Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82

Death

Karl Haushofer, soldier/geographer

Birth

Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet

Birth

Theodore Dreiser, US, novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy)

Birth

Karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931)

Birth

Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies

Death

John Henry Foley, sculptor, dies

Death

Lloyd Cassel Douglas, novelist

Birth

Charles Stewart Rolls, British auto manufacturer (Rolls-Royce Ltd)

Birth

Joseph John Richards, composer

Birth

Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84

Death

Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die

Event

Jaroslav Kricka, composer

Birth

Samuel Goldwyn, [Gelbfisch], film magnate (MGM)

Birth

Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons

Event

August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76

Death

Harry Antrim, Chicago IL, actor (Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway)

Birth

Vincent Auriol, president of France (1947-53)

Birth

Eric Coates, Hucknall Nottinghamshire England, viola player/composer

Birth

Rebecca Clarke, composer

Birth

Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74

Death

Man Ray, US statues artist/photographer/movie (dada)

Birth

NYC Metropolitan Opera House catches fire

Event

Congress passes Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which includes a graduated income tax later struck down by the Supreme Court

Event

Charles Meredith, Knoxville Pa, actor (Court of Last Resort)

Birth