A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
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King Carloman II of West Francia was mortally wounded while out hunting.
The first case of the bubonic plague was announced in Honolulu.
Adolf Hitler declared the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
The Empire of China was established by statesman Yuan Shikai, who declared himself Emperor.
Mexico was officially recognized as an independent nation by the US.
