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1893Jan, 13

Charles Arnison

Charles Arnison, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1974)
Lieutenant Charles Henry Arnison (13 January 1893 – 4 September 1974) was a British World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. He won the Military Cross for valour in World War I, and returned to the RAF to serve in World War II.

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Events on 1893

  • 17Jan

    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.
  • 22Jul

    America the Beautiful

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

    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.
  • 28Oct

    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.
  • 28Nov

    New Zealand general election, 1893

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