Timeline August 1891

Events in August 1891 4

• 1819 – 1891 James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) Died 12 August 1891, aged 72 American poet, essayist, and diplomat who edited the Atlantic Monthly and North American Review. He served as US minister to Spain and later to Britain. His satirical verse and criticism made him a leading literary figure of his era.
• 1891 Java Man discovered Eugene Dubois finds early human fossil Dutch physician Eugene Dubois unearthed a skullcap near Trinil on the island of Java, later classified as Pithecanthropus erectus. The find, now known as Java Man, provided some of the first fossil evidence for human evolution outside Europe. It fueled international debate over the origins of humankind.
• 1891 US Championships 1891 Men: Oliver Campbell · Women: Mabel Cahill
• 1891 Lauffen-Frankfurt long-distance AC transmission First major demonstration of high-voltage three-phase power Engineers demonstrated the first long-distance transmission of high-voltage three-phase alternating current, sending power roughly 175 kilometers from Lauffen am Neckar to the International Electrotechnical Exhibition in Frankfurt. The successful trial proved that alternating current could economically transmit power over long distances. It helped settle the "war of currents" in favor of AC for large-scale grids.