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Historical Event(s)
– A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
– New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
– King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe are killed in Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Monkey in Chinese astrology.
– Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
– Mother’s Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
– Dutch football club Feyenoord was founded
– The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
– Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris.
– Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of two
Who Were Born On ?
– Irving Fiske, American writer, playwright, (d. 1990)
– Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
– Theodore Roethke, American poet (d. 1963)
– Hugo Distler, German composer (d. 1942)
– Josué de Castro, Brazilian writer, physician, geographer and activist against hunger (d. 1973)
– Karolos Koun, Greek theater director (d. 1987)
– Tatsuo Shimabuku, founder of Isshinryu Karate (d. 1975)
– Lee Krasner, American painter (d. 1984)
– Dennis Morgan, American actor (d. 1994)