United States presidential election: Republican William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan. The event is viewed by some as a political realignment for the United States Republican Party. November 27 – Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss) is first performed in Frankfurt. November 30 The Udinese Calcio is founded. St. Augustine Monster: A large carcass, later postulated to be the remains of a gigantic octopus, is found washed ashore near St. Augustine, Florida. December 1 – Archaeologist Alois Anton Führer, Nepalese General Khadga Samsher Rana, and an expedition, rediscover the great stone pillar of Ashoka at Lumbini, traditionally the spot of the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, after using Faxian's records. December 10 New York Aquarium opens. The premiere of Alfred Jarry's absurdist play Ubu Roi in Paris causes a near-riot. December 14 – The Glasgow Subway, the third-oldest underground metro system in the world, opens. December 25 – John Philip Sousa composes his magnum opus, The Stars and Stripes Forever. December 30 – José Rizal, Filipino scholar and poet, is executed by Spanish authorities in the Philippines. Date unknown The Pontifical University of Maynooth is established by decree of the Vatican. France establishes an administrative post in Abengourou, Ivory Coast. Sperry & Hutchinson begin offering S&H Green Stamps to U.S. retailers. Devonport High School for Boys is founded (in Plymouth, UK) Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a popular English theme park (Britain's Biggest Tourist Attraction), is founded by Alderman William George Bean. A school of mines opens in Kimberley and will later form the core of the University of the Witwatersrand. Racing Club de Lyon, a football club in France, is officially founded and becomes a predecessor for Olympique Lyonnais. A pharmaceutical and healthcare brand Hoffmann-La Roche was founded in Switzerland. Births January–February January 1 – Hankyu Sasaki, Japanese admiral (d. 1971) January 2 – Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (d. 1954) January 4 Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) André Masson, French artist (d. 1987) January 8 Arthur Ford, American psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient (d. 1971) Clifton Sprague, American admiral (d. 1955) January 12 – Uberto De Morpurgo, Italian tennis player (d. 1961) January 14 – John Dos Passos, American author (d. 1970) January 20 – George Burns, American actor, comedian (d. 1996) January 21 – J. Carrol Naish, American character actor (d. 1973) January 23 – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1985) January 26 – József Kiss, Austro-Hungarian fighter pilot (d. 1918) February