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Historical Event(s)
– The Citizen’s Committee of Public Safety, led by Lorrin A. Thurston, overthrows the government of Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
– The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
– Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
– Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams.
– Mohandas Gandhi’s first act of civil disobedience.
– A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua.
– France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
– The Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club, to become one of the oldest Italian football clubs, is established by British expats.
– Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique, receives its première performance in St. Petersburg, only nine days before the composer’s death.
– The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty of China after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
Who Were Born On ?
– Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Pakistani diplomat (d. 1985)
– Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American psychologist (d. 1993)
– Wilfred Owen, British poet (d. 1918)
– Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1969)
– Violette Morris, French athlete (d. 1944)
– Dick Rauch, American football player and coach (d. 1970)
– Jesse Haines, American baseball player (d. 1978)
– Henry Trendley Dean, American dental researcher (d. 1962)
– Hermann Lux, German footballer (d. 1962)
– King Carol II of Romania, (d. 1953)