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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City
– The United States Department of Transportation begins operation.
– Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
– The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
– Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
– Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran and then crowns his wife Farah Empress of Iran.
– Vietnam War: In a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong and turned over to “new left” antiwar activist Tom Hayden.
– The only fatality of the X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
– Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
Who Were Born On ?
– Pradip Somasundaran, Indian playback singer
– Cheung Man, Hong Kong actress
– Stelios Haji-Ioannou, British entrepreneur
– Hayashibara Megumi, Japanese voice actress and singer
– Anderson Cooper, American reporter, journalist and anchorman
– William So, Hong Kong Singer
– Mike Malinin, American drummer (Goo Goo Dolls)
– Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
– Kamar de los Reyes, American actor
– Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker