become the first humans to see the far side of the Moon and planet Earth as a whole, as well as having traveled further away from Earth than any people in history. Anders photographs Earthrise. The crew also give a reading from the Book of Genesis. December 28 – Israeli forces fly into Lebanese airspace, launching an attack on the airport in Beirut and destroying more than a dozen aircraft. Dates unknown The Khmer Rouge is officially formed in Cambodia as an offshoot movement of the Vietnam People's Army from North Vietnam to bring communism to the nation. A few years later, they will become bitter enemies. La Maestra, a Latin American play is written by Enrique Buenaventura. An oil field is confirmed in Northern Alaska: the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. Midea Group, a well-known home appliance worldwide, founded in Guangdong Province, China. Births January January 1 – Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer January 2 Oleg Deripaska, Russian businessman Cuba Gooding Jr., African-American actor Anky van Grunsven, Dutch equesterian January 3 – Matheus Nachtergaele, Brazilian actor and director January 5 DJ BoBo, Swiss singer, songwriter and dancer Andrzej Gołota, Polish boxer Carrie Ann Inaba, American choreographer, game show host and singer Leila Meskhi, Georgian tennis player January 6 Blanca Eekhout, Venezuelan politician John Singleton, African-American film director and writer (d. 2019) January 8 – James Brokenshire, British politician (d. 2021) January 11 – Benjamin List, German organic chemist, recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry January 12 – Rachael Harris, American actress and comedian January 13 – Pat Onstad, Canadian footballer January 14 – LL Cool J, African-American rapper and actor January 15 – Chad Lowe, American actor and director January 16 Stephan Pastis, American cartoonist Atticus Ross, English musician, songwriter, record producer and audio engineer January 17 – Svetlana Masterkova, Russian athlete January 21 – Charlotte Ross, American actress January 22 – Guy Fieri, American chef January 24 Michael Kiske, German musician Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast January 26 Eric Davis, American football player Novala Takemoto, Japanese author and fashion designer January 27 – Mike Patton, American singer January 28 – Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer January 29 – Edward Burns, American actor January 30 – King Felipe VI of Spain February February 1 Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player Pauly Shore, American actor February 3 David Scarboro, English actor (d. 1988) Vlade Divac, Serbian basketball player Marwan Khoury, Lebanese singer and