of Crown Prince Paras
– Lady Louise Windsor, British royal
– Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands