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Countries:     Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1891 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1891 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events Henri Matisse begins his studies at the Académie Julian. The year 1891 in literature involved some significant new books Events The Rhymers Club gathered at the Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street London 1891-93 including John Davidson, Ernest Dowson, W Events October 16 - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gives its inaugural concert The year 1891 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball Ted Breitenstein pitches a No-hitter in his first major league start on October 4 Events April events April 19 - a fatal collision in Kipton Ohio between a freight train and a Passenger train, attributed See also 1890 in Australia, other events of 1891, 1892 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1890 in Canada, other events of 1891, 1892 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events June - Charles Stewart Parnell marries Kitty O'Shea in Sussex. Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor - The Earl of Onslow See also 1890 in South Africa, other events of 1891, 1891 in South African sport, 1892 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African S. - UK

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Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1890 state leaders - Events of 1891 - 1892 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France French Somaliland - Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland ( 1888 - 1899) Riviéres Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1891 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December

Events of 1891

January - March

• January 1 - Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC A pension is a steady income given to a person upon Retirement, typically in the form of a guaranteed annuity. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• January 20 - Jim Hogg becomes the first native Texan to be governor of that state. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. James Stephen "Big Jim" Hogg ( March 24, 1851 March 3, 1906) was a Texas Lawyer and Statesman, and Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
• January 29 - Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Liliuokalani ( September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) born Lydia Liliu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaeha, was the last The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
• January 31 - The Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Republicanism is the Ideology of governing a nation as a Republic, with an emphasis on Liberty, Rule of law, Popular sovereignty A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively
• February 14 - In the FA Cup Quarter Final, a goal is deliberately stopped by handball on the goal line. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after In many outdoor ball sports goal line refers to the line which a team is attempting to advance the ball towards An Indirect free kick is awarded, since the Penalty kick was proposed that year but not implemented. An indirect free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of This event probably changed public opinion on the penalty kick, which was seen as 'an Irishman's motion' before. (See William McCrum. William McCrum was a wealthy Irish Linen manufacturer and sportsman most famous for being the inventor in 1890 of the Penalty kick in football )
• February 15 - AIK founded. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Allmänna Idrottsklubben (usually referred to as just AIK) currently located in Solna, just north of Stockholm, is one of the oldest largest and most
• February 21 - Springhill, Nova Scotia mining disaster. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Springhill ( 2006 population 3941 is a Canadian town in central Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
• March 3 - The International Copyright Act of 1891 is passed by the 51st Congress of the U.S.
• March 9-12 - Powerful storm off England's south coast; 14 ships sink. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The International Copyright Act is the first US congressional act that extended limited protection to foreign copyright holders from select nations The Fifty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
• March 14 - In New Orleans, lynch mob storms the Old Parish Prison and lynches eleven Italians arrested but found innocent for the murder of Police Chief David Hennessey. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Lynching is an Extrajudicial punishment meted out by a mob Lynching an enumerated Felony in some states in the United States, is defined by some David C Hennessy (1858 – 16 October 1890) was the Police chief of New Orleans Louisiana, from 1888 until his death
• March 15 Jesse W. Reno patents the first escalator (at Coney Beach)
• March 17 - The British steamship SS Utopia sinks off the coast of Gibraltar, killing 574. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Jesse W Reno (1861&ndash1947 invented the first working Escalator in 1891 (patented March 15 1892) used at the Old Iron Pier Coney Island An escalator is a Conveyor transport device for transporting people consisting of individual linked steps that move up or down on tracks which keep the treads Coney Beach Pleasure Park is a small Amusement park in Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar

April - June

• April 1 - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The William Wrigley Jr Company ( was founded on April 1 1891 originally selling products such as Soap and Baking powder. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• May - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claims to be the Promised Messiah(The second coming of Jesus) and the Mahdi awaited in Islam. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Mirza Ghulām Ahmad of Qadian ( ميرزا غلام احمد) ( February 13, 1835 – May 26, 1908 CE Shawal 14 1250 – This article is about the concept of a Messiah in religion notably in the Christian Islamic and Jewish traditions Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) In Islamic eschatology the Mahdi ( ar مهدي, also Mehdi; "Guided One" is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on earth For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation.
• May 1 - Nine killed and thirty wounded when troops fire on workers' May Day demonstration in support of eight-hour workday in Fourmies, France. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour Fourmies is a commune of the Nord département, in France. The inhabitants are called Fourmisiens. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• May 5 - The Music Hall in New York (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with maestro Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The City of New York Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east
• May 11 - Otsu Scandal. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The was a failed Assassination attempt on Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia (later Tsar Nicholas II) on 11 May 1891
• May 15 - Pope Leo XIII issues the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" resulting in the creation of many Christian Democrat Parties throughout Europe. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Pope Leo XIII ( March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903) born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 256th Pope
• May 20 - First public display of Thomas Alva Edison's prototype kinetoscope (shown at Edison's Laboratory for a convention of the National Federation of Women's Clubs). Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device Though not a Movie projector —it was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window
• June 16 - John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, KCMG, QC ( March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was the third Prime Minister Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus
• June 21 - First long-distance transmission of alternating current by the Ames power plant near Telluride, Colorado by Lucien and Paul Nunn. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant The Town of Telluride is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern

