cancelled 1946 FIFA World Cup. Female suffrage is enacted in Belgium, Romania, Yugoslavia, Argentina and the Canadian province of Quebec. The first female police officers are hired in Korea and Japan. The Chinese Civil War intensifies between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party. The British government takes emergency powers to deal with the balance-of-payments crisis. Eva Perón tours Spain, Italy and France on behalf of Argentina, a circuit called the Rainbow Tour. The 20 mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun contract is released. The Casio company is founded by engineer Tadao Kashio in Japan. Births January January 1 Alfonso Caruana, Italian mobster Roberto Rivelino, Brazilian football player January 3 John Paul Jones, English rock bassist (Led Zeppelin, Them Crooked Vultures) Cissy King, American dancer, singer January 4 – Diana Ewing, American actress January 5 – Diane Keaton, American actress, film director (Annie Hall) January 6 – Syd Barrett, English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (Pink Floyd) (d. 2006) January 8 – Robby Krieger, American rock musician (The Doors) January 9 Levon Ter-Petrosyan, President of Armenia Mogens Lykketoft, Danish politician January 10 Kalidas Karmakar, Bangladeshi artist Ha Yu, Hong Kong actor January 12 – George Duke, African-American musician (d. 2013) January 14 Feró Nagy, Hungarian singer Harold Shipman, British serial killer (d. 2004) January 16 Kabir Bedi, Indian actor Michael Coats, American astronaut Katia Ricciarelli, Italian singer January 18 Paul Shmyr, Canadian former National Hockey League player (d. 2004) Joseph Deiss, Swiss Federal Councillor January 19 Julian Barnes, English novelist Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist January 20 – David Lynch, American film director January 22 Malcolm McLaren, English singer, songwriter, musician and music manager (d. 2010) Serge Savard, Canadian hockey player, executive January 23 – Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua January 24 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor (The Rookies) January 25 – Géza Bereményi, Hungarian writer, screenwriter and film director January 26 Gene Siskel, American film critic (Sneak Previews) (d. 1999) Michel Delpech, French singer, songwriter and actor (d. 2016) January 27 – Nedra Talley, African-American singer (The Ronettes) January 29 – Bettye LaVette, African-American soul singer, songwriter January 31 – Terry Kath, American rock musician (Chicago) (d. 1978) February February 1 – Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011) February 2 Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea Blake Clark, American actor, comedian February 5 – Charlotte Rampling, British actress February 6 Kate McGarrigle, Canadian singer, songwriter (d. 2010) Jim