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Historical Event(s)
– Japan launches Hiten, the country’s first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Horse in Chinese astrology.
– Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
– Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
– The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War.
– The Russian parliament elects Boris Yeltsin president of the Russian SFSR.
– The Luzon Earthquake strikes in Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac, Philippines, with an intensity of 7.7.
– The Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist is founded, following a split from the Communist Labour Party of Turkey.
– Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount.
– Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
Who Were Born On ?
– Fernando Forestieri, Italian footballer
– Vladimir Janković, Greek-Serbian basketball player
– Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
– Rafael Avila, Honduran Celebrity
– Yuya Takaki, Japanese actor and singer
– Daniel Jason Torres, American politician
– Matt Barkley, American football player
– Lewis Holtby, German footballer
– Zac Fox, British actor
– Anna Maria Perez de Taglé, American actress, model, and singer