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Historical Event(s)
– Krakatoa begins to erupt. The volcano’s final and most notable explosion occurs on August 26.
– In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people.
– The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
– In Milan in Italy inaugurated the first central European electricity power station.
– The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.
– The first public performance of the Dominican Republic’s national anthem, Himno Nacional.
– The eruption of Krakatoa
– The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod’s Faust.
– American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
– The first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army are formed: The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment.
Who Were Born On ?
– Amang Rodriguez, Filipino politician (d. 1964)
– Sax Rohmer, English author (d. 1959)
– Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
– Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980)
– Victor Franz Hess, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1964)
– Scott Nearing, American writer and educator (d. 1983)
– Marie Laurencin, French painter (d. 1956)
– José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (d. 1949)
– Percy Marmont, British actor (d.1977)