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The following events occurred in February 1919 :
Wilfrid Laurier , former
Prime Minister of Canada , dies in
Ottawa .
Seattle Union Record newspaper headlines a citywide strike, inciting the
First Red Scare .
U.S. Navy
troopship
USS Narragansett after it ran aground in the
English Channel .
Estonian War of Independence – Estonian forces liberated
Valga and
Võru , expelling the
Red Army from the entire territory of
Estonia .
[1]
Khotyn Uprising – The
Romanian Army regained control of
Khotyn ,
Bessarabia from rebel forces. It was estimated Romanian forces inflicted 15,000 casualties on the ethnic Ukrainians over 12 days of fighting and forced 4,000 rebel soldiers and 50,000 refugees to cross the
Dniester River into neighboring
Ukraine .
[2]
[3]
U.S. Navy
troopship
USS Narragansett ran aground in the
English Channel , with over 3,500 people evacuated from the ship.
[4] She was refloated on 17 February.
[5]
Car manufacturer
Samuel Pandolfo and all members of his executive with the
Pan Motor Company were convicted of fraud by trial jury in
St. Cloud, Minnesota . Despite an attempt to appeal the decision, mounting costs and poor public reactions lead to the company closing by 1923 after which Pandolfo surrendered to authorities and served two years in prison.
[6]
Cecil McKenzie Hill, chief instructor for the Canterbury Aviation Company, was killed in an air accident while flying over
Riccarton, New Zealand in what was the country's first aircraft fatality.
[7]
The
German National Library of Economics was founded as department for the
Kiel Institute for the World Economy in
Kiel ,
Germany .
[8]
Clark County, Idaho was established with its seat in
Dubois .
[9]
Several rail stations were reopened in
Great Britain after being closed down during
World War I , including stations
Kingsknowe in
Edinburgh ,
[10]
Rhosneigr in
Wales ,
[11] and
Glasson in
England .
[12]
Born:
Lisa Della Casa , Swiss opera singer, best known for her collaborations with
Bavarian State Opera and
Metropolitan Opera , in
Burgdorf, Switzerland (d.
2012 );
Anne Fogarty , American fashion designer, developed the sportswear look for women, author of Wife Dressing , in
Pittsburgh (d.
1980 );
Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert , German air force officer, commander of the
Jagdgeschwader 77 ,
Jagdgeschwader 27 , and
Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 for the
Luftwaffe during
World War II , recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross , in
Lindenthal, Cologne ,
Germany (d.
2007 )
Polish troops man trenches during the
Battle of Rawicz in
Greater Poland .
Battle of Kiev – The
Red Army began a siege on
Kiev .
[13]
Battle of Rawicz – Polish rebel forces attempted to capture the town of
Rawicz in
Greater Poland from occupying German forces.
[14]
An estimated 12,000 British troops and six tanks were deployed to key points around
Glasgow and the surrounding area to keep the peace following
riots stemming from the largest
general strike in
Scotland .
[15]
Éamon de Valera , the leader of
Sinn Féin , escaped from
Lincoln Prison in
England along with two other comrades in a breakout arranged by fellow Sinn Féin members
Michael Collins and
Harry Boland .
[16]
Auto engine manufacturer
Cummins was established in
Columbus, Indiana .
[17]
The
London Underground opened
Debden Station on the
Central line .
[18]
Born:
Bill Alley , Australian cricketer, batsmen for the
New South Wales cricket team from 1946 to 1947 and
Somerset County Cricket Club from 1958 to 1968, in
Hornsby, New South Wales ,
Australia (d.
2004 )
Died: Mary Moore, Irish actress, sister of
Matt ,
Owen and
Tom Moore , known for film roles including
A Million a Minute (b.
1890 )
Women were granted the right to vote and stand in elections in
Belarus .
[19]
[20]
A new capital of
Slovakia was established at
Bratislava , formerly Pressburg.
[21]
The
New Zealand Rifle Brigade was disbanded.
[22]
The first prototype of the
Bristol Badger aircraft crashed on its test flight due to fuel supply problems. It was not until May that engineering issues were resolved and it could make a second flight.
[23]
The
United States Congress established three medals specific for the
United States Navy and
United States Marine Corps :
Born:
Peter Butterworth , English actor, best known for his comedic roles in the
Carry On series, and
The Monk in
Doctor Who (d.
