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Historical Event(s)
– The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time.
– The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the “separate but equal” doctrine is constitutional.
– The six ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier falls on the crowd below resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others.
– Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention: the radio.
– The deadliest tsunami in Japan’s history kills more than 22,000 people.
– Officially recognised date of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, the start of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila (actual date and location is disputed).
– Anglo-Zanzibar War: the shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45) between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
– Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
– Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila, Philippines.
Who Were Born On ?
– André Breton, French poet (d. 1966)
– Helen of Greece and Denmark, queen of Romania (d. 1982)
– Erich Hückel, German physicist (d. 1980)
– Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (d. 1958)
– Aspasia Manos, wife of king Alexander of Greece (d. 1972)
– Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (d. 1987)
– Charles Glen King, American biochemist (d. 1988)
– Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet (d. 1928)
– Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (d. 1979)
– Georgy Zhukov, Russian general (d. 1974)