The following events occurred inFebruary 1919:

• Estonian War of Independence – Estonian forces liberatedValga andVõru, expelling theRed Army from the entire territory ofEstonia.^[1]
• Khotyn Uprising – TheRomanian Army regained control ofKhotyn,Bessarabia from rebel forces. It was estimated Romanian forces inflicted 15,000 casualties on the ethnic Ukrainians over 12 days of fighting and forced 4,000 rebel soldiers and 50,000 refugees to cross theDniester River into neighboringUkraine.^[2][3]
• U.S. NavytroopshipUSS Narragansett ran aground in theEnglish Channel, with over 3,500 people evacuated from the ship.^[4] She was refloated on 17 February.^[5]
• Car manufacturerSamuel Pandolfo and all members of his executive with thePan Motor Company were convicted of fraud by trial jury inSt. Cloud, Minnesota. Despite an attempt to appeal the decision, mounting costs and poor public reactions lead to the company closing by 1923 after which Pandolfo surrendered to authorities and served two years in prison.^[6]
• Cecil McKenzie Hill, chief instructor for the Canterbury Aviation Company, was killed in an air accident while flying overRiccarton, New Zealand in what was the country's first aircraft fatality.^[7]
• TheGerman National Library of Economics was founded as department for theKiel Institute for the World Economy inKiel,Germany.^[8]
• Clark County, Idaho was established with its seat inDubois.^[9]
• Several rail stations were reopened inGreat Britain after being closed down duringWorld War I, including stationsKingsknowe inEdinburgh,^[10]Rhosneigr inWales,^[11] andGlasson inEngland.^[12]

• Born:
  • Lisa Della Casa, Swiss opera singer, best known for her collaborations withBavarian State Opera andMetropolitan Opera; inBurgdorf, Switzerland (d.2012)^{[citation needed]}
  • Anne Fogarty, American fashion designer, developed the sportswear look for women, author ofWife Dressing; as Anne Whitney, inPittsburgh,United States (d.1980)^{[citation needed]}
  • Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, German air force officer, commander of theJagdgeschwader 77,Jagdgeschwader 27, andTaktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 for theLuftwaffe duringWorld War II, recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross; inLindenthal, Cologne,Weimar Republic (present-dayGermany) (d.2007)^{[citation needed]}

• Battle of Kiev – TheRed Army began a siege onKiev.^[13]
• Battle of Rawicz – Polish rebel forces attempted to capture the town ofRawicz inGreater Poland from occupying German forces.^[14]
• An estimated 12,000 British troops and six tanks were deployed to key points aroundGlasgow and the surrounding area to keep the peace followingriots stemming from the largestgeneral strike inScotland.^[15]
• Éamon de Valera, the leader ofSinn Féin, escaped fromLincoln Prison inEngland along with two other comrades in a breakout arranged by fellow Sinn Féin membersMichael Collins andHarry Boland.^[16]
• Auto engine manufacturerCummins was established inColumbus, Indiana.^[17]
• TheLondon Underground openedDebden Station on theCentral line.^[18]
• Born:Bill Alley, Australian cricketer, batsmen for theNew South Wales cricket team from 1946 to 1947 andSomerset County Cricket Club from 1958 to 1968; inHornsby, New South Wales,Australia (d.2004)^{[citation needed]}
• Died: Mary Moore, Irish actress, sister ofMatt,Owen andTom Moore, known for film roles includingA Million a Minute (b.1890)^{[citation needed]}

• Women were granted the right to vote and stand in elections inBelarus.^[19][20]
• A new capital ofSlovakia was established atBratislava, formerly Pressburg.^[21]
• TheNew Zealand Rifle Brigade was disbanded.^[22]
• The first prototype of theBristol Badger aircraft crashed on its test flight due to fuel supply problems. It was not until May that engineering issues were resolved and it could make a second flight.^[23]
• TheUnited States Congress established three medals specific for theUnited States Navy andUnited States Marine Corps:
  • TheNavy Distinguished Service Medal, which was to be awarded those that served in either the navy or marines, with the first presentation posthumously given toBrigadier GeneralCharles A. Doyen, for being the first marine officer to command aUnited States Army division inWorld War I.^[24]
  • TheNavy Cross, which was to be awarded to those that displayed exceptional or heroic service in theUnited States Navy.^[25]
  • TheTiffany Cross Medal of Honor, which was to be awarded to those that displayed heroic service outside of combat.^[26]
• Born:
  • Peter Butterworth, English actor, best known for his comedic roles in theCarry On series, andThe Monk inDoctor Who; inBramhall,England (d.1979)^{[citation needed]}
  • Janet Waldo, American actress, best known for the voices ofJudy Jetson inThe Jetsons and Josie inJosie and the Pussycats; inYakima, Washington,United States (d.2016)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:William Gilbert, 89, Australian politician, member of theSouth Australian House of Assembly from 1881 to 1906 (b.1829)^{[citation needed]}

• Battle of Kiev – TheRed Army capturedKiev.^[27]
• TheUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic established theDonets Governorate. It would eventually be abolished in 1925.^[28]
• Battle of Rawicz – Polish rebel forces launched a second attempt to captureRawicz inGreater Poland after German defenders repelled the first assault.^[29]
• The9th Battalion of the Royal Queensland Regiment was disbanded after the last members of the unit returned toAustralia.^[30]
• Charlie Chaplin,Mary Pickford,Douglas Fairbanks andD. W. Griffith launchedUnited Artists.^[31]
• German air carrierDeutsche Luft-Reederei began offering regular flights betweenBerlin andWeimar, usingAEG andDFW aircraft.^[32]
• Born:
  • Red Buttons, American actor, known for his comedic and dramatic roles inHatari!,The Poseidon Adventure andPete's Dragon, recipient of theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor forSayonara; as Aaron Chwatt, inNew York City,United States (d.2006)^{[citation needed]}
  • Cornelia Fort, American air force officer, member of theWomen Airforce Service Pilots duringWorld War II; inNashville, Tennessee, United States (d.1943, killed in an air crash)^{[citation needed]}
  • Tim Holt, American actor, best known for his film roles inThe Magnificent Ambersons andThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre; as Charles John Holt III, inBeverly Hills, California, United States (d.1973)^{[citation needed]}
  • Andreas Papandreou, Greek state leader, 3rd and 8thPrime Minister of Greece during theThird Hellenic Republic; inChios,Kingdom of Greece (present-dayGreece) (d.1996)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:William Michael Rossetti, 89, English writer, member of thePre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (b.1829)^{[citation needed]}

• Over 65,000 workers went onstrike inSeattle, inciting theFirst Red Scare in theUnited States.^[33]
• Battle of Rawicz – German forces repelled a second Polish assault to takeRawicz inGreater Poland.^[34]
• The167th and169th Infantry Brigades of theBritish Army were disbanded.^[35]
• Convicted war criminalMehmed Reshid, who was governor ofDiyarbekir vilayet in theOttoman Empire during theArmenian genocide, was cornered by authorities after escaping from prison a few days earlier inConstantinople. He shot himself rather than be retaken into custody.^[36]
• Sports clubSpikkestad was established in theRøyken,Norway. It merged withRøyken in 1963 to becomeSpikkestad & Røyken (ROS). The club now offersfootball,handball,cycling,tennis,gymnastics,volleyball andskiing.^[37]
• Born:Josef Stalder, Swiss gymnast, gold and silver medalist in the1948 Summer Olympics, silver and bronze medalist in the1952 Summer Olympics (d.1991)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:Angel De Cora, 47, American indigenous artist, known for promotingHo-Chunk art, instructor at theCarlisle Indian Industrial School; died ofinfluenza (b.1871)^{[citation needed]}

