Editing 1891 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 30]] &ndash; The [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]] [[rugby union]] team of South Africa play their first international test match against the Lions team of the British Isles, and lose by 4–0.
* [[August 5]] &ndash; The first [[American Express]] [[traveler's cheque]] is cashed.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,866900-7,00.html|title=Host With The Most|date=1959-04-09|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616020709/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,866900-7,00.html|archive-date=2010-06-16}}</ref>
* [[August 27]] &ndash; France and Russia conclude a defensive alliance.
* [[September 14]] &ndash; The first [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] is awarded in an [[Association football]] match: John Heath scores it for [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in England.
* [[September 18]] &ndash; The [[Chilean Civil War of 1891]] ends with the suicide of deposed President [[José Manuel Balmaceda]] and victory for the Congressional party, beginning the country's [[History of Chile during the Parliamentary Era (1891–1925)|Parliamentary Era]].
* [[September 22]] &ndash; The first [[hydropower plant]] of [[Finland]] is commissioned along the [[Tammerkoski]] rapids in [[Tampere]], [[Pirkanmaa]].<ref>[https://www.suomenkalakirjasto.fi/vesistorakentamisen-historiaa/ Vesistörakentamisen historiaa - Suomen Kalakirjasto] (in Finnish)</ref>
* [[September 28]] &ndash; Club Atlético [[Peñarol]] is founded in Montevideo, under the name of the [[CURCC]] (Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club).
* [[September 29]] &ndash; [[Thyssen AG|Thyssen]], predecessor of the [[Thyssen Krupp]] worldwide [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]], is founded in [[Duisburg]], Germany.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2024-08-05|title=History|url=https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/company/history|publisher=ThyssenKrupp}}</ref>