Hakon Borresen, composer

Birth

E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23

Death

Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam)

Birth

Haarlem-Zandvoort Railway opens

Event

Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris

Event

Guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74

Death

1st night baseball under lights, Ft Wayne Indiana

Event

Chicago's "El" opens to traffic

Event

Bokke R S Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist/author (Lock of Hair)

Birth

Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency (Frances Folsom)

Event

Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], PA, gossip columnist (From Under My Hat)

Birth

Ernst Kunz, composer

Birth

Erich R”mer, Germany, ice hockey player (Olympic-bronze-1932)

Birth

Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer (Abbsynia/Ethiopia), dies

Death

30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24«

Event

Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio

Event

G‚o[rges M] Norge, French/Belgian writer (Les oignons)

Birth

Royal Beal, Brookline MA, actor (Death of a Salesman)

Birth

Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings

Event

David Wynne, composer

Birth

James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies

Death

Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY)

Event

Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days)

Birth

2nd statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon

Event

Pirates win a triple header from Dodgers

Event