Chemistry
- May 27 - The Edison Storage Battery Company is founded in New Jersey.
- Europium is discovered by Eugène-Anatole Demarçay.
- Emil Fischer, in collaboration with Ernest Fourneau, synthesizes the dipeptide, glycylglycine, and also publishes his work on the hydrolysis of casein.
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