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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– The European Court of Justice’s ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law.
– Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
– Kuwait joins the United Nations.
– British Secretary of State for War John Profumo resigns in a sex scandal known as the Profumo Affair.
– The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development votes to admit Japan.
– The second period of the Second Vatican Council opens.
– An explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now Pepsi Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people during an ice skating show. The explosion also injures 400. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand is blamed.
– Vietnam War: Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Duong Van Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam.
– Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah.
Who Were Born On ?
– Firebreaker Chip, American professional wrestler
– Quentin Letts, British journalist
– Sylvain Cossette, Quebec singer and songwriter
– Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer (Novi fosili)
– George Michael, English singer and songwriter
– Khalid El-Masri, German-born suspected terrorist
– Klaus Theiss, German footballer
– Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer
– Tony Mowbray, English footballer and manager
– Michael Moloney, American television personality and interior designer