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Historical Event(s)
– The world’s largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3106.75 carat, is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Snake in Chinese astrology.
– Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Togo Heihachiro and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
– Albert Einstein publishes the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity.
– Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
– The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
– Norway holds a referendum in favor of monarchy over republic.
– Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
– The Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin
– Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
Who Were Born On ?
– Richard Haydn, English actor (d. 1985)
– Robert Donat, English actor (d. 1958)
– Albert Speer, German architect (d. 1981)
– Florence Desmond, English actress and comedian (d. 1993)
– Franz König, Austrian Cardinal (d. 2004)
– Emile St. Godard, Canadian dog sled racer (d. 1948)
– Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)
– Andy Devine, American actor (d. 1977)
– Georges Schehadé, Lebanese poet and playwright (d. 1989)
– Érico Lopes Veríssimo, Brazilian writer (d. 1975)