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) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 28   Edward Acheson, Pennsylvania, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum" in the year 1893.   

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 in the year 1893.   

Mar 01   Theo Frenkel, actor (Footlights, Hague's Comedy) on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1893 congress authorizes first federal road agency, in Department of Agriculture   

Mar 04   On this day in history francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe   

Mar 04   Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term) in the year 1893.   

Mar 05   In the year 1893 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) on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Congo cannibals killed 1000s of Arabs on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Edgar Scauflaire, Belgian muralist/decorator on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Ivory Coast becomes a French colony on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history isobel Elsom, actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger)   

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

Mar 19   Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1893.   

Mar 21   On this day in history geoffrey Dearmer, poet   

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   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 in the year 1893.   

Mar 31   In the year 1893 clemens Krauss, Vienna Austria, conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937)   

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Jan 02   In the year 1893 birth of lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of pierre Drieu La Rochelle, French novelist/essayist (Gilles)   

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   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   Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952) was born in the year 1893.   

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   Jožef Stefan, Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. 1835) died in the year 1893.   

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

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

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 in the year 1893.   

Jan 17   Rutherford B Hayes, 19th US Pres (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70 in the year 1893.   

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