Page 3: Historical Events In 1893

Feb 26   2 Clydesdale horses set record by pulling 48 tons on a sledge, Michigan on this day in history.   

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

Feb 27   On this day in history joseph Messner, composer   

Feb 28   Ben Hecht, NYC, novelist/playwright/screenwriter (Front Page) in the year 1893.   

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

Feb 28   Edward Acheson, Pennsylvania, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum" on this day in history.   

Feb 28   The birth of Ben Hecht, American writer in the year 1893.   

Mar 01   In the year 1893 diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the US rank of ambassador   

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

Mar 02   In the year 1893 1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features   

Mar 02   In the year 1893 maxime Dumoulin, composer   

Mar 02   On this day in history the first federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features   

Mar 03   Beatrice Wood, potter/artist/author on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1893 columbian Isabella silver quarter authorized   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes first federal road agency, in Department of Agriculture in the year 1893.   

Mar 04   Francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 05   Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1893 kathleen Smoothy, housewife (last link to Siege of SIdney Street)   

Mar 09   Congo cannibals killed 1000s of Arabs in the year 1893.   

Mar 09   Edgar Scauflaire, Belgian muralist/decorator in the year 1893.   

Mar 10   Ivory Coast becomes a French colony in the year 1893.   

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

Mar 16   Isobel Elsom, actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger) in the year 1893.   

Mar 18   In the year 1893 wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth)   

Mar 19   In the year 1893 karel Komzak, composer, dies at 69   

Mar 21   Geoffrey Dearmer, poet in the year 1893.   

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

Mar 26   Palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy) in the year 1893.   

Mar 27   Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator in the year 1893.   

Mar 30   In the year 1893 thomas F Bayard becomes 1st US ambassador in Great Britain   

Mar 30   Thomas F Bayard becomes first US ambassador in Great Britain on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Clemens Krauss, Vienna Austria, conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937) in the year 1893.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1893 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   In the year 1893 birth of manuel Palau Boix, composer   

Jan 04   Yone Minagawa, Japanese, became worlds Oldest living person January 29, 2007. (d. Aug. 13, 2007) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1893 birth of friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician (d. unknown)   

Jan 05   In the year 1893 birth of paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)   

Jan 10   In the year 1893 birth of albert Jacka, Australian soldier, first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner (d. 1932)   

Jan 02   In the year 1893 death of john Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. 1805)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of fanny Kemble, British actress and author (b. 1809)   

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   Julius Eichberg, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.