1893
Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian businessman and author (born 1825)
Chaim Aronson was a Lithuanian Jewish inventor and memoirist.
Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian businessman and author (born 1825)
The 1890s
Explore 552 historical events from 1890–1899.
1893
John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1839)
John Ballance was a New Zealand politician who served as the 14th premier of New Zealand from January 1891 until his death in April 1893. He governed as the leader of New Zealand's…
John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1839)
1893
Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (born 1833)
José Manuel del Refugio González Flores was a Mexican general and liberal politician who served as the 35th President of Mexico from 1880 to 1884.
Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (born 1833)
1893
Ernst Kummer, German mathematician and academic (born 1810)
Ernst Eduard Kummer was a German mathematician. Skilled in applied mathematics, Kummer trained German army officers in ballistics; afterwards, he taught for 10 years in a gymnasium…
Ernst Kummer, German mathematician and academic (born 1810)
1893
Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (born 1805)
Anton Ritter von Schmerling was an Austrian statesman.
Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (born 1805)
1892
Liverpool F
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded …
Liverpool F
1892
Dora Richter, German transgender woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming su
Dora Rudolfine Richter was a German trans woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming surgery. She was one of a number of transgender peopl…
Dora Richter, German transgender woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming su
1892
Véry bombing during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894)
The Véry bombing was a bomb attack carried out on 25 April 1892 in Paris by the anarchist militants Théodule Meunier, Jean‑Pierre François and Fernand Bricout against the restauran…
Véry bombing during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894)
1892
In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of…
In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club
1892
The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation
The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority…
The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation
1892
Howard Mumford Jones, American author, critic, and academic (died 1980)
Howard Mumford Jones was an American intellectual historian, literary critic, journalist, poet, and professor of English at the University of Michigan and later at Harvard Universi…
Howard Mumford Jones, American author, critic, and academic (died 1980)
1892
Eugene Houdry, French-American mechanical engineer and inventor (died 1962)
Eugène Jules Houdry was a mechanical engineer who graduated from École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers in 1911.
Eugene Houdry, French-American mechanical engineer and inventor (died 1962)
1892
Germaine Tailleferre, French composer and educator (died 1983)
Marcelle Germaine Tailleferre was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six.
Germaine Tailleferre, French composer and educator (died 1983)
1892
Freddie Dixon, English motorcycle racer and racing driver (died 1956)
Frederick William Dixon was an English motorcycle racer and racing car driver. The designer of the motorcycle and banking sidecar system, he was also one of the few motorsport comp…
Freddie Dixon, English motorcycle racer and racing driver (died 1956)
1892
Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court
Homer Adolph Plessy was an American shoemaker and activist who was the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson. He staged an act of civil disobedie…
Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court
1892
The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia
The Limelight Department was one of the world's first film studios, beginning in 1898, operated by The Salvation Army in Melbourne, Australia. The Limelight Department produced eva…
The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia
1892
Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (died 1965)
Dr. Vernon Johns was an American minister based in the South and a pioneer in the civil rights movement. He is best known as the pastor (1947–52) of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Churc…
Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (died 1965)
1892
Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (died 1980)
Maud Hart Lovelace was an American writer best known for the Betsy-Tacy series.
Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (died 1980)
1892
Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (died 1918)
Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World W…
Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (died 1918)
1892
George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
Sir George Paget Thomson was a British experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with Clinton Davisson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction …
George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
1892
Jacob Viner, Canadian-American economist and academic (died 1970)
Jacob Viner was a Canadian economist and is considered with Frank Knight and Henry Simons to be one of the "inspiring" mentors of the early Chicago school of economics in the 1930s…
Jacob Viner, Canadian-American economist and academic (died 1970)
1892
Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist (died 1968)
Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod, CBE, FBA was an English archaeologist who specialised in the Palaeolithic period. She held the position of Disney Professor of Archaeology at the Un…
Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist (died 1968)
1892
Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat (died 1981)
Adriaan Pelt was a Dutch journalist, international civil servant and diplomat, most famous for drafting the post war constitution of Libya.
Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat (died 1981)
1892
Zita of Bourbon-Parma, last Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (died 1989)
Zita of Bourbon-Parma was the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, in addition to other titles. She ascended to these titles when her husband, Charles I, became the last m…
Zita of Bourbon-Parma, last Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (died 1989)