• The city ofSeattle added 600 men to the Seattle Police Force and hired another 2,400 deputies to counter theSeattle General Strike. Federal troops were summoned by thestate attorney general ofWashington to keep order in the city, along with 950U.S. Navy sailors and marines.^[38]Seattle MayorOle Hanson also threatened to use 1,500 police and 1,500 troops to replace striking workers, but did not carry the threat out.^[39]
• Britishpaddle steamerHMSErin's Isle struck a naval mine left over fromWorld War I offNore,England, killed 23 passengers and crew on-board while another 28 survivors were rescued.^[40][41]
• TheMichigan Supreme CourtruledHenry Ford had to run theFord Motor Company for the interest of the shareholders, the first major legal citation of theshareholder primacy in corporate America.^[42]
• Swedish airlineSvensk Lufttrafik was established inStockholm.^[43] While its operation was very short, it had briefly employed former German ace and futureNazi leaderHermann Göring.^[44]
• Garfield County, Montana was established with its seat inJordan.^[45]
• Jerome County, Idaho was established with its seat inJerome.^[46]
• Born:
  • Desmond Doss, American army medical officer, recipient of theMedal of Honor and twoBronze Star Medals while being aconscientious objector during theBattle of Okinawa, subject of the documentaryThe Conscientious Objector and the war filmHacksaw Ridge; inLynchburg, Virginia,United States (d.2006)^{[citation needed]}
  • Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman, best known for his lead in the television westernsThe Range Rider andYancy Derringer; as Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney, inChicago, United States (d.1989)^{[citation needed]}
  • Robert F. Yonash, American aviation engineer, member of the start-up team forTemco Aircraft, co-founder of theIntercontinental Manufacturing Company; inWadena, Minnesota, United States (d.1997)^{[citation needed]}

• Several striking transit workers returned to work to restore critical city transportation services inSeattle following three days ofstriking that shut down the city.^[47]
• French pilot Lucien Bossoutrot completed the first commercial flight betweenLondon andParis, flying aGoliath that carried 12 passengers fromToussus-le-Noble,France, toRAF Kenley,England.^[48]
• The first outlet of the public library systemOBA opened inAmsterdam.^[49]
• TheBoca Juniors defeatedRosario Central 1–0 in thefinal football match to win theCopa Ibarguren championship inBuenos Aires.^[50]

• Seattle MayorOle Hanson attributed theSeattle General Strike to theRussian Revolution and stated to the news press that "any man who attempts to take over the control of the municipal government functions will be shot."^[51]
• The Americanwomen's suffrage groupSilent Sentinels burned aneffigy of U.S. PresidentWoodrow Wilson in front of theWhite House during a public campaign to pressure the American government to pass a constitutional amendment extending voting rights to women, which had been returned to theSenate for another vote.^[52]
• Berne International was established inBern,Switzerland to re-establish theSecond International socialist organization, which had dissolved in 1916, to act as counterpart toCommunist International.^[53]
• TheHoly Trinity Russian Orthodox Church was established inBaltimore by a congregation ofBelarusian immigrants.^[54]
• TheBritish Columbia Amateur Hockey Association was established inVictoria, British Columbia as the governing body for amateur hockey associations throughout the Canadian province, and eventually theYukon.^[55]

• The strike committee voted to end thegeneral strike in Seattle.^[56]
• An amendment to theU.S. Constitution that would extend voting rights to women lost by only one vote in theUnited States Senate.^[57][58]
• TheInter-Allied Women's Conference, convened to compile a list of women's issues to present to the delegates of theParis Peace Conference,^[59] since they were barred from the official conference.^[60]
• Battle of Rawicz – German forces failed to end the Polish siege onRawicz inGreater Poland.^[61]
• German submarineSM UC-91 foundered in the North Sea while on en route for formal surrender with the loss of seventeen of her crew.^[62]
• Nankai University was established, initially as a private institution, inTianjin,China.^[63]
• TheBroken Hill railway line inNew South Wales,Australia was extended, with stationsEuabalong West andMount Hope serving the line.^[64][65][66]
• Born:Bob Montgomery, American boxer,World Lightweight Champion from 1943 to 1944; inSumter, South Carolina,United States (d.1998)^{[citation needed]}

