the 5th-worst famine in recorded history, begins after the droughts of the previous year. Heinz Tomato Ketchup is introduced. Adolphus Busch's brewery, Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis, Missouri, first markets Budweiser, a pale lager, as a nationally sold beer. Charles Wells opens his brewery, based in Bedford, England. Star Oil Company, predecessor of the global Chevron energy product and sales brand, is founded in California, United States. Lyford House, by Richardson Bay, Tiburon, California, is constructed. Construction of Spandau Prison in Berlin is completed. Samurai are banned from carrying swords in Japan, and their stipends are replaced by a one-time grant of income-bearing bonds. The Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland is founded. Heinrich Schliemann begins excavation at Mycenae. Stockport Lacrosse Club, thought to be the oldest existing lacrosse club in the world, is founded at Cale Green Cricket Club in Davenport, near Manchester,where they will still be playing in the 21st century). Emile Berliner is credited for the invention of the microphone while working with Alexander Graham Bell. Births January–March January 5 – Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1967) January 8 – Arturs Alberings, Prime Minister of Latvia (d. 1934) January 12 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer (d. 1948) Jack London, American author (d. 1916) January 20 – Józef Hofmann, Polish pianist (d. 1967) January 22 – Bess Houdini, wife, stage partner of Harry Houdini (d. 1943) January 23 – Otto Diels, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954) January 24 – Theodor Tobler, Swiss chocolatier, founder of Toblerone (d. 1941) January 29 – Havergal Brian, British composer (d. 1972) February 8 – Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter (d. 1907) February 12 – Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama (d. 1933) February 16 Mack Swain, American actor (d. 1935) G. M. Trevelyan, British historian (d. 1962) February 19 – Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian sculptor (d. 1957) February 22 – Zitkala-Sa, Native American writer, activist, editor, educator and translator (d. 1938) February 23 – Senjūrō Hayashi, Japanese general and politician, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1943) March 1 – Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian International Olympic Committee president (d. 1942) March 2 James A. Gilmore, American businessman and baseball executive (d. 1947) Pope Pius XII (d. 1958) March 4 – Theodore Hardeen, Hungarian magician and stunt performer, founder of the Magician's Guild (d. 1945) March 5 – Tiburcio Carías Andino, 24th President of Honduras (d. 1969) March 7 – Edgar Evans, Welsh naval seaman