Historical Events
- Michael Weller's "Moonchildren" premieres in NYC
Nixon Meets Mao
Richard Nixon becomes the first US President to visit China, normalizing relations between the countries in a meeting with Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing
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- The first session of the Widgery Tribunal, investigating the events of 'Bloody Sunday' (30 January 1972), is held in Coleraine, County Derry
Famous Birthdays
- Seo Taiji, Korean musician, born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Deaths
- Bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (b. 1891)
- Eugène Tisserant, French Catholic candinal (b. 1884)