1979 );
Janet Waldo , American actress, best known for the voices of
Judy Jetson in
The Jetsons and Josie in
Josie and the Pussycats , in
Yakima, Washington (d.
2016 )
Died:
William Gilbert , Australian politician, member of the
South Australian House of Assembly from 1881 to 1906 (b.
1829 )
D. W. Griffith ,
Mary Pickford ,
Charlie Chaplin (seated), and
Douglas Fairbanks at the signing of the contract establishing
United Artists . Lawyers Albert Banzhaf (left) and Dennis F. O'Brien (right) stand in the background.
Battle of Kiev – The
Red Army captured
Kiev .
[27]
The
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic established the
Donets Governorate . It would eventually be abolished in 1925.
[28]
Battle of Rawicz – Polish rebel forces launched a second attempt to capture
Rawicz in
Greater Poland after German defenders repelled the first assault.
[29]
The
9th Battalion of the Royal Queensland Regiment was disbanded after the last members of the unit returned to
Australia .
[30]
Charlie Chaplin ,
Mary Pickford ,
Douglas Fairbanks and
D. W. Griffith launched
United Artists .
[31]
German air carrier
Deutsche Luft-Reederei began offering regular flights between
Berlin and
Weimar , using
AEG and
DFW aircraft.
[32]
Born:
Red Buttons , American actor, known for his comedic and dramatic roles in
Hatari! ,
The Poseidon Adventure and
Pete's Dragon , recipient of the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for
Sayonara , in
New York City (d.
2006 );
Cornelia Fort , American air force officer, member of the
Women Airforce Service Pilots during
World War II , in
Nashville, Tennessee (d.
1943 , killed in an air crash);
Tim Holt , American actor, best known for his film roles in
The Magnificent Ambersons and
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre , in
Beverly Hills, California (d.
1973 );
Andreas Papandreou , Greek state leader, 3rd and 8th
Prime Minister of Greece during the
Third Hellenic Republic , in
Chios ,
Greece (d.
1996 );
Died:
William Michael Rossetti , English writer, member of the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (b.
1829 )
Over 65,000 workers went on
strike in
Seattle , inciting the
First Red Scare in the
United States .
[33]
Battle of Rawicz – German forces repelled a second Polish assault to take
Rawicz in
Greater Poland .
[34]
The
167th and
169th Infantry Brigades of the
British Army were disbanded.
[35]
Convicted war criminal
Mehmed Reshid , who was governor of
Diyarbekir vilayet in the
Ottoman Empire during the
Armenian genocide , was cornered by authorities after escaping from prison a few days earlier in
Constantinople . He shot himself rather than be retaken into custody.
[36]
Sports club
Spikkestad was established in the
Røyken ,
Norway . It merged with
Røyken in 1963 to become
Spikkestad & Røyken (ROS) . The club now offers
football ,
handball ,
cycling ,
tennis ,
gymnastics ,
volleyball and
skiing .
[37]
Born:
Josef Stalder , Swiss gymnast, gold and silver medalist in the
1948 Summer Olympics , silver and bronze medalist in the
1952 Summer Olympics (d.
1991 )
Died:
Angel De Cora , American indigenous artist, known for promoting
Ho-Chunk art, instructor at the
Carlisle Indian Industrial School (b.
1871 )
The city of
Seattle added 600 men to the Seattle Police Force and hired another 2,400 deputies to counter the
Seattle General Strike . Federal troops were summoned by the
state attorney general of
Washington to keep order in the city, along with 950
U.S. Navy sailors and marines.
[38]
Seattle Mayor
Ole Hanson also threatened to use 1,500 police and 1,500 troops to replace striking workers, but did not it carry through.
[39]
British
paddle steamer
HMS Erin's Isle struck a naval mine left over from
World War I off
Nore ,
England , killed 23 passengers and crew on-board while another 28 survivors were rescued.
[40]
[41]
The
Michigan Supreme Court
ruled
Henry Ford had to run the
Ford Motor Company for the interest of the shareholders, the first major legal citation of the
shareholder primacy in corporate America.
[42]
Swedish airline
Svensk Lufttrafik was established in
Stockholm .
[43] While its operation was very short, it had briefly employed former German ace and future
Nazi leader
Hermann Göring .
[44]
Garfield County, Montana was established with its seat in
Jordan .
[45]
Jerome County, Idaho was established with its seat in
Jerome .
