Historical Events
Historic Discovery
Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David and Alistair Mackay claim to have discovered the Magnetic South Pole in Antarctica
Roald Amundsen
- Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon
Famous Birthdays
- Jack Churchill, British Army commando, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1996)
- Johanna Sophia Hermes, Dutch singer, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1995)