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Historical Event(s)
– Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rooster in Chinese astrology.
– Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party’s upcoming election campaign.
– The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
– The Roca-Runciman Treaty between Argentina and Great Britain is signed by Julio Argentino Roca, Jr., and Sir Walter Runciman.
– Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.
– The Century of Progress World’s Fair opens in Chicago, Illinois.
– The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States’ use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.
– Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Spain are established.
– United Airlines Chesterton Crash: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
Who Were Born On ?
– Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian
– Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (d. 2003)
– Bob Dornan, American politician
– Dickie Bird, English cricket umpire
– Ted Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur (d. 2008)
– Henry B. Eyring, American religious figure; son of Henry Eyring
– Bruce Wells, English boxer and actor (d. 2009)
– Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor
– Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
– Lonnie Brooks, American blues musician