Cairo & Alexandria talk to each other. The first telephone line was installed between Cairo and Alexandria.

The Royal cache of 50 Mummies was discovered in Deir el Bahari, Thebes. These included the remains of Ramsis II and Seti I.

The first electrical tram was opened in Germany on May 16th.

The Edison Electric Company switched on the 1st lighting system on Sep 4th serving 85 customers.

Picasso, the great Spanish painter was born on Oct 25th.