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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
– The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
– Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
– Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
– The U.S. Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.
– Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
– French troops capture Abéché (in modern-day Chad) and install a puppet sultan in the Ouaddai Empire.
– A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
– Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is founded at Boston University.
– Manhattan Bridge opens.
Who Were Born On ?
– Anthony Mamo, Malta’s 1st President (d. 2008)
– Tuppy Owen-Smith, South African cricketer and English rugby union player (d. 1990)
– William M. Branham, American evangelist (d. 1965)
– Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist, Nobel laureate
– Sugiyama Yasushi, Japanese painter (d. 1993)
– Skeeter Webb, American baseball player (d. 1986)
– Frances Dee, American actress (d. 2004)