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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.
– Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
– U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike.
– Secretary‘s Day (now Administrative Professionals’Day) is first celebrated.
– The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
– The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
– The Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow.
– Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jeffrey Shaara, American novelist
– Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush, American television personality
– Scott Simon, American journalist and radio personality
– Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle and car racer (d. 1995)
– Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1992)
– Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy under George W. Bush
– Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player (d. 1995)
– Peter Vogel, German footballer
– Imran Khan, Pakistani test cricketer
– S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress