1893 Fact Sheet

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Toaster 1893 United Kingdom Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Crompton Co.
Zipper 1893 United States North America Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Whitcomb L. Judson

Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Winning Coach Losing Team Losing Coach Sport City Note
1893 Stanley Cup Winner 1893 Montreal AAA (no challengers) Hockey Montreal

Database: Tallest Churches in the World

Record Name Year Complete City Country Church Height (Meters) Height (Feet) Source
Münster 1893 Bern Switzerland Münster 100.0 m 328 ft Wikipedia
St.-Petri-Dom 1893 Bremen Germany St.-Petri-Dom 98.0 m 322 ft Wikipedia

Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil

Record Name Province Country Year Material Discovery Type Mass (kg)
Beaver Creek (Chondrite) British Columbia Canada 1893 Chondrite Fall 14

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1893 Wimbledon Mens Result 1893 Tennis Joshua Pim Wilfred Baddeley 36 61 63 62

Database: List of Secret Societies at Universities

Record Name Year Established University Member Limit Active or Honorary Name Source
Quill and Dagger (Cornell University) 1893 Cornell University Senior Class society Quill and Dagger Wikipedia

Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles

Record Name City State Country Season Total Rainfall (inches) Inches above or below average Source
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1893-1894 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1893-1894 6.73 -8.40 National Weather Service
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1892-1893 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1892-1893 26.28 +11.15 National Weather Service

Database: US Presidents

Record Name Birth State Religion Political Party Died Country Term Start Term Finish Birthdate Date of Death Inauguration Age Age at Death Number
Hayes OHIO Methodist Repubilican Died after Office United States 1877 1881 10/4/1822 1/17/1893 54 70 19
B. Harrison OHIO Presbyterian Repubilican Died after Office United States 1889 1893 8/20/1833 3/13/1901 55 67 23
Cleveland NEW JERSEY Presbyterian Democrat Died after Office United States 1893 1897 3/18/1837 6/24/1908 55 71 24

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