Marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England

Birth

Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48

Death

Werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr

Birth

Frank Laubach, Benton Pa, educator, taught reading through phonetics

Birth

Willem De M‚rode, protestant poet

Birth

Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer, dies at 76

Death

Felix Wolfes, composer

Birth

Joseph Roth, Austria, journalist/writer (Hotel Savoy)

Birth

-3] Amsterdam Municipal theater opens

Event

Forest fires destroy Hinckley Minnesota: about 600 die

Event

Nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies

Death

"McCall-magazine 1st published

Event

Battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain

Event

Hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire

Death

Machine gun 1st used in battle

Event

Telegraph use between Germany and US begins

Event

VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"

Event

Set Svanholm, V„steras Sweden, tenor (London Convent Garden 1948-57)

Birth

Vera Vague, [Barbara Jo Allen], NYC, actress (Follow the Leader)

Birth

Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer, dies at 79

Death

Bernard C J Lievegoed, Dutch anthroposophist? (founder Free College)

Birth

Guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies

Death

Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

Event

Barbara Jo Allen, NYC, actress (Ice Capades Revue, Rosie the Riveter)

Birth

English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill

Event