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Historical Event(s)
– Finnish Civil War: Rebels seized control of the capital, Helsinki, and members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
– The USS Cyclops departs from Barbados and is never seen again, presumably lost with all hands in the Bermuda Triangle.
– The Belarusian People’s Republic is established.
– Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarapat.
– World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
– A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
– Poland declares its independence from Russia.
– Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
– The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
Who Were Born On ?
– Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-born British politician (d. 2004)
– Janet Waldo, American actress
– Mike Wallace, American journalist
– Julius Rosenberg, American-born spy for the Soviet Union (d. 1953)
– Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician
– Ruth Atkinson, American cartoonist (d. 1997)
– Sebastian Cabot, English actor (d. 1977)
– Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
– Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter and lyricist (d. 2006)
– Jean Marchand, Canadian trade unionist and politician (d. 1988)