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Historical Event(s)
– Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan.
– Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines’ independence from Spain.
– Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
– The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
– The United States captures Guam from Spain.
– After over two months of sea-based bombardment, the United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with U.S. troops led by General Nelson Miles landing at harbor of Guánica, Puerto Rico.
– An Armistice ends the Spanish-American War.
– Battle of Omdurman – British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
– Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days’ Reform in China.
– United States takes possession of Puerto Rico.
Who Were Born On ?
– Kai Munk, Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, martyr (d. 1944)
– Alla Tarasova, Soviet actress (d. 1973)
– Bertolt Brecht, German author (d. 1956)
– Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People’s Republic of China (d. 1976)
– Henry Hall, British bandleader (d. 1989)
– Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman (d. 1993)
– Carl Clauberg, Nazi concentration camp doctor (d. 1957)
– Princess Charlotte of Monaco (d. 1977)
– Nachum Gutman, Israeli painter (d. 1980)
– René Magritte, Belgian painter (d. 1967)