Historical Events
- Finland's "Mosaic Confessors" law comes into effect, making Finnish Jews full citizens
Malone 1st to 20 Goals
Montreal Canadien's center Joe Malone scores 5 goals in a 9-4 win over Ottawa to become the first 20 goal scorer in NHL history; goes on to score 44 regular season goals
Famous Birthdays
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918-2008)
Indian guru who developed Transcendental Meditation, born in Jabalpur, India
About January 12, 1918
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 106 years, 3 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Capricorn