- 1854 – Kingtson Locomotive Works, the predecessor of the Canadian Locomotive Company, completes construction of its first steam locomotive.
- 1913 – The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's tracks reach Casper, Wyoming, making Casper the busiest rail junction in Wyoming.
- 1926 – Eugene V. Debs, American labor leader, founding member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and founder of the American Railway Union who was arrested during the Pullman strike in Chicago, Illinois, dies (b. 1855).
