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1891 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1891st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 891st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1891, the ...
Events from the year 1891 in the United States. First Baptist Church in Lake City, Colorado , built in 1891 Santa Fe Railroad Depot, Orange, California in 1891 Adams Memorial by Augustus Saint-Gaudens , built in 1891, Washington, D.C.
The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. Naismith was a physical education instructor at YMCA International Training School (now known as Springfield College ) in Springfield, Massachusetts.
On April 17, 2013, the "Gang of Eight" in the United States Senate introduced S.744, the long-awaited Senate version of the immigration reform bill proposed in Congress. [40] Text of the proposed legislation Archived 2013-04-18 at the Wayback Machine was promptly released on the website of Senator Charles Schumer. On June 27, 2013, the Senate ...
1891: San Sebastian Church completed in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. May 15, 1891: Pope Leo XIII issues encyclical Rerum novarum (Of New Things). November 30, 1894: Pope Leo XIII publishes the Encyclical Orientalium Dignitas (On the Churches of the East) safeguarding the importance and continuance of the Eastern traditions for the whole church.
In 1891−1892, poor weather alongside government mismanagement in Russia led to a famine, causing 375,000 to 400,000 deaths. British India suffered two famines this decade, first from 1896 to 1897 and then from 1899 to 1900 , due to draught and British policies.
The mean tropical year is 365.24219 days long. [19] A commonly used value in Lilius's time, from the Alfonsine tables, is 365.2425463 days. [ 13 ] As the average length of a Julian year is 365.25 days, the Julian year is almost 11 minutes longer than the mean tropical year.
1883 – The Orient Express, a long-distance passenger train service connecting Paris to Constantinople / Istanbul, was created by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL). 1885 – The Canadian Pacific is completed 5 years ahead of schedule, the longest single railway of its time, which links the eastern and western provinces of Canada.