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Historical Event(s)
– A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Monkey in Chinese astrology.
– Formation of the National People’s Army
– Fidel Castro declares himself at war with the President of Cuba.
– First container ship left Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas.
– The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
– Jim Laker becomes the first man to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings as he returns figures of 10/53 in the Australian 2nd innings. This combined with his 9/37 in the first innings gave him match figures of 19/90 in the 4th Test at Old Trafford.
– Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the Indian Untouchable caste leader, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
– Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union, that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
– Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
Who Were Born On ?
– Mike Tenay, American wrestling commentator
– Jonathan Coleman, Anglo-Australian entertainer
– Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist
– Hans-Jürgen Salewski, German footballer
– Frank Tovey, British musician (d. 2002)
– Sebastian Coe, British athlete
– John Chavis, American football coach
– Jean-Pierre Thiollet, French author
– Jan van Dijk, Dutch football player and football manager
– Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress