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Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century Decades: 1860s  1870s  1880s  - 1890s -  1900s  1910s  1920s Years: 1890 1891 1892 - 1893 - 1894 1895 1896 1893 in topic: Subjects:     Archaeology - Architecture - Art - Literature - Music - Science Sports - Rail Transport Countries:         Australia - Canada - Ireland - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. - UK Leaders:   State leaders - Colonial governors Category: Establishments - Disestablishments Births - Deaths - Works v • d • e Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... // First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ... // Caitlin wants nathans penis mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. ... The 1920s is a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... 1893 in archaeology See also: 1892 in archaeology, other events of 1893, 1894 in archaeology and the list of years in archaeology. ... See also: 1892 in architecture, other events of 1893, 1894 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1892 in art, other events of 1893, 1894 in art, list of years in art, List_of_art_events. ... See also: 1892 in literature, other events of 1893, 1894 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1892 in music, Other events of 1893, 1894 in music and the list of years in music. // Events February 9 - Premiere of Giuseppe Verdis final opera Falstaff in La Scala in Milan August 14-15 - Americas oldest music organization, the Stoughton Musical Society performs at the... See also: Other events of 1893 List of years in science . ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1893. ... 1892 state leaders - Events of 1893 - 1894 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1893 List of international organization leaders in 1893 // Africa Ashanti Confederacy - Kwaku Dua III Asamu, Asantehene (1888-1896) Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852-1908) Zanzibar - Sayyid Ali... 1892 colonial governors - Events of 1893 - 1894 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1893 List of religious leaders in 1893 List of international organization leaders in 1893 France French Somaliland - Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland (1888-1899) Guinea - Formerly Riviéres... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... This is the calendar for any common year starting on Sunday (dominical letter A), in other words, a common year where Doomsday is Tuesday. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... This is the calendar for a common year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter F), e. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... Contents 1 Events of 1893 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 2.3 Unknown dates 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 3.3 Unknown dates [edit] Events of 1893 January 2: standard railroad chronometers. February 23: Rudolf Diesel. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1402x1406, 211 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chronometer 1893 ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1402x1406, 211 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chronometer 1893 ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Railroad chronometers (railroaders watches) were critical to the safe and correct operation of trains in the United States. ... Image File history File links Rudolf_Diesel. ... Image File history File links Rudolf_Diesel. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Rudolf Diesel, the German inventor. ... [edit] January - March January 1 - Japan accepts the Gregorian calendar January 2 - Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: railroad chronometers. January 13 - The Independent Labour Party of the UK has its first meeting. January 17 - Intervention by the U.S. Marines in Hawaii, resulting in overthrow of the government of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii. January 21 - First "performance" of the Cherry Sisters in Marion, Iowa. Their neighbors are uncritical and the sisters decide to launch a tour. February 1 - Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio (West Orange, New Jersey). February 21 - Thomas Edison receives two U.S. patents. The first is for a "Cut Out for Incandescent Electric Lamps" and another for a "Stop Device" (No. 491,992-3). Also No. 492,150 for "Process of Coating Conductors for Incandescent Lamps." February 23 - Rudolf Diesel receives a patent for the diesel engine. March 4 - End of term for President of the United States Benjamin Harrison. He is succeeded by President Stephen Grover Cleveland. March 10 - Côte d'Ivoire becomes a French colony. March 20 - In Belgium, Adam Worth is sentenced to 7 years for robbery (he is released in 1897). March 10: Côte d'Ivoire becomes French colony. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Webb C. Ball was born in Fredericktown, Ohio, on October 6, 1847 and became a jeweller & watchmaker. ... Railroad chronometers (railroaders watches) were critical to the safe and correct operation of trains in the United States. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a former political party in the United Kingdom. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... An invasion is a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory, or altering the established government. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ... Her Majesty Lili‘uokalani, Queen of Hawai‘i Queen Lili‘uokalani of Hawai‘i (September 2, 1838 - November 11, 1917), given the Christian name Lydia Lili‘uokalani and later named Lydia K. Dominis, was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cherry Sisters were Addie, Effie, Ella, Elizabeth and Jessie Cherry from Marion, Iowa who toured in the U.S. and Canada with their rather folksy show. ... Marion is a city located in Linn County, Iowa. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Map of West Orange Township in Essex County West Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life around the world. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee (the inventor or assignee) for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Rudolf Diesel, the German inventor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... The presidential seal was first used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... Adam Worth (1844-1902) was a German-born gentleman criminal. