1893
New Zealand Women Vote
Largely because Kate Sheppard and her temperance activists collected 32,000 signatures on a petition, the Liberal government of New Zealand gave women…
Franco-Russian Alliance
The French Third Republic and the Russian autocracy - two states with nearly nothing in common except resentment of Germany - signed a secret military…
Chicago World's Fair
The World's Columbian Exposition opened in a plaster 'White City' along Lake Michigan, celebrating Columbus four hundred years late.
Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown
With the help of US Marines from the cruiser Boston, American sugar planters in Honolulu deposed Queen Liliuokalani and proclaimed a provisional republic.
Panic of 1893
The failure of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad precipitated a financial collapse that became the worst American depression of the nineteenth century.
Diesel Patents His Engine
Rudolf Diesel, a German mechanical engineer, patented a new kind of internal-combustion engine that ignited fuel by compression alone, without a spark.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1893?
Saeculum lists 6 events from 1893. The most significant is New Zealand Women Vote.
What era was 1893 part of?
1893 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1893?
The events from 1893 span Oceania, Europe and North America.