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Historical Event(s)
– Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Ox in Chinese astrology.
– The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
– The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
– Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft The record will stand for 20 years.
– The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
– The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
– Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
– Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, VA.
– Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal at Signal Hill in St John’s, Newfoundland.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987)
– Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
– Jean Joseph Rabearivelo, Malagasy/French poet (d. 1937)
– Ed Begley, American actor (d. 1970)
– Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian-born economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1985)
– José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1968)
– Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicolaievna Romanova of Russia (d. 1918)
– Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1955)
– Princess Bang-ja of Korea (d. 1989)
– Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944)