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Historical Event(s)
– Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rooster in Chinese astrology.
– Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party’s upcoming election campaign.
– Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire.
– The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment.
– The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
– Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest against British oppression in India.
– The Century of Progress World’s Fair opens in Chicago, Illinois.
– The first drive-in theater opens in Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States.
– Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.
Who Were Born On ?
– Anton Rodgers, English actor (d. 2007)
– Marco Antonio Muñiz, Mexican singer (Los Tres Aces)
– Dickie Bird, English cricket umpire
– Ray Spencer, English footballer
– Tom King, British politician
– Sam Jones, American basketball player
– Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player
– Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (d. 1999)
– Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer
– Raffaele Farina, Archivist of the Roman Catholic Church and cardinal