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Historical Event(s)
– World War I: the Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Snake in Chinese astrology.
– World War I: the deadliest German air raid on London during World War I is carried out by Gotha G bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
– In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
– The East St. Louis Riots end.
– World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
– St. Tikhon of Moscow is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
– Ukraine is declared a republic.
– World War I: In Palestine, Field Marshal Edmund Allenby captures Jerusalem.
– Cheka, the first Soviet secret police, is founded.
Who Were Born On ?
– Koo Chen-fu, Chinese negotiator (d. 2005)
– Walter Hendl, American conductor (d. 2007)
– Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan (d. 1980)
– Leonora Carrington, British-born surrealist painter
– Helen Forrest, American singer (d. 1999)
– Ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (d. 1947)
– Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1967)
– Rochus Misch, German courier, bodyguard and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler, the last survivor of the Führerbunker
– Jack Lynch, Irish politician (d. 1999)
– Jacob Lawrence, American painter (d. 2000)