30 United Nations troops occupy the last rebel positions in Katanga; Moise Tshombe moves to South Rhodesia. An unexpected storm buries Maine under five feet of snow, forcing the Bangor Daily News to miss a publication date for the only time in history. The same day, also, the Netherlands are covered with several feet of snow. Date unknown The laser diode is invented. Slavery in Yemen is abolished. Births January January 4 Laila Elwi, Egyptian actress Peter Steele, American musician (Type O Negative) (d. 2010) Natalya Bochina, Russian athlete January 5 – Suzy Amis Cameron, American actress and model January 7 Ron Rivera, American football player and coach Hallie Todd, American actress, producer and writer January 9 – Cecilia Gabriela, Mexican actress January 17 Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian Karl Davis, African-American fashion designer (d. 1987) Denis O'Hare, American-Irish actor January 21 Tyler Cowen, American economist Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003) January 22 Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Russian athlete Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia January 23 Stephen Keshi, Nigerian footballer and manager (d. 2016) Richard Roxburgh, Australian actor January 25 – Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player January 29 – Olga Tokarczuk, Polish novelist, Nobel Prize laureate January 30 King Abdullah II of Jordan Mary Kay Letourneau, American child rapist (d. 2020) February February 1 – Takashi Murakami, Japanese pop artist February 2 – Kátia Abreu, Brazilian politician February 5 Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress Martin Nievera, Filipino singer February 6 – Axl Rose, American Musician, Singer/song writer of Guns N'Roses, February 7 Garth Brooks, American singer and songwriter David Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi) Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian February 8 Malorie Blackman, British author of young adult fiction Timothy Britten Parker, American actor February 9 Lolo Ferrari, French actress (d. 2000) Zoë Lund, American musician, model, actress, author, producer, political activist, and screenwriter (d. 1999) Dennis Padilla, Filipino comedian, TV host, radio broadcaster, and actor Dany Roland, Argentine-born Brazilian drummer, sound designer, actor, film director, and record producer February 10 Cliff Burton, American musician and songwriter (d. 1986) Bobby Czyz, American boxer February 11 – Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter February 12 Nana Ioseliani, Georgian chess player Jimmy Kirkwood, Irish field hockey player February 13 Michele Greene, American actress Jackie Silva, Brazilian volleyball player February 14 – Ken Oosterbroek, South African photojournalist (d. 1994) February 17 Alison Hargreaves, British mountain climber (d. 1995)