Editing 1893 (section)

== Events ==
=== January&ndash;March ===
[[File:MIH-film12 color cerrected denoise.jpg|thumb|[[January 2]]: standard [[railroad chronometer]]s.]]
[[File:LocationCotedIvoire.png|thumb|[[March 10]]: [[Ivory Coast]] becomes French colony.]]
* [[January 2]] &ndash; [[Webb C. Ball]] introduces [[railroad chronometer]]s, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America.
* [[January 6]] &ndash; The [[Washington National Cathedral]] is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President [[Benjamin Harrison]].
* [[January 13]]
** The [[Independent Labour Party]] of the United Kingdom has its first meeting.
** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], to prevent the queen from abrogating the [[Bayonet Constitution]].
* [[January 15]] &ndash; The ''[[Telefon Hírmondó]]'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in [[Budapest]].
* [[January 17]] &ndash; [[Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii]]: [[Lorrin A. Thurston]] and the [[Committee of Safety (Hawaii)|Citizen's Committee of Public Safety]] in [[Hawaii]], with the intervention of the [[United States Marine Corps]], overthrow the government of Queen [[Liliuokalani]].
* [[January 21]] &ndash; The [[Tati Concessions Land]], formerly part of [[Matabeleland]], is formally annexed to the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]] (modern-day [[Botswana]]).
* [[February 1]] &ndash; [[Thomas Edison]] finishes construction of the first [[film|motion picture]] studio in [[West Orange, New Jersey]].
* [[February 11]]–[[February 19|19]] &ndash; [[White Star Line]] cargo liner {{SS|Naronic}} sinks without a trace in heavy seas on the Liverpool–New York transatlantic passage.
* [[February 23]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Diesel]] receives a patent for the [[diesel engine]].
* [[February 24]] &ndash; The [[American University]] is established by an Act of Congress, in Washington, D.C.
* [[February 28]] &ndash; [[USS Indiana (BB-1)|USS ''Indiana'']], the first [[battleship]] in the [[United States Navy]] comparable to other nation's battleships of the time, is launched.
* [[March 6]] &ndash; The [[Liverpool Overhead Railway]] opens with 2-car [[electric multiple unit]]s, the first to operate in the world. 
* [[March 10]] &ndash; [[Ivory Coast]] becomes a French colony.
* [[March 20]] &ndash; In Belgium, [[Adam Worth]] is sentenced to 7 years for robbery (he is released in [[1897]]).

=== April&ndash;June ===
[[File:Looking West From Peristyle, Court of Honor and Grand Basin, 1893.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[May 1]]: [[World's Columbian Exposition]], Chicago]]
* [[April 1]] &ndash; The rank of [[Chief Petty Officer]] is established in the [[United States Navy]].
* [[April 6]] &ndash; The iconic [[Salt Lake Temple]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] is dedicated, after 40 years of construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/locations/temple-square-salt-lake-city-temple|title=Salt Lake Temple}}</ref>
* [[April 8]] &ndash; The first recorded [[college basketball]] game occurs in [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania]], between the [[Geneva College]] [[Covenanters]] and the [[New Brighton, Pennsylvania|New Brighton]] [[YMCA]].
* [[April 17]]
** [[Belgian general strike of 1893]]: Riots erupt in [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]]; the day after, the Belgian Parliament approves [[Universal suffrage|universal male suffrage]].
** The [[Alpha Xi Delta]] [[Fraternities and sororities|Sorority]] is founded at [[Lombard College]] in [[Galesburg, Illinois]].
* [[May]] &ndash; The [[Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland]] is formed.
* [[May 1]] &ndash; The [[World's Columbian Exposition|1893 World's Fair]], also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, Illinois. The first United States commemorative [[postage stamp]]s are issued for the event.
* [[May 5]] &ndash; [[Panic of 1893]]: A crash on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] starts a [[Depression (economics)|depression]].
* [[May 9]] &ndash; Edison's 1½ inch system of [[Kinetoscope]] is first demonstrated in public, at the Brooklyn Institute.
