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Events from the year 1893 in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Incumbents

13 January - The Independent Labour Party has its first meeting in Bradford under chairman Keir Hardie.^[1]
10 March - Government takes control of Uganda from the British East Africa Company.^[2]
10 May - Colony of Natal given self-governing status.^[2]
6 June - Marriage of Prince George, Duke of York and Mary of Teck.
13 June - the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship held at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.^[1]
22 June - Victoria, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, collides with Camperdown and sinks in 10 minutes — vice-admiral Sir George Tryon goes down with it.
12 July - Dundee F.C. football club, is formed.
10 August - Preston enters the UK Weather Records, with the Highest 5-min total rainfall of 32 mm. As of July 2006 this record remains.
28 October - The Royal Navy's first destroyer, HMS Havock, undergoes sea trials.^[1]
30 November - University of Wales incorporated by Royal charter.^[2]

15 January - Ivor Novello, actor and musician (died 1951)
5 February - W. E. Johns, writer, creator of Biggles (died 1968)
3 March - Ivon Hitchens, painter (died 1979)
18 March - Wilfred Owen, soldier and poet (died 1918)
3 April - Leslie Howard, actor (died 1943)
9 April - Victor Gollancz, publisher (died 1967)
9 July - George Geary, cricketer (died 1981)
20 July - George Llewelyn-Davies, one of the 'Lost Boys' who inspired Peter Pan (died 1915)
7 September - Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, statesman after whom Belisha beacons are named (died 1957)

^ ^a ^b ^c Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.