Hundreds of people died after a New England Blizzard.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony was performed for the first time in St Petersburg, Russia.
An earthquake struck Valdivia, south-central Chile, which caused a tsunami that damaged Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Japan.
The Ottoman Empire ended when the last Sultan Mehmed VI was exiled to Malta on a British warship.
Writer, explorer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for suspected treason.
All of London's Jews (approx. 680) were accused and arrested for coin clipping and counterfeiting.