Natsume S“seki [Natsume Kinnosuke], Japanese author (Kokoro)

Birth

Nebraska becomes 37th US state

Event

Edward Naylor, composer

Birth

US Army establishes US National Weather Service

Event

Franc S Finzgar, Slovenian clergyman/writer (Our Blood)

Birth

Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress

Event

Howard T Ricketts, US pathologist (studied typhus fever)

Birth

Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed)

Birth

Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan)

Birth

Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75

Death

Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer

Birth

Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater (Olympic-bronze-1920)

Birth

Alo‹s Walgrave, Flemish writer/pastor (Silent hours)

Birth

Carl Natanael Berg, composer

Birth

Jacques Bainville, French historian/essayist/journalist

Birth

Feodor M Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Crime and Punishment), dies at 59

Death

Thomas Campbell, S African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12)

Birth

Frederik Gerretson, [Geerten Gossaert], Dutch poet/politician)

Birth

Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!

Birth

1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii

Event

Pres Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence

Event

Vital Celen, Flemish writer (Puppy Love)

Birth

Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs)

Birth

Jacobus J P Oud, Dutch architect/co-founder (Stijl)

Birth

Ronald Colman, England, 1947 Acad Award actor (Tale of 2 Cities)

Birth