Historical Events
- The Imperial Chinese Court issues what is essentially a declaration of war against the foreigners in China and blames hostilities on them, giving license to Boxers for even greater ferocity
Famous Birthdays
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, poet and pioneering aviator (The Little Prince), born in Lyon, France (d. 1944)
Famous Deaths
- Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (b. 1900)