treaty prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel land mines. However, the United States, the People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea and 32 other nations do not sign and/or ratify the treaty. December 10 – The capital of Kazakhstan is moved from Almaty to Astana. December 11 – The Kyoto Protocol is adopted by a United Nations committee. December 16 – In Japan, over 700 children suffer epileptic attacks due to an episode of the anime Pokémon. December 18 – In Australia, 20th Century Fox releases a feature-length film about a children's group named The Wiggles called The Wiggles Movie. December 19 Janet Jagan (widow of Cheddi Jagan) takes office in Guyana. James Cameron's Titanic, the then highest-grossing film of all time, premieres in the U.S. SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104. December 21 – Brazil beats Australia 6–0 in the Confederations Cup final. December 24 – 50–100 villagers are killed in the Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria. December 27 – Ulster loyalist paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, inside Long Kesh prison. December 29 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the chickens within its territory (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain. December 30 – Wilaya of Relizane massacres of December 30, 1997: In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, 400 are killed from four villages in the wilaya of Relizane. Births January January 1 Chidozie Awaziem, Nigerian footballer Chloé Dygert, American professional cyclist January 2 – Gabriel Carlsson, Swedish ice hockey player January 4 – Pauline Schäfer, German gymnast January 5 – Mikhail Vorobyev, Russian ice hockey player January 7 Lamar Jackson, American football player Ozzie Albies, professional baseball player January 9 – Elvira Herman, Belarusian athlete January 11 – Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter January 12 – Felix Sandström, Swedish ice hockey player January 13 Egan Bernal, Colombian road bicycle racer Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player January 14 Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer Denice Zamboanga, Filipina mixed martial artist January 15 – Valentina Zenere, Argentine actress, model, and singer January 17 Jake Paul, American boxer, actor and social media personality Maxwell Frost, American activist and politician January 18 – Denis Malgin, Swiss ice hockey player January 20 – Blueface, American rapper January 21 Jeremy Shada, American actor, voice actor, singer and musician Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist Yang