Page 10: Historical Events In 1892

Oct 12   Pledge of Allegiance 1st recited in public schools   

Oct 14   Sumner Welles, US undersecretary/diplomat (Good neighbor policy)   

Oct 15   Ina Claire, [Fagan], Washington DC, actress (Ninotchika).   

Oct 17   Herbert Norman Howells, composer.   

Oct 18   1st commercial long-distance phone line opens (Chicago-NY).   

Oct 18   inaugural commercial long-distance phone line opens (Chicago-NY).   

Oct 18   Leo G Carroll, Weedon England, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle).   

Oct 19   Alexander A Aljechin, Russian/French chess champ (1927-35, 37-46)   

Oct 23   Mehemed Emin Pasja, German explorer, murdered at 52.   

Oct 24   Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter   

Oct 25   Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1892), dies at 60.   

Oct 27   Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira   

Oct 28   Eduard J Dijksterhuis, Dutch mathematician/historian (Fall and Throw)   

Oct 29   William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies.   

Oct 31   In this year, Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.   

Oct 31   Ruth Fuller Sasaki, US, Zen teacher (1st Zen Institute of America)   

Nov 01   Alexander Alekhine, Russia, world chess champion (1927-35, 37-46)   

Nov 02   Alice Brady, NYC, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee, Zenobia).   

Nov 02   Paul Verlaine visits Netherlands   

Nov 06   John Alcock, English pilot (1st non-stop flight across Atlantic Ocean).   

Nov 08   Grover Cleveland (D) elected President   

Nov 10   1st CRU championship game: Osgoode Hall defeats Montreal, 45-5   

Nov 12   Allegheny Athletic Association beats Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0 in football   

Nov 12   Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, is recorded as becoming 1st pro football player.   

Nov 12   Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, is recorded as becoming inaugural pro football player.   

Nov 14   James Meredith, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1912)   

Nov 17   Max Deutsch, composer   

Nov 20   James B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist (insulin)   

Nov 23   Battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed.   

Nov 24   Isidor Achron, composer.   

Nov 26   Joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc).   

Nov 27   Pedro Salinas, writer.   

Nov 28   Thomas Wood, composer.   

Dec 01   Joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered   

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Jan 01   Artur rodzinski: Spalato, dalmatia, poland, conductor/composer   

Jan 01   Manuel roxas y acuna: 1st president philippines   

Jan 01   Miklos radnai: Composer   

Jan 02   Lura anson: Nebraska, entertainer   

Jan 02   Seiichiro kashio: Japanese tennis player   

Jan 03   John ronald reuel tolkien: S afr, philologist/writer (lord of rings)   

Jan 05   Francesca bertini: Florence italy, actress (odette, assunta spina)   

Jan 06   Ludwig berger: Writer   

Jan 01   Roswell b. mason: Mayor of chicago (b. 1805)   

Jan 02   George b airy: English astronomer/writer,    

Jan 07   Tewfik pasja: Viceroy of egypt,   

Jan 08   John heykamp: Old-catholic archbishop of utrecht,    

Jan 10   Heinrich ludwig egmont dorn: Composer,   

Jan 13   Charles albert white: Composer,    

Jan 14   Prince albert victor: Duke of clarence, british prince (b. 1864)   

Jan 16   Imakita kosen: Zen teacher/abbot of engagkuji monastery,