Historical Events
- Bedrich Smetana's opera "Libusa" premieres in Prague
Famous Birthdays
- Al Cabrera, Spanish-born Cuban baseball player (d. 1964)
- Jan van Gilse, composer/resistance fighter (Frau Helga von Staveren)
- Pascual Rogatis, composer
- Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian physicist (d. 1963)
Famous Deaths
- Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Swiss writer (Journal Intime), dies at 59