• Friedrich Ebert waselected as the firstPresident of Germany by theWeimar National Assembly, beating challengerArthur von Posadowsky-Wehner by a landslide of 277 to 49 votes and becoming the first democratically elected leader ofGermany.^[67]
• TheSeattle General Strike formally ended after shutting down the city for five days.^[68]
• Caribou County, Idaho was established with its seat inSoda Springs.^[69]
• Liberty County, Montana was established with its seat inChester.^[70]
• The sports clubGlassverket was established inDrammen,Norway. The club offers competitivefootball andhandball.^[71]
• Born:
  • Eva Gabor, Hungarian American actress, best known for lead her role in the 1960s television comedyGreen Acres; inBudapest,First Hungarian Republic (present-dayHungary) (d.1995)^{[citation needed]}
  • Tom Leigh, Australian air force officer, member of theNo. 76 Squadron duringWorld War II, member of the escape team from the GermanPOW campStalag Luft III; inWaverley, New South Wales,Australia (d.1944, executed)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:John Hood, 59, American naval officer, commander ofUSSHawk during theSpanish–American War andUSSTexas duringWorld War I; died ofBright's disease (b.1859)^{[citation needed]}

• Soldiers with theCzechoslovak Legion opened fire on unarmed ethnic German and Hungarian demonstrators ofBratislava protesting against the city's incorporation intoCzechoslovakia.^[72]
• TheUnited States Navy closed its air naval base atBerehaven,Ireland following the end ofWorld War I.^[73]
• Beta Alpha Psi was founded as an honor society for accounting and financial students at theUniversity of Illinois.^[74]
• Born:
  • Forrest Tucker, American actor, better known for his role in 1960s television comedyF Troop; inPlainfield, Indiana,United States (d.1986)^{[citation needed]}
  • Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italianfootball player and manager,midfielder for clubs includingFiorentina andBologna from 1937 to 1954; inTrieste,Kingdom of Italy (present-dayItaly) (d.2005)^{[citation needed]}
  • Russell L. Ackoff, American academic, developed the concepts ofoperations research andsystems theory; inPhiladelphia, United States (d.2009)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:
  • Joseph Arch, 92, British politician, architect of theRepresentation of the People Act (b.1826)^{[citation needed]}
  • Harold Gilman, 43, British painter, founding member of theCamden Town Group (b.1876)^{[citation needed]}

• Paris Peace Conference –Japan proposed the inclusion of a "racial equality clause" in theCovenant of the League of Nations.^[75]
• The first democratically elected governing body ofGermany was established, with acabinet underPhilipp Scheidemann being the first administration of theWeimar Republic.^[76]
• Portugal'sMonarchy of the North ended after civilians inPorto revolted, with support from theNational Republican Guard.^[77]
• TheSocial Democratic Party won a majority of the parliament seats in theelections inAbkhazia.^[78]
• Concrete cutting and drilling tools manufacturerTyrolit was established inSchwaz,Austria.^[79]
• The sports clubRivadavia was established inComodoro Rivadavia,Argentina, withbasketball andhandball programs.^[80]
• Born:
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford, American country musician, known for his country hits "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons" and the 1950s television variety seriesThe Ford Show; as Ernest Jennings Ford, inBristol, Tennessee,United States (d.1991)^{[citation needed]}
  • Joan Edwards, American singer, best known for her work on the radio showYour Hit Parade and her collaborations withPaul Whiteman; inNew York City, United States (d.1981)^{[citation needed]}
  • Eddie Robinson, American football coach, head of theGrambling State Tigers football and basketball teams from 1941 to 1997, held the record for most season wins in theNCAA Division I; inJackson, Louisiana, United States (d.2007)^{[citation needed]}
  • William Nierenberg, American physicist, member of theManhattan Project and director of theScripps Institution of Oceanography from 1965 to 1986, co-founder of theGeorge C. Marshall Institute; inNew York City, United States (d.2000)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:Matteo Albertone, 78, Italian army officer, commander of Italian forces at theBattle of Adwa during theFirst Italo-Ethiopian War (b.1840)^{[citation needed]}

