WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1893
Find out what all happened April to December 1893

A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua. (11. July 1893)

Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; operation not revealed to US public until 1917, nine years after the president's death. (13. June 1893)

First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland. (4. December 1893)

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. (19. September 1893)

The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Victoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. (22. June 1893)

The end of one of the most dramatic Test Matches of all time. In the first to involve six days of play, England became the first team to win one after following on at Sydney. (20. December 1893)

Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma. (16. September 1893)

The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa, is nearly destroyed by a tornado that killed 71 people and injured 200. (6. July 1893)

The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established. (1. April 1893)

Women's Suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so. (7. November 1893)

The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government. (29. November 1893)

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. (12. November 1893)

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique, receives its première performance in St. Petersburg, only nine days before the composer's death. (28. October 1893)

The Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club, to become one of the oldest Italian football clubs, is established by British expats. (7. September 1893)

The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto. (11. July 1893)

The Corinth Canal in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece is used for the first time. (25. July 1893)

The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883. (10. May 1893)

The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed. (23. December 1893)

Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff. (6. April 1893)

The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago. (1. May 1893)