Frantiszek Soltyk, composer, dies at 81

Death

James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF

Event

Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould and Fisk attempt to corner gold

Event

Georges Claude, inventor (neon light)

Birth

Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna

Event

William Walker, composer, dies at 66

Death

Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74

Death

Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch

Event

National black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky

Event

Ismet In”n, [Moestafa Ismet], Turkish gen/premier/president

Birth

Dixey, Rice and Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in NYC

Event

5 German warships depart to Zanzibar

Event

Herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives)

Birth

James Burke, NYC, actor (Mystery Theater, Great Guy)

Birth

Alexander Dey patents dial time recorder

Event

Alan Herbert, England, journalist/writer (Punch, Helen)

Birth

Pres of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned

Event

Sam[uel] de Vries, actor (Wandering Jew)

Birth

Patrick S Gilmore, composer, dies at 62

Death

Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Suriname, dies at 69

Death

Julia Faye, Richmond VA, actress (10 Commandments, Samson and Delilah)

Birth

Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book publisher (Van Dale), dies

Death

Andr‚ Cournand, physician

Birth

1st round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle (took 15 months)

Event

Percy McDonnell, cricketer (19 Tests 1880-88, 3 centuries), dies

Death