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Historical Event(s)
– Richard Strauss’ opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
– In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
– Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
– The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio placed by the Vatican in the Index of Forbidden Books.
– George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
– Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers lands his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House. He is later awarded a Gold medal from President Taft for this feat.
– The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee.
– An accidental bomb explosion in Hankou, Wuhan, China leads to the ultimate fall of the Qing Empire
– Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Who Were Born On ?
– Butterfly McQueen, American actress (d. 1995)
– Jean Muir, American actress (d. 1996)
– Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)
– Dame Thora Hird, British actress (d. 2003)
– George Liberace, American musician (d. 1983)
– Frank Moss, United States Senator from Utah (d. 2003)
– Sir Michael Hordern, British actor (d. 1995)
– Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet (d. 1996)
– Leif Erickson, American actor and singer (d. 1986)
– Spike Jones, American comedian and musician (d. 1965)