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Historical Event(s)
– Britain’s first electric trams run in east London.
– The “Elektromote” – forerunner of the trolleybus – is tested by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin.
– The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
– The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
– The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
– The Standard Oil of New Jersey is established.
– Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow.
– The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
– University of the Punjab is founded in a part of India that later became West Pakistan.
– The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
Who Were Born On ?
– Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist (d. 1944)
– Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (d. 1968)
– Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer (d. 1973)
– Albert Coates, British composer (d. 1953)
– Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. 1957)
– Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (d. 1965)
– Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish politician (d. 1966)
– Hans Geiger, German physicist (d. 1945)
– Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer and pianist (d. 1937)
– Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-born French cyclist (d. 1917)