is founded in Japan. November 16 The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations. American aviator Jimmie Angel becomes the first foreigner to see the Angel Falls in Venezuela (they are named after him). November 19 – Second Spanish Republic: General elections result in victory by the right-wing parties. November 22 – The Fujian People's Government is declared in Fujian Province, China. December December 5 – The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition. December 15 – The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States. December 17 - The first NFL Championship game in American football is played. The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 23-21. December 21 Newfoundland returns to Crown colony status, following financial collapse. The British Plastics Federation (the oldest in the world) is founded. December 23 – Lagny-Pomponne rail accident: A train crash in Lagny, France kills over 200. December 26 The Nissan Motor Company is organized in Tokyo, Japan. FM radio is patented. December 29 – Members of the Iron Guard assassinate Ion Gheorghe Duca, prime minister of Romania. Date unknown Turkey concludes a treaty with the creditors of the former Ottoman Empire to schedule the payments in Paris (Turkey succeeds in clearing all the debt in less than twenty years). The first dated Inter-School Christian Fellowship group is started in Australia at North Sydney Boys High School, with the group continuing into the 21st century. The Adélaïde Concerto, a spurious work attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is published as "edited" (actually composed) by Marius Casadesus. Births January January 1 – Joe Orton, English playwright (d. 1967) January 2 – On Kawara, Japanese conceptual artist (d. 2014) January 6 – Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian cosmonaut (d. 2003) January 7 – Diane Leather, English athlete (d. 2018) January 8 Supriya Devi, Indian Bengali actress (d. 2018) Charles Osgood, American radio and television commentator January 12 – Liliana Cavani, Italian film director and screenwriter January 13 – Tom Gola, American basketball player (d. 2014) January 14 – Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (d. 2003) January 15 – Ernest J. Gaines, American author (d. 2019) January 16 – Susan Sontag, American author (d. 2004) January 17 Dalida, French singer (d. 1987) Shari Lewis, American ventriloquist (d. 1998) Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (d. 2003) January 18 David Bellamy, English author,