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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
– An earthquake destroys Managua, Nicaragua, killing 2,000.
– France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality/no attack treaty.
– Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Charles Luciano’s hitmen.
– The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
– The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens.
– The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
– The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
Who Were Born On ?
– James Earl Jones, American actor
– Garfield Morgan, English actor (d. 2009)
– Lonnie Donegan, British musician (d. 2002)
– Thomas Stuttaford, British doctor and writer
– Margaret Heckler, American politician, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
– Kenny Burrell, American guitarist
– Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
– John Shirley-Quirk, English bass-baritone
– Shammi Kapoor, Indian Actor (d. 2011)
– Annie Girardot, French actress (d. 2011)