• ThePolish–Soviet War began with theBattle of Bereza Kartuska, with Polish forces capturing 80 soldiers with theRed Army at what is now the town ofByaroza,Belarus.^[81]
• TheNational Council of Georgia was dissolved for the first free elections in theDemocratic Republic of Georgia, which also included women participating for the first time in national voting.^[82][83][84]
• Died:Joseph J. Kinyoun, 58, American public servant, founder of the United States' Hygienic Laboratory, the predecessor of theNational Institutes of Health (b.1860)^{[citation needed]}

• A unit with the paramilitary organizationHaidamakamassacred 1,500 Jewish villagers inProskurov, Ukraine, supposedly under orders ofSymon Petliura, president of theUkrainian People's Republic.^[85]
• GeneralJohn J. Pershing andTheodore Roosevelt Jr., eldest son of the late U.S. PresidentTheodore Roosevelt, organized a dinner between non-career and career military officers at theParisYMCA to discuss creating a new organization for American servicemen involved inWorld War I, eventually leading to the creation of theAmerican Legion.^[86]
• The sports clubIngolstadt was established inIngolstadt,Germany where it now hosts 21 sports programs.^[87]
• TheUnited States Navy closed its air naval base atWexford,Ireland following the end ofWorld War I.^[88]

• A prolongation of the ceasefire between theAllies andGermany helped end most of themajor fighting between the Germans and Polish rebels inGreater Poland, although skirmishes continued until the signing of theTreaty of Versailles on June 28.^[89]
• Yugoslav troops massacred 432 Albanians inRugova,Albania. The atrocities were reported by theCommittee for the National Defence of Kosovo^[90]
• TheSocial Democratic Party of Austria won a majority of the seats inelections for the Austrian Constituent Assembly, the first since the end of theWorld War I and the establishment of theRepublic of German-Austria (later shortened toAustria). It was also the first time Austrian women could participate in elections,^[91][92] and eight women were elected to assembly, includingAnna Boschek, Emmy Freundlich,Adelheid Popp, Gabriele Proft,Therese Schlesinger,Amalie Seidel, Maria Tusch, andHildegard Burjan.^[93]
• TheSocial-Democratic Party won the first free elections held in theDemocratic Republic of Georgia and formed the firstConstituent Assembly of Georgia.^[94] It was also the first time Georgian women participated in national voting.^[95]
• TheYugoslav Muslim Organization was established inSarajevo by Yugoslav leaderMehmed Spaho.^[96]
• Football clubShkodër was established inShkodër,Albania.^[97]
• Died:
  • Eva Luckes, 64, English nurse, matron of theRoyal London Hospital from 1880 to 1919 (b.1854)^{[citation needed]}
  • Mark Sykes, 39, British diplomat, leading adviser onMiddle East relations to theDavid Lloyd George administration, co-architect of theSykes–Picot Agreement; died ofinfluenza (b.1879)^{[citation needed]}
  • Vera Kholodnaya, 25, Russian actress, known for her film roles inThe Woman Who Invented Love andSong of Triumphant Love; died ofinfluenza (b.1893)^{[citation needed]}

• Wilfrid Laurier, leader of theLiberal Party of Canada, Leader of the Opposition and formerly the seventhPrime Minister of Canada, died two years after his defeat in the federal election againstRobert Borden. He was the fourth longest serving prime minister in Canadian history and longest-serving leader of a Canadian political party.^[98]
• Two football clubs were formed inGermany:Bahrenfelder^[99] inBahrenfeld,Hamburg, andHeidingsfeld.^[100] inWürzburg.
• Died:Robert Atkinson Gibson, 72, American clergy, sixthBishop of theEpiscopal Church inVirginia (b.1846)^{[citation needed]}

