Norway dissolves union with Sweden (in effect since 1814)

Event

Johan P Van de Kellen, stamp cutter/lithographer, dies at 74

Death

Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating NY Giants 19-0

Event

Famous Cunard passenger liner Lusitania launches

Event

Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens

Event

Peter W Rodino, (Rep-D-NJ, 1949- )/chaired Watergate council

Birth

Jessica Tandy, London, actress (Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included)

Birth

Franz Reizenstein, composer

Birth

Silas Roy Crain, singer/arranger/songwriter

Birth

St Pius X encyclical "On Indians of South America"

Event

US army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane

Event

Mascha Kal‚ko, writer

Birth

Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist

Birth

Benjamin Lambord, composer, dies at 35

Death

Germany troop march into Fort Faux, Verdun

Event

Gwendolyn Brooks, US poet (Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, Pulitzer 1950)

Birth

Irene Vorrink, Dutch minister (health and environment)

Birth

Georges Marchais, political leader (French Communist Party)

Birth

Rocky Graziano, boxer/entertainer (Pantomime Quiz) [or Dec 31]

Birth

Hubert Du Plessis, composer

Birth

Giorgio Belladonna, bridge champion

Birth

56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8

Event

Dolores Gray, Chic Ill, singer/actress (Designing Woman, Kismet)

Birth

George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit

Event

? Wayne, fictional Batman's parents killed

Death