July - September

• August 27 - France and Russia conclude defensive alliance. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• September 14 - The first penalty kick is awarded in a football (soccer) match: John Heath scores it for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
• September 28 - The C.A. Peñarol is founded in Montevideo under the name of CURCC (Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club)

October - December

• October 1 - In California, Stanford University opens its doors. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Club Atlético Peñarol is a Sports club in Montevideo, Uruguay, best known for its traditional football team a three-time World Champion Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club, known as CURCC was a sports club from Uruguay founded on September 28 1891 in Montevideo the country's capital Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in
• October 27 - An 8. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. 0 earthquake strikes the village of Utsuzumi in rural Gifu, Japan, killing over 7,000 across the region and creating a 3-meter-tall surface fault that is still visible. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Undated

• Building of The Trans-Siberian Railroad begins (ends 1917). The Trans-Siberian Railway or Trans-Siberian Railroad (Транссибирская магистраль Транссиб in Russian, or Transsibirskaya magistral'
• The Brahmin teacher and nationalist, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, begins agitation for Indian home Rule. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak (बाळ गंगाधर टिळक ( July 23 1856 - August 1 1920) was an Indian nationalist The All India Home Rule League was a national political organization founded in 1916 to lead the national demand for self-government termed Home Rule, and to obtain
• Civil War occurs in Chile. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
• Maria Skłodowska (later Marie Curie) enters Sorbonne University. The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century
• New Scotland Yard becomes the HQ of London Metropolitan Police. New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police.
• Swiss Army Knife is developed. A Swiss Army knife ( SAK) ( German: de Schweizer Taschenmesser, French: fr Couteau suisse) is a brand of multi-function Pocket
• Eugène Dubois makes the first discovery of Homo erectus fossils in Dutch colony of Java. Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois ( 28 January 1858 – 16 December 1940) was a Dutch Anatomist. Homo erectus ( Latin: "upright man" is an extinct species of the genus Homo, believed to have been the first hominin Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta.
• Winter - James Naismith invents basketball. Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox James A Naismith (November 6 Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m
• The Tobacco Protest occurs in Iran. The Tobacco Protest, a Shi'a clerical-led revolt against tobacco concessions granted to the Western imperial power of Great Britain, occurred in Persia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
• Oba Ovonramwen seizes the throne of Benin. Ovonramwen (?-1914 also called Overami, was the last Oba (king of the Kingdom of Benin, which was dissolved following his rule Benin (bə'nɪn officially the Republic of Benin, and also known as Benin Republic, is a country in Western Africa.
• Auckland University Students' Association is founded. The Auckland University Students' Association (AUSA, founded in 1891 represents students at the University of Auckland.
• Seattle University is established. Seattle University is a Nonprofit Jesuit Catholic University in the United States.
• Australian Labor Party is founded.
• Nikola Tesla invents the Tesla coil. There have already been discussions about Tesla's ethnicity on the talk page A Tesla coil is a type of resonant transformer circuit invented by Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla around 1891

Births

1891 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1891 MDCCCXCI
Ab urbe condita	2644
Armenian calendar	1340 ԹՎ ՌՅԽ
Bahá'í calendar	47 – 48
Berber calendar	2841
Buddhist calendar	2435
Burmese calendar	1253
Chinese calendar	4527/4587-11-21 (庚寅年十一月廿一日) — to — 4528/4588-12-1 (辛卯年十二月初一日)
Coptic calendar	1607 – 1608
Ethiopian calendar	1883 – 1884
Hebrew calendar	5651 – 5652
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1946 – 1947
- Shaka Samvat	1813 – 1814
- Kali Yuga	4992 – 4993
Holocene calendar	11891
Iranian calendar	1269 – 1270
Islamic calendar	1308 – 1309
Japanese calendar	Meiji 24 (明治24年)
Korean calendar	4224
Thai solar calendar	2434
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January - June

