Historical Events
- Gaelic League is founded by Douglas Hyde and Eoin MacNeill in order to encourage Irish people to speak the language and take a greater interest in their culture
Famous Birthdays
- Charles Wilfred Orr, English pianist and composer (settings of A.E. Housman poems), born in Cheltenham (d. 1976)
What Happened in 1893
Panic of 1893
The panicked scene at the New York Stock Exchange on the infamous morning of Friday, 5 May, 1893
May 5, 1893The Story of the First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893