* [[May 23]] &ndash; [[Gandhi]] arrives in South Africa, where he will live until [[1914]], lead non-violent protests on behalf of Indian immigrants in the [[South African Republic]] (Transvaal), and develop a deeper experience of such activities.
* [[June 4]] &ndash; The [[Anti-Saloon League]] is incorporated, originally as a state organization, in [[Oberlin, Ohio]].<ref>George M. Hammell, ''The Passing of the Saloon: An Authentic and Official Presentation of the Anti-liquor Crusade in America'' (F.L. Rowe Company, 1908) p193, p414</ref>  On [[December 18]], [[1895]], it becomes a nationwide organization.  The same year, the [[American Council on Alcohol Problems]] is established, along with the [[Committee of Fifty for the Study of the Liquor Problem]].
* [[June 6]] &ndash; [[Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of Teck]]: the future King [[George V]] of the United Kingdom marries at [[St James's Palace]] in London.
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[1893 German federal election]]: Small [[anti-Semitic]] parties secure 2.9% of the vote.
* [[June 17]] &ndash; Gold is found in [[Kalgoorlie]], Western Australia.
[[File:Mh kleine scheidegg sommer.jpeg|thumb|200px|right|[[June 20]]: [[Wengernalpbahn]] railway.]]
* [[June 20]]
** The [[Wengernalpbahn]] railway in [[Wengen]], Switzerland ([[Canton of Bern]]) is opened.
** [[Lizzie Borden]] is acquitted of the axe murder of her parents in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]] in [[1892]].
[[File:British warships, Malta 1902.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[June 22]]: British [[Mediterranean Fleet]] flagship ''Victoria'' sinks.]]
* [[June 22]] &ndash; The [[flagship]] {{HMS|Victoria|1887}} of the British [[Mediterranean Fleet]] collides with {{HMS|Camperdown|1885}} and sinks in 10 minutes; Vice-admiral Sir [[George Tryon]] goes down with his ship.
* [[June 29]] &ndash; Unveiling of the [[Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain]] at [[Piccadilly Circus]] in London with its statue of [[Anteros]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=1893-06-30|page=11|issue=33991|title=The Shaftesbury Memorial, Piccadilly-Circus}}</ref>

=== July&ndash;September ===
[[Image:Strand-of-akoya-pearls.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[July 11]]: [[Kōkichi Mikimoto|Mikimoto]] develops cultured [[pearl]]s.]]
* [[July 1]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Grover Cleveland]] is operated on in secret.
* [[July 6]] &ndash; The small town of [[Pomeroy, Iowa]], is nearly destroyed by a tornado; 71 people are killed and 200 injured.
* [[July 11]]
** Liberal general and politician [[José Santos Zelaya]] leads a successful revolt in [[Nicaragua]].
** [[Kōkichi Mikimoto]], in Japan, develops the method to seed and grow cultured [[pearl]]s.
* [[July 13]]
** [[Paknam Incident]]: Two French Navy ships are fired upon by Siamese cannons stationed at the Paknam Fort, that guards the [[Chao Phraya River]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Martin|last=Stuart-Fox|title=A History of Laos|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1997|page=25}}</ref>  Three months later, Siam is forced to cede modern-day [[Laos]] to France.  
** [[Frederick Jackson Turner]] gives a lecture titled "[[The Significance of the Frontier in American History]]" before the [[American Historical Association]] in Chicago.
** Scottish [[Association football]] club [[Dundee F.C.]] is formed.
* [[July 25]] &ndash; The [[Corinth Canal]] is completed in Greece.
* [[August 14]] &ndash; The world's first [[driving license]]s are introduced in France under the Paris Police Ordinance.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/ufaqs/when-was-the-first-driving-licence-issued/ |title=When was the first driving licence issued?|publisher=[[National Motor Museum, Beaulieu|National Motor Museum]]| date=February 9, 2022| accessdate =16 August 2023}}</ref>
* [[August 15]] &ndash; The [[Ibadan]] area becomes a British [[protectorate]], after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the [[Olubadan|Baale of Ibadan]], with the British acting Governor of [[Lagos Colony|Lagos]], George C. Denton.
