Center left-wing Independent Labour Party was formed in Britain with Keir Hardie as the leader.
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Industrialist Henry Ford's method to construct auto bodies from plastic was patented.
Galileo Galilei discovered Callisto, the fourth moon of Jupiter.
The most destructive riot in Constantinople's history, the Nika Riots, began during a chariot race.
German composer Richard Wagner completed 'Parsifal' – one of his most famous operas.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer changed his plea from not guilty to guilty but insane.