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Historical Event(s)
– Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoutes in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– A gigantic statue of Albania’s long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down in the Albanian capital Tirana, by mobs of angry protesters.
– In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan.
– An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
– A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
– Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations’ UNAVEM II mission.
– Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: more than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union’s parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
– The Airbus A340 aircraft makes it’s first flight.
– The Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum.
Who Were Born On ?
– Goo Ha-ra, South Korean singer/actress/MC
– Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the Duke of Westminster
– Henry Surtees, English racing driver (d. 2009)
– Luke Chapman,English footballer
– Hayley Kiyoko, Japanese-American actress
– Jordan Pruitt, American singer
– Mara Lopez, Filipino actress
– Joe McElderry, English singer
– Hansika Motwani, Indian actress
– Kyle Massey, American actor and rapper