What Happened In October 1892 - Historical Events 1892 October

Historical Events for October, 1892

13th » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers 206P/Barnard-Boattini known as D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13–14.

4th » Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian politician, 14th Federal Chancellor of Austria (d. 1934)
4th » Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist (d. 1934)
4th » Robert Lawson (author) named Robert Lawson, American author and illustrator (d. 1957
5th » Remington Kellogg, American zoologist (d. 1969)
6th » Jackie Saunders, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1954)
7th » Dwain Esper, American director and producer (d. 1982)
8th » Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (d. 1941)
9th » Ivo Andrić, Serbian author, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
12th » Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (d. 1975)
14th » Sumner Welles, American politician and diplomat, 11th Under Secretary of State (d. 1961)
17th » Theodor Eicke, German general (d. 1943)
17th » Herbert Howells, English organist, composer, and educator (d. 1983)
25th » Nell Shipman, Canadian actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1970)
28th » Dink Johnson, American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (d. 1954)
30th » Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder (d. 1972)
31st » Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (d. 1946)