the revolutionary movement for Indian independence – Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil, Thakur Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan – are executed by the British Raj. Rajendra Nath Lahiri had been executed two days before. December 20 – Letalski center Maribor is established in Maribor; it will be the oldest surviving operating major flying club in the Balkans. December 27 – Kern and Hammerstein's musical play, Show Boat, based on Edna Ferber's novel, opens on Broadway and then goes on to become the first great classic of the American musical theater. December 29 – Eruption of the Perboewatan and Danan undersea volcanoes near Krakatoa, create the foundation for Anak Krakatau Island. December 30 – The first Asian commuter metro line, the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, opens in Japan. Date unknown The Aeros, a Czechoslovakian motorcycle, begins production. Births January–February January 1 Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer and director (d. 2007) Vernon L. Smith, American economist, Nobel laureate January 2 – Robert Alt, Swiss bobsledder (d. 2017) January 4 – Barbara Rush, American actress January 10 Johnnie Ray, American singer (d. 1990) Otto Stich, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 2012) January 13 – Sydney Brenner, South African biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019) January 15 – Kirti Nidhi Bista, Nepali politician, three times prime minister (d. 2017) January 17 – Eartha Kitt, African-American singer, actress, activist and author (d. 2008) January 20 – Qurratulain Hyder, Indian journalist and academic (d. 2007) January 25 – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian composer (d. 1994) January 26 – José Azcona del Hoyo, 26th President of Honduras (d. 2005) January 28 Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor (d. 2010) Ronnie Scott, English jazz saxophonist (d. 1996) January 29 Edward Abbey, American environmentalist (d. 1989) Lewis Urry, Canadian inventor (d. 2004) January 30 – Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986) February 1 – Galway Kinnell, American poet (d. 2014) February 2 – Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991) February 3 – Kenneth Anger, American actor, director and screenwriter February 5 – Jacob van Zanten, KLM airline pilot Tenerife airport disaster (d. 1977) February 7 – Juliette Gréco, French singer, actress (d. 2020) February 8 – George Taliaferro, American football player (d. 2018) February 10 – Leontyne Price, African-American soprano February 15 – Harvey Korman, American actor, comedian (d. 2008) February 16 – June Brown, English actress (d. 2022) February 17 – John Selfridge, American mathematician (d. 2010)