| - Old Age Pensions Act passed.
- M15 established.
- The Victoria and Albert Museum is opened.
- Selfridge's Department Store opens in London.
- The first branch of Woolworths in the UK opens in Liverpool.
- The first minimum wage becomes law.
| - Death of King Leopold II of Belgium and the succession of his nephew as King Albert I
- The US Military purchases a flying machine from the Wright brothers, this becomes the world's first military aircraft.
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