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 Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal 1892 state leaders - Events of 1893 - 1894 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France French Somaliland - Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland ( 1888 - 1899) Guinea 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) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1893

January - March

January 2: standard railroad chronometers. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Railroad Chronometers (railroader's watches) are specialized Timepieces that once were crucial for safe and correct operation of Trains in the

March 10: Côte d'Ivoire becomes French colony. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

• January 2 - Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: railroad chronometers. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Webster Clay Ball ( October 6, 1847 &ndash1922 was a jeweller and watchmaker born in Fredericktown Ohio. Railroad Chronometers (railroader's watches) are specialized Timepieces that once were crucial for safe and correct operation of Trains in the
• January 13 - The Independent Labour Party of the UK has its first meeting. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks See Independent Labor Party for the Political party in Burundi, Independent Labour Group for the Irish party and Labour candidates The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• January 17 - Intervention by the U.S. Marines in Hawaii, resulting in overthrow of the government of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all or large parts of the Armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Liliuokalani ( September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) born Lydia Liliu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaeha, was the last
• January 21 - First performance of the Cherry Sisters in Marion, Iowa. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. The Cherry Sisters – Addie (1864 - 1942 Effie (1869 - 1944 Ella Lizzie (1863 - 1936 and Jessie Cherry (1872 - 1903 - were Marion is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26294 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 32172 in 2007
• February 1 - Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio (West Orange, New Jersey). Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
• February 23 - Rudolf Diesel receives a patent for the diesel engine. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (ˈʁuːdɔlf ˈkʁɪstjan ˈkaʁl ˈdiːzəl March 18, 1858 – last seen alive September 29, 1913) was a A diesel engine is an Internal combustion engine which operates using the Diesel cycle (named after Dr
• March 4 - End of term for President of the United States Benjamin Harrison. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 He is succeeded by President Stephen Grover Cleveland. Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States.
• March 10 - Côte d'Ivoire becomes a French colony. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• March 20 - In Belgium, Adam Worth is sentenced to 7 years for robbery (he is released in 1897). Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Adam Worth (1844-1902 was a German -born gentleman criminal Scotland Yard detective Robert Anderson gave him a nickname "the Napoleon of the criminal world" Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

April - June

May 1: World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

• April 1 - The rank of Chief Petty Officer is established in the United States Navy. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Chief Petty Officer is a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards.
• April 8 - First recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania between the Geneva College Covenanters and the New Brighton YMCA. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Geneva College is a small private, Liberal arts College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States New Brighton is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 28 miles (45 km northwest of Pittsburgh on the Beaver River. The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man
• May 1 - The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, USA. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The first United States commemorative postage stamps are issued for the Exposition. A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services
• May 5 - Panic of 1893: Crash on the New York Stock Exchange starts a depression. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. In Economics, a depression is a term commonly used for a sustained downturn in one or more national economies
• May 9 - First public demonstration of Edison's 1½ inch system of Kinetoscope at the Brooklyn Institute. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device Though not a Movie projector —it was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window
• May 10 - The United States Supreme Court legally declares the tomato to be a vegetable. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however
• May - Formation of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland. The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: "An Eaglais Shaor Chlèireach" was formed in 1893 and claims to be the spiritual descendant of the

June 22: Flagship Victoria sinks. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Mediterranean Fleet redirects here For the Mediterranean Fleets of other countries see Mediterranean Fleet (disambiguation.

• June 6 - Marriage of Prince George, Duke of York and Mary of Teck. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year For the nursery rhyme see The Grand Old Duke of York. 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-empress consort of George V of the United Kingdom
• June 7 - Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January
• June 17 - Gold found in Kalgoorlie Western Australia. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
• June 20 - The Wengernalpbahn railway in Wengen, Switzerland (Canton of Bern) is opened. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19091 km long gauge Rack railway line in Switzerland, which runs from Lauterbrunnen and Wengen (1274 m is a village in the Bernese Oberland in central Switzerland. The Swiss Canton of Berne is Bilingual (Kanton Bern Canton de Berne and has a population of about 958000
• 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 his ship. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well Mediterranean Fleet redirects here For the Mediterranean Fleets of other countries see Mediterranean Fleet (disambiguation. Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, KCB ( 4 January 1832 - 22 June 1893) was a British Admiral who died

