Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die

Event

Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (triangulatie), dies at 64

Death

The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan

Event

Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island Ill, baseball pitcher (NY Giants)

Birth

Schofield Haigh, cricketer ("Sunshine of the Yorkshire 11")

Birth

Sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director

Birth

Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ)

Birth

Arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along)

Birth

Jozef Stefani, composer, dies at 75

Death

Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match

Event

Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich)

Birth

Gaston Lachaise, US sculptor (Standing Woman)

Birth

Josef Matthais Hauer, composer

Birth

Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China)

Birth

Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes

Event

Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54

Death

Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional govt, Sask

Event

Josef Albers, German/US graphic artist/painter/writer (Bauhaus)

Birth

Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10)

Birth

Earl Warren, Ca, (Gov-R-Ca)/14th supreme court chief justice (1953-69)

Birth

3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket Eng v SA (Cape Town)

Event

Robert Denzler, composer

Birth

Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica)

Birth

Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 69

Death

Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Brevard SC, comedienne (Merv Griffin Show)

Birth