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Historical Event(s)
– Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal.
– Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect.
– An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100.
– In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
– War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), that ended the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
– The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
– Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
– First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.
– Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists.
– Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
Who Were Born On ?
– Walter W. Bacon, American politician and 60th Governor of Delaware (d. 1962)
– Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (d. 1922)
– Charles Christie, Canadian film studio owner (d. 1955)
– Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter (d. 1938)
– Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)
– Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist (d. 1967)
– Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (d. 1936)
– Munshi Premchand, Indian Author (d. 1936)
– Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d. 1930)
– Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-born American writer and novelist (d. 1959)