Historical Events
- 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service
- Venizelos takes over as Prime Minister of Greece and severs relations with Central Powers, bringing Greece onside with the Allies in WWI
Famous Birthdays
- K. M. Rangnekar, Indian cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), born in Bombay, India (d. 1984)
- Ron Hayward, English politician, General Secretary of the Labour Party, born in Chipping Sodbury, Oxfordshire (d. 1996)
Famous Deaths
- Gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79
- Gustav von Schmoller, German economist (Lectern Socialism), dies at 79
- Karl Allmenröder, German World War I flying Ace, dies at 21