1892
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1889 1890 1891 – 1892 – 1893 1894 1895 |
Births
- January 3 – J. R. R. Tolkien
- February 10 - Alan Hale Sr., American actor (d. 1950)
- July 23 – Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia
- Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, British Indian statesman and leader of the Punjab.
Art, music, theatre, and literature
- December 17 – Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker premieres in St Petersburg.