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Historical Event(s)
– King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
– The United Kingdom establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland.
– Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
– Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
– In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, Cree leader Big Bear escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
– Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination.
– The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
– First serving of the soft drink Dr Pepper at a drug store in Waco, Texas (United States).
– Ito Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.
Who Were Born On ?
– Dezső Kosztolányi, Hungarian poet and writer (d. 1936)
– Wallace Beery, American actor (d. 1949)
– Vean Gregg, American baseball player (d. 1964)
– Paltiel Daykan, Russian-born Israeli jurist (d. 1969)
– Susan Sutherland Isaacs, English educational psychologist (d. 1948)
– Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (d. 1977)
– Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and essayist (d. 1964)
– Jules Romains, French author (d. 1972)
– Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962)
– Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922)