1893 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1893 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal
[edit] Events
- 13 January - The Independent Labour Party has its first meeting in Bradford under chairman Keir Hardie.[1]
- 10 March - Government takes control of Uganda from the British East Africa Company.[2]
- 10 May - Colony of Natal given self-governing status.[2]
- 6 June - Marriage of Prince George, Duke of York and Mary of Teck.
- 13 June - the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship held at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.[1]
- 22 June - Victoria, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, collides with Camperdown and sinks in 10 minutes — vice-admiral Sir George Tryon goes down with it.
- 12 July - Dundee F.C. football club, is formed.
- 10 August - Preston enters the UK Weather Records, with the Highest 5-min total rainfall of 32 mm. As of July 2006 this record remains.
- 28 October - The Royal Navy's first destroyer, HMS Havock, undergoes sea trials.[1]
- 30 November - University of Wales incorporated by Royal charter.[2]
[edit] Undated
- The village of Bermuda, Warwickshire was built.
[edit] Publications
- Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Refugees.
[edit] Births
- 15 January - Ivor Novello, actor and musician (died 1951)
- 5 February - W. E. Johns, writer, creator of Biggles (died 1968)
- 3 March - Ivon Hitchens, painter (died 1979)
- 18 March - Wilfred Owen, soldier and poet (died 1918)
- 3 April - Leslie Howard, actor (died 1943)
- 9 April - Victor Gollancz, publisher (died 1967)
- 9 July - George Geary, cricketer (died 1981)
- 20 July - George Llewelyn-Davies, one of the 'Lost Boys' who inspired Peter Pan (died 1915)
- 7 September - Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, statesman after whom Belisha beacons are named (died 1957)
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January - John Obadiah Westwood, entomologist (born 1805)
- 15 January - Fanny Kemble, actress (born 1800)
- 23 January - William Price, doctor (born 1800)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 320-321. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
