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Historical Event(s)
– James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
– In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
– Chicago ‘L’begins operation
– The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
– Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
– Katipunan: the Revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood is established, contributing to the fall of the Spanish Empire in Asia.
– St. John’s, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
– The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
– William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.
– premiere performance of The Nutcracker Ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg.
Who Were Born On ?
– Maria Diaz Cortes, Spanish supercentarian (d. 2009)
– Oliver Hardy, American comedian and actor (d. 1957)
– E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet (d. 1964)
– Arthur Honegger, French-born Swiss composer (d. 1955)
– César Vallejo, Peruvian poet (d. 1938)
– Archibald MacLeish, American Librarian of Congress (d. 1982)
– Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (d. 1969)
– Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American actress (d. 1961)
– Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher (d. 1984)
– Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (d. 1975)