1893 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1893 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

*Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal

Events

* 13 January - The Independent Labour Party has its first meeting in Bradford under chairman Keir Hardie.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 10 March - Government takes control of Uganda from the British East Africa Company.
* 10 May - Colony of Natal given self-governing status.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 320-321|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 6 June - Marriage of Prince George, Duke of York and Mary of Teck.
* 13 June - the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship held at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.
* 22 June - "Victoria", flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, collides with "Camperdown" and sinks in 10 minutes — vice-admiral Sir George Tryon goes down with it.
* 12 July - Dundee F.C. football club, is formed.
* 10 August - Preston enters the UK Weather Records, with the "Highest 5-min total" rainfall of 32 mm. As of July 2006 this record remains.
* 28 October - The Royal Navy's first destroyer, "HMS Havock", undergoes sea trials.
* 30 November - University of Wales incorporated by Royal charter.

Undated

* The village of Bermuda, Warwickshire was built.

Publications

* Arthur Conan Doyle's novel "The Refugees".

Births

* 15 January - Ivor Novello, actor and musician (died 1951)
* 5 February - W. E. Johns, writer, creator of Biggles (died 1968)
* 3 March - Ivon Hitchens, painter (died 1979)
* 18 March - Wilfred Owen, soldier and poet (died 1918)
* 3 April - Leslie Howard, actor (died 1943)
* 9 April - Victor Gollancz, publisher (died 1967)
* 9 July - George Geary, cricketer (died 1981)
* 20 July - George Llewelyn-Davies, one of the 'Lost Boys' who inspired "Peter Pan" (died 1915)
* 7 September - Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, statesman after whom Belisha beacons are named (died 1957)

Deaths

* 2 January - John Obadiah Westwood, entomologist (born 1805)
* 15 January - Fanny Kemble, actress (born 1800)
* 23 January - William Price, doctor (born 1800)

References

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