July - September

June 20: Wengernalpbahn railway. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19091 km long gauge Rack railway line in Switzerland, which runs from Lauterbrunnen and

• July 6 - The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa is nearly destroyed by a tornado: 71 people are killed and 200 injured. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Pomeroy is a city in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. The population was 710 at the 2000 census
• July 11 - Kokichi Mikimoto, in Japan, develops the method to seed and grow cultured pearls. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. ( 10 March 1858 &ndash 21 September 1954) was a Japanese entrepreneur and adopter of the Mise/Nishikawa technique for production For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A pearl is a hard roundish object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled Mollusk.
• July 12
  • Frederick Jackson Turner gives lecture titled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" before the American Historical Association in Chicago. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. For other people of this same name see Frederick Jackson and Frederick Turner Frederick Jackson Turner ( November 14, 1861 " The Significance of the Frontier in American History " is a seminal essay by the American Historian Frederick Jackson Turner which advanced the The American Historical Association ( AHA) is the oldest and largest society of Historians and Teachers of History in the United States Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
  • The Dundee FC, Scottish football club, is formed. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893 are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

• August 27 - The Sea Islands Hurricane hits Savannah, Charleston, and the Sea Islands: 1000-2000 dead. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan On August 27, 1893 a major Hurricane which came to be known as the Sea Islands Hurricane struck the United States near Savannah Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. The Sea Islands are a chain of tidal and Barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States.

July 11: Mikimoto develops pearls. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. ( 10 March 1858 &ndash 21 September 1954) was a Japanese entrepreneur and adopter of the Mise/Nishikawa technique for production A pearl is a hard roundish object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled Mollusk.

• September 11 - Opening meeting of the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World’s Religions, most notably the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893 the first attempt to create
• September 19
  • Swami Vivekananda delivers an inspiring speech on his paper at World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Swami Vivekananda (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ Shami Bibekānondo; स्वामी विवेकानन्द Svāmi Vivekānanda) ( There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World’s Religions, most notably the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893 the first attempt to create
  • New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
  • Russian ironclad Rusalka disappears in a storm en route from Tallinn to Helsinki. An ironclad was a steam-propelled Warship of the later 19th century protected by Iron or Steel armor plates Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Her hulk is eventually discovered in July 2003, off Helsinki.
• September 21 - Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea drive the first gasoline powered motorcar in America on public roads in Springfield, Massachusetts. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Springfield' may refer to Springfield (toponym, the place name in general Springfield (The Simpsons, the fictional hometown The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
• September 23 - First public mention of the Bahá'í Faith in the United States at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind The United States of America —commonly referred to as the There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World’s Religions, most notably the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893 the first attempt to create
• September 27 - Closing meeting of the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World’s Religions, most notably the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893 the first attempt to create
• September 28 - Portuguese sports club Futebol Clube do Porto is founded. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known

October - December

• October 10 - First car number plates, in Paris, France. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• October 30 - The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, closes. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary
• November - In the United Kingdom: Second reading of Local Government Act 1894 in House of Commons. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict c 73 created a system of Urban districts and Rural districts with elected councils in all areas of England
• November 7 - Colorado women are granted the right to vote. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America.
• November 15 - FC Basel is founded. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel.
• December 5 - Plural voting abolished in New South Wales. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.

