Births on January 2

Lillian Leitzel

Born on January 2, 1893

Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)

Lillian Leitzel (born Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan; 2 January 1892 – 15 February 1931) was a Polish acrobat who specialized in performing on the Roman Rings, for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The inaugural (posthumous) inductee to the International Circus Hall of Fame, Leitzel died in hospital two days after a fall during a live performance.

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Events on 1893

17 Jan

Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
22 Jul

America the Beautiful
Katharine Lee Bates writes America the Beautiful after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
15 Aug

Lagos Colony
Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
28 Oct

Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky)
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 Nov

New Zealand general election, 1893
Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the New Zealand general election, 1893.

Births on January 2

Lillian Leitzel

Born on January 2, 1893

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Events on 1893

Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii

America the Beautiful

Lagos Colony

Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky)

New Zealand general election, 1893