The world's first weightlifting championship took place in London, England.
Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.
The first-ever cricket County Championship started, finishing with Yorkshire beating Gloucestershire.
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.
Computer pioneer Herman Hollerith patents his punched card calculator.
Thomas Edison filed his patent for the Optical Phonograph.
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche celebrated his 44th birthday by beginning his autobiography 'Ecce Homo,' which was published in 1908.
Inventor George Eastman patented camera shutters and trademarked the name 'Kodak.'
American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
The Football League meets for the first time.
Aston Villa's director, William McGregor, formed the English Football League.
George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
Alexander Miles patented the automatic opening and closing elevator.
Herman Hollerith patents his punch card calculator.
The Melbourne cable tramway system opened the Victoria Bridge line in Melbourne, Australia.
Mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove his first automobile in Mannheim, Germany.
German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile.
Modern hockey is born.
German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveiled the world's first motorcycle, referred to as the Daimler Reitwagen.
Sylvanus Bowser's invention of the gasoline pump was delivered to a dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US.
Inventor Gottlieb Daimler filed for a patent for a two-wheel 'riding car,' or in other words, 'motorcycle.'
The first-ever magazine issue of 'Good Housekeeping' was published.
Gottlieb Daimler patents his engine design.
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in the United States.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in the UK and Canada.
Inventor George Eastman patented his 35mm photographic film in the US.
General Laborer Thomas Stevens started his first bicycle trip around the world.
The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
Canadian and American railroads adopt time zones.
The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.
The first Orient Express leaves Paris.
When Cubs' player Billy Sunday played his first game, he struck out four times.
Thomas Edison's first overhead electric lighting system began service in Roselle, New Jersey.
The opera 'Parsifal' by Richard Wagner premiered in Bayreuth, Germany.
Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.
Charles Darwin, who taught the world the theory of evolution by natural selection, died at 73 years old.
German composer Richard Wagner completed 'Parsifal' – one of his most famous operas.
The Los Angeles Times was first published as the Los Angeles Daily Times.
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
The world's first black international football player, Andrew Watson, played his first of three matches in Scotland.
Harper and Brothers published Lew Wallace's novel 'Ben-Hur: a Tale of the Christ.'
The first payphone went into service in the US.
A patent for his electric lamp invention was given to Thomas Edison.
Inventor Richard Rhodes received the patent for a hearing aid.
Oldsmobile is founded by Ransom Eli Olds of Olds Motor Works.
Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive.
George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
The first motion picture was filmed using several cameras to capture galloping horses.
The first telephone directory was issued, which consisted of a single card with 50 names and addresses in Connecticut, USA.
