Born: Richard John Cork, British air force officer, commander of the 880 Naval Air Squadron, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Service Cross for actions during the Battle of Britain during World War II, in London (d.

The National Sylvan Theater, the first federally-funded outdoor public theater, opened in Washington, D.C., in the presence of U.S.

The first test flight of the French SPAD biplane was conducted.Walter Edward Foster replaced James Alexander Murray as Premier of New Brunswick, with the latter only serving two months.1891) Milton Wright, American religious leader, bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, father to the Wright brothers (b. Died: Arthur Graeme West, British poet, author of The Diary of a Dead Officer, killed in action (b.The Brazilian football club Maruinense was established in Maruim, Brazil as the Socialista Sport Club before it was renamed in the 1960s.Wilde was elected 17th Mayor of San Diego, beating George Marston with 58 percent of the vote. Vladimir Lenin left Switzerland for Russia using a 'sealed train' to cross Germany.Born: Dabbs Greer, American actor, best known for the role of Reverend Robert Alden on the television show Little House on the Prairie, in Fairview, Missouri (d.The team currently plays out of the Г…rГҐsen Stadion in LillestrГёm, Norway. The LillestrГёm football club was founded after the merger of two local clubs.President Woodrow Wilson asked the United States Congress for a declaration of war on Germany, stating that the war would 'make the world safe for democracy' and later that it would be a 'war to end war'. Died: Scott Joplin, American composer and pianist, most popular of the ragtime musical artists, including compositions ' Maple Leaf Rag' and ' The Entertainer' (b.1990) Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist, known for his interpretations of Johannes Brahms and FrГ©dГ©ric Chopin, in Bucharest (d. 1988) Bonnie Baker, American jazz and big band singer, best known for the hit single ' Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!', in Orange, Texas (d. and diplomat for Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, in Ogden, Utah (d. Born: Mark Evans Austad, American broadcaster and diplomat, leading news broadcaster with WTTG in Washington, D.C.64 and 350th Squadrons of the Royal Air Force during World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Croix de guerre, in Richmond, London, England (d. 1997) Michel Donnet, Belgian air force officer, commander of the No. Born: Sydney Newman, Canadian television producer, created popular television shows including The Avengers and Doctor Who, in Toronto (d.The MГ¦re Station for the Norwegian State Railways line opened at MГ¦re, Norway and operated until 2001.The Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery opened in Nuneaton, England.

The Spanish newspaper El Ideal Gallego released its first edition in A CoruГ±a, Spain.The Russian newspaper Pravda Severa (Truth of the North) released its first edition in Arkhangelsk, Russia.The Dutch news agency Aneta was established as the first news organization in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and was the predecessor to Antara.The 243rd Infantry Division was established as part of the last wave of new divisions created for the Imperial German Army.It was changed to an infantry unit in July. The United States Army established the 41st Infantry Division as a National Guard unit, five days before the United States entered World War I.The election results where Granados was declared the winner were contested as fraudulent after votes for former president and main opponent Rafael Yglesias Castro were considered invalid. Federico Tinoco Granados, President of Costa Rica, held the first general elections since staging a military coup in January.

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