helicopter-type flight to fully level fixed-wing flight. December 19 – A message from U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower is broadcast from the SCORE satellite. December 21 – General Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France with 78.5% of the votes. December 24 – 1958 BOAC Bristol Britannia crash: A BOAC Bristol Britannia (312 G-AOVD) crashes near Winkton, England, during a test flight, killing nine people. Three crew members survive. December 28 – In American football, the Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants 23–17 to win the NFL Championship Game, the first to go into sudden death overtime and "The Greatest Game Ever Played". December 29 – Battle of Santa Clara: Rebel troops under Camilo Cienfuegos and Che Guevara begin to invade Santa Clara, Cuba. December 30 – The Guatemalan Air Force fires on Mexican fishing boats which had strayed into Guatemalan territory, triggering the Mexico–Guatemala conflict. December 31 Tallies reveal that, for the first time, the total of passengers carried by air this year exceeds the total carried by sea in transatlantic service. After the fall of Santa Clara, Cuban President Fulgencio Batista flees the country. Date unknown Denatonium, the bitterest substance known, is discovered. It is used as an aversive agent in products such as bleach to reduce the risk of children drinking them. Births January January 1 – Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian-American hip-hop/rap DJ January 4 – Matt Frewer, Canadian-American actor (Max Headroom) January 6 – Shlomo Glickstein, Israeli tennis player January 7 – Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter (d. 2009) January 8 – Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education January 9 – Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish militant, would-be assassin of Pope John Paul II January 10 – Samira Said, Moroccan singer January 12 – Christiane Amanpour, British-born Iranian journalist and television host for CNN and PBS January 15 – Boris Tadić, Serbian president January 20 – Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, martial artist and reality show participant January 21 – Hussein Saeed, Iraqi football player January 24 – Jools Holland, British musician January 26 Anita Baker, American soul and R&B singer Ellen DeGeneres, American actress, comedian, and television host January 28 – Maitê Proença, Brazilian actress February February 4 – Tomasz Pacyński, Polish writer (d. 2005) February 8 – Marina Silva, Brazilian politician February 9 – Cyrille Regis, English footballer (d. 2018) February 10 – Ricardo Gareca, Argentine footballer and