Andre Caplet, composer

Birth

Andr‚ Caplet, French composer/conductor (Conte Fantastic)

Birth

Johan C T Kikkert, Dutch painter/etcher/critic

Birth

Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological/writer (Along the water front)

Birth

Jos‚ Clemente Orozco, Mexico, painter (Epic of Culture in New World)

Birth

Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united

Event

Notre Dame loses its 1st football game 8-0 to Michigan

Event

Opera "Trumpeter of S„ckingen" 1st American production (NYC)

Event

Boris Karloff, [William H Pratt], Dulwich Engld, actor (Frankenstein)

Birth

Paul Malengreau, composer

Birth

Harpo Marx, [Adolph] NYC, actor/comedian (Marx brothers)

Birth

Nana Bryant, Cincinnati OH, actress (Ladies of the Chorus)

Birth

Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco)

Event

Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73

Death

P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games

Event

Battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed

Event

Jimmy Blanckenberg, cricket pace bowler (took 60 wickets for S Africa)

Birth

Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912)

Birth

Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1946-53)

Birth

Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer/actress (Roman scandals)

Birth

Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher

Birth

Andrew J Beard invents "jerry coupler," to connect railroad cars

Event

Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love

Event

1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF)

Event

Battle at Belmont, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers

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