St. Petersburg Soviet urges a run on the banks; the attempt fails, and the executive committee is arrested. December 3 – Charles Dillon Perrine discovers Jupiter's largest irregular satellite, later called Himalia, at California's Lick Observatory. December 4 – The K.U. or Konservativ Ungdom (Young Conservatives) is founded by Carl F. Herman von Rosen in Denmark. December 6 – Theodore Roosevelt announces his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States will intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. December 10 – The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity is founded at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. December 27 The stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up premieres in London. The Abbey Theatre in Dublin opens. December 30 – The East Boston Tunnel opens, for streetcars. December 31 – In New York City, the first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square. Date unknown Global cosmetics companies are founded in Paris (France): Coty, by François Coty, and Garnier, by Alfred Amour Garnier. Canada Dry Ginger Ale is created by John J. McLaughlin. Births January January 1 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (died 1982) Quatre Sou Quatre, a Chad politician (died 1963) January 5 – Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (died 1997) January 6 – Ramiro Prialé, Peruvian politician (died 1988) January 10 – Ray Bolger, American actor, singer and dancer, best known for his role in The Wizard of Oz (died 1987) January 13 – Richard Addinsell, British composer (died 1977) January 14 Cecil Beaton, English photographer (died 1980) Hector Grey, Scottish street trader and company director (died 1985) Ernst Wellmann, highly decorated German Army officer (died 1970) January 18 – Cary Grant, English actor (died 1986) January 19 – Leo Soileau, American Cajun musician (died 1980) January 21 – Edris Rice-Wray Carson, American medical researcher (died 1990) January 22 George Balanchine, Russian-born choreographer (died 1983) Arkady Gaidar, Russian children's writer (died 1941) January 26 Ancel Keys, American scientist (died 2004) Donald Macintyre, British naval officer and naval historian (died 1981) Seán MacBride, Irish statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died 1988) January 27 – James J. Gibson, American psychologist (died 1979) January 28 – Canuplin, Filipino magician, bodabil entertainer (died 1979) January 29 – Arnold Gehlen, German philosopher (died 1976) February February 1 Ángel Borlenghi, Argentine labor leader, politician (died 1962) S. J. Perelman,