Undated

France conquers Laos. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma

• American Council on Alcohol Problems is established, along with the Anti-Saloon League and the Committee of Fifty for the Study of the Liquor Problem. The American Council on Alcohol Problems is a federation of 37 state affiliates promoting the reduction of alcohol advertising availability and consumption throughout the United States The Anti-Saloon League was the leading organization Lobbying for Prohibition in the United States in the early 20th century
• Governor John Y. Brown welcomes the Southern Cherokee Nation to Kentucky and recognized them as an Indian tribe.
• Physicist Wilhelm Wien formulates Wien's displacement law. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Wien ( German:) ( 13 January 1864 &ndash 30 August 1928) was a German physicist
• France conquers Laos. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma
• General strike occurs in Belgium. A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
• American Temperance University is opened. American Temperance University opened in 1893 in the Planned town of Harriman Tennessee, which was developed as a community with no Alcoholic beverages
• Millbank Prison in London is demolished. Millbank Prison was a large Prison built in Millbank, Pimlico, London.
• US President Cleveland is operated on in secret. Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States.
• In the U.S., the National Sculpture Society (NSS) is founded. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Founded in 1893, the National Sculpture Society was the first organization of professional Sculptors formed in the United States.
• The Football Club Dulwich Hamlet is founded. Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is an English football club who play at Champion Hill stadium in Dulwich, in the London Borough of Southwark.
• Athletic Club Královské Vinohrady, later Sparta Prague, is founded.
• T.M.I.: The Episcopal School of Texas is founded. TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas is an Episcopal College preparatory school in San Antonio Texas, USA, with an optional boarding program
• Colored High becomes the first African American high school in Houston, TX, its name is later changed to Booker T. Washington High School. History The school was established in 1893 in Houston's Fourth Ward as Colored High School. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa History The school was established in 1893 in Houston's Fourth Ward as Colored High School.
• The Ardabil Carpet is brought to London. The Ardabil Carpet ( Ardebil Carpet) is either of two famous Persian carpets which are currently held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• Evergreen Park, Illinois is founded. Evergreen Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.
• Sudbury, Ontario, Canada is incorporated as a town. Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• St. Hilda's College, Oxford is founded. St Hilda's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

Births

January - June

• January 5 - Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Paramahansa Yogananda ( Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ Pôromohôngsho Joganondo, Sanskrit: परमहंस योगानं‍द 1952)
• January 12
  • Hermann Göring, Nazi official (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member 1946)
  • Alfred Rosenberg, Nazi official (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (12 January 1893 16 October 1946 was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi Party. 1946)
• January 15 - Ivor Novello, Welsh actor and musician (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign David Ivor Davies (15 January 1893 &ndash 6 March 1951 better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh Composer, Singer and Actor, who 1951)
• January 22 - Conrad Veidt, German actor (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Conrad Veidt ( January 22 1893 &ndash April 3 1943) was a German Actor, well known for his roles in such films as 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. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Soong Ch'ing-ling ( (27 January 1893 &ndash 29 May 1981 also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, was one of the three Soong sisters &mdashwho along with their husbands The Soong Sisters (宋家姐妹 Pinyin: Sòngjiā Jiěmèi or 宋氏三姐妹 were three women who were along with their husbands amongst China 's most significant Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often 1981)
• February 3 - Gaston Julia, French mathematician (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Gaston Maurice Julia ( February 3, 1893 &ndash March 19, 1978) was a French mathematician who devised the formula for the Julia 1978)
• February 10 - Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and comedian (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead 1980)
• February 12 - Omar Bradley, American general (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Omar Nelson Bradley KCB ( February 12, 1893 &ndash April 8, 1981) was one of the main U 1981)
