Timeline October 1893

Events in October 1893 6

• 1817 – 1893 Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893) Died 1 October 1893, aged 76 British classical scholar and theologian who served as Master of Balliol College, Oxford. He is best remembered for his influential English translations of Plato's dialogues.
• 1818 – 1893 Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Died 18 October 1893, aged 75 French composer best known for the opera "Faust" and the widely performed setting of "Ave Maria." He died at Saint-Cloud, near Paris.
• 1893 World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago World's fair marking Columbus's arrival in the Americas The fair opened on May 1, 1893, on Chicago's South Side, drawing over 27 million visitors before closing that October. It introduced the first Ferris wheel, built by George Ferris, and showcased new technologies including alternating-current electric lighting.
• 1893 Franco-Siamese crisis French gunboats force the Chao Phraya, Siam cedes Laotian territory French warships forced their way past Siamese forts at Paknam to anchor off Bangkok, prompting a naval blockade and diplomatic standoff. Siam ultimately signed a treaty on October 3, 1893, ceding its claims to territory east of the Mekong River to France.
• 1893 First Matabele War begins British South Africa Company forces invade Matabeleland Forces of Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company invaded the Ndebele Kingdom under King Lobengula in present-day Zimbabwe. Superior firepower, including Maxim guns, gave the Company a decisive advantage, and fighting continued into early 1894 with the conquest of Matabeleland.
• 1893 – 1993 Lillian Gish (1893-1993) Died 27 February 1993, aged 99 Lillian Gish was a pioneering actress of American silent cinema, celebrated for her roles in D.W. Griffith films including "Birth of a Nation" and "Broken Blossoms." Her career spanned over 75 years, from the earliest days of film through television in the 1980s. She died in New York City.