Historical figures in 1893
The atlas holds 16 people and 29 moments here, in 1893. The most recorded lives are Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikola Tesla and Giuseppe Verdi. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1893
7 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Nikola Tesla
in 1893
3 moments here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Giuseppe Verdi
in 1893
3 moments here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1893
2 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Winston Churchill
in 1893
2 moments here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Helen Keller
in 1893
2 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1893
1 moment here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1893
1 moment here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Thomas Edison
in 1893
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Mark Twain
in 1893
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Franz Kafka
in 1893
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Mao Zedong
in 1893
1 moment here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
James Joyce
in 1893
1 moment here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
Friedrich Engels
in 1893
1 moment here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1893
1 moment here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1893
1 moment here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Moments
- 1893 Director of the Bureau of Weights and Measures Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1893 Enters the Old Town gymnasium Franz Kafka
- 1893 At Villa Verdi with Boito Giuseppe Verdi
- 1893 Visit to Washington during Cleveland inauguration Helen Keller
- 1893 Starts at Belvedere College James Joyce
- 1893 Defies Durban court's turban order Mahatma Gandhi
- 1893 Expelled from train at Pietermaritzburg Mahatma Gandhi
- 1893 Enters Salonica Military School Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1893 Franklin Institute address Nikola Tesla
- 1893 Wireless-power address Nikola Tesla
- 1893 World's Columbian Exposition demonstrations Nikola Tesla
- 1893 Artistic direction at the Théâtre de la Renaissance Sarah Bernhardt
- 1893 Established himself in Saint Petersburg Vladimir Lenin
- 1893 Climbs in the Swiss Alps Winston Churchill
- 1893 Travels through Milan Winston Churchill
- 1893 Arrival at Grand Hotel after Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi
- 1893 Arrival for Odessa concerts Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1893 Niagara Falls visit Helen Keller
- 1893 Falstaff premiere visit to Rome Giuseppe Verdi
- 1893 Cambridge honorary doctorate visit Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1893 Conducting in London Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1893 Honorary Doctor of Music ceremony Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1893 Second International congress address Friedrich Engels
- 1893 Visits Chicago Columbian Exposition Thomas Edison
- 1893 Rents a room at The Players Mark Twain
- 1893 Arrival at Modest Tchaikovsky's apartment Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1893 Premiere of Symphony No. 6 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1893 Death in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1893 Birth at Shaoshanchong Mao Zedong