01/01/1900:  Chiune Sugihara Is Born On the First Day of the First Month of a Brand New Century

  When a hero or heroin is born there are sometimes no indications of coming greatness, but when Chiune Sugihara was born his parents believed his birthdate to be very auspicious and decided that their son was born for greatness.  His earthly debut came on the very first day of a new century after all.  Of course, as a practical matter it is likely that a great many children were born to a great many parents all over the earth on that very day.   And not all of those went on to be notably heroic, right?  But, in this particular case it may have been more than just parental pride that  that prompted them to venture the oracle of greatness for their baby boy.