1891

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1890 1891 1892

Events

• Russia is hit with severe drought, followed by famine.
• Japanese policeman in Otsu slashes the Russian czarevitch with a sword. The attacker is sentenced to life imprisonment.
• Future U.S. Representative Meyer London emigrates to the U.S.
• V. Volodarsky is born.

Timeline

• January: Hawaiian King David Kalakaua dies. His sister Liliuokalani becomes Queen.
• September 15: John Joseph Pershing becomes Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Nebraska.