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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from twelve to fourteen years old.
– The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing crossed the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
– In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three, and badly injuring five, spectators.
– The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
– Easter Rising: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett starts a rebellion in Ireland.
– World War I: Battle of Jutland – The British Grand Fleet under the command of Sir John Jellicoe & Sir David Beatty engage the Kaiserliche Marine under the command of Reinhard Scheer & Franz von Hipper in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
– Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract.
– The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
– The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of November 5th of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Who Were Born On ?
– Beverly Cleary, American writer
– Camilo José Cela, Spanish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
– Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (d. 2007)
– Hank Luisetti, American basketball player (d. 2002)
– Sir Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
– Alexander Mikhaylovich Prokhorov, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
– Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist (d. 1986)
– Daws Butler, American voice actor (d. 1988)
– Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot (d. 1953)