The first article identifying what would later be known as Crohn's disease, by Polish surgeon Antoni Leśniowski, was published in the weekly medical newspaper Medycyna.[9]
The Paris–Madrid race for automobiles started from the gardens of Versailles. The race became notable for the number of accidents, including at least eight rumored fatalities. It was cancelled when the competitors reached Bordeaux.[15]
The Australian passenger-cargo ship SS Oakland foundered in stormy weather in the Tasman Sea near Cabbage Tree Island off New South Wales; 11 people lost their lives and the remaining seven were picked up by the steamer SS Bellinger.
On departure from Antwerp, carrying emigrants to Canada, the British passenger-cargo ship Huddersfield collided with the Norwegian steamer SS Uto in the River Scheldt. All 22 passengers were drowned, but the 17 crew survived.[16]
Died:Marcel Renault, 31, French racing driver and industrialist, of injuries incurred by crashing into a tree while competing in the Paris-Madrid race.
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