1, 2007, Monaco), Italian composer, whose operas gained wider popularity than any others of their time. Gian Carlo Menotti, (born July 7, 1911, Cadegliano, Italy-died Feb. John Buchan (Scot): The Thirty-Nine Steps.Albert Einstein (Ger) expounds his general theory of relativity.A German fleet is defeated by the British navy at Dogger Bank.German submarines inflict heavy losses on Allies’ merchant ships.German armies enter Warsaw and capture Brest-Litovsk.Serbia is overrun by the Central Powers (Germany and Austria).Allied soldiers land at Salonika, Greece, and Gallipoli, Turkey.German troops use poison gas and flamethrowers on the Western Front. World War I continues Italy joins the Allies (France and Britain) Edgar Rice Burroughs (US): Tarzan of the Apes.Amedeo Modigliani (It) paints Frank Burly Flaviland.An Irish Home Rule Bill is passed by Britain’s House of Commons despite opposition by Ulster Unionists, but is suspended for the duration of war.Zeppelins carry out first air-raids on Britain.
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