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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
– After being founded for 20 years, the Government of the Republic of China approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China.
– The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.
– Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi leads a conference to discuss Japan’s plans for China; later, a document detailing these plans, the “Tanaka Memorial” is leaked, although it is now considered a forgery.
– The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
– The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
– Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.
– Nikola Tesla exposed his six (6) new inventions including motor with onephase electricity
– Indian revolutionary Rajendranath Lahiri was hanged to death in Gonda jail of U.P. in India 2 days before the scheduled date.
Who Were Born On ?
– Vernon L. Smith, American economist, Nobel Prize in Economics winner
– Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2005)
– Robert Mosbacher, 28th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)
– Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (d. 2007)
– Phil Tucker, American director (d. 1985)
– Ferenc Sánta, Hungarian writer (d. 2008)
– Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)
– Dana Elcar, American actor (d. 2005)
– Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician (d. 1958)
– Charlie Callas, American comedian (d. 2011)