[46]
Born:
Desmond Doss , American army medical officer, recipient of the
Medal of Honor and two
Bronze Star Medals while being a
conscientious objector during the
Battle of Okinawa , subject of the documentary
The Conscientious Objector and the war film
Hacksaw Ridge , in
Lynchburg, Virginia (d.
2006 );
Jock Mahoney , American actor and stuntman, best known for his lead in the television westerns
The Range Rider and
Yancy Derringer , in
Chicago (d.
1989 );
Robert F. Yonash , American aviation engineer, member of the start-up team for
Temco Aircraft , co-founder of the
Intercontinental Manufacturing Company , in
Wadena, Minnesota (d.
1997 )
Ole Hanson ,
Mayor of Seattle
The strike committee voted to end the
general strike in Seattle.
[56]
An amendment to the
U.S. Constitution that would extend voting rights to women lost by only one vote in the
United States Senate .
[57]
[58]
The
Inter-Allied Women's Conference , convened to compile a list of women's issues to present to the delegates of the
Paris Peace Conference ,
[59] since they were barred from the official conference.
[60]
Battle of Rawicz – German forces failed to end the Polish siege on
Rawicz in
Greater Poland .
[61]
German submarine
SM UC-91 foundered in the North Sea while on en route for formal surrender with the loss of seventeen of her crew.
[62]
Nankai University was established, initially as a private institution, in
Tianjin ,
China .
[63]
The
Broken Hill railway line in
New South Wales ,
Australia was extended, with stations
Euabalong West and
Mount Hope serving the line.
[64]
[65]
[66]
Born:
Bob Montgomery , American boxer,
World Lightweight Champion from 1943 to 1944, in
Sumter, South Carolina (d.
1998 )
Friedrich Ebert was
elected as the first
President of Germany by the
Weimar National Assembly , beating challenger
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner by a landslide of 277 to 49 votes and becoming the first democratically elected leader of
Germany .
[67]
The
Seattle General Strike formally ended after shutting down the city for five days.
[68]
Caribou County, Idaho was established with its seat in
Soda Springs .
[69]
Liberty County, Montana was established with its seat in
Chester .
[70]
The sports club
Glassverket was established in
Drammen ,
Norway . The club offers competitive
football and
handball .
[71]
Born:
Eva Gabor , Hungarian actress, best known for lead her role in the 1960s television comedy
Green Acres , in
Budapest (d.
1995 );
Tom Leigh , Australian air force officer, member of the
No. 76 Squadron during
World War II , member of the escape team from the German
POW camp
Stalag Luft III , in
Waverley, New South Wales ,
Australia (d.
1944 , executed)
Died:
John Hood , American naval officer, commander of
USS Hawk during the
Spanish–American War and
USS Texas during
World War I (b.
1859 )
Soldiers with the
Czechoslovak Legion opened fire on unarmed ethnic German and Hungarian demonstrators of
Bratislava protesting against the city's incorporation into
Czechoslovakia .
[72]
The
United States Navy closed its air naval base at
Berehaven ,
Ireland following the end of
World War I .
[73]
Beta Alpha Psi was founded as an honor society for accounting and financial students at the
University of Illinois .
[74]
Born:
Forrest Tucker , American actor, better known for his role in 1960s television comedy
F Troop , in
Plainfield, Indiana (d.
1986 );
Ferruccio Valcareggi , Italian
football player and manager,
midfielder for clubs including
Fiorentina and
Bologna from 1937 to 1954, in
Trieste (d.
2005 );
Russell L. Ackoff , American academic, developed the concepts of
operations research and
systems theory , in
Philadelphia (d.
2009 )
Died:
Joseph Arch , British politician, architect of the
Representation of the People Act (b.
1826 );
Harold Gilman , British painter, founding member of the
Camden Town Group (b.
1876 )
Japanese diplomat
Makino Nobuaki
Philipp Scheidemann ,
Chancellor of Germany
Paris Peace Conference –
Japan proposed the inclusion of a "
racial equality clause " in the
Covenant of the League of Nations .
[75]
The first democratically elected governing body of
Germany was established, with a
cabinet under
Philipp Scheidemann being the first administration of the
Weimar Republic .
[76]
Portugal 's
Monarchy of the North ended after civilians in
Porto revolted, with support from the
National Republican Guard .
[77]
The
Social Democratic Party won a majority of the parliament seats in the
elections in
Abkhazia .
[78]
Concrete cutting and drilling tools manufacturer
Tyrolit was established in
Schwaz ,
Austria .
