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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rooster in Chinese astrology.
– Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor’s Guildhall.
– Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.
– Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country ( Syrian occupation of Lebanon ).
– A Massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, the largest and most widespread power outage in history.
– Suicide bombers attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
– Boeing formally launches the stretched Boeing 747-8 variant with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines.
– The first partial human face transplant is completed in Amiens, France.
– Introduction of the F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
Who Were Born On ?
– Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah II of Jordan
– Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
– Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón, granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain
– Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
– Caylee Anthony, American child murder victim (d. 2008)
– Princess Jalilah bint Ali of Jordan
– Prince Christian of Denmark, Danish royal
– Infanta Leonor of Spain, Spanish royalty
– Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway