Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)
Decades: 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
Years: 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 - 1893 - 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898
Events
- Change of US presidency from Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) to Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
- Colombian Exposition
- 1893 World's Fair
- First United States commemorative postage stamps issued for the Colombian Exposition
Births
- February 11 - Johan Alberts Dutch literary figure.
- Clement Martyn Doke (1893-1980) South African linguist
- Blind Blake - influential blues singer
Deaths