DeWitt Wallace, American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded Reader's Digest (d. 1981)
William Roy DeWitt Wallace; November 12, 1889 – March 30, 1981), publishing as DeWitt Wallace, was an American magazine publisher.
Wallace co-founded Reader's Digest with his wife Lila Bell Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922.
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- 8Jan
Punched card
Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator. - 30Jan
Mayerling Incident
Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling. - 23Mar
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India. - 2May
Treaty of Wuchale
Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea. - 6May
Exposition Universelle (1889)
The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.