• January 1 - Charles Bickford, American actor (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Charles Bickford ( January 1, 1891 &ndash November 9, 1967) was an American actor best known for his supporting roles 1967)
• January 7 - Zora Neale Hurston, Harlem Renaissance writer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Zora Neale Hurston ( January 7, 1891 &ndash January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time 1960)
• January 8 - Walther Bothe, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (8 January 1891 in Oranienburg &ndash 8 February 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicst The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1957)
• January 22 - Antonio Gramsci, Italian Communist writer and politician (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Antonio Gramsci ('ɡramʃi ( January 23, 1891 &ndash April 27, 1937) was an Italian Philosopher, Writer, 1937)
• January 27 - Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian writer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Ilya Grigoryevich Ehrenburg (Илья́ Григо́рьевич Эренбу́рг) ( Kiev, Russian Empire) &ndash August 31, 1967 ( 1967)
• February 9 - Ronald Colman, English actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Ronald Colman ( February 9 1891 &ndash May 19 1958) was an English Academy Award and Golden Globe -winning actor 1958)
• February 11 - J.W. Hearne, English cricketer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. John William Hearne (known as Jack Hearne, JW Hearne and Young Jack to distinguish him from his cousin J 1965)
• February 21 - Sean Heuston, Irish rebel (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Seán Heuston, (Seán Mac Aodha February 21, 1891 - May 8 1916) born Jack Heuston and sometimes referred to as J 1916)
• February 27 - David Sarnoff, Russian-born broadcasting pioneer (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation 1971)
• March 10 - Sam Jaffe, American actor (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Sam Jaffe ( March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor teacher and engineer 1984)
• March 19 - Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Earl Warren ( March 19, 1891 July 9, 1974) was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and the only person ever elected thrice The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1974)
• March 29 - Yvan Goll, French lyricist and dramatist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Yvan Goll, born Isaac Lange ( Saint-Dié, March 29, 1891 - February 27, 1950) was a French-German poet who was perfectly 1950)
• April 2 - Max Ernst, German painter (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Max Ernst ( 2 April 1891 &ndash 1 April 1976) was a German painter, Sculptor, Graphic artist, and 1976)
• April 7 - Ole Kirk Christiansen, Founder of the Lego group (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Ole Kirk Christiansen ( April 8, 1891 &ndash March 11, 1958) was the 13th son of an impoverished farmer family in Jutland in western 1958)
• April 13 - Nella Larsen, American novelist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen ( April 13, 1891 &ndash March 30, 1964) was an American Mixed-race novelist of the Harlem Renaissance 1964)
• April 15 - Wallace Reid, American actor (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Wallace Reid ( April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an actor in Silent film referred to by Motion Picture Magazine 1923)
• April 17 - George Adamski, Polish-born UFO traveler (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. George Adamski ( April 17, 1891 – April 23, 1965) was a Polish -born American citizen who became widely known in Ufology 1965)
• April 23 - Sergei Prokofiev, Soviet composer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who 1953)
• May 7 - Harry McShane, Scottish socialist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Harry McShane ( 7 May 1891 - 12 April 1988) was a Scottish Socialist, and a close colleague of John Maclean. 1988)
• May 15
  • Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, Kiev &ndash March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian 1940)
  • Fritz Feigl, Austrian-born chemist (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz Feigl ( May 15, 1891 - January 23, 1971) was an Austria -born Chemist. 1971)
• May 16 - Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Richard Tauber (b 16 May 1891, Linz &ndash d 8 January 1948, London England) was an Austrian Tenor 1948)
• May 18 - Rudolf Carnap, German philosopher (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Rudolf Carnap ( May 18, 1891 &ndash September 14, 1970) was an influential German -born philosopher who was active in 1970)
• May 19 - Oswald Boelcke, German World War I pilot (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Oswald Boelcke (ˈbœlkə 19 May, 1891 &ndash 28 October, 1916) was a German Flying ace of the First World 1916)
• May 22 - Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Edwin Branford "Eddie" Edwards ( May 22, 1891 &ndash April 9, 1963) was an early Jazz Trombonist, best 1963)
• May 23 - Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Pär Fabian Lagerkvist ( May 23, 1891 — July 11, 1974) was a Swedish The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1974)
• May 24 - William F. Albright, American archeologist and Biblical scholar (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned William Foxwell Albright ( May 24, 1891 – September 19 / September 20, 1971) was an American archaeologist, 1971)
• June 9 - Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. 1964)
• June 20 - John A. Costello, second President of Ireland (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. For other persons named John Costello see John Costello John Aloysius Costello (Seán A The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. 1976)
• June 21 - Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Hermann Scherchen ( June 21, 1891 &ndash June 12, 1966) was a German conductor. 1966)
• June 30 - Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Man Mountain Dean (born Frank Simmons Leavitt, June 30, 1891 &ndash May 29, 1953) was a professional wrestler of the 1953)

