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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
– A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
– Immigrant workers constructing the Burj Khalifa and a new terminal of Dubai International Airport riot causing $1M in damage.
– The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
– Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
– Pluto’s newly discovered moons are officially named Nix & Hydra.
– North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile, and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
– The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
– The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
– First flight of the F-35 Lightning II.
Who Were Born On ?
– Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, Member of the Dutch royal family
– Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, Dutch royal
– Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Japanese imperial family member
– Krista and Tatiana Hogan, Canadian craniopagus conjoined twins