Historical Events
- 1st scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot)
- Klaas ter Laan becomes The Netherland's 1st socialist mayor (Zaandam)
- Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria
Famous Birthdays
- Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and British Special Operations Executive agent in WWII posthumously awarded the George Cross, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1944)