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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission.
– Japanese atrocities in Jinan, China.
– Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beiping (“Northern peace”).
– Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
– An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children’s Hospital, Boston
– Declaration of the Youth Pledge in Indonesia, the first time Indonesia Raya, now the national anthem, was sung.
– The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replacing the version of the Arabic alphabet previously used, comes into force in Turkey.
– The RNLI Lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17 man crew.
– The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
Who Were Born On ?
– Hans Modrow, German politician, premier of East Germany
– Edward Albee, American dramatist
– Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Spanish populariser environmentalist (d. 1980)
– Monty Sunshine, English jazz clarinetist
– Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, third king of Bhutan (d. 1972)
– Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (d. 2000)
– Don Burrows, Australian musician
– Adam West, American actor
– Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (d. 1969)
– Richard G. Scott, LDS Apostle