[79]
The sports club
Rivadavia was established in
Comodoro Rivadavia ,
Argentina , with
basketball and
handball programs.
[80]
Born:
Tennessee Ernie Ford , American country musician, known for his country hits "
The Shotgun Boogie " and "
Sixteen Tons " and the 1950s television variety series
The Ford Show , in
Bristol, Tennessee (d.
1991 );
Joan Edwards , American singer, best known for her work on the radio show
Your Hit Parade and her collaborations with
Paul Whiteman , in
New York City (d.
1981 )
Born:
Eddie Robinson , American football coach, head of the
Grambling State Tigers football and basketball teams from 1941 to 1997, held the record for most season wins in the
NCAA Division I , in
Jackson, Louisiana (d.
2007 );
William Nierenberg , American physicist, member of the
Manhattan Project and director of the
Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1965 to 1986, co-founder of the
George C. Marshall Institute , in
New York City (d.
2000 )
Died:
Matteo Albertone , Italian army officer, commander of Italian forces at the
Battle of Adwa during the
First Italo-Ethiopian War (b.
1840 )
A prolongation of the ceasefire between the
Allies and
Germany helped end most of the
major fighting between the Germans and Polish rebels in
Greater Poland , although skirmishes continued until the signing of the
Treaty of Versailles on June 28.
[89]
Yugoslav troops massacred 432 Albanians in
Rugova ,
Albania . The atrocities were reported by the
Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
[90]
The
Social Democratic Party of Austria won a majority of the seats in
elections for the Austrian Constituent Assembly, the first since the end of the
World War I and the establishment of the
Republic of German-Austria (later shortened to
Austria ). It was also the first time Austrian women could participate in elections,
[91]
[92] and eight women were elected to assembly, including
Anna Boschek , Emmy Freundlich,
Adelheid Popp , Gabriele Proft,
Therese Schlesinger ,
Amalie Seidel , Maria Tusch, and
Hildegard Burjan .
[93]
The
Social-Democratic Party won the first free elections held in the
Democratic Republic of Georgia and formed the first
Constituent Assembly of Georgia .
[94] It was also the first time Georgian women participated in national voting.
[95]
The
Yugoslav Muslim Organization was established in
Sarajevo by Yugoslav leader
Mehmed Spaho .
[96]
Football club
Shkodër was established in
Shkodër ,
Albania .
[97]
Died:
Eva Luckes , English nurse, matron of the
Royal London Hospital from 1880 to 1919 (b.
1854 );
Mark Sykes , British diplomat, leading adviser on
Middle East relations to the
David Lloyd George administration, co-architect of the
Sykes–Picot Agreement (b.
1879 );
Vera Kholodnaya , Russian actress, known for her film roles in
The Woman Who Invented Love and
Song of Triumphant Love (b.
1893 )
British troops deployed to control a
violent strike in
Glasgow were recalled from
Scotland .
[101]
Born:
Jack Palance , American actor, known for his memorable performances in Western and thriller films including
Panic in the Streets ,
Sudden Fear and
Shane , recipient of
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for
City Slickers , in
Hazleton, Pennsylvania (d.
2006 );
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda , Iranian state leader, 42nd
Prime Minister of Iran , in
Tehran (d.
1979 , executed)
Died:
Henry Ragas , American jazz musician, pianist for the
Original Dixieland Jass Band (b.
1891 );
Ōyama Sutematsu , Japanese academic, first woman to receive a college degree in
Japan (b.
1860 )
Queen Margaret College was established in
Wellington , New Zealand as a school for girls from Years 1 to 13 (ages 5 to 18).
[102]
Sports club
Ski was established in
Ski, Norway , with programs in
football ,
handball ,
track and field ,
floorball ,
ice hockey ,
tennis and
gymnastics .
[103]
Born:
Ross King , Canadian hockey player, goaltender and goal medalist for the Canadian hockey team at the
1948 Winter Olympics , in
Portage la Prairie ,
Manitoba (d.
1972 );
Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy , Indian film director, known for films including
Samskara , in
Nellore ,
British India (d.
2006 )
Died:
Frederick DuCane Godman , British biologist, best known for research into the flora and fauna of
Central America (b.
1834 );
Fukushima Yasumasa , Japanese army officer, noted commander during the
First Sino-Japanese War and
Russo-Japanese War , recipient of the
Order of the Bath (b.
