James Mark Baldwin was born. A pioneering developmental psychologist, Baldwin was one of the first writers in the field to recognize the importance of cognitive motor processes.

The author of several influential textbooks such as 'A Handbook of Psychology (1890) and 'Elements of Psychology' (1893); Baldwin was also instrumental in disseminating academic research within psychology, founding the flagship journals Psychological Review, Psychological Monographs and Psychological Bulletin.

In 1897 James Mark Baldwin was elected president of the American Psychological Association.