* [[August 27]] &ndash; The [[1893 Sea Islands hurricane|Sea Islands hurricane]] hits [[Savannah, Georgia]], [[Charleston, South Carolina]], and the [[Sea Islands]], killing 1,000–2,000.
* [[September 1]] &ndash; [[William Ewart Gladstone]]'s [[Government of Ireland Bill 1893]], intended to give Ireland self-government, is rejected by the U.K. Parliament.
* [[September 7]]
** Under pressure of a general strike, the [[Belgian Federal Parliament]] enacts general multiple suffrage.
** [[Russian monitor Rusalka|Russian monitor ''Rusalka'']] sinks in a storm in the [[Gulf of Finland]], with the loss of all 177 crew; her hulk is eventually discovered in [[2003]] off Helsinki.
** [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club]], the oldest Italian [[Association football]] club, is formed.
* [[September 11]] &ndash; The [[World Parliament of Religions]] opens as an adjunct to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; Bengali Hindu monk [[Swami Vivekananda]] receives a standing ovation for his address in response to his welcoming.
* [[September 12]] &ndash; [[American Temperance University]] begins classes in [[Harriman, Tennessee]] (it closes after 15 years, in May [[1908]]).<ref>{{cite book|first=Paul Hyoshin|last=Kim|title=Jesus of Korea: Savior of the People|publisher=Fortress Press|year=2016|page=75}}</ref>
* [[September 16]] &ndash; Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
* [[September 19]]
** New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant [[women's suffrage]].
** [[Swami Vivekananda]] delivers an inspiring paper at the [[World Parliament of Religions]] in Chicago.
* [[September 21]] &ndash; Brothers [[Charles Duryea|Charles]] and [[J. Frank Duryea|Frank Duryea]] drive the first gasoline-powered [[motorcar]] in America, on public roads in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].
* [[September 23]] &ndash; The [[Baháʼí Faith]] is first publicly mentioned in the United States, at the [[World Parliament of Religions]] in Chicago.
* [[September 27]] &ndash; The [[World Parliament of Religions]] holds its closing meeting in Chicago.
* [[September 28]] &ndash; The Portuguese [[sports club]] [[Futebol Clube do Porto]] is founded.

=== October&ndash;December ===
[[File:LocationLaos.png|thumb|160px|right| France conquers [[Laos]].]]
* [[October 10]] &ndash; The first car number plates appear in [[Paris]], [[France]].
* [[October 13]] 
** The first students enter [[St Hilda's College, Oxford]], England, founded for women by [[Dorothea Beale]].
** The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1893 is signed, as the Kingdom of Siam cedes all of its territories east of the [[Mekong River]] to [[France]], creating the territory of [[Laos]].<ref>"Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1893", in ''Historical Dictionary of Laos'', by Martin Stuart-Fox (Scarecrow Press, 2008) p112</ref>
* [[October 14]] &ndash; A devastating [[levee]] collapse, [[flash flood]] and [[landslide]] hit and damage around [[Kyushu Island]], [[Shikoku Island]] and western [[Honshū]] in [[Japan]], due to a strong [[typhoon]] wind; an official document reports that 2,044 people perish.<ref>[[:ja:明治26年の台風]] ''(Japanese language edition)'' Retrieved on February 12, 2021.</ref>
* [[October 16]] &ndash; American sisters [[Patty Hill]] and [[Mildred J. Hill]] copyright their book ''Song Stories for the Kindergarten'' including "Good Morning to All".  The melody, by Mildred Hill, is later adapted, without authorization, by Robert H. Coleman as "Good Morning to You!", with the second stanza containing the words to "[[Happy Birthday to You]]", leading to a successful copyright lawsuit by the Hill sisters in [[1934]].<ref>James J. Fuld, ''The Book of World-famous Music: Classical, Popular, and Folk'' (Courier Corporation, 2000) p267</ref> 
* [[October 23]] &ndash; The [[Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization]] (IMRO) is founded in the town of [[Thessaloniki]]. Its aim is to liberate the region of [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] from the [[Ottoman Turks]].
