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Historical Event(s)
– An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
– World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
– Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail crash near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246; the accident is found to be the result of non-standard operating practices during a shift change at a busy junction.
– World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary.
– William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson‘s Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States’handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
– Militia officer Henry Pedris executed by firing squad at Colombo, Ceylon - an act widely regarded as a miscarriage of justice by the British colonial authorities.
– US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in accident.
– The Battle for the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos in northern France, World War I.
Who Were Born On ?
– Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Catholic archbishop of Ottawa
– Sir Norman Wisdom, English actor and comedian (d. 2010)
– Anthony Quinn, Mexican-born American actor (d. 2001)
– Peggy Mount, English actress (d. 2001)
– Esther Soré, Chilean musician (d. 1996)
– John Randolph, American actor (d. 2004)
– Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian communist (d. 1992)
– Paul Castellano, American organized crime figure (d. 1985)
– Victor Sen Yung, American actor (d. 1980)
– Joe Fry, British racing driver (d. 1950)