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Historical Event(s)
– Turkey adopts the Gregorian calendar: December 18, 1926 (Julian), is immediately followed by January 1, 1927 (Gregorian).
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– The Australian Parliament first convenes in Canberra.
– At 07:52 Charles Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on the world’s first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He touched down at Le Bourget Field in Paris at 22:22 the next day.
– Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world’s first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
– First test of Wallace Turnbull’s controllable pitch propeller.
– The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.
– Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, “Does the word ‘Persons’in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?”
– Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
– Three Indian revolutionaries viz. Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan were executed by the British government.
Who Were Born On ?
– Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1985)
– Kenneth Anger, American Underground Filmmaker
– Christian Marquand, French actor and director (d. 2000)
– Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
– Clint Walker, American actor
– Ladislao Kubala, Hungarian-born footballer (d. 2002)
– Enzo Bearzot, Italian football player and manager (d. 2010)
– Bill Henry, American baseball player
– Narciso Yepes, Spanish classical guitarist (d. 1997)
– Andy Stanfield, American athlete (d. 1985)