Grazia Deledda, Italy, novelist (Old Man of the Mtn-Nobel 1926)

Birth

Edouard CorbiŠre, French captain/writer (Le Negrier), dies at 82

Death

John Mercer Langston named minister of Haiti

Event

Cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author (Heroic Suite)

Birth

Jacques Thibaud, Bordeaux France, violinist (Caf‚ Rogue)

Birth

William J Clothier, 1st pres of tennis hall of fame/(US Open-1906)

Birth

Johanna "Annie" Bakker, Dutch revue-artist/singer/actress

Birth

Ernest Samuel Williams, composer

Birth

Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12

Event

Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch and Perlemoer, Boefje)

Birth

I Gontscharow, writer, dies

Death

John Mylong, Austria, actor (Robot Monsters)

Birth

Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company

Event

Joannes DM Cornelissen, Dutch historian (Hooft and Tacitus)

Birth

Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY

Event

George Raft, NYC, actor (Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot)

Birth

Sam Ervin, (Sen-D-NC), Watergate committee chairman

Birth

George Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh)

Birth

Vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two)

Birth

Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC

Event

Miguel Aleman Valdes, Mexican attorney/president (1946-52)

Birth

Vjekoslav Kaleb, Yugoslavia, writer (Splendor of the Fabric)

Birth

Ernest Baier, Germany, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1936)

Birth

1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues

Event

Boston's Bill Dinneen no-hits Chic White Sox, 2-0

Event