The Tian Shan area of China was struck by an earthquake which caused over 800,000 deaths 

Otto Hahn, German nuclear physicist, dies 

Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 

Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut 

Fingerprints were first used as a means of identification by William Herschel, who later established a fingerprint register 

The first potato arrived in Britain, brought from Colombia by Sir Thomas Harriot