United Fruit Company purchases land in
Guatemala including the
Maya site of
Quiriguá; 30 acres (120,000 m2) including and around the ruins are set aside as an archaeological zone.
The
National Museums of Kenya, a governmental body maintaining several museums and monuments in
Kenya (with headquarters in
Nairobi), is founded by the East Africa Natural History Society.
Births
February 13 –
Ignacio Bernal, Mexican archaeologist (d. 1992).