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Historical Event(s)
– Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh.
– The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
– Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
– In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
– The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
– The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
– Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
– The United Arab Emirates join the United Nations.
– Over 200 of East Pakistan’s (now Bangladesh) intellectuals are massacred by the Pakistani Army and their local allies.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jeremy Renner, American actor
– Sean Dawkins, American football player
– Robert Lanham, American author and satirist
– Will Yun Lee, American actor
– Sonia Bisset, Cuban javelin thrower
– Josh Kronfeld, New Zealander rugby union footballer
– Leisha Hailey, American actress and musician (Uh Huh Her)
– Raul Marquez, Mexican-born American boxer
– Dolores O'Riordan, Irish musician (The Cranberries)
– Brian Gay, professional golfer; three-time winner on the PGA Tour