Historical Events
- Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence
- Sweden takes the figure skating double at the Antwerp Olympics when Gillis Grafström wins his first of 3 consecutive men's gold medals; Magda Julin earlier wins the women's singles event
Famous Birthdays
- Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet (At Eighty), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2010)
- Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor, born in Novara, Italy (d. 1956)
- Mark Krasnosel'skii, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician (nonlinear functional analysis), born in Starokostiantyniv, Ukraine (d. 1997)