Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)
Decades: 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s - 1880s - 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years: 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 - 1888 - 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893
Events
- Alexander Graham Bell founds the National Geographic Society.
- Brazil abolishes slavery
Births
- September 26 - T. S. Eliot, American/British poet.
- October 16 - Eugene O'Neill, American dramatist.
- Raymond Chandler, American novelist.
- Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect.
Deaths