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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
– Section 28 of the United Kingdom’s Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted.
– The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus.
– “Black Saturday” of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
– Ramstein airshow disaster: three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. 75 are killed and 346 seriously injured.
– Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula 2 days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
– Space Shuttle: NASA launches STS-26, the return to flight mission, after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
– Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries try to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s request, the Indian military suppresses the coup attempt within 24 hours.
– Spitak Earthquake: In Armenia an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale kills nearly 25,000, injures 15,000 and leaves 400,000 homeless.
Who Were Born On ?
– Louis van der Westhuizen, Namibian cricketer
– Edward Speleers, British model and actor
– Neftali Feliz, Dominican baseball player
– Jessica Dubroff, American pilot trainee (d. 1996)
– Louise Setara, English singer-songwriter
– Laura Põldvere, Estonian singer
– Mark Simpson, English clarinetist and composer
– Kevin Durant, American basketball player
– Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer
– Anna Popplewell, English actress