23 December 1893 December 22, 2011 Author: Staff The opera Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either." Evan Esar — