Page 3: Historical Events In 1893

Feb 27   Joseph Messner, composer.   

Feb 28   Ben Hecht, American writer is born   

Feb 28   Ben Hecht, NYC, novelist/playwright/screenwriter (Front Page)   

Feb 28   Edward Acheson, Penn, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum"   

Feb 28   Edward Acheson, Pennsylvania, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum".   

Mar 01   Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the US rank of ambassador.   

Mar 01   Theo Frenkel, actor (Footlights, Hague's Comedy)   

Mar 02   1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features   

Mar 02   Maxime Dumoulin, composer.   

Mar 02   The inaugural federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features.   

Mar 03   Beatrice Wood, potter/artist/author   

Mar 03   Columbian Isabella silver quarter authorized   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes inaugural federal road agency, in Department of Agriculture   

Mar 04   Francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe   

Mar 04   Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term).   

Mar 05   Emmett J Culligan, founder of water treatment organization   

Mar 05   Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64.   

Mar 06   Kathleen Smoothy, housewife (last link to Siege of SIdney Street)   

Mar 09   Congo cannibals killed 1000s of Arabs.   

Mar 09   Edgar Scauflaire, Belgian muralist/decorator   

Mar 10   Ivory Coast is recorded as becoming a French colony   

Mar 10   New Mexico State University cancels its inaugural graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before   

Mar 16   Isobel Elsom, actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger).   

Mar 18   Wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth).   

Mar 19   Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 69.   

Mar 21   Geoffrey Dearmer, poet.   

Mar 25   Edward Hart, (Rep-D-NJ)/1st chairman of Com on Un-American Activities.   

Mar 26   Palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy).   

Mar 27   Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator.   

Mar 30   Thomas F Bayard is recorded as becoming 1st US ambassador in Great Britain.   

Mar 30   Thomas F Bayard is recorded as becoming inaugural US ambassador in Great Britain   

Mar 31   Clemens Krauss, Vienna Austria, conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937)   

Apr 01   Cicely Courtneidge, Sydney Australia, actress (Double Exposure).   

Apr 01   Navy General Order 409 of 25 February 1893 establishes the rate of Chief Petty Officer as of this date   

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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,