unknown Switzerland begins construction of its Border Line defences. The Vibora Luviminda sugar plantation trade unions strike on Maui island, Hawaii. Italian psychiatrist Amarro Fiamberti is the first to document a transorbital approach to the brain, which becomes the basis for the controversial medical procedure of transorbital lobotomy. Soviet industry produces about four times as much as it had in 1928. The Allen Organ Company, builder of church, home and theatre organs, is founded in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Births January January 1 – Philip Akot Akok Kiir, South Sudanese pastor, former educator and politician January 4 Grace Bumbry, American opera singer Dyan Cannon, American actress, film director and screenwriter January 6 Paolo Conte, Italian singer, pianist and composer Harri Holkeri, 36th Prime Minister of Finland (d. 2011) January 8 – Dame Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer January 13 – Ati George Sokomanu, President of Vanuatu January 15 – Margaret O'Brien, American child actress January 16 – Francis George, American cardinal (d. 2015) January 18 Yukio Endō, Japanese gymnast (d. 2009) John Hume, Northern Irish politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 2020) January 19 – Princess Birgitta of Sweden January 21 – Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, heir to the Bavarian Royal House January 22 – Joseph Wambaugh, American author January 25 – Ange-Félix Patassé, 5th President of Central African Republic (d. 2011) January 30 Vanessa Redgrave, British actress Boris Spassky, Russian chess grandmaster January 31 Philip Glass, American composer Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008) February February 1 – Don Everly, American rock and roll singer and musician (d. 2021) February 2 Tom Smothers, American musician, comedian (The Smothers Brothers) Eric Arturo Delvalle, Panamanian lawyer (d. 2015) February 4 – Magnar Solberg, Norwegian biathlete February 5 – Gaston Roelants, Belgian Olympic athlete February 8 – Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (d. 2016) February 10 – Roberta Flack, African-American singer February 11 – Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer February 12 – Charles Dumas, American athlete (d. 2004) February 13 – Rupiah Banda, 4th President of Zambia (d. 2022) February 20 Robert Huber, German chemist and Nobel laureate Nancy Wilson, African-American singer and actress (d. 2018) February 21 Ron Clarke, Australian runner (d. 2015) King Harald V of Norway Jilly Cooper, English writer February 25 – Sir Tom Courtenay, English actor March March 2 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (d. 2021) March 3 – Bobby Driscoll, American child actor and voice actor (d.