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Historical Event(s)
– A 611 gram chondrite type meteorite strikes a house near the village of Baxter in Stone County, Missouri.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
– In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three, and badly injuring five, spectators.
– James Connolly was sat on a chair and shot dead in Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin, after his role in the Easter Uprising
– The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
– Romania declares war on Austro-Hungary, joining the Entente in World War I
– In Brooklyn, New York, Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
– Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
– World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of Staff Erich Von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.
Who Were Born On ?
– Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999)
– Ustad Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai maestro (d. 2006)
– Peter Geach, British philosopher
– Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (d. 1997)
– Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist (d. 1986)
– Eric Bentley, British-born American critic and playwright
– C. Everett Koop, 13th United States Surgeon General
– Robert Carr, British conservative politician
– Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008)
– Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter (d. 2008)