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Historical Event(s)
– The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometres of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest at the autocratic rule in India.
– Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
– World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
– World War II: The Soviet Union joins Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland during the Polish Defensive War of 1939.
– General Władysław Sikorski becomes commander-in-chief of the Polish Government in exile.
– After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile forces enter the city.
– World War II: Sonderaktion Krakau takes place.
– Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. In addition, all Czech universities are shut down and over 1200 Czech students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students’ Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
Who Were Born On ?
– Ray Stevens, American musician
– Germaine Greer, Australian writer
– Kit Bond, American politician
– Sir David Frost, English broadcaster and TV host
– Louise Lasser, American actress
– Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist
– Ileana Cotrubaş, Romanian soprano
– Don Matthews, American football coach
– Anjanette Comer, American actress
– Paul Cameron, American psychologist