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Historical Event(s)
– Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
– Greco-Turkish War: The first full-scale battle takes place when the Greek expeditionary force in Crete defeats a 4,000-strong Ottoman force at Livadeia.
– Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker is published.
– A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
– British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
– Anglo-Afghan wars: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand region of colonial India’s North West Frontier Province.
– The town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar.
– Lattimer massacre: A sheriff’s posse kills 20 unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States.
– The “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial is published in the New York Sun.
– Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper, La Fronde, in Paris.
Who Were Born On ?
– William S. Bowdern, American Jesuit Roman Catholic priest (d. 1983)
– Dan Gordon, American animator (d. 1969)
– Constance Talmadge, American actress (d. 1973)
– Paul Alverdes, German writer (d. 1979)
– Amelia Earhart, American aviator (d. 1937)
– Andy Kennedy, Irish footballer (d. 1963)
– Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. 1917)
– Florence Siebert, American medical researcher (d. 1991)
– Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American film director (d. 1987)
– Drew Pearson, American journalist (d. 1969)