• British troops deployed to control aviolent strike inGlasgow were recalled fromScotland.^[101]
• Born:
  • Jack Palance, American actor, known for his memorable performances in Western and thriller films includingPanic in the Streets,Sudden Fear andShane, recipient ofAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor forCity Slickers; as Volodymyr Ivanovych Palahniuk, inHazleton, Pennsylvania,United States (d.2006)^{[citation needed]}
  • Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian state leader, 42ndPrime Minister of Iran; inTehran,Sublime State of Persia (present-dayIran) (d.1979,executed)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:
  • Henry Ragas, 28, American jazz musician, pianist for theOriginal Dixieland Jass Band; died ofinfluenza (b.1891)^{[citation needed]}
  • Ōyama Sutematsu, 58, Japanese academic, first woman to receive a college degree inJapan; died ofinfluenza (b.1860)^{[citation needed]}

• Queen Margaret College was established inWellington, New Zealand as a school for girls from Years 1 to 13 (ages 5 to 18).^[102]
• Sports clubSki was established inSki, Norway, with programs infootball,handball,track and field,floorball,ice hockey,tennis andgymnastics.^[103]
• Born:
  • Ross King, Canadian hockey player, goaltender and goal medalist for the Canadian hockey team at the1948 Winter Olympics; inPortage la Prairie,Manitoba,Canada (d.1972)^{[citation needed]}
  • Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy, Indian film director, known for films includingSamskara; inNellore,British India (present-dayIndia) (d.2006)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:
  • Frederick DuCane Godman, 85, British biologist, best known for research into the flora and fauna ofCentral America (b.1834)^{[citation needed]}
  • Fukushima Yasumasa, 66, Japanese army officer, noted commander during theFirst Sino-Japanese War andRusso-Japanese War, recipient of theOrder of the Bath (b.1852)^{[citation needed]}
  • I. C. Frimu, 47, Romanian journalist and politician, founder of the newspaperRomânia Muncitoare, founding member of theSocial Democratic Party of Romania (b.1871)^{[citation needed]}

• Habibullah Khan,Emir of Afghanistan, was assassinated by Mustafa Seghir, an Indian spy employed by theUnited Kingdom.^[104]
• TheBanat Republic was formally dissolved, allowingRomania andYugoslavia to divide up territory in the region.^[105]
• German submarineSM UC-71 foundered in theNorth Sea while en route for surrender.^[106]
• Communist demonstrators inBudapest raided the newspaper office ofThe People's Voice, the official paper of theSocial Democratic Party of Hungary. Seven people, including police officers, were killed in the violence. As a result, the Hungarian government began arresting leaders of theSocialist Party of Hungary and banning their publicationVörös Újság (Red News).^[107]
• The1st Legions Infantry Division of thePolish Army was established using veterans of thePolish Legions that served inWorld War I.^[108]
• TheNebraska Capitol Commission was established to address deteriorating building conditions around theNebraska State Capitol.^[109][110]
• Born:
  • Joe Krol, Canadian football player,quarterback for theToronto Argonauts from 1945 to 1952, six timesGrey Cup champion; inHamilton, Ontario,Canada (d.2008)^{[citation needed]}
  • Hugh Culverhouse, American sports executive, owner of theTampa Bay Buccaneers from 1974 to 1994; inBirmingham, Alabama,United States (d.1994)^{[citation needed]}
  • Lursakdi Sampatisiri, Thai business leader, founder of theHilton Bangkok; as Lursakdi Sreshthaputa, inBangkok,Thailand (d.2010)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:Francisco Tongio Liongson, 49, Filipino politician, 4thGovernor of Pampanga, member of theSenate of the Philippines from 1916 to 1919 (b.1869)^{[citation needed]}

