29th January 1919
Aftermath of War
Fighting at Wilhelmshaven.
Bonus to British forces announced; Army Order re: transition period.
Allied again withdraw on Archangel front.
Aram Manukian, Armenian revolutionary leader and founder of the First Republic of Armenia, has passed away.
The Commodore Hotel opens in New York City (it will later be renovated in 1980 as Donald Trump’s first construction project in Manhattan).
Ship Losses:
Piave (United States) The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She broke in two on 31 January. At least 30 of her 90 crew were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat; The Ramsgate Lifeboat rescued 23 crew.
Sphynx (Sweden) The cargo ship struck a mine and sank east of Scotland with the loss of seventeen crew, including the master. Only one survivor.