July - December

• July 5 - John Howard Northrop, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. John Howard Northrop ( July 5 1891 &ndash May 27 1987) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1987)
• August 2 - Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky, Russian literary historian, linguist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky (b 2 August 1891 in Saint Petersburg, d 1971)
• August 21 - Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican, longest-lived war veteran ever and last verified person born in 1891 (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Emiliano Mercado del Toro ( August 21, 1891 &ndash January 24, 2007) was the world's oldest person for six weeks the world's 2007)
• September 3 - Bessie Delany, African American physician and author (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Dr Annie Elizabeth (Bessie Delany ( September 3, 1891 - September 25, 1995) also known widely as Dr 1995)
• September 12 - Pedro Albizu Campos, advocate of Puerto Rican independence (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Pedro Albizu Campos (June 29 1893 or September 12 1891 &ndash April 21 1965 was a Puerto Rican Politician and advocate of Puerto Rican independence 1965)
• September 14 - William F. Friedman, American cryptographer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. William Frederick Friedman ( September 24, 1891 &ndash November 12, 1969) was a US Army cryptologist. 1969)
• September 16
  • Karl Dönitz, President of Germany (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. 1980)
  • Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-born German World War II spy (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Princess Stephanie Julianne von Hohenlohe ( September 16, 1891 – June 13, 1972) was a Jewish member of a German princely family by 1972)
  • Julie Winnefred Bertrand, Canadian supercentenarian (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Winnefred Bertrand ( September 16, 1891 &ndash January 18, 2007) was the oldest living Canadian and the oldest verified 2007)
• September 26 - Charles Munch, French conductor and violinist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Charles Münch (September 26 1891 &ndash November 6 1968 was an 1968)
• September 28 - Myrtle Gonzalez, American film and stage actress (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Myrtle Gonzalez ( September 28, 1891 in Los Angeles California – October 22, 1918 in Los Angeles California was an American 1918)
• October 12 - Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Fumimaro Konoe 3rd Prince Konoe ( Kyūjitai: 近衞 文麿 Shinjitai: 近衛 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro) ( sometimes Konoye, October 12 The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1945)
• October 20 - James Chadwick, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Sir James Chadwick, CH (20 October 1891 &ndash 24 July 1974 was an English Physicist and Nobel laureate in physics awarded for his discovery of the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1974)
• October 24 - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat This article is about Rafael L Trujillo former dictator of the Dominican Republic 1961)
• November 14 - Frederick Banting, Canadian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Frederick Grant Banting KBE MC FRSC ( November 14, 1891 &ndash February 21, 1941) was a The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1941)
• November 15
  • Vincent Astor, American philanthropist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. William Vincent Astor ( November 15, 1891 - February 3, 1959) was a businessman and Philanthropist and a member of the prominent 1959)
  • Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs 1944)
• November 28 - Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Gregorio Perfecto ( November 28 1891 &ndash August 17 1949) was a Filipino Journalist, Politician and 1949)
• December 9 - Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Maksim Bahdanovič ( Belarusian language: Максім Багдановіч December 9, 1891 – May 25, 1917) was 1917)
• December 10 - Nelly Sachs, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Nelly Sachs, ( 10 December, 1891 – 12 May, 1970) was a German Poet and Dramatist whose Nazi experience The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1970)
• December 26 - Henry Miller, American writer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Henry Valentine Miller (December 26 1891 &ndash June 7 1980 was an American writer and painter. 1980)

Deaths

January - June

• January 5 - Emma Abbott, American opera singer (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Emma Abbott (December 9 1850 &ndash January 5 1891 was an American Operatic Soprano and Impresario known for her pure clear voice of great 1849)
• January 16 - Léo Delibes, French composer (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. (Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (21 February 1836 &ndash 16 January 1891 was a French Composer of Ballets operas, and other works for the stage 1836)
• January 21 - Calixa Lavallée, Canadian composer (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Calixa Lavallée, ( December 28, 1842 &ndash January 21, 1891) born Calixte Paquet, was a French-Canadian -American 1842)
• February 14 - William Tecumseh Sherman, American Civil War General (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German 1820)
• February 15 - roy rene was born, greateast commedean ever

