The Battle of Tirad Pass was fought.
FC Barcelona was founded by a group of English, German, Swiss, and Spanish soccer players.
The first case of the bubonic plague was announced in Honolulu.
Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame.
Henry Bliss became the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States.
The first-ever message was sent from a ship to the shore at Cliff House, San Francisco.
John Burr patented a better rotary blade lawn mower, designed with traction wheels and a rotary blade that would not easily get stuck with grass clipping.
German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin granted a patent for the navigable balloon.
Felix Hoffmann patented one of the world's most common drugs, Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).
Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkurv (Reykjavík Football Club), was founded.
