President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1883
94 historical records
January 18835 historical events
Birth of Clement Richard Attlee
Birth of Clement Richard Attlee in Putney, London
Legislation
Signs the Tariff Act, raises rates
Reform of Taxation
Signs the Tariff Act, raises rates
Birth of Gottfried Feder
Birth of Gottfried Feder
March 18832 historical events
Death of Karl Marx
Karl Marx dies at his London home, aged sixty-four.
Burial of Karl Marx
Marx is buried at Highgate Cemetery in London in a small funeral ceremony
April 18836 historical events
Liquid Oxygen
Co-achieves the first stable liquefaction of oxygen.
Permanent Gas Liquefaction
Demonstrates laboratory production of a previously permanent gas in liquid form.
Excellent Gunnery Command Begins
Fisher takes command of HMS Excellent, strengthening his association with naval gunnery and technical training.
Cryogenic Gas Liquefaction
Advances low-temperature chemistry through successful production of liquid nitrogen.
Liquid Nitrogen
Co-achieves the first stable liquefaction of nitrogen.
President of South Africa
Appointed President of South Africa
July 18831 historical events
Bolivar Centenary
The government organized national ceremonies marking the centenary of Simon Bolivar's birth.
August 18833 historical events
Peace Treaty
A Treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
Rule of Annam
A Treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
Rule of Tonkin
A Treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
September 18834 historical events
Birth of Grigory Yevseevich Zinoviev
Birth of Grigory Yevseevich Zinoviev
Emancipation of Labour
Works with Plekhanov and Zasulich in the first Russian Marxist group.
Emancipation of Labour
Joins the Emancipation of Labour group in exile.
Emancipation of Labour
Helps found the Emancipation of Labour group, predecessor of Russian Marxism.
October 18836 historical events
Orient Express
Launches the international train service later known as the Orient Express.
Paris-Constantinople Luxury Train
Connects major European cities through coordinated luxury sleeping-car travel.
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain
President of Ecuador
Appointed interim President of Ecuador after the fall of Ignacio de Veintemilla
Treaty of Ancon
Concludes peace with Peru through the Treaty of Ancon.
Secret Alliance
Bratianu's government enters a secret defensive alliance with Austria-Hungary and Germany.
November 18832 historical events
Battle of El Obeid
Defeat leads to withdrawal from the Sudan. British & allied troops are trapped by the Mahdi & massacred
Sagrada Familia Project Assumed
Takes over the Sagrada Familia project and transforms the original neo-Gothic concept.
Relational Mechanics
Emphasizes observable relations among bodies in the foundations of mechanics.
The Science of Mechanics
Publishes a critique of absolute space and classical mechanical assumptions.
Occupation of Araucania Completed
Leads the government as military occupation of Araucania reaches its final phase and Villarrica is re-established.
Secular Cemeteries Law
Promulgates legislation establishing secular control over cemeteries during the liberal secular reforms.
Invasion of Tonkin
France expands in Tonking & China makes undeclared war with France
Rule of Black River
The French establish themselves in the Black River Valley
Siege of Haiphong
The French seize Haiphong & Hanoi & bombarded the Vietnamese capital of Hue
Siege of Hanoi
The French seize Haiphong & Hanoi & bombarded the Vietnamese capital of Hue
Siege of Hue
The French seize Haiphong & Hanoi & bombarded the Vietnamese capital of Hue
Siege of Pallen
The Chinese are driven out of Pallen
Siege of Son-Tay
The Chinese are driven out of Son-Tay
Treaty of Tonkin
China breaks the Treaty ceding Tonkin to France
Editor
Appointed Editor of Die Neue Zeit
Kjeldahl Method
Publishes a method for determining nitrogen in organic substances.
Nitrogen Analysis Technique
Creates a laboratory technique widely used in food and agricultural analysis.
Carlsberg Brewing Yeast
Improves fermentation reliability by replacing mixed yeast cultures.
Pure Yeast Culture
Develops a method for cultivating pure strains of brewing yeast.
Victorian Protestant Memory
Victorians present Latimer as a model Protestant preacher.
Foreign Secretary of France
Appointed Foreign Minister
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France, 2nd term
Health Reform
Passes the Sickness Insurance Law
Legislation
The social security systems installed by Bismarck (health care in 1883, accidents insurance in 1884, invalidity and old-age insurance in 1889) at the time are the most advanced in the world
Legislation
Passes the Sickness Insurance Law
Reform of Government
Passes the Sickness Insurance Law
Birth of Eitel Frederick
Birth of Eitel Frederick, 2nd eldest son of William II
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Nietzsche publishes the first part of Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
Birth of Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers is born in Oldenburg.
Introduction to the Human Sciences
Dilthey publishes Introduction to the Human Sciences.
Annalen der Physik Editorship
Continues influential scientific publishing work while based at Leipzig.
Bankruptcy Act
The Bankruptcy Act strengthens official administration and investigation of insolvent businesses.
Education
Scott passes out of Britannia as a midshipman, seventh overall in a class of 26
Primrose League
Founder of the Primrose League
Governor
Appointed Governor of General of Canada
Election
Passes an Act which seeks to safeguard elections against malpractice
Legislation
Passes an Act which seeks to safeguard elections against malpractice
Reform of Government
Passes an Act which seeks to safeguard elections against malpractice
Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
BAAS
Appointed President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of the Egyptian Army in Sudan
Invention of Monorail
Builds the 1st monorail
Gold Convertibility Restored
Italy restores convertibility of the lira into metallic money, formally re-entering the gold-standard monetary system after years of forced paper currency.
Holberg Suite
Composition of "Holberg Suite"
Assassination of Benigno Aquino
During Aquinios funeral there are the largest ever demonstrations by Filipinos
Burial
During Aquinios funeral there are the largest ever demonstrations by Filipinos
Demonstrations
During Aquinios funeral there are the largest ever demonstrations by Filipinos
Alliance Carol I and Austria
Concludes a secret alliance with Austria
Railway Administration
Develops views linking railways, state power and industrial growth.
Autocratic Government
Continues strengthening central authority and limiting political liberalisation after his coronation.
Coronation
Crowned Tsar of Russia
Military Education
Studies at the Siberian Cadet Corps before entering army service.
LLG
Founds the Land & Labour Group, 1st Russian revolutionary Marxist organisation. Founded in Geneva to promote the "ideas of scientific socialism" in Russia
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberation of Labor Group
Kruger Government Established
Establishes his presidential administration in the Transvaal capital.
Presidential Term Begins
Begins his first elected term as president of the republic.
High-Speed Turbine Engineering
Advances compact rotary machinery for power generation and industrial use.
Impulse Steam Turbine
Develops a practical high-speed impulse steam turbine.
Arrest of Midhat Pasha
Arrested for the murder of Abd al-Hamid II
Assassination of Midhat Pasha
Assassinated while under arrest for the murder of Abd al-Azis
Death of Midhat Pasha
Death od Midhat Pasha, assassinated
Legislation
Congress passes the Penleton Act, opens up the civil service to open competition
Reform of Civil Service
Congress passes the Penleton Act, opens up the civil service to open competition
Brooklyn Bridge Opens To Traffic
Completion of the suspension bridge established a major new fixed connection across the East River. It demonstrated how scientific ideas became workable apparatus.
Death of Tu Duc
Death of Tu Duc
Family Moves to Nebraska
Cather moved with her family to Nebraska, a landscape central to her later fiction.