Johnny Cuzens, cricketer (Australian aboriginal tourist 1868), dies

Death

Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment

Event

Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico

Event

Ellen Glasgow, novelist

Birth

Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC

Event

Congress outlaws polygamy (again); bad news for Mormons

Event

Edmunds Act adopted by US to suppress polygamy in the territories

Event

Jakabs Medins, composer

Birth

Adriano Lualdi, composer

Birth

Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)

Birth

English Football League established

Event

D‚sir‚ de Haerne, Belgian priest/Congressional leader, dies at 85

Death

Stanley Cup: Mont AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (1st Cup game ever)

Event

Auguste and Louis Lumiere show their 1st movie to an invited audience

Event

Joseph Schildkraut, Vienna, actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents)

Birth

Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)

Event

Giulia D De Albertis, writer

Birth

Ellin Berlin, [MacKay], Mrs Irving Berlin, writer (Lace Curtain)

Birth

James S Russell, US pilot/admiral (WW II Pacific Ocean)

Birth

Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought

Event

NY Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale

Event

Jochen Klepper, writer

Birth

Grigorij M Kosinzev, Russian director

Birth

Phyllis McGinley, poet

Birth

Ruth Page, US choreographer/ballet leader (Diaghilev, Pygmalion)

Birth