Events in History
- China is hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die
Birthdays in History
- Lord Murray of Epping Forest [Lionel], British labour politician and union leader (General Secretary TUC), born in Hadley, Telford (d. 1984)
- Paul Laxalt, American politician (22nd Governor of Nevada), born in Reno, Nevada
Deaths in History
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born British American inventor (telephone), dies of diabetes complications at 75
Alexander Graham Bell
- Mina Kruseman, Dutch author and feminist, dies at 82