Page 7: Historical Events In 1893

Jul 07   Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet (Ode to Revolution)[NS=7/19].   

Jul 08   Fritz Perls, father of Gestalt therapy   

Jul 09   Daniel H Williams performs "world's inaugural successful heart coperation"   

Jul 09   Dr Daniel Hale Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia   

Jul 09   George Geary, cricketer (sturdy pace bowler for England 1924-34).   

Jul 09   William Scotton, cricketer (wicket in 15 Tests for Eng), suicide.   

Jul 11   Jack Durston, cricketer (England fast bowler against Australia 1921)   

Jul 11   The inaugural cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto   

Jul 14   A Charlois discovers asteroid #370 Modestia   

Jul 14   John G Strijdom, premier of South-Africa (1954-58).   

Jul 15   Commodore Perry arrives in Japan.   

Jul 15   Enid Bennett, Australia, silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins).   

Jul 16   A Charlois discovers asteroid #371 Bohemia   

Jul 17   Arthur Shrewsbury is 1st to score 1000 runs in Test Cricket.   

Jul 18   Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia v England, Lord's.   

Jul 18   Josef Huttel, composer.   

Jul 19   Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet (Ode to Revolution)[OS=7/7]   

Jul 20   Alexander, king of Greece (1917-20).   

Jul 20   Tom Kelly, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1977-79, 64 runs), dies.   

Jul 21   Hans Fallada, writer   

Jul 22   Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful," in Colorado   

Jul 23   Karl Menninger, psychiatrist (Menninger Clinic).   

Jul 24   For only time in history of US Tennis championships, an event is held off the Eastern seaboard. Men's double championship in Chicago   

Jul 25   Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer (Paying the Piper, Danny Boy)   

Jul 26   George Grosz, German painter (Gott mit uns)   

Jul 28   Rued Immanuel Langgaard, composer.   

Jul 29   Arre Merikanto, Finnish composer (12-tones music)   

Jul 31   Charles Wilfred Orr, composer   

Jul 31   Henry Perky patents shredded wheat   

Aug 01   Henry Perky and William Ford patent shredded wheat   

Aug 06   Guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset).   

Aug 07   53rd Congress (1893-95) convenes   

Aug 07   Alfredo Catalani, composer, dies at 39   

Aug 09   1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in NY   

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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,