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Historical Event(s)
– The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal or the “BBC pips”.
– In Miami, Florida, Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100 meters freestyle swimming competition with a time of 57.4 seconds.
– Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the “Beer Hall Putsch”. However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes Mein Kampf.
– the Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
– University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a “thrill killing”.
– In the second attempt to climb Mount Everest, George Mallory and Andrew “Sandy” Irvine disappear, possibly having first made it to the top.
– The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations.
– Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for a short period of time.
– In New York City, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
Who Were Born On ?
– Pablo Birger, Argentine racing driver (d. 1966)
– Bal Thackeray, founder and president of Indian political party Shiv Sena
– Sir John Harvey-Jones, British industrialist (d. 2008)
– Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician (d. 2009)
– Dennis Weaver, American actor (d. 2006)
– Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa Lama, Tibetan religious figure (d. 1981)
– Lauren Bacall, American actress
– Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan newspaper editor (d. 1978)
– Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)
– Warren Miller, American director