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Historical Event(s)
– Safety glass in vehicle windscreens becomes mandatory in the United Kingdom.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Ox in Chinese astrology.
– Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Eritrean nationalists attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. Italian authorities exact vicious reprisals on the population.
– The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London – it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
– The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., who pushes a button signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the span.
– Chinese Air Force Day: The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when 6 Imperial Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers are shot down by the Nationalist Chinese Air Force while raiding Chinese air bases.
– Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting and states his plans for acquiring “living space” for the German people.
– The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude (“The Eternal Jew”) opens in Munich.
– Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanjing – Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing.
– Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world’s first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theater.
Who Were Born On ?
– Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg, Polish author (d. 1995)
– Billy Stewart, American singer (d. 1970)
– Colin Powell, U.S. Army General, 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and 65th Secretary of State
– Roch Carrier, Canadian novelist
– Freddy Fender, American musician (d. 2006)
– David Bedford, English keyboardist and composer
– Colin Wesley, South African cricketer
– Avram Hershko, Israeli biologist, Nobel laureate