Jul 03 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of Black Peter" (BG)

Jul 11 First motion picture is shown in Paris by the Lumiere brothers.

Jul 12 The birth of Buckminster Fuller, American architect

Jul 23 A Charlois discovers asteroid #405 Thia

Jun 11 Charles E. Duryea receives the first U.S. patent to an American inventor for a gas-powered automobile.

Jun 20 A Charlois discovers asteroid #404 Arsinoe

Jun 20 Nicaragua, El Salvador & Honduras form a short-lived confederation

Jun 13 �mile Levassor wins first Paris-Bordeaux-Paris auto race (24 kph)

Jun 17 US Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan

Jun 20 First female doctor of science earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin)

Jan 05 French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank in anti-semitic trial; later declared innocent

Jan 13 Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband," premieres in London

Jan 05 French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent

Jan 15 French fleet reaches Majunga, Madagascar

Jan 17 Félix Faure installed as President of France

Jan 31 José Martí &others leave New York City NY for invasion of Spanish Cuba

Jan 17 Félix Faure installed as President of France

Jan 30 C J Eady (Tasmania) first Australian to score twin centuries (vs Victoria)

Jan 30 SS Elbe sinks after collision in North Sea, 332 killed

Jan 31 José Martí &others leave New York City NY for invasion of Spanish Cuba

Jan 01 The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I

Jan 17 French President Casimir-Perier resigns

Jan 15 Albert Trott takes 8-43 on Test debut, then a record

Jan 17 French President Casimir-Perier resigns

Jan 30 Tasmania beat Victoria for first F-C victory in 41 years

Jan 29 King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed

Jan 05 French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent

Jan 01 Norway adopts Mid-European time

Jan 01 Norway adopts Mid-European time

Oct 08 The birth of Juan Peron, Argentine general, and former President

Oct 04 The birth of Buster Keaton,US Actor of silent screen era

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