• Kurt Eisner, leader of thePeople's State of Bavaria, was shot dead by German nationalistAnton Graf von Arco auf Valley while on his way to the legislature where he planned to announce his resignation as head of state.^[111]
• Nasrullah Khan becameEmir of Afghanistan after his older brotherHabibullah Khan was murdered the previous day.^[112]
• The2nd Legions Infantry Division was established by thePolish Army.^[113]
• The first American fighter plane, theThomas-Morse, made its first test flight for theUnited States Army Air Service.^[114][115]
• The American Radio and Research Corporation began broadcasting radio signals from their experimental broadcasting station1XE inMedford, Massachusetts with theSSGeorge Washington as it approachedBoston, which was carrying U.S. PresidentWoodrow Wilson back from theParis Peace Conference.^[116]
• Georgian composerZacharia Paliashvili premiered his operaAbesalom da Eteri at theTbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre inTbilisi. Based on the medieval Georgian folk poemEteriani, the opera combined Georgian folk songs with traditional 19th-centuryRomantic themes. Because of its popularity, passages of the opera were adapted as theNational Anthem of Georgia in 2004.^[117]
• Swedish composerWilhelm Peterson-Berger premiered his operaThe Doomsday Prophets at theRoyal Swedish Opera inStockholm.^[118]
• Born:Kehat Shorr, Romanian-Israeli athletics coach, head coach of the Israeli Olympic team for the1972 Summer Olympics, one of the 11 victims in theMunich massacre; inȘuici,Kingdom of Romania (present-dayRomania) (d.1972,murdered)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:
  • John O'Connor Power, 73, Irish politician, Member of Parliament ofMayo from 1874 to 1885, member of theHome Rule League (b.1846)^{[citation needed]}
  • Mary Edwards Walker, 86, American activist, only female recipient of theMedal of Honor for her role as an army surgeon during theAmerican Civil War (b.1832)^{[citation needed]}
  • Alice Wheeldon, 53, British activist, leading member of theWomen's Social and Political Union; died ofinfluenza (b.1866)^{[citation needed]}

• Aconvention onIrish Home Rule was held inPhiladelphia, leading to the formation of the American Commission on Irish Independence that would lobby for Irish independence efforts at theParis Peace Conference.^[119]
• Women were able to run as candidates inelections for the first time for seats in theParliament for theIsle of Man, though property restrictions for voters continued until 1969.^[120]
• German submarineSM U-21 foundered in theNorth Sea while being towed for surrender.^[121]
• TheUnited States Navy closed its air naval base atFoyle,Ireland following the end ofWorld War I.^[122]
• ThePebble Beach Golf Links opened inPebble Beach, California.^[123]
• Born:Mary Maguire, Australian actress, known for her roles inHeritage andThe Outsider; as Ellen Theresa Maguire, inMelbourne,Australia (d.1974)^{[citation needed]}

• An estimated 50,000 spectators witnessed the state funeral procession of former Canadian prime ministerWilfrid Laurier as it made its way toNotre Dame Cemetery inOttawa.^[124]
• TheLatvian National Theatre officially opened inRiga.^[125]
• Born:Johnny Carey, Irish football player,defender forManchester United and theRepublic of Ireland national football team from 1936 to 1953; inDublin,Ireland (d.1995)^{[citation needed]}

• TheUnited States Congress established theAmerican Relief Administration with a budget of $100 million, later matched with another $100 million in private donations, to fund and organize relief aid to 23 European countries devastated byWorld War I.^[126]
• TheBank of Estonia was established by the provisional government to distribute the newEstonian mark currency.^[127]
• Konstantin Päts,Prime Minister of Estonia, established theCross of Liberty to honor those that served in theEstonian War of Independence.^[128]
• Born:
  • Nellie Connally, American social leader, 46thFirst Lady of Texas, wife toJohn Connally, passenger in thePresidential Limousine during theassassination of John F. Kennedy; as Idanell Brill, inAustin, Texas,United States (d.2006)^{[citation needed]}
  • John Carl Warnecke, American architect, designer of many public buildings and monuments including theHawaii State Capitol, theJohn F. Kennedy Eternal Flame grave site, andLafayette Square, Washington, D.C.; inOakland, California, United States (d.2010)^{[citation needed]}

