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Historical Event(s)
– Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.
– A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill
– A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
– During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skenderbeg).
– 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.
– The Royal Australian Navy was established by HM King George V of Australia.
– French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
– Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
Who Were Born On ?
– Tennessee Williams, American dramatist (d. 1983)
– Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish Olympic athlete (d. 1980)
– Lee Falk, American comic strip writer (d. 1999)
– Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver (d. 1995)
– Gretchen Franklin, English actress (d. 2005)
– Al Helfer, American radio sportscaster (d. 1975)
– David Merrick, American stage producer (d. 2000)
– Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and lyricist (d. 1992)
– Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1999)
– Louise Bourgeois, French American sculptor (d. 2010)