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Historical Event(s)
– Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
– The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
– The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in The Montreal Gazette.
– Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
– Outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans
– The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
– The first official game of Polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British Ranchers.
– Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.
– The Massachusetts Rifle Association, “America’s Oldest Active Gun Club”, is founded.
Who Were Born On ?
– Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician (d. 1950)
– Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942)
– Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan dramatist (d. 1910)
– Enrique Larreta, Argentine writer, academic, diplomat and art collector (d. 1961)
– Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. 1940)
– Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet (d. 1909)
– Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher (d. 1944)
– Edgar Rice Burroughs, American writer (d. 1950)
– Mikhail I. Kalinin, President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (d. 1946)
– Carter Woodson, American historian and author, founder of Black History Month (d. 1950)