• February 13 - Ana Pauker, Romanian communist politician (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Ana Pauker (born Hannah Rabinsohn; February 13, 1893 &ndash June 14, 1960) was a Romanian 1960)
• February 16 - Katharine Cornell, American actress (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Katharine Cornell ( February 16 1893 - June 9 1974) was a stage actress writer and theater owner and producer. 1974)
• February 19 - Sir Cedric Hardwicke - English actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke KBE (19 February 1893 - 6 August 1964 was a notable English actor 1964)
• February 21 - Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Andrés Torres Segovia 1st Marquess of Salobreña ( 21 February 1893 &ndash 2 June 1987) was a Spanish Classical guitarist 1987)
• March 1 - Mercedes de Acosta, American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Mercedes de Acosta ( March 1, 1893 &ndash May 9, 1968) was a Cuban - American poet playwright costume designer and socialite 1968)
• March 3
  • Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramicist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Beatrice Wood ( March 3, 1893 – March 12, 1998) was an American artist and Studio potter, who late in life was dubbed 1998)
  • Ivon Hitchens, English painter (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Ivon Hitchens ( 3 March 1893 - August 1979 was an English painter who started exhibiting during the 1920s 1979)
• May 8 - Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Captain Henry Blythe Thornhill (Teddy Wakelam ( May 8 1893 - July 10 1963) was an English sports broadcaster 1963)
• March 11 - Wanda Gag, children's author and artist (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Wanda Hazel Gág ( March 11, 1893 – June 27, 1946) was an American Author and illustrator born in New Ulm Minnesota 1946)
• March 18 - Wilfred Owen, English soldier and poet (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 &ndash 4 November 1918 was an English Poet and Soldier, regarded by many as one of the leading 1918)
• March 26 - Palmiro Togliatti, Italian communist leader (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Palmiro Togliatti ( March 26 1893 - August 21 1964) was an Italian politician the leader of the Italian Communist Party 1964)
• April 3 - Leslie Howard, English actor (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Leslie Howard ( April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated Film 1943)
• April 9 - Victor Gollancz, British publisher (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Sir Victor Gollancz ( April 9 1893 &ndash February 8 1967) was a British publisher socialist, and humanitarian 1967)
• April 12 - Robert Harron, American actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Robert "Bobby" Harron ( April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture Actor of the 1920)
• April 18 - Georges Boulanger, Romanian violinist (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Georges Boulanger ( April 18, 1893 - June 3, 1958) was a Romanian violinist conductor and composer 1958)
• April 20 - Harold Lloyd, American actor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer 1971)
• April 20 - Edna Parker, world's oldest person (from Aug 15 2007)
• April 23 - Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Edna Scott Parker (born April 20, 1893) is an American Supercentenarian and currently recognized as the oldest person in the world Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Allen Welsh Dulles (April 7 1893 &ndash January 29 1969 was the first civilian and the longest serving (1953-1961 Director of Central Intelligence (de-facto head of 1969)
• April 29 - Harold C. Urey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Harold Clayton Urey ( April 29, 1893 &ndash January 5, 1981) was an American Physical chemist whose pioneering work The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1981)
• May 3 - Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian writer and public benefactor (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (კონსტანტინე გამსახურდია ( May 3, 1893 – July 17, 1975) was a Georgian 1975)
• May 26 - Norma Talmadge, American actress (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Norma Talmadge ( May 26, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1957) was one of the greatest film stars of the silent era 1957)
• May 23 - Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Ulysses S Grant IV ( May 23, 1893 – March 11, 1977) was the son of Ulysses S 1977)
• June 14 - Siggie Nordstrom, model, actress, entertainer, socialite and singer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Siggie Nordstrom ( June 14, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1980) was a model actress entertainer socialite and 1980)
• June 24 - Roy Oliver Disney, brother and business partner of Walter Elias Disney (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Roy Oliver Disney ( June 24, 1893 &ndash December 20, 1971) was with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter 1971)
• June 26 - Big Bill Broonzy, American blues singer and composer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Big Bill Broonzy ( 26 June 1898 &ndash 14 August 1958) was a prolific American Blues Singer, songwriter 1958)

