Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63

Death

Ren‚ Coty, Le Harve France, president of France (1953-58)

Birth

Karl Hasse, composer

Birth

Colin Campbell, Falkirk Scot, actress (High Bright Sun, Leather Boys)

Birth

Unity treaty of Paris signed: protects industrial property

Event

Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological/sociologist

Birth

Eugen Herrigel, Germany, philosopher/early pioneer of Zen in Europe

Birth

Yiddish theater opens in NY with Golldfaden operetta

Event

John Matzeliger of Suriname patents shoe lacing machine

Event

1st AC power plant in US begins commercial operation, Mass

Event

Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73

Death

Start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "A Scandal in Bohemia"

Event

S V Vegesack, writer

Birth

German emperor Wilhelm II fires republic chancellor Otto Von Bismarck

Event

General Federation of Womans' Clubs founded

Event

Lauritz Melchior, Copenhagen Denmark, baritone tenor (Natl Symphony)

Birth

Arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41

Death

Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91

Death

Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens

Event

Hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan)

Birth

Uprising in Matabeleland

Event

1st known intercollegiate basketball game, Yale beats Penn 32-10

Event

France signs treaty with emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia

Event

1st US orthodox Jewish Rabbinical seminary (RIETS) incorporates in NY

Event

Luis Pal‚s Matos, Puerto Rican poet (Tunt£n the paso y grifer¡a), dies

Death