Historical Events
Event of Interest
1st Test match hat-trick, Fred Spofforth at the MCG
Fred Spofforth
- British battleship Thunder explodes in Gulf of Ismid, 9 die
- Dr Benjamin Mays, named president of Atlanta Board of Education
- Northwestern League (minor baseball league) organized, Rockford, Illinois
Famous Birthdays
- Johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces)
- Pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands)