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Historical Event(s)
– Russo–Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law.
– The Lithuanian press ban is lifted after almost 40 years.
– The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
– The SS Norge runs aground and sinks
– Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brille in Ostend, Belgium.
– Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
– General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jimmy Dorsey, American bandleader (d. 1957)
– Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian actress (d. 1983)
– Harry Martinson, Swedish author and poet Nobel laureate (d. 1978)
– John Snagge, British radio personality (d. 1996)
– Peter Lorre, Hungarian actor (d. 1964)
– Erik Wickberg, Swedish 9th General of the Salvation Army (d. 1996)
– J. R. D. Tata, France-born Indian aviation pioneer and industrialist (d. 1993)
– Mary Cain, American newspaper editor and politician (d. 1984)
– Feroze Khan, Pakistani field hockey player (d. 2005)
– Constance Bennett, American actress (d. 1965)