January 2 - Newspapers in London, England erroneously report the death of Mark Twain. It is believed that the rumors began when Twain's cousin had become ill. Twain makes his famous statement "the report of my death was an exaggeration."
... and include tracts and
meditations, letters, sermons, a life of Saint Lydewigis[?],
a Christian woman who remained steadfast under
a great stress of afflictions, and ...