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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
– Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.
– In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
– World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
– World War I: the United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
– World War I: Battle of Stalluponen – The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Pavel Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
– World War I: in Belgium, British and German troops clash for the first time in the war.
– Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
– The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
– World War I: German battleships under Franz von Hipper bombard the English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough.
Who Were Born On ?
– Kenneth Richard Norris, Australian entomologist (d. 2003)
– Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian musician and conductor (d. 2005)
– Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)
– Stjepan Šulek, Croatian composer and conductor(d. 1986)
– Orhan Kemal, Turkish writer (d. 1970)
– Achille Compagnoni, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009)
– John Berryman, American poet (d. 1972)
– Joe Carcione, American consumer advocate (d. 1988)
– Henry Wade, American lawyer (d. 2001)
– Peter Townsend, British Equerry and air pilot (d. 1995)