The Melbourne cable tramway system opened the Victoria Bridge line in Melbourne, Australia.
The Charleston earthquake occurred, making it one of the most devastating to affect the US East Coast.
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank formed its headquarters in San Francisco.
Mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove his first automobile in Mannheim, Germany.
Dr. John Pemberton sold the first Coca-Cola at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
A national strike began in the United States, calling for an eight-hour workday instead of 12 hours.
Sir Henry Thompson conducted the UK's first cremation on the corpse of Mrs. Jeannette C. Pickersgill.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
Martial Law was declared in Seattle by President Grover Cleveland due to anti-Chinese unrest.
