Births on August 1

Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician and academic (d. 1940)

Otto Toeplitz (1 August 1881 – 15 February 1940) was a German mathematician working in functional analysis.

1 Jan

Panama Canal
Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal.
16 Apr

Bat Masterson
In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
12 May

French protectorate of Tunisia
In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
21 May

Clara Barton
The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
19 Nov

Meteorite fall
A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.