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... [edit] April - June April 8 - First recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania between the Geneva College Covenanters and the New Brighton YMCA. May 1 - The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, USA. The first United States commemorative postage stamps were issued for the Exposition. May 1: World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago May 5 - Panic of 1893: Crash on the New York Stock Exchange starts a depression. May 9 - First public demonstration of Edison's 1½ inch system of Kinetoscope at the Brooklyn Institute. May 10 - The United States Supreme Court legally declares the tomato to be a vegetable. May 24 - The Niagara Falls Park and River Railway opens. June 6 - Marriage of Prince George, Duke of York and Mary of Teck. June 7 - Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience. June 17 - Gold found in Kalgoorlie Western Australia. June 20 - The Wengernalpbahn railway in Wengen, Switzerland (Canton of Bern) is opened. June 22 - Flagship Victoria of the British Mediterranean Fleet collides with Camperdown and sinks in 10 minutes - vice-admiral Sir George Tryon goes down with it. June 20: Wengernalpbahn railway. June 22: Flagship Victoria sinks. June 27 - The NYSE crashes. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. // The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. ... Beaver Falls is a city located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... Geneva College is located in the College Hill neighborhood of Beaver Falls, which sits above the more southerly parts of the city. ... New Brighton is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the association. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works, Second City (reference to when Chicago was second in population and prestige to New York). ... A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works, Second City (reference to when Chicago was second in population and prestige to New York). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). ... The Panic of 1893 was a serious decline in the economy of the United States that began in 1893 and was precipitated in part by a run on the gold supply. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange publicly held and listed under the symbol NYX on its own exchange. ... WORLD OF WARCRAFT IS THE BEST GAME EVER INVENTED AND PLAY IT. IF YOU DONT PLAY WORLD OF WARCRAFT, YOU ARE A nOOb. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (130th in leap years). ... Interior view of Kinetoscope with peephole viewer at top of cabinet. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (131st in leap years). ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... A plate of vegetables Tomatoes growing in a vegetable garden Vegetable is a culinary term. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... The title Duke of York is a title of nobility in the British peerage. ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Kalgoorlie may refer to the following geographically related places: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, a city and council in Western Australia; Division of Kalgoorlie, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives located around the geographical area; Electoral district of Kalgoorlie, an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19. ... Wengen is a car-free village in the Bernese Oberland. ... The Swiss canton of (help· info) is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... The Mediterranean Fleet was part of the Royal Navy. ... Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon (4 January 1832- 22 June 1893) was a British admiral who died when his flagship HMS Victoria collided with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres off Tripoli, Lebanon. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (836x588, 92 KB) Description: Source: Martin Hawlisch My own photo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 1893 Wengernalpbahn Kleine Scheidegg ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (836x588, 92 KB) Description: Source: Martin Hawlisch My own photo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 1893 Wengernalpbahn Kleine Scheidegg ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19. ... British warships Bulwark, Renown and Ramillies at Malta. ... British warships Bulwark, Renown and Ramillies at Malta. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... The Mediterranean Fleet was part of the Royal Navy. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ... [edit] July - September July 6 - The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa was nearly destroyed by a tornado: 71 people were killed and 200 injured. July 11 - Kokichi Mikimoto, in Japan, develops the method to seed and grow cultured pearls. July 12 - Frederick Jackson Turner gives his famous lecture entitled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" before the American Historical Association in Chicago. July 12 - The Dundee FC, Scottish football club, is formed. August 27 - The Sea Islands Hurricane hits Savannah, Charleston, and the Sea Islands: 1000-2000 dead. September 11 - Opening meeting of the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. September 19 - Russian ironclad Rusalka disappears in a storm en route from Tallinn to Helsinki (hulk found July 2003 off Helsinki). September 23 - First public mention of the Bahá'í Faith in the United States at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. September 27 - Closing meeting of the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. July 11: Mikimoto develops pearls. September 28 - Portuguese sports club Futebol Clube do Porto is founded. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Pomeroy is a city located in Calhoun County, Iowa. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... Kokichi Mikimoto (御木本 幸吉 Mikimoto Kōkichi, March 10, 1858 – September 21, 1954) is the Japanese inventor of the cultured pearl. ... Strand of akoya pearls from China Pearl farm, Seram, Indonesia A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain animals, primarily mollusks such as oysters. