Marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28)

Birth

Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms

Event

Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer

Birth

Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexico, revolutionary rebel [or 6/25]

Birth

William Lassell, English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune), dies

Death

University of California founded in Los Angeles

Event

Damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys and Dolls-based on his work)

Birth

[Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal

Birth

Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano

Event

Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail

Event

Henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace)

Birth

Luis Alberni, Spain, actor (Topaze)

Birth

Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)

Birth

John B Kelly, Olympic champion rower/father of Grace Kelly

Birth

Luis Trenker, Sankt Ulrich, actor (Berge in Flammen)

Birth

Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian Fascist chancellor killed by Nazis

Birth

Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39

Death

Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88

Death

Cliff Hall, Bkln NY, actor (Crime Photographer)

Birth

Sergei Jessenin, writer

Birth

Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor (Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr)

Birth

Hattie McDaniel, actress (Gone With the Wind-academy award)

Birth

Richard Sorge, German spy for USSR in Tokyo (WW II)

Birth

1st US Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI

Event

Horace Rawlins wins 1st US Open golf tournament (Newport RI)

Event