disease caused by the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, is first observed, in California. The existence of the Top Quark is announced by the international scientific community. The first SampTA conference for mathematicians, engineers, and applied scientists is held in Riga, Latvia. World population Births January January 1 Sardar Azmoun, Iranian footballer Poppy, American musician and model January 3 Jisoo, South Korean singer, actress, and model Seolhyun, South Korean singer, actress, and model January 4 – María Isabel, Spanish singer January 5 – Miriam Sylla, Italian volleyball player January 6 – Michaela DePrince, Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer January 9 – Nicola Peltz, American actress January 12 Allisha Gray, American basketball player Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer Maverick Viñales, Spanish motorcycle racer January 13 – Natalia Dyer, American actress January 16 – Takumi Minamino, Japanese footballer January 19 Mathieu van der Poel, Dutch bicycle racer Maxi Rolón, Argentine footballer (d. 2022) January 20 Joey Badass, American rapper Calum Chambers, English footballer José María Giménez, Uruguayan footballer January 21 – Marine Johannès, French basketball player January 24 – Callan McAuliffe, Australian actor January 25 – Laura Nunnink, Dutch field hockey player January 30 Danielle Campbell, American actress Viktoria Komova, Russian artistic gymnast January 31 – Nina Sublatti, Georgian singer and model February February 1 – Oliver Heldens, Dutch DJ and electronic music producer February 3 – Tao Tsuchiya, Japanese actress February 4 – Pione Sisto, South Sudanese-Danish footballer February 5 – Adnan Januzaj, Belgian footballer February 6 Leon Goretzka, German footballer Nyck de Vries, Dutch racing driver February 8 – Joshua Kimmich, German footballer February 9 – Mario Pašalić, Croatian footballer February 10 – Naby Keïta, Guinean footballer February 11 Milan Škriniar, Slovak footballer Yang Zhaoxuan, Chinese tennis player February 15 – Megan Thee Stallion, American rapper February 16 – Denzel Curry, American rapper February 17 – Madison Keys, American tennis player February 18 – Mikhail Kolyada, Russian figure skater February 23 Valarie Allman, American discus thrower Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player February 27 – Sergej Milinković-Savić, Serbian footballer February 28 – Lauren Carlini, American volleyball player March March 2 – Mats Møller Dæhli, Norwegian footballer March 3 – Maine Mendoza, Filipina television personality March 4 – Malin Aune, Norwegian handball player March 7 – Haley Lu Richardson, American actress March 8 – Keita Baldé, Senegalese footballer March 9 Ángel Correa, Argentine footballer Cierra Ramirez, American actress and singer March 10 – Zach LaVine,