- Death of St George Jackson Mivart while under excommunication. Cardinal Vaughan refuses him a Catholic burial.
- Death of Father William Philip Gordon.
- Death of Thomas Arnold.
- Elgar's Dream of Gerontius premieres in Birmingham.
| - Death of Oscar Wilde three years after his release from gaol.
- Winston Churchill elected as an MP.
- Lord Salisbury wins the election and becomes Prime Minister.
- Mines Act passed, banning children under 13 working in mines.
| - Pope Leo XIII declares a Jubilee Year.
- The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum published.
- The Boxer Rebellion in China - Empress Dowager Cixi orders the killing of all foreigners.
- First submarine designed and built.
- The Gold Standard established for US currency.
- The Relief of Mafeking in the Boer War.
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