Historical Events In 1893

Feb 26   In the year 1893 2 Clydesdale horses set record by pulling 48 tons on a sledge, Michigan  

Feb 26   Ivor A "I A" Richards, English poet/critic (Meaning of Meaning) [NS] on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1893 joseph Messner, composer  

Feb 28   On this day in history ben Hecht, NYC, novelist/playwright/screenwriter (Front Page)  

Feb 28   On this day in history edward Acheson, Penn, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum"  

Feb 28   On this day in history edward Acheson, Pennsylvania, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum"  

Feb 28   On this day in history the birth of Ben Hecht, American writer  

Mar 01   Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the US rank of ambassador on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1893 theo Frenkel, actor (Footlights, Hague's Comedy)  

Mar 02   1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Maxime Dumoulin, composer in the year 1893.  

Mar 02   The first federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history beatrice Wood, potter/artist/author  

Mar 03   Columbian Isabella silver quarter authorized on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history congress authorizes first federal road agency, in Department of Agriculture  

Mar 04   Francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe in the year 1893.  

Mar 04   In the year 1893 grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term)  

Mar 05   On this day in history emmett J Culligan, founder of water treatment organization  

Mar 05   On this day in history hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64  

Mar 06   Kathleen Smoothy, housewife (last link to Siege of SIdney Street) in the year 1893.  

Mar 09   On this day in history congo cannibals killed 1000s of Arabs  

Mar 09   In the year 1893 edgar Scauflaire, Belgian muralist/decorator  

Mar 10   On this day in history ivory Coast becomes a French colony  

Mar 10   New Mexico State University cancels its first graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed &killed the night before in the year 1893.  

Mar 16   Isobel Elsom, actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger) on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth) in the year 1893.  

Mar 19   On this day in history karel Komzak, composer, dies at 69  

Mar 21   Geoffrey Dearmer, poet on this day in history.  

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

Mar 26   In the year 1893 palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy)  

Mar 27   Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator on this day in history.  

Mar 30   Thomas F Bayard becomes 1st US ambassador in Great Britain in the year 1893.  

Mar 30   Thomas F Bayard becomes first US ambassador in Great Britain in the year 1893.  

Mar 31   On this day in history clemens Krauss, Vienna Austria, conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937)  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)  

Jan 03   Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, French novelist/essayist (Gilles) was born in the year 1893.  

Jan 04   Manuel Palau Boix, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1893 birth of 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) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician (d. unknown) was born in the year 1893.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)  

Jan 10   Albert Jacka, Australian soldier, first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner (d. 1932) was born in the year 1893.  

Jan 02   John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1893 death of jožef Stefan, Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. 1835)  

Jan 09   In the year 1893 mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle & is eaten  

Jan 11   Benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Fanny Kemble, British actress and author (b. 1809) died in the year 1893.  

Jan 16   Johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history rutherford B Hayes, 19th US Pres (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70  

Jan 19   In the year 1893 julius Eichberg, composer, dies at 68