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Historical Event(s)
– Greco-Turkish War: The first full-scale battle takes place when the Greek expeditionary force in Crete defeats a 4,000-strong Ottoman force at Livadeia.
– The Aurora, Texas UFO incident
– Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol Prison.
– The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames is officially opened
– Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
– Lattimer massacre: A sheriff’s posse kills 20 unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States.
– Tirah Campaign: Battle of Saragarhi.
– The “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial is published in the New York Sun.
– The first Library of Congress building opened its doors to the public. The Library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
– London becomes the world’s first city to host licensed taxicabs.
Who Were Born On ?
– Yeghishe Charents, Armenian poet, writer and public activist (d. 1937)
– Lucius D. Clay, American general (d. 1978)
– Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987)
– Alluri Sita Rama Raju, Indian Freedom Fighter (d. 1924)
– Richard Krautheimer, German-American art historian (d.1994)
– Jack “Legs” Diamond\", American bootlegger (d. 1931)
– Eugene “Bull” Connor, American law enforcement official (d. 1973)
– E. A. D. Eldridge, British racing driver (d. 1935)
– Hilde Hildebrand, German actress (d. 1976)