It’s game time! 🎰 I've got a fun challenge for you—can I guess your date of birth in less than 20 tries? Here’s how it works: I’ll give you a series of dates, and based on your answers, I’ll try to figure out your special day 🎂 It’s all in good fun, and it’s all about you! 🥳 Give it a shot, and let’s see if I can nail it down with this birthday guessing game 🎉 (Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)
Historical Event(s)
– Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only case in United States history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction.
– Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
– The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
– Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol Prison.
– The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames is officially opened
– Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
– Franco-Hova War: The town of Anosimena is captured by French troops from Menabe defenders in Madagascar.
– The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
– Tirah Campaign: Battle of Saragarhi.
– The first Library of Congress building opened its doors to the public. The Library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
Who Were Born On ?
– Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian independence fighter (d. 1945)
– John Franklin Enders, American scientist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1985)
– Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek officer who served in World War I, the Minor Asia Campaign and World War II (d. 1989)
– Daniel K. Ludwig, American shipping magnate (d. 1992)
– Hilde Hildebrand, German actress (d. 1976)
– Delma Kollar, American supercentenarian.
– Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer (d. 1989)
– Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer (d. 1999)
– Vito Genovese, American mafioso (d. 1969)