21st January 1919
Aftermath of War
Bolsheviks attack Archangel front at Shenkursk, 180 miles south of Archangel; Allies withdraw.
The Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the revolutionary Irish Republic, meets in Dublin and declares the independence of Ireland.
The Soloheadbeg Ambush takes place when members of the Irish Volunteers kill two Royal Irish Constabulary officers. The Irish War of Independence against Great Britain begins.
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, former Ottoman Grand Vizier and war hero of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, has passed away.
Ship Losses:
SM UC-40 (Imperial German Navy) The Type UC II submarine foundered in the North Sea (54°55′N 4°47′E) with the loss of a crew member.