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Historical Event(s)
– Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand’s west coast.
– New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– The British Viceroy of India, Governor-General Edward Frederick Lindley Wood and Mohandas Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) sign an agreement envisaging the release of political prisoners and allowing salt to be freely used by the poorest members of the population.
– The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
– Spanish Cortes depose King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the 2nd Spanish Republic.
– Emperor Haile Selassie I signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
– A fire at a home for the elderly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania kills 48 people.
– Start of “Die Voortrekkers” youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
– The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Who Were Born On ?
– Brian Kelly, American actor (d. 2005)
– Tom Wesselmann, American collage artist (d. 2004)
– Billie “Buckwheat” Thomas, American actor (d. 1980)
– Howard Coble, American politician
– Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician (d. 1980)
– Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter
– John Norman, American author
– Hal Fishman, Los Angeles based local news anchor. (d. 2007)
– Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player
– Allen Klein, American rock and roll business manager (d. 2009)