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Historical Event(s)
– The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
– Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic.
– Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
– Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
– Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Iceland’s first football club is founded.
– Bayer registers aspirin as a trademark.
– Female Old West outlaw Pearl Hart robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
– The First Hague Convention is signed.
– The Western League is renamed the American League.
– Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed “The Filipino Thermopylae”, is fought.
Who Were Born On ?
– Emilio Prados, Spanish poet and editor (d. 1962)
– James H. Douglas, Jr. American Secretary of the Air Force (d. 1988)
– Lavrenty Beria, Soviet Communist leader (d. 1953)
– Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993)
– Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi National poet. (d. 1976)
– Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek politician (d. 1987)
– John Gilbert, American actor (d. 1936)
– Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)
– Pat O'Brien, American film actor (d. 1983)
– Eugeniusz Bodo, Polish actor (d. 1943)