* [[October 28]] (October 16 [[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]]) &ndash; In [[Saint Petersburg]] (Russia), [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]] conducts the first performance of his [[Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky)|Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ''Pathétique'']], nine days before his death.
* [[October 30]] &ndash; The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the [[World's Columbian Exposition]], closes.
* [[November 1]] &ndash; [[First Matabele War]]: [[Battle of Bembezi]], [[British South Africa Company]] defeats an assault by the [[Mthwakazi|Matabele]].
* [[November 7]] &ndash; [[Colorado]] women are granted the right to vote.
* [[November 12]] &ndash; The [[Durand Line]] is established as the boundary between [[British India]] and [[Afghanistan]], by a [[memorandum of understanding]] signed by Sir [[Mortimer Durand]], Foreign Secretary of British India, and [[Abdur Rahman Khan]], [[Amir of Afghanistan]].
* [[November 15]] &ndash; [[FC Basel]] [[Association football]] club is founded in Switzerland.
* [[November 16]] &ndash; Athletic club Královské Vinohrady, later [[Sparta Prague]], is founded.
* [[November 26]] &ndash; [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s story "[[The Adventure of the Final Problem]]", published in the [[December]] dated issue of ''[[The Strand Magazine]]'' and serialized in Sunday newspapers worldwide, surprises the reading public by revealing that his popular character [[Sherlock Holmes]] had apparently died at the [[Reichenbach Falls]] on [[May 4]], [[1891]].<ref>"The Death of Sherlock Holmes", advertisement in ''Buffalo (NY) Evening News'', November 24, 1893, p1.</ref>
* [[December]]
** [[Mark Twain]]'s ''[[Pudd'nhead Wilson]]'' begins serialization in ''[[The Century Magazine]]'' (U.S.)
** [[Carl Anton Larsen]] becomes the first man to [[ski]] in Antarctica.
* [[December 4]] &ndash; [[First Matabele War]]: The [[Shangani Patrol]] of [[British South Africa Company]] soldiers is ambushed and annihilated, by more than 3,000 [[Northern Ndebele people|Matabele]] warriors.
* [[December 5]] &ndash; Plural voting is abolished in [[New South Wales]].
* [[December 16]] &ndash; [[Antonín Dvořák]]'s [[Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák)|Symphony No. 9]] (''From the New World'') receives its premiere at [[Carnegie Hall]], New York City, conducted by the composer, to immediate acclaim.
* [[December 20]] &ndash; [[Evergreen Park, Illinois]], is incorporated.

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[[File:Pepsi 2023.svg|thumb|200px|Pepsi invented]]
* The first [[recumbent bicycle]], the Fautenil Vélociped, is made in France.
* [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury, Ontario]], Canada, is incorporated as a town.
* German [[physicist]] [[Wilhelm Wien]] formulates [[Wien's displacement law]].
* [[TMI Episcopal]] is founded in [[San Antonio]] as "The West Texas School for Boys", quickly changed to "West Texas Military Academy", by Bishop [[James S. Johnston]].
* [[Booker T. Washington High School (Houston)]] is founded as "Colored High", the first [[African-American]] high school in [[Houston]], Texas.
* A 16th century [[Ardabil Carpet]] from Persia enters the collection of the [[South Kensington Museum]] in London.
* [[Americans|American]] [[pharmacist]] [[Caleb Bradham]] invents the recipe for what later becomes [[Pepsi]]. He originally sells it as 'Brad's Drink' at his pharmacy in [[New Bern, North Carolina]].
* The [[Girls' Brigade]] is founded in [[Dublin]], Ireland, origin of the international Christian youth organisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbic.org/History.htm|title=History|publisher=The Girls' Brigade International Council|access-date=2023-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207121828/http://www.gbic.org/History.htm|archive-date=2007-02-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* By 1893 &ndash; 8,000 [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] have arrived in [[Cuba]].