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Historical Event(s)
– Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rat in Chinese astrology.
– In Miami, Florida, Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100 meters freestyle swimming competition with a time of 57.4 seconds.
– U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
– The Whampoa Military Academy is founded.
– Archeologist Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
– Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
– The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
– Prime Minister Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the first recognized Greek Republic.
– Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
Who Were Born On ?
– Doug Ellis, British entrepreneur, former owner and now honorary president of Aston Villa F.C.
– Alice Babs, Swedish singer
– E. P. Thompson, English socialist historian, (The Making of the English Working Class), (d. 1993)
– Karlheinz Deschner, German researcher and writer
– Percy Rodriguez, Canadian actor (d. 2007)
– Scotch Taylor, Former South African cricketer (d. 2004)
– Daniel arap Moi, 2nd President of Kenya
– Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat and author (d. 1994)
– Les Lye, Canadian actor (d. 2009)
– Christopher Tolkien, British author