1893

Year 1893 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

January - March

 * - Introduction by  of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America:.
 * - The of the  has its first meeting.
 * - by the  in, resulting in overthrow of the government of Queen.
 * - First "performance" of the in . Their neighbors are uncritical and the sisters decide to launch a tour.
 * - The Bohemia Fire Department was founded, beginning service to the Towns of Bohema, and surrounding areas.


 * - finishes construction of the first  studio.
 * - receives two U.S. s. 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."
 * - receives a patent for the.


 * - End of term for . He is succeeded by President.
 * - becomes a  colony.
 * - In Belgium, is sentenced to 7 years for robbery (he is released in ).
 * - The oldest living person is born.

April - June

 * - First recorded game occurs in  between the  Covenanters and the.


 * - The, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in , . The first United States commemorative s were issued for the Exposition. Beer won a blue ribbon during this event.
 * - : Crash on the starts a.
 * - First public demonstration of Edison's 1½ inch system of at the Brooklyn Institute.
 * - The legally declares the  to be a.


 * - Marriage of, and.
 * - 's first act of civil disobedience.
 * - found in.
 * - The railway in   is opened.
 * - Victoria of the  collides with Camperdown and sinks in 10 minutes - vice-admiral Sir  goes down with it.
 * - The crashes.

July - September

 * - The small town of was nearly destroyed by a tornado: 71 people were killed and 200 injured.
 * -, in , develops the method to seed and grow cultured s.
 * gives his famous lecture entitled "" before the in.
 * The,  club, is formed.
 * The,  club, is formed.


 * - The hits, , and the : 1000-2000 dead.


 * - Opening meeting of the in Chicago.
 * becomes the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote.
 * Russian Rusalka disappears in a storm en route from  to .  Her hulk was discovered in July 2003, off Helsinki.
 * - First public mention of the in the  at the  in Chicago.
 * - Closing meeting of the in Chicago.
 * -   is founded.
 * -   is founded.

October - December

 * - First car number plates in,.
 * - The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the, closes.


 * November - [UK] Local Government Act given second reading in House of Commons.
 * - women are granted the right to vote.
 * - was founded.


 * - Plural voting abolished in.

Undated

 * is established, along with the and the.
 * Global financial panic occurs.
 * Governor John Y. Brown welcomed the Southern Cherokee Nation to Kentucky and recognized them as an Indian tribe.
 * formulates.
 * conquers.
 * occurs in.
 * is opened.
 * in London is demolished.
 * US President is operated on in secret.
 * In the, the (NSS) is founded.
 * The Football Club was founded.
 * Athletic Club Královské Vinohrady is founded. Later the team was renamed to.
 * is founded.
 * becomes the first high school in, its name is later changed to.
 * The was brought to.

January - June

 * -, Indian guru (d. )
 * , Nazi official (d. )
 * , Nazi official (d. )
 * -, Welsh actor and musician (d. )
 * -, German actor (d. )
 * - (宋慶齡), one of the, wife of (孫逸仙, 孫文) (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, American actor, singer, and comedian (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * -, Romanian communist politician (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Spanish guitarist (d. )
 * -, American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite (d. )
 * , American artist and ceramicist (d. )
 * , English painter (d. )
 * -, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (d. )
 * -, children's and  (d. )
 * -, English soldier and poet (d. )
 * -, Italian communist leader (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, British publisher (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, world's oldest person (fluorit Aug 15 2007)
 * -, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Georgian writer and public benefactor (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American geologist and paleontologist (d. )
 * -, model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer of The (d. )
 * -, brother and business partner of (d. )
 * -, American blues singer and composer (d. )
 * -, brother and business partner of (d. )
 * -, American blues singer and composer (d. )

July - December

 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Jamaican statesman (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, one of the 'Lost Boys' for the book (d. )
 * -, American-born actress and socialite (d. )
 * -, Pakistani (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. )
 * -, , , , and (d. )
 * , American writer (d. )
 * , the 7th General of (d. )
 * -, American dental researcher (d. )
 * -, governor and senator (d. )
 * -, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses and 4th President of Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Hungarian physiologist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American writer and soldier (d. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's (d. )
 * -, German industrial designer (d. )
 * -, Brazilian writer and photographer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Publisher who once owned DC Comics (d. )
 * -, Japanese founder of Macrobiotics (d. )
 * -, American comedian and actor (d. )
 * -, American biochemist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * -, Rama VII, king of Thailand (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, French real tennis player (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Chinese leader (d. )
 * -, Bohemian animator (d. )
 * date unknown -, South African linguist (d. )
 * date unknown -, South African linguist (d. )


 * See also .

January - June

 * -, British entomologist (b. )
 * -, Slovenian physicist, mathematician, and poet (b. )
 * -, 19th (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court justice (b. )
 * -, Mayor of San Francisco (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American Confederate general (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * -, second wife of Canada's second prime minister (b. )
 * -, Polish prince (b. )
 * -, theologian and philosopher (b. )
 * -, Governor of California (b. )
 * - Sir, South African statesman (b. )

July - December

 * -, actress-comedienne, mother of Ethel, Lionel & John. (b. )
 * -, poet and novelist (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. )
 * -, composer (b. )
 * -, painter (b. )
 * -, African-American politician (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, ruler of Punjab (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, 5th President of the (b. )


 * See also .