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Historical Event(s)
– The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
– The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
– Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
– Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams.
– Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
– The Corinth Canal in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece is used for the first time.
– Women’s suffrage: in New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
– Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
– The treaty of the Durand Line is signed between present day Pakistan and Afghanistan; the Durand Line has gained international recognition as an international border between the two nations.
– The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty of China after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
Who Were Born On ?
– Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister (d. 1987)
– Omar Bradley, American general, the last surviving five-star general in the United States and the 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (d. 1981)
– Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (d. 1987)
– Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist (d. 1947)
– Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager (d. 1985)
– Dorothy L. Sayers, English author (d. 1957)
– King Alexander I of Greece (d. 1920)
– Henry Trendley Dean, American dental researcher (d. 1962)
– Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, British politician (d. 1957)
– Leo Ornstein, Russian-born composer and pianist (d. 2002)