Page 2: Historical Events In 1893

Jan 23   Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks).   

Jan 23   Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75.   

Jan 26   Abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday.   

Jan 26   Bessie Coleman, 1st black airplane pilot   

Jan 27   James G Blaine, US minister of foreign affairs, dies at 62   

Jan 28   Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet and Ophelia," premieres in Boston   

Jan 28   Elliot Griffis, composer   

Jan 29   Edric Cundell, composer   

Jan 31   "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing   

Jan 31   Freya Stark, English explorist/author.   

Feb 01   Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan -56.7 degrees Celsius.   

Feb 01   Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan: -56.7 degrees Celsius.   

Feb 01   Puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin   

Feb 01   Thomas Edison completes worlds inaugural movie studio (West Orange NJ)   

Feb 02   1st movie close-up (of a sneeze), Edison studio, West Orange, NJ.   

Feb 04   Bernard Rogers, NYC, composer (Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion).   

Feb 05   Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec)   

Feb 05   Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica)   

Feb 06   Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, pres of UN General Assembly (1962-63)   

Feb 09   Canal builder De Lesseps and others sentenced to prison for fraud   

Feb 10   Jimmy Durante, NYC, long-nosed comedian (and goodnight Mrs Calabash)   

Feb 11   Johan C P Alberts, Dutch literary (Festival)   

Feb 12   Marcel G J Minnaert, Dutch astronomer   

Feb 13   Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romania, communist/foreign minister (1945-52).   

Feb 13   Ignacio M Altamirano, Mexican author (El Zarco), dies at 58.   

Feb 14   Kay Fisker, Danish architect (Hornbeck House, Copenhagen).   

Feb 15   Harm H Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/etcher/ceramist   

Feb 16   Ivor Armstrong Richards, England, literary critic [OS].   

Feb 19   Cedric Hardwicke, Stourbridge England, actor (Peter Pan, Richard III)   

Feb 20   Russel Crouse, journalist/novelist/playwright (Life with Father).   

Feb 21   Andres Segovia, Linares Spain, classical guitarist.   

Feb 24   The American University is chartered by an act of the Congress of the United States of America.   

Feb 26   2 Clydesdale horses set record by pulling 48 tons on a sledge, Mich   

Feb 26   2 Clydesdale horses set record by pulling 48 tons on a sledge, Michigan   

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Jan 02   Lillian leitzel: German acrobat and strongwoman   

Jan 03   Pierre drieu la rochelle: French novelist/essayist (gilles)   

Jan 04   Manuel palau boix: Composer   

Jan 04   Yone minagawa: Japanese, became worlds oldest living person january 29, 2007. (d. aug. 13, 2007)   

Jan 05   Friedrich blume: German musicologist (das rassenproblem in der musik)   

Jan 05   Zoltán böszörmény: Hungarian nazi politician (d. unknown)   

Jan 05   Paramahansa yogananda: Indian guru   

Jan 10   Albert jacka: Australian soldier, first australian world war i victoria cross winner    

Jan 02   John obadiah westwood: British entomologist (b. 1805)   

Jan 07   Jožef stefan: Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. 1835)   

Jan 09   Mohara: Arab ivory/slave trader,    

Jan 11   Benjamin f butler: Us gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly),    

Jan 15   Fanny kemble: British actress and author (b. 1809)   

Jan 16   Johan philip koelman: Painter/sculptor/architect,    

Jan 17   Rutherford b hayes: 19th us pres (1877-81),   

Jan 19   Julius eichberg: Composer,