Page 4: Historical Events In 1893

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

Apr 03   1st New South Wales vs Queensland F-C game, at Brisbane Exhibition Ground.   

Apr 03   1st NSW v Queensland F-C game, at Brisbane Exhibition Ground   

Apr 03   Leslie Howard, American actor is born   

Apr 03   Leslie Howard, [Stainer], London, actor (Gone With the Wind)   

Apr 04   Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist, dies at 86   

Apr 05   Clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28).   

Apr 05   Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks).   

Apr 06   Andy Bowen and Jack Burke box 7 hrs 19 mins to no decision (111 rounds).   

Apr 06   Mormon temple in Salt Lake City dedicated.   

Apr 07   Irene Castle, dancer (leader in anti-vivisection movement).   

Apr 08   Grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection)   

Apr 08   Mary Pickford, American actress is born.   

Apr 08   The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink.   

Apr 09   Disma Fumagalli, composer, dies at 66   

Apr 09   The critic reports that the ice cream soda is our national drink.   

Apr 11   Dean Acheson, American statesman is born   

Apr 11   Dean G Acheson, statesman/US Secretary of State (1949-53)   

Apr 12   Battle at Hoornkrans Southwest-Africa: German Schutztruppen chases away Hottentotten under Hendrik Witbooi   

Apr 16   Federico Mompou, composer.   

Apr 19   John Addington Symonds, critic/poet, dies   

Apr 20   Harold Lloyd, American silent film star is born   

Apr 20   Harold Lloyd, Burchard Neb, silent comic (Why Worry, Safety Last).   

Apr 20   Joan Miro, Spanish artist is born.   

Apr 22   Francis Dhanis army occupies Kasongo.   

Apr 23   Frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo).   

Apr 24   Robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)   

Apr 26   1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms.   

Apr 26   Anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes).   

Apr 27   John Murray Corse US general (Union), dies on his 58th birthday   

Apr 27   John Murray Corse, US general (Union), dies on his 58th birthday   

Apr 27   Norman Bel Geddes, Adrian Mich, theatrical designer (Rivals, Dead End)   

Apr 29   Elisaveta Bagrjana, [Beltsheva], Bulgaria, poet   

Apr 30   Edouard Manet, French painter (Olympia), dies at 61   

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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,