Asteroid 323 Brucia became the first asteroid discovered using photography.
The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
An all-steel church called San Sebastian Church opened in Manila, Philippines.
The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope was shown to members of the National Federation of Women's Club.
Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
The world's first weightlifting championship took place in London, England.
A five-day blizzard started in the south of England and killed 200 people.
