What Happened In December 1892 - Historical Events 1892 December

Historical Events for December, 1892

17th » First issue of 'Vogue (magazine) or Vogue' is published
18th » Premiere performance of 'The Nutcracker' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

4th » Francisco Franco, Spanish general and politician, List of Prime Ministers of Spain or Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1975)
4th » Liu Bocheng, Chinese commander and politician (d. 1986)
6th » Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (d. 1969)
8th » Marcus Lee Hansen, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1938)
12th » Milko Kos, Slovenian historian and academic (d. 1972)
15th » J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil (d. 1976)
17th » Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950)
21st » Amy Clarke, English poet, author, and academic (d. 1980)
21st » Walter Hagen, American golfer (d. 1969)
21st » Rebecca West, English journalist and author (d. 1983)
22nd » Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (d. 1929)
26th » Don Barclay (actor) called Don Barclay, American actor (d. 1975)
27th » Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)

2nd » Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (b. 1836)
3rd » Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (b. 1820)
6th » Werner von Siemens, German businessman, founded the Siemens named Siemens Company (b. 1816)
11th » William Milligan, Scottish theologian and scholar (b. 1821)
16th » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1810)
18th » Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist (b. 1804)