- Death of Bishop William Clifford.
| - The Manchester Ship Canal opened to traffic.
- Beatrix Potter writes the story of Peter Rabbit.
- Foundation of the Labour Party by Keir Hardie.
| - Henry Ford completed his first petrol fuelled engine.
- New Zealand becomes the first country to grant women the vote.
- Mahatma Gandhi begins civil disobedience in India.
- Grover Cleveland inaugrated as 24th US President.
- The world's first movie studio opens in New Jersey.
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