• An air traffic committee made up of representatives from 36 states in theBritish Empire under the Council of Defence met for the first time.^[129]
• Oregon placed a one cent per US gallon (0.26¢/liter) tax ongasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy agasoline tax.^[130][131]
• William Hale Thompson retained his seat asMayor of Chicago duringcity elections.^[132]
• The13th Infantry Division of theUnited States Army was disbanded.^[133]
• Aircraft manufacturerAero Vodochody was established inPrague, where it became known for its military aircraft.^[134]
• Born:
  • Karl H. Pribram, Austrian-American medical scientist, developed theholonomic brain theory; inVienna,Republic of German-Austria (present-dayAustria) (d.2015)^{[citation needed]}
  • Monte Irvin, American baseball player, left fielder for theNewark Eagles andNew York Giants 1938 to 1955,1954 World Series champion; as Monford Merrill Irvin, inHaleburg, Alabama,United States (d.2016)^{[citation needed]}
  • Clarence Seignoret, Dominican state leader, thirdPresident of Dominica; inRoseau,Dominica (d.2002)^{[citation needed]}

• TheGrand Canyon National Park was officially established, finally fulfilling efforts to establish the natural area as a national park that had been ongoing since 1882.^[135]
• TheMaine Senate passed a resolution allowing women to vote for candidates in theUnited States Electoral College.^[136]
• Lafayette National Park was established nearBar Harbor, Maine, with the name attributed toAmerican Revolution leaderMarquis de Lafayette. It was later renamedAcadia National Park in 1929.^[137]
• Born:Constant Tonegaru, Romanian artist and poet, member of theSburătorul literary movement; inGalați,Kingdom of Romania (present-dayRomania) (d.1952)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie, 81, English writer, author ofMrs. Dymond andFrom An Island, daughter ofWilliam Makepeace Thackeray (b.1837)^{[citation needed]}

• Princess Patricia of Connaught marriedRoyal Navy officerAlexander Ramsay, who was from a common background, in the firstroyal wedding held atWestminster Abbey since the 14th century.^[138][139]
• TheWorld War I song "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?" became one of the biggest music hits of the year, starting withVictor Records releasing a single byArthur Fields, followed by another single byNora Bayes andBilly Murray in March. A jazz version byJames Reese Europe released throughPathé Records was also popular.^[140][141]
• The oldest newspaper inAbkhazia, theApsny, was established with national poetDmitry Gulia as editor.^[142]
• Born:Johnny Pesky, American baseball player, shortstop and third baseman for theBoston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers andWashington Senators from 1942 to 1954; as John Michael Paveskovich, inPortland, Oregon,United States (d.2012)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:
  • George F. Edmunds, 91, American politician, U.S. Senator fromVermont from 1866 to 1891 (b.1828)^{[citation needed]}
  • Robert Harris, 69, Welsh-born Canadian painter, known for his portrait of theFathers of Confederation ofCanada (b.1848)^{[citation needed]}
  • George A. Porterfield, 96, American army officer, commander of the25th Virginia Infantry Regiment during theAmerican Civil War (b.1822)^{[citation needed]}

• The Soviet republics ofLithuania andByelorussia merged to become theSocialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia, with the capital inVilnius (although it was moved toMinsk in April).^[143]
• Paris Peace Conference – TheAllies informedHungary of a new demarcation line inTransylvania that would allowRomania to advance more of its armed forces to occupy territory, with a demilitarized zone of 5 km west of the line to ensure the cities ofSzatmátnémeti,Nagyvárad andArad would not be occupied by Romanian forces.^[144]
• Amanullah Khan overthrew his brotherNasrullah Khan to becomeEmir of Afghanistan.^[145]
• An independence mission to theUnited States, funded by the Philippine legislature, set out fromManila to present a case for sovereignty for thePhilippines toU.S. Secretary of WarNewton D. Baker.^[146]
• The student newspaperThe Mirror was first published at theUniversity of Northern Colorado.^[147]
• TheAurora football club was established inBusto Arsizio,Italy.^[148]
• The city ofCalipatria, California was established.^[149]
• Born:Brian Urquhart, British diplomat,Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1971 to 1985; inDorset,England (d.2021)^{[citation needed]}
• Died:Daniel Russell Brown, 70, American politician, 43rdGovernor of Rhode Island (b.1848)^{[citation needed]}

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