formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota. December 14 – Four people are murdered and four others are injured by two armed robbers at Bob's Big Boy on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, in what is one of the city's most brutal crimes ever. December 15 – The Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (Academy of the Asturian language) is created. December 16 – During a summit on the island of Bali, OPEC decides to raise the price of petroleum by 10%. Date unknown The Right Livelihood Award is founded by Jakob von Uexkull. Hassan Fathy and Plenty International/Stephen Gaskin are its first winners. The World Hockey Association and NHL merge, adding teams in Hartford, Quebec City, Edmonton and Winnipeg to the league. Accompanying the newly added Edmonton Oilers as the first team in Alberta, the Atlanta Flames move to Calgary. World population Births January January 1 – Richie Faulkner, British rock guitarist January 2 – Kemi Badenoch, British politician January 3 – Bryan Clay, American decathlete January 4 Chantal Baudaux, Venezuelan actress and model Greg Cipes, American voice, film and television actor January 5 – Li Ting, Chinese tennis player January 7 – Hele Kõrve, Estonian actress and singer January 8 – Adam Goodes, Australian rules footballer January 9 – Sergio García, Spanish golfer January 10 – Sarah Shahi, American actress January 11 – Lovieanne Jung, American softball player January 12 – Amerie, American singer January 13 – Wolfgang Loitzl, Austrian ski jumper January 14 Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Costa Rican politician, 48th President of Costa Rica Monika Kuszyńska, Polish singer and songwriter January 16 Seydou Keita, Malian footballer Lin-Manuel Miranda, Puerto Rican-American actor, composer and writer Albert Pujols, Dominican Major League Baseball player Michelle Wild, Hungarian actress January 17 Zooey Deschanel, American actress, singer and musician Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American dance champion, choreographer and instructor January 18 Estelle, British singer Jason Segel, American actor and comedian January 19 Jenson Button, British racing driver Cai Yun, Chinese badminton player Luke Macfarlane, Canadian actor and singer Arvydas Macijauskas, Lithuanian basketball player January 20 Philippe Gagnon, Canadian Paralympic swimmer Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor Matthew Tuck, Welsh singer and guitarist January 21 Lee Kyung-won, South Korean badminton player Nana Mizuki, Japanese voice actress and singer January 22 Christopher Masterson, American actor and disc jockey Jonathan Woodgate, English football player and coach January 24 – Suzy,