Deaths on August 25

William Champ

Died on August 25, 1892

William Champ, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1808)

William Thomas Napier Champ (15 April 1808 – 25 August 1892) was a soldier and politician who served as the first Premier of Tasmania from 1856 to 1857. He was born in the United Kingdom.

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William Champ
Premier of Tasmania

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Events on 1892

28 May

Sierra Club
In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
6 Jul

Homestead Strike
Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
7 Jul

Philippine Revolution
The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
8 Jul

Great Fire of 1892
St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
9 Aug

Telegraphy
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.

Deaths on August 25

William Champ

Died on August 25, 1892

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Events on 1892

Sierra Club

Homestead Strike

Philippine Revolution

Great Fire of 1892

Telegraphy