Over 20 people died in a rear end crash between two circus trains in Durand, Michigan. Chief Special Agent Albert W. Large of the Grand Trunk Railroad Police Department was killed, and another special agent was seriously injured in the crash, which was caused by failure of the second train's air brakes.[9]
Paris Métro train fire: After several attempts to extinguish a fire on the wooden-bodied Train 43–52, the flames got out of control and 84 people were killed, most at Couronnes station.
The Judiciary Act was passed in the Australian parliament, regulating the structure of Australia's judicial system and conferring jurisdiction on Australian federal courts.[29]
Teresa Urrea's home in Los Angeles, United States, where she had been supporting Mexican workers, was destroyed by fire.[30]
Born:Arthur Godfrey, US broadcaster, in Manhattan (died 1983)
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