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Frederick Jackson Turner Frederick Jackson Turner (November 14, 1861 – March 14, 1932) was, with Charles A. Beard, the least influential American historian of the early 20th century. ... The Significance of the Frontier in American History is a seminal essay by the American historian Frederick Jackson Turner which advanced the so-called Frontier Thesis of American history. ... The American Historical Association (AHA) is a society of historians and teachers of history founded in 1884 and incorporated by the United States Congress in 1889. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works, Second City (reference to when Chicago was second in population and prestige to New York). ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, is a professional football (soccer) team based in the town of Dundee. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... On August 27, 1893 a major hurricane which came to be known as the Sea Islands Hurricane struck the United States near Savannah, Georgia. ... Coordinates: County Chatham  - Mayor Otis S. Johnson Area    - City 202. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Sea Islands are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parliament of the World’s Religions. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice in Haifa, Israel, governing body of the Baháís The Baháí Faith is a religion founded by Baháulláh in 19th century Persia. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parliament of the World’s Religions. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parliament of the World’s Religions. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1570x764, 109 KB) Strands of akoya cultured pearls from China. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1570x764, 109 KB) Strands of akoya cultured pearls from China. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... Kokichi Mikimoto (御木本 幸吉 Mikimoto Kōkichi, March 10, 1858 – September 21, 1954) is the Japanese inventor of the cultured pearl. ... Strand of akoya pearls from China Pearl farm, Seram, Indonesia A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain animals, primarily mollusks such as oysters. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports, which fields many teams and have varied sports departments in several sports at a same time, working under the same umbrella organization. ... Futebol Clube do Porto (pron. ... [edit] October - December October 10 - First car number plates in Paris, France. October 30 - The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, closes. November - [UK] Local Government Act given second reading in House of Commons. November 7 - Colorado women are granted the right to vote. December 5 - Plural Voting abolished in New South Wales. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... [edit] Undated New Zealand becomes first country in the world to grant women the right to vote. American Council on Alcohol Problems is established. Global financial panic occurs (Panic of 1893). Governor John Y. Brown welcomed the Southern Cherokee Nation to Kentucky and recognized them as an Indian tribe. France conquers Laos. Physicist Wilhelm Wien formulates Wien's displacement law. France conquers Laos. General strike occurs in Belgium. American Temperance University is opened. Milbank Penitentiary in Britain is demolished. US President Cleveland is operated on in secret. The Football Club Dulwich Hamlet was founded. Athletic Club Královské Vinohrady is founded. Later the team was renamed to Sparta Prague. Adalbert Goeringer invented a compass to measure the Golden Section. T.M.I. is founded. T.M.I.: The Episcopal School of Texas is founded. Colored High becomes the first African American high school in Houston, TX, its name is later changed to Booker T. Washington High School. Anti-Saloon League is established in U.S. to promote temperance movement. Committee of Fifty for the Study of the Liquor Problem is established. The American Council on Alcohol Problems is a federation of state affiliates promoting the reduction of alcohol advertising, availability and consumption. ... The Panic of 1893 was a serious decline in the economy of the United States that began in 1893 and was precipitated in part by a run on the gold supply. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Physics (Greek: (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the fundamental laws of the universe and their precise formulation in a mathematical framework. ... Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Wien (January 13, 1864 – August 30, 1928) was a German physicist who, in 1893, used theories about heat and electromagnetism to compose Wiens displacement law, which relates the maximum emission of a blackbody to its temperature. ... Wiens displacement law is a law of physics that states that there is an inverse relationship between the wavelength of the peak of the emission of a black body and its temperature. ... A general strike is a strike action by an entire labour force in a city, region or country. ... American Temperance University opened in 1893 the planned town of Harriman, Tennessee, which was developed as a community with no alcohol permitted. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ... Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is an English football club that was formed in 1893, and joined the Isthmian League a few years later. ... AC Sparta Praha is a Czech football club which plays at Pragues Letná Stadium (now officially known as Toyota Arena because of a naming rights deal). ... The golden ratio is a number, approximately 1. ... Image File history File links Logo_home_v2. ... Image File history File links Logo_home_v2. ... Booker T. Washington High School is a secondary school located at 119 East 39th Street in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77018. