4th » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge (railway) Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland, measuring Convert 1710 ft m long, is opened by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.
27th » A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.
4th » Norman Bethune, Canadian physician (d. 1939)
9th » Rupert Balfe, Australian footballer (d. 1915)
9th » Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) named Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union (d. 1986)