Historical Events
- Erich Muenter, an instructor in German at Cornell University, explodes a bomb in the US Senate reception room
Famous Birthdays
- Bert Decorte, Flemish poet, born in Retie, Flanders, Belgium (d. 2009)
- Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, English large landowner and multi-millionaire, born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2014)
Famous Deaths
- José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori, President of Mexico (1877-1911), dies at 84