March 15

• • Théodore de Banville, French writer (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Théodore Faullain de Banville ( March 14 1823 &ndash March 13 1891) was a French Poet and Writer. 1823)
  • Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir Joseph William Bazalgette ( 28 March 1819 &ndash 15 March 1891) was one of the great English Civil engineers of 1819)
• March 29 - Georges Seurat, French painter (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Georges-Pierre Seurat ( December 2, 1859  &ndash March 29, 1891) was a French painter and Draftsman. 1859)
• April 2 - Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Turkish statesman (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Ahmet Vefik Paşa ( Istanbul, July 3 1823 - April 2 1891) was a famous Turkish statesman 1823)
• April 7 - P. T. Barnum, American showman (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5 1810 &ndash April 7 1891 was an American Showman remembered for Hoaxes and for founding the Circus that became the 1810)
• April 24 - Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf After the Franco-Prussian War Moltke superintended the preparation of its history which was published between 1874 and 1881 by the great general staff 1800)
• April 25 - Nathaniel Woodard, educationalist (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Nathaniel Woodard ( 21 March, 1811 - 25 April, 1891) was a priest in the Church of England. 1811)
• May 8 - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Russian-born author and theosophist (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Elena Petrovna Gan (Елена Петровна Ган also Hélène, Yekaterinoslav, Ukraine, Russian Empire — May 8 1891 London) better 1831)

July - December

• July 4 - Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President of the United States (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Hannibal Hamlin (August 27 1809 July 4 1891 was the fifteenth Vice President of the United States, serving under President Abraham Lincoln from The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1809)
• August 12 - James Russell Lowell, American poet and essayist (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid James Russell Lowell (February 22 1819 – August 12 1891 was an American Romantic poet critic editor and Diplomat. 1819)
• August 14 - Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Sarah Childress Polk ( September 4, 1803 &ndash August 14, 1891) wife of James K First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1803)
• August 29 - Pierre Lallement, French inventor of the bicycle (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Pierre Lallement (born between August 30, 1843 and August 29, 1844; died August 29 1891 could be the inventor of the Bicycle. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind 1843?)
• September 7 - Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Lorenzo Sawyer ( May 23 1820 &ndash September 7 1891) was an American Lawyer and Judge who was appointed the The Supreme Court of California is the State supreme court in California. 1820)
• September 11 - Antero de Quental, Portuguese poet (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Antero Tarquínio de Quental (ɐ̃ˈtɛɾu dɨ kẽˈtaɫ old spelling Anthero ( April 18, 1842 - September 11, 1891) Portuguese 1842)
• September 15 - Ivan Goncharov, Russian author (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov (Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в (– was a Russian novelist best known as the author of Oblomov 1812)
• September 28 - Herman Melville, American novelist (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Herman Melville (August 1 1819 &ndash September 28 1891 was an American novelist Short story writer Essayist and poet 1819)
• October 6
  • Charles I of Württemberg (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Charles of Württemberg (Karl Friedrich Alexander König von Württemberg was the third King of Württemberg, from 25 June 1864 until his death in 1891 1823)
  • Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish nationalist leader (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Stewart Parnell ( 27 June 1846 &ndash 6 October 1891) was an Irish Protestant landowner nationalist 1846)
• October 15 - Gilbert Arthur a Beckett, English writer (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Gilbert Arthur à Beckett (1837 &ndash October 15, 1891) was an English writer 1837)
• October 23 - Ambrosius of Optina, Russian Orthodox saint (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Venerable Ambrose of Optina ( Russian: преподобный Амвросий Оптинский name at birth Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Grenkov - Александр 1812)
• November 6 - J. Gregory Smith, Vermont governor (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with John Gregory Smith ( July 22, 1818 - November 6, 1891) railroad tycoon politician war-time governor of Vermont Smith was born in St 1818)
• November 10 - Arthur Rimbaud, French poet (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw "Rimbaud" redirects here For other uses see Rimbaud (disambiguation Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (ræm'boʊ or in French aʁtyʁ 1854)
• December 5 - Pedro II, Brazilian deposed emperor (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Pedro II, (ˈpedɾu seˈgũdu December 2, 1825 December 5, 1891) was the second and last Emperor of Brazil. 1826)

For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display

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