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Historical Event(s)
– The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
– The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by driver Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 km/h.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Tiger in Chinese astrology.
– The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
– Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
– First ascent of the Eiger north face.
– Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).
– The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York State, United States with Ontario, Canada over the St. Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
– Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
– LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.
Who Were Born On ?
– Donald Knuth, American mathematician and computer scientist
– Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver
– Lenny Welch, American singer
– Shirley Anne Field, British actress
– Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
– Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (d. 2007)
– Ralph Bakshi, American cartoonist
– J. J. Cale, American songwriter
– Billy Shaw, American football player
– Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress