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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– The Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
– Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.
– Independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom.
– A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by famed “Nazi hunters” Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility.
– Iraqi President Hasan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
– Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a “Death to the Klan” rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
– The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
– Soviet war in Afghanistan: Soviet forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
– The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
Who Were Born On ?
– Cedric Van Branteghem, Belgian athlete
– Wes Butters, British broadcaster
– Xenofon Gittas, Greek footballer
– Matthew Bode, Australian Rules football player
– Leon Lopez, British actor
– Jacob Young, American actor and singer
– Bae Doona, South Korean model and actress
– Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
– Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist
– Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper