Historical Events
- David Loyd George's coalition Government wins a clear majority in the UK general election
Music Premiere
Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico" premieres in NYC
Giacomo Puccini
- Sinn Fein candidates win 73 of 105 Irish seats in UK general election, though all will refuse to take seats in Westminster, instead meeting at a Dail Eireann in Dublin
Famous Birthdays
- B.K.S. Iyengar, Indian yoga advocate
- James T. Aubrey, American television executive (d. 1994)
Famous Deaths
- Sidonio Pais, prince of Portugal, murdered