July - December

• July 3 - Mississippi John Hurt, American musician (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. "Mississippi" John Smith Hurt ( July 3 1893 or March 8, 1892, Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi - November 1966)
• July 4 - Norman Washington Manley, Jamaican statesman (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Norman Washington Manley MM QC National Hero of Jamaica ( July 4 1893 &ndash September 2 1969) was a 1969)
• July 9 - George Geary, English cricketer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. George Geary (July 9 1893 Barwell, Leicestershire, England – March 6 1981 Leicester, England was easily the greatest Cricketer 1981)
• July 20 - George Llewelyn Davies, inspiration for Peter Pan (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold George Llewelyn Davies ( 20 July 1893 - 15 March 1915) was the eldest son of Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J 1915)
• July 25 - Dorothy Dickson, American-born actress and socialite (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Dorothy Dickson ( July 25, 1893 – September 25, 1995) was an American born London-based theater actress 1995)
• July 30 - Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani Mother of the Nation (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Fatima Jinnah ( Urdu:) ( July 30, 1893 — July 8, 1967) was the sister of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pater Patriae (plural Patres Patriae) also seen as Parens Patriae, is a Latin Honorific meaning " Father 1967)
• August 6 - Wright Patman, American politician (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. John William Wright Patman ( August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was a U 1976)
• August 15 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Leslie John Comrie ( 15 August 1893 &ndash 11 December 1950) was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation 1950)
• August 17 - Mae West, American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Mae West (August 17 1893 &ndash November 22 1980 was an American actress, Playwright, Screenwriter, and Sex symbol. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star 1980)
• August 22
  • Dorothy Parker, American writer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Dorothy Parker (August 22 1893&ndashJune 7 1967 was an American writer and poet best known for her caustic Wit, wisecracks and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles 1967)
  • Wilfred Kitching, the 7th General of The Salvation Army (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Wilfred Kitching, CBE ( August 22, 1893 &ndash December 15, 1977) was the 7th General of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1977)
• August 25 - Henry Trendley Dean, American dental researcher (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Henry Trendley Dean ( August 25, 1893 &ndash May 13, 1962) was the first director of the U 1962)
• August 30 - Huey Long, Louisiana governor and senator (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Huey Pierce Long Jr ( August 30, 1893 September 10, 1935) nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American Politician The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America 1935)
• September 12 - Frederick William Franz, President of Jehovah's Witnesses (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Frederick William Franz ( September 12 1893 – December 22 1992) served as President of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the 1992)
• September 13 - Larry Shields, American musician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Lawrence James "Larry" Shields ( September 13, 1893 - November 21, 1953) was an early American Dixieland 1953)
• September 16 - Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt ( September 16, 1893 &ndash October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian Physiologist who The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1986)
• September 18 - William March, American writer and soldier (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated William March (born William Edward Campbell September 18 1893 – May 15 1954 was an American World War I veteran short-story writer and novelist cited 1954)
• September 30 - Lansdale Sasscer, U. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer ( September 30, 1893 &ndash November 5, 1964) represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland S. Congressman (d. 1964)
• October 1 - Marianne Brandt, German industrial designer (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Marianne Brandt ( October 1, 1893 &ndash June 18 1983) was a German painter, sculptor, Photographer 1983)
• October 9 - Mário de Andrade, Brazilian writer and photographer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. For the Angolan politician and writer see Mário Pinto de Andrade. 1945)
• October 14 - Lillian Gish, American actress (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Lillian Diana Gish ( October 14 1893 – February 27 1993) was an American stage screen and television actress whose 1993)
• October 15 - King Carol II of Romania (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Carol II of Romania ( 15 October / 16 October 1893 &ndash 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8 1953)
• October 16 - Harry Donenfeld, American publisher (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Harry Donenfeld (1893-1965 was an American publisher who is known primarily for being the owner of National Allied Publications, which distributed Detective 1965)
• October 18 - Georges Ohsawa, Japanese founder of Macrobiotics (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid George Ohsawa, born, was the founder of the Macrobiotic diet and Philosophy. 1966)
• October 23 - Gummo Marx, American comedian and actor (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Milton Marx ( October 23, 1892 - April 21, 1977) known as Gummo, was one of The Marx Brothers. 1977)
• November 3 - Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Edward Adelbert Doisy ( November 3, 1893 &ndash October 23, 1986) was an American Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1986)
• November 8 - Clarence Williams, American jazz musician (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration 1965)
• November 8 - Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Prajadhipok ( Rama VII, พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua) ( November 8, 1893 - 1941)
• November 10 - John P. Marquand, American novelist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw John Phillips Marquand ( November 10, 1893 – July 16, 1960) was a 20th-century American novelist 1960)
• December 8 - Pierre Etchebaster, French real tennis player (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Pierre Etchebaster ( December 8, 1893 - March 24, 1980) is widely considered history's greatest player of Real tennis (in France 1980)
• December 24 - Ruth Chatterton, American actress (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Ruth Chatterton ( December 24, 1893 - November 24, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated American actress 1961)
• December 26 - Mao Zedong, Chinese leader (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led 1976)
• December 29 - Berthold Bartosch, Bohemian animator (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Berthold Bartosch ( December 29 1893 - November 13 1968) was a film-maker born in Bohemia (now Czech Republic) 1968)
• date unknown - Clement Martyn Doke, South African linguist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clement Martyn Doke ( May 16, 1893 in Bristol, Great Britain – February 24, 1980 in East London, South 1980)

See also Category: 1893 births. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

