Venkata Raman, Indian physicist, dies 

The discovery of the Piltdown Man skull by Charles Dawson in Sussex, England, in 1912 was finally revealed as a hoax 

China prohibits opium trade 

First night football game, Phila Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 

Baseballs Phila Athletics and Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League 

François de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandres made the first human flight when they lifted off from the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, in a hot-air balloon built by the Montgolfier brothers