Jack Hobbs Debut
Jan 1 Jack Hobbs makes his international debut in England's 2nd Test win over Australia at the MCG, scoring 83 and 28 in his two innings. Goes onto become the leading run scorer and century maker in 1st-class cricket history.
- Jan 2 Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa
- Jan 7 England beat Australia by one wicket at the MCG
- Jan 8 First subway tunnel connecting Manhattan with Brooklyn under the East River opens in New York City [1]
- Jan 9 Frans Schollaert succeeds Jules De Trooz as premier of Belgium
- Jan 9 Muir Woods National Monument, California, established
- Jan 12 A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
Farman Wins Grand Prix d'Aviation
Jan 13 Henri Farman becomes the first person to fly an observed circuit of more than 1km, winning the Grand Prix d'Aviation
- Jan 13 Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, kills 171 people
- Jan 13 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Wanderers rout Ottawa Victorias, 13-1 for 2-0 sweep of challenge series
- Jan 14 Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut v England in Adelaide (116)
- Jan 15 Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first for African-American women, established by Ethel Hedgeman and 15 other students at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
- Jan 15 C Hill & R J Hartigan make 8th wkt partnership 243 for Australia
- Jan 16 Pinnacles National Monument, California established
- Jan 18 Frederick Delius' "Brigg Fair" premieres in London
- Jan 21 "Sullivan Ordinance" is passed in NYC, making it illegal for a woman to smoke in public places. It was vetoed 2 weeks later by mayor George B. McClellan Jr.
- Jan 21 August Strindberg's "Spoksonaten" premieres in Stockholm
- Jan 22 Katie Mulcahey is arrested for lighting a cigarette, violating the 1-day old "Sullivan Ordinance" banning women from smoking in public, and is fined $5. Appearing before the judge she stated “I’ve got as much right to smoke as you have. I never heard of this new law, and I don’t want to hear about it. No man shall dictate to me.”
- Jan 23 US & Great Britain demand end of abuses in Congo
Scouting for Boys
Jan 24 Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes "Scouting for Boys" as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.
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