Giorgos Seferis, writer

Birth

British troops occupy Hlangwane Natal

Event

Cor[nelis RJ] Kieboom, Dutch resistance fighter/chairman (Feyenoord)

Birth

Nydia Westman, NYC, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins)

Birth

John Bubbles, Louisville Ky, rhythm tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps)

Birth

Hugo Haas, Brno Czechoslovakia, actor/director (2 Smart People)

Birth

Kay Boyle, St Paul Minn, novelist (Plagued by Nightingales)

Birth

Havank, [HF vqan der Kallen], Dutch thriller writer (St Eustache)

Birth

WK Kellogg and Ch Bolin find Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co

Event

Grace Mary Williams, composer

Birth

Hendrik W C Spruit, Dutch conductor

Birth

Charlie Walker, South Aust cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests)

Birth

English premiere of Richard Strauss' "Elektra"

Event

Merle Oberon, Calcutta India, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion)

Birth

Nikola Hercigonja, composer

Birth

Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita Ks, jazz musician (Music 55)

Birth

Adolf Rudnicki, Polish writer (Niekochana)

Birth

Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher

Birth

1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box

Event

Mexican General V Huerta takes power with US support

Event

Alvin Derold Etler, composer

Birth

Riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesco da Rimini," premieres in Turin

Event

British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast

Event

John Freeman, British politician (Labour)/ambassador/TV host

Birth

Gopal Krishna Gokhale, India's social reformer/politician, dies

Death