- 1846 – The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France.
- 1859 – The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
- 1883 – In Milan in Italy inaugurated the first central European electricity power station.
- 1902 – The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
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