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Historical Event(s)
– Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
– A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
– The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
– Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was incorporated as a city.
– Polytechnic University of the Philippines founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the American C.A. O'Reilley.
– The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in world.
– The Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity is founded at the College of Charleston.
Who Were Born On ?
– S. J. Perelman, American humorist (d. 1979)
– Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian dancer and founder of Kalakshetra (d. 1986)
– Glenn Miller, American bandleader (d. 1944)
– John Sirica, American judge (d. 1992)
– Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter (d. 1989)
– Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer (d. 2003)
– Joe Tate, English footballer (d. 1973)
– Jean Desses, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer (d. 1970)
– Ernst-Günther Schenck, Nazi German physician (d. 1998)
– A. J. Liebling, American journalist (d. 1963)