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Historical Event(s)
– East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
– Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
– Ceylon adopts a new constitution, thus becoming a Republic, changes its name to Sri Lanka, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
– The largest single-site hydro-electric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls, Labrador.
– Watergate Scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s investigation into the Watergate break-ins.
– Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called “Black September” attack and take hostage 11 Israel athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. 2 die in the attack and 9 die the following day.
– Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months.
– Vietnam War: Henry Kissinger announces that North Vietnam has left private peace negotiations, in Paris.
– The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
Who Were Born On ?
– Charlotte Hudson, British television presenter
– Alessandro Sturba, Italian footballer
– Severina Vučković, Croatian singer
– Earl Va'a, Samoan rugby player
– Radmila Šekerinska, Macedonian politician
– Paul Bako, American baseball player
– Wil Wheaton, American actor
– Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
– Sarah Bettens, Belgian singer (K’s Choice)
– John Campbell, American musician (Lamb of God)