1852 );
I. C. Frimu , Romanian journalist and politician, founder of the newspaper
România Muncitoare , founding member of the
Social Democratic Party of Romania (b.
1871 )
Habibullah Khan ,
Emir of Afghanistan
Habibullah Khan ,
Emir of Afghanistan , was assassinated by Mustafa Seghir, an Indian spy employed by the
United Kingdom .
[104]
The
Banat Republic was formally dissolved, allowing
Romania and
Yugoslavia to divide up territory in the region.
[105]
German submarine
SM UC-71 foundered in the
North Sea while en route for surrender.
[106]
Communist demonstrators in
Budapest raided the newspaper office of
The People's Voice , the official paper of the
Social Democratic Party of Hungary . Seven people, including police officers, were killed in the violence. As a result, the Hungarian government began arresting leaders of the
Socialist Party of Hungary and banning their publication Vörös Újság (Red News) .
[107]
The
1st Legions Infantry Division of the
Polish Army was established using veterans of the
Polish Legions that served in
World War I .
[108]
The
Nebraska Capitol Commission was established to address deteriorating building conditions around the
Nebraska State Capitol .
[109]
[110]
Born:
Joe Krol , Canadian football player,
quarterback for the
Toronto Argonauts from 1945 to 1952, six times
Grey Cup champion, in
Hamilton, Ontario (d.
2008 );
Hugh Culverhouse , American sports executive, owner of the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1974 to 1994, in
Birmingham, Alabama (d.
1994 );
Lursakdi Sampatisiri , Thai business leader, founder of the
Hilton Bangkok , in
Bangkok (d.
2010 )
Died:
Francisco Tongio Liongson , Filipino politician, 4th
Governor of Pampanga , member of the
Senate of the Philippines from 1916 to 1919 (b.
1869 )
Kurt Eisner
Kurt Eisner , leader of the
People's State of Bavaria , was shot dead by German nationalist
Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley while on his way to the legislature where he planned to announce his resignation as head of state.
[111]
Nasrullah Khan became
Emir of Afghanistan after his older brother
Habibullah Khan was murdered the previous day.
[112]
The
2nd Legions Infantry Division was established by the
Polish Army .
[113]
The first American fighter plane, the
Thomas-Morse , made its first test flight for the
United States Army Air Service .
[114]
[115]
The American Radio and Research Corporation began broadcasting radio signals from their experimental broadcasting station
1XE in
Medford, Massachusetts with the
SS George Washington as it approached
Boston , which was carrying U.S. President
Woodrow Wilson back from the
Paris Peace Conference .
[116]
Georgian composer
Zacharia Paliashvili premiered his opera
Abesalom da Eteri at the
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre in
Tbilisi . Based on the medieval Georgian folk poem
Eteriani , the opera combined Georgian folk songs with traditional 19th-century
Romantic themes. Because of its popularity, passages of the opera were adapted as the
National Anthem of Georgia in 2004.
[117]
Swedish composer
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger premiered his opera
The Doomsday Prophets at the
Royal Swedish Opera in
Stockholm .
[118]
Born:
Kehat Shorr , Romanian-Israeli athletics coach, head coach of the Israeli Olympic team for the
1972 Summer Olympics , one of the 11 victims in the
Munich massacre (d.
1972 , murdered)
Died:
John O'Connor Power , Irish politician, Member of Parliament of
Mayo from 1874 to 1885, member of the
Home Rule League (b.
1846 );
Mary Edwards Walker , American activist, only female recipient of the
Medal of Honor for her role as an army surgeon during the
American Civil War (b.
1832 );
Alice Wheeldon , British activist, leading member of the
Women's Social and Political Union (b.
1866 )
The
United States Congress established the
American Relief Administration with a budget of $100 million, later matched with another $100 million in private donations, to fund and organize relief aid to 23 European countries devastated by
World War I .
[126]
The
Bank of Estonia was established by the provisional government to distribute the new
Estonian mark currency.
[127]
Konstantin Päts ,
Prime Minister of Estonia , established the
Cross of Liberty to honor those that served in the
Estonian War of Independence .
[128]
Born:
Nellie Connally , American social leader, 46th
First Lady of Texas , wife to
John Connally , passenger in the
Presidential Limousine during the
assassination of John F. Kennedy , in
Austin, Texas (d.
2006 );
John Carl Warnecke , American architect, designer of many public buildings and monuments including the
Hawaii State Capitol , the
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame grave site, and
Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. , in,
Oakland, California (d.
