1893
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1890 1891 1892 – 1893 – 1894 1895 1896 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1893 MDCCCXCIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2646 |
| Armenian calendar | 1342 ԹՎ ՌՅԽԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6643 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 49–50 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1814–1815 |
| Bengali calendar | 1300 |
| Berber calendar | 2843 |
| British Regnal year | 56 Vict. 1 – 57 Vict. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2437 |
| Burmese calendar | 1255 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7401–7402 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 4589 or 4529 — to — 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 4590 or 4530 |
| Coptic calendar | 1609–1610 |
| Discordian calendar | 3059 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1885–1886 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5653–5654 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1949–1950 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1814–1815 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4993–4994 |
| Holocene calendar | 11893 |
| Igbo calendar | 893–894 |
| Iranian calendar | 1271–1272 |
| Islamic calendar | 1310–1311 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiji 26 (明治２６年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1822–1823 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4226 |
| Minguo calendar | 19 before ROC 民前19年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 425 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2435–2436 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) 2019 or 1638 or 866 — to — 阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 2020 or 1639 or 867 |
1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1893rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 893rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 93rd year of the 19th century, and the 4th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1893, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers.
- February 1 – Thomas Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
- February 24 – The American University is established in Washington, D.C.
- March 10 – Ivory Coast becomes a French colony.
- September 11 – Swami Vivekananda began his first conference in Parliament of World's Religions.
Births
[change | change source]- January 1 – Minoru Sasaki, Japanese general
- January 5 – Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru
- January 10 – Vicente Huidobro, Chilean poet
- March 11 – Wanda Gág, American children's author and artist
- March 18 – Wilfred Owen, English poet, soldier
- March 19 – José María Velasco Ibarra, 24th President of Ecuador
- June 29 – Aarre Merikanto, Finnish composer
- July 31 – Fatima Jinnah, founder of Pakistan
- August 17 – Mae West, American actress
Hit Songs
[change | change source]- "Happy Birthday to You"
- "The Cat Came Back"
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