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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Tiger in Chinese astrology.
– World News Roundup is broadcast for the first time on CBS Radio in the United States.
– Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang takes place.
– In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
– Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world.
– Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
– English cricketer Len Hutton sets a world record for the highest individual Test innings of 364, during a Test match against Australia.
– At 2:00 am, Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
– The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
Who Were Born On ?
– Lou Graham, American golfer
– Buck Trent, American banjo player
– Jake Thackray, Engish singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
– Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Polish diplomat and researcher
– Holger Czukay, German musician (Can)
– Fay Vincent, American baseball commissioner
– Ron Fairly, American baseball player
– Tatiana Troyanos, American mezzo-soprano (d. 1993)
– Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and political activist (d. 1997)