1891

This page lists news articles and events for the year 1891.

Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.

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January

• January 31:
  • Event: Sir Arthur Sullivan's grand opera Ivanhoe opens the Royal English Opera House. The Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are among those in the audience.

February

• February 10:
  • Event: American entrepreneurs Elijah Bond and Charles Kennard file a patent on the first Ouija Board

March

• March 6:
  • Event: The Gondoliers performed before the Queen at Windsor Castle by royal command.

April

• April 7:
  • Event: P. T. Barnum dies at home in his sleep.

May

June

• June 2:
  • Two lovers are using the Bräutigamseiche to meet for the first time.

July

August

September

October

November

December