Deaths

January - June

• January 2 - John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. John Obadiah Westwood ( 22 December 1805 &ndash 2 January 1893) was an English Entomologist and Archaeologist 1805)
• January 7 - Jožef Stefan, Slovenian physicist, mathematician, and poet (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Joseph Stefan ( Jožef Stefan) ( March 24, 1835 &ndash January 7, 1893) was a Physicist, Mathematician and 1835)
• January 17 - Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4 1822 January 17 1893 was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the nineteenth 1822)
• January 23 - Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, U. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor This article is about the Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court for Justice Lamar's father of the same name who was a Georgia lawyer and state court judge S. Supreme Court justice (b. 1825)
• February 1 - George Henry Sanderson, Mayor of San Francisco (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen George Henry Sanderson (1824-1893 was a notable Politician of the United States Republican Party. 1824)
• February 18 - King George Tupou I of Tonga (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy George Tupou I King of Tonga, originally known as Tāufaāhau I with some extra names Tupou Maeakafaua Ngininginiofolanga (in modern spelling originally Tubou 1797)
• February 18 - Serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Serranus Clinton Hastings (November 22 1814 &ndash February 18 1893 was a 19th century Politician and a prominent Lawyer in the United States 1814)
• February 20 - P.G.T. Beauregard, American Confederate general (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (ˈboʊrɪgɑrd ( May 28, 1818 &ndash February 20, 1893) was a Louisiana -born author civil servant 1818)
• March 16 - William H. Illingworth, American photographer (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king William H Illingworth (1844 - 1893 was an English photographer who accompanied both Captain James L 1844)
• March 30 - Jane Sym-Mackenzie, second wife of Canada's second prime minister (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Jane Sym Mackenzie ( March 22, 1825 in Perthshire, Scotland - March 30, 1893) was the second wife of Alexander 1825)
• April 8 - August Czartoryski, Polish prince (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Biography Prince August was born in Paris the only child of Prince Ladislaus (Władysław Czartoryski and Princess Maria Amparo Countess of Vista Alegre (daughter 1858)
• June 14 - Jakob Frohschammer, theologian and philosopher (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Jakob Frohschammer ( 6 January 1821 - 14 June 1893) was a German theologian and philosopher 1821)
• June 19 - William Starke Rosecrans, California congressman and Register of the U.S. Treasury (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. William Starke Rosecrans ( September 6, 1819 &ndash March 11, 1898) was an inventor coal-oil company executive diplomat politician and The Register of the Treasury was an office of the United States Treasury Department. 1819)
• June 21 - Amasa Leland Stanford, Governor of California (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Amasa Leland Stanford ( March 9, 1824 June 21, 1893) was an American Tycoon, Politician and founder of 1824)
• June 23 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Sir Theophilus Shepstone ( January 8, 1817 - June 23, 1893) was a British South African Statesman who was responsible 1817)

July - December

• July 2 - Georgiana Drew Barrymore, actress-comedienne (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Georgiana Emma Drew aka Georgie Drew Barrymore ( July 11, 1856 – July 2, 1893) was an American stage actress 1856)
• July 16 - Antonio Ghislanzoni, poet and novelist (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Antonio Ghislanzoni ( 25 November 1824 &ndash July 16 1893) was an Italian Journalist, Poet, and 1824)
• July 17 - Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Frederick Avery Johnson ( January 2[[ 833]] - July 17[[ 893]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1833)
• August 6 - Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel ( May 11, 1811 - August 6, 1893) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council 1811)
• August 7 - Alfredo Catalani, composer (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Alfredo Catalani ( 19 June 1854 &ndash 7 August 1893 1854)
• October 6 - Ford Madox Brown, painter (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Ford Madox Brown ( April 16, 1821 &ndash October 6, 1893) was an English painter of moral and historical subjects notable for his 1821)
• October 8 - John Willis Menard, African-American politician (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses John Willis Menard (1838-1893 was the first African-American elected to the United States Congress 1838)
• October 10 - Lip Pike, baseball player (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Lipman Emanuel "Lip" Pike ( May 25, 1845 - October 10, 1893) was one of the stars of 19th century Baseball in the 1845)
• October 18 - Charles Gounod, French composer (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father 1818)
• October 22 - Duleep Singh, ruler of Punjab (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus This article is about Duleep Singh For other uses see Dalip Singh (disambiguation Maharaja Duleep Singh, GCSI ( Lahore, 6 September 1838)
• October 30 - Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, Canadian politician (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, KCMG, QC ( March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was the third Prime Minister 1821)
• November 6 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with 1840)
• November 22 - James Calder, 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran James Calder ( February 16, 1826 – November 22, 1893) was the fifth president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving 1826)

See also Category: 1893 deaths. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display