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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Pig in Chinese astrology.
– Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object to achieve a polar orbit, is launched.
– A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
– The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Lord Cobham.
– A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
– Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
– Elijah Jerry “Pumpsie” Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
– Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
– The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
– Archbishop Makarios becomes the first President of Cyprus.
Who Were Born On ?
– Clayton Anderson, American astronaut
– Yasmina Reza, French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter
– Mike Hallett, English snooker player
– Jessica Hahn, American model
– Richie Sambora, American musician (Bon Jovi)
– Andrew Marr, British journalist and political commentator
– John Gormley, Irish politician
– Marc Collins-Rector, American businessman and sex offender
– Paul McGann, British actor
– Cindy Blackman, American jazz and rock drummer