Friedrichshafen FF.29 seaplane on the deck of the German submarine U-12. Image in public domain.
- The first German air raid on England takes place. A Friedrichshafen FF.29 seaplane drops two bombs into the sea near the Admiralty Pier in Dover. Such raids continue throughout the war, with little effect.
- British forces occupy the coastal town of Jasin in East Africa to stabilise the frontier tribes in the Umba Valley (modern-day Tanzania)
