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Historical Event(s)
– East Pakistani police kill student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage is in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
– During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
– Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to “Vietnamize” the war effort.
– The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
– Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
– A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson’s cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
– Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi coast, killing 248 people and causing $1.5 billion in damage.
– In Columbus, Ohio, Dave Thomas opens the first Wendy’s restaurant.
– Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.
Who Were Born On ?
– Patrick Roach, Canadian actor
– Richard Wolstencroft, Australian filmmaker
– Renée Zellweger, American actress
– John Baird, Canadian politician
– Tanita Tikaram, British singer
– Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
– Matthew Settle, American actor
– Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian
– Josef Beranek, Czech ice hockey player
– Dominik Diamond, Scottish presenter and newspaper columnist