Gen J van Swieten conquerors Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die

Event

Camille Saint-Sa‰ns' "Danse Macabre," premieres

Event

Elisabeth Achelis, creator (World Calendar)

Birth

Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70

Death

Estelle Winwood, [Goodwin], England, actress (Miracle on 34th Street)

Birth

Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75

Death

Martin R Delany, politician and black nationalist, dies at 72

Death

Hedwig "Vicki" Baum, Austrian/US author (Men Never Know)

Birth

Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, German inventor (1st rocket-powered aircraft)

Birth

Henry King, US, director (Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High)

Birth

Walter Model, German fieldmarshal

Birth

Max Ernst, German/French surrealist painter/sculptor

Birth

battle at Mengo, Uganda: French missionaries attack Brit missionaries

Event

Hans Fischb”ck, Austria, Finance minister (Nazi-occupied Holland)

Birth

Eugen Roth, writer

Birth

Albin Zollinger, Swiss poet/author (Der Halbe Mensch)

Birth

Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan

Event

Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms

Event

Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England

Event

Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)

Event

Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68

Death

1st games played in baseball's American League

Event

Emily Hobhouse view lord Kitcheners concentration camp at Bloemfontein

Event

Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA

Event

Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist

Birth