2010 )
An air traffic committee made up of representatives from 36 states in the
British Empire under the Council of Defence met for the first time.
[129]
Oregon placed a one cent per US gallon (0.26¢/liter) tax on
gasoline , becoming the first U.S. state to levy a
gasoline tax .
[130]
[131]
William Hale Thompson retained his seat as
Mayor of Chicago during
city elections .
[132]
The
13th Infantry Division of the
United States Army was disbanded.
[133]
Aircraft manufacturer
Aero Vodochody was established in
Prague , where it became known for its military aircraft.
[134]
Born:
Karl H. Pribram , Austrian-American medical scientist, developed the
holonomic brain theory , in
Vienna (d.
2015 );
Monte Irvin , American baseball player, left fielder for the
Newark Eagles and
New York Giants 1938 to 1955,
1954 World Series champion, in
Haleburg, Alabama (d.
2016 );
Clarence Seignoret , Dominican state leader, third
President of Dominica , in
Roseau ,
Dominica (d.
2002 )
The
Grand Canyon National Park was officially established, finally fulfilling efforts to establish the natural area as a national park that had been ongoing since 1882.
[135]
The
Maine Senate passed a resolution allowing women to vote for candidates in the
United States Electoral College .
[136]
Lafayette National Park was established near
Bar Harbor, Maine , with the name attributed to
American Revolution leader
Marquis de Lafayette . It was later renamed
Acadia National Park in 1929.
[137]
Born:
Constant Tonegaru , Romanian artist and poet, member of the
Sburătorul literary movement, in
Galați ,
Romania (d.
1952 )
Died:
Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie , English writer, author of Mrs. Dymond and From An Island , daughter of
William Makepeace Thackeray (b.
1837 )
Wedding party of
Princess Patricia of Connaught and
Royal Navy officer
Alexander Ramsay at
Westminster Abbey .
Princess Patricia of Connaught married
Royal Navy officer
Alexander Ramsay , who was from a common background, in the first
royal wedding held at
Westminster Abbey since the 14th century.
[138]
[139]
The
World War I song "
How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)? " became one of the biggest music hits of the year, starting with
Victor Records releasing a single by
Arthur Fields , followed by another single by
Nora Bayes and
Billy Murray in March. A jazz version by
James Reese Europe released through
Pathé Records was also popular.
[140]
[141]
The oldest newspaper in
Abkhazia , the
Apsny , was established with national poet
Dmitry Gulia as editor.
[142]
Born:
Johnny Pesky , American baseball player, shortstop and third baseman for the
Boston Red Sox ,
Detroit Tigers and
Washington Senators from 1942 to 1954, in
Portland, Oregon (d.
2012 )
Died:
George F. Edmunds , American politician, U.S. Senator from
Vermont from 1866 to 1891 (b.
1828 );
Robert Harris , Welsh-Canadian painter, known for his portrait of the
Fathers of Confederation of
Canada (b.
1848 );
George A. Porterfield , American army officer, commander of the
25th Virginia Infantry Regiment during the
American Civil War (b.
1822 )
Amanullah Khan , new
Emir of Afghanistan
The Soviet republics of
Lithuania and
Byelorussia merged to become the
Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia , with the capital in
Vilnius (although it was moved to
Minsk in April).
[143]
Paris Peace Conference – The
Allies informed
Hungary of a new demarcation line in
Transylvania that would allow
Romania to advance more of its armed forces to occupy territory, with a demilitarized zone of 5 km west of the line to ensure the cities of
Szatmátnémeti ,
Nagyvárad and
Arad would not be occupied by Romanian forces.
[144]
Amanullah Khan overthrew his brother
Nasrullah Khan to become
Emir of Afghanistan .
[145]
An independence mission to the
United States , funded by the Philippine legislature, set out from
Manila to present a case for sovereignty for the
Philippines to
U.S. Secretary of War
Newton D. Baker .
[146]
The student newspaper
The Mirror was first published at the
University of Northern Colorado .
[147]
The
Aurora football club was established in
Busto Arsizio ,
Italy .
[148]
The city of
Calipatria, California was established.
[149]
Born:
Brian Urquhart , British diplomat,
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1971 to 1985, in
Dorset ,
England (d.
2021 )
Died:
Daniel Russell Brown , American politician, 43rd
Governor of Rhode Island (b.
1848 )
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