in New Zealand's history. December December 3 After rowing for 81 days and 5,486 kilometers (2,962 nautical miles), Tori Murden becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by rowboat alone, when she reaches Guadeloupe from the Canary Islands. NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander, moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. December 5 – Bolivian municipal elections, the first election contested by Evo Morales' Movement for Socialism. December 18 – NASA launches the Terra platform into orbit, carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT. December 20 – The sovereignty of Macau is transferred from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China after 442 years of Portuguese settlement. December 26 – Cyclone Lothar kills 140 people as it crossed France, southern Germany, and Switzerland. December 27 – A day after Cyclone Lothar, Cyclone Martin causes additional damage throughout France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy, including an emergency due to flooding at the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant. December 31 – Boris Yeltsin resigns as president of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting president. Births January–February January 1 Gianluca Scamacca, Italian soccer player Diamond White, American actress, voice artist, and singer January 3 Amaia Romero, Spanish singer Georgia Stanway, English footballer January 4 Daniel Arzani, Iranian born-Australian soccer player Nico Hischier, Swiss ice hockey player Collin Sexton, American basketball player January 6 Polo G, American rapper Elena Radionova, Russian figure skater January 8 – Damiano David, Italian singer-songwriter January 9 – Li Zhuhao, Chinese swimmer January 12 Nicolás Schiappacasse, Uruguayan footballer Xavier Tillman, American basketball player January 18 – Karan Brar, American actor January 25 – Jai Waetford, Australian singer February 7 – Bea Miller, American actress, singer, and songwriter February 8 – Alessia Russo, English footballer February 9 Wang Manyu, Chinese table tennis player Henny Reistad, Norwegian handball player February 10 – Tiffany Espensen, Chinese-American actress February 11 – Andriy Lunin, Ukrainian footballer February 14 Tyler Adams, American soccer player Antonina Skorobogatchenko, Russian handball player February 20 – Lea van Acken, German actress February 21 – Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Thai actor and singer February 25 – Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian footballer February 28 – Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player March–April March 5 Madison Beer, American singer Yeri, South Korean singer March 6 – Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Japanese athlete March 14 – Marvin Bagley III, American basketball player March