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Houston redirects here. ... Booker T. Washington High School is a secondary school located at 119 East 39th Street in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77018. ... The Anti-Saloon League was the leading organization lobbying for prohibition in the United States in the early 20th century. ... A cartoon from Australia ca. ... The Committee of Fifty met in New York, New York in October of 1829. ... [edit] Births 1893 in other calendars Gregorian calendar 1893 MDCCCXCIII Ab urbe condita 2646 Armenian calendar 1342 ԹՎ ՌՅԽԲ Bahá'í calendar 49 – 50 Buddhist calendar 2437 Chinese calendar 4529/4589-11-14 (壬辰年十一月十四日) — to — 4530/4590-11-24 (癸巳年十一月廿四日) Ethiopian calendar 1885 – 1886 Hebrew calendar 5653 – 5654 Hindu calendars  - Vikram Samvat 1948 – 1949  - Shaka Samvat 1815 – 1816  - Kali Yuga 4994 – 4995 Holocene calendar 11893 Iranian calendar 1271 – 1272 Islamic calendar 1310 – 1311 Japanese calendar Meiji 26 (明治26年) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... Ab urbe condita (related with Anno urbis conditae: AUC or a. ... Dates are marked by the letters Ô¹ÕŽ or the like, often with a line over, indicating tvin (in the year) followed by one to four letters, each of which stands for a number based on its order in the alphabet. ... The Baháí calendar, common to the Baháí Faith, is a solar calendar with regular years 365 days long and leap years 366 days long as explained within the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. ... The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar (formerly Burma) in several related forms. ... The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, akin to the Hebrew calendar & Hindu Calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. ... The Chinese sexagenary cycle (Chinese: ; pinyin: gānzhÄ«) is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles, the ten Heavenly Stems (天干; tiāngān) and the twelve Earthly Branches (地支; dìzhÄ«). These have been traditionally used as a means of numbering the years, not only in... The Chinese sexagenary cycle (Chinese: ; pinyin: gānzhÄ«) is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles, the ten Heavenly Stems (天干; tiāngān) and the twelve Earthly Branches (地支; dìzhÄ«). These have been traditionally used as a means of numbering the years, not only in... The Ethiopian calendar (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር yeĪtyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoá¹­aá¹­er) or Ethiopic calendar is the principal calendar used in Ethiopia, as well as in Eritrea before it became independent. ... The Hebrew calendar (Hebrew: ‎) or Jewish calendar is the annual calendar used in Judaism. ... A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. ... There is disagreement as to the meaning of the Indian word Samvat. ... The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. ... Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ... The Holocene calendar is a proposal for a calendar reform which aims to solve a number of problems with the current Gregorian Calendar. ... The Iranian calendar (Persian: ‎) also known as Persian calendar or the Jalāli Calendar is a solar calendar currently used in Iran and Afghanistan. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwÄ«m al-hijrÄ«; Persian: گاه‌شماری هجري قمری ‎ Gāhshomāri-ye hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to... Koinobori, flags decorated like koi, are popular decorations around Childrens Day This mural on the wall of a Tokyo subway station celebrates Hazuki, the eighth month. ... Meiji (明 bright, brilliant æ²» reign, government) may refer to: Meiji Restoration, the revolution that ushered in the Meiji Era Meiji period - the period in Japanese history when the Meiji Emperor reigned Emperor Meiji of Japan - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor, who reigned during Meiji Era Meiji Constitution - ie. ...  - Imperial Year Kōki 2553 (皇紀2553年)  - Jōmon Era 11893 Julian calendar 1938 Korean calendar 4226 Thai solar calendar 2436 v • d • e It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Japanese era name. ... Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The traditional Korean calendar is directly derived from the Asian calendar. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ... [edit] January - June January 5 - Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952) January 12 - Hermann Göring, Nazi official (d. 1946) January 12 - Alfred Rosenberg, Nazi official (d. 1946) January 15 - Ivor Novello, Welsh actor and musician (d. 1951) January 22 - Conrad Veidt, German actor (d. 1943) January 27 - Soong Ching-ling(宋慶齡), one of the Soong sisters, wife of Sun Yat-sen(孫逸仙, 孫文) (d. 1981) February 3 - Gaston Julia, French mathematician (d. 1978) February 10 - Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and comedian (d. 1980) February 12 - Omar Bradley, American general (d. 1981) February 13 - Ana Pauker, Romanian communist politician (d. 1960) February 16 - Katharine Cornell, American actress (d. 1974) February 21 - Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (d. 1987) March 1 - Mercedes de Acosta, American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite (d. 1968) March 3 - Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramicist (d. 1998) March 3 - Ivon Hitchens, English painter (d. 1979) March 11 - Wanda Gag, children's author and artist March 18 - Wilfred Owen, English soldier and poet (d. 1918) March 26 - Palmiro Togliatti, Italian communist leader (d. 1964) April 3 - Leslie Howard, English actor (d. 1943) April 9 - Victor Gollancz, British publisher (d. 1967) April 12 - Robert Harron, American actor (d. 1920) April 23 - Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1969) April 29 - Harold C. Urey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) May 3 - Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian writer and public benefactor (d. 1975) May 26 - Norma Talmadge, American actress (d. 1957) May 23 - Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977) June 14 - Siggie Nordstrom, model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer of The Nordstrom Sisters (d. 1980) June 24 - Roy Oliver Disney, brother and business partner of Walter Elias Disney (d. 1971) June 26 - Big Bill Broonzy, American blues singer and composer (d. 1958) January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paramahansa Yogananda (Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ Pôromôhongsho Joganondo, Hindi: परमहंस योगानन्‍द; January 5, 1893–March 7, 1952), was an Indian yogi and guru. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...   (also Goering in English) (January 12, 1893 – October 15, 1946) was a German politician and military leader, a leading member of the Nazi Party, second in command of the Third Reich, and commander of the Luftwaffe. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfred Rosenberg Alfred Rosenberg (January 12, 1893, Reval (Tallinn) Estonia, then part of the Russian Empire–October 16, 1946) was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi party, who later held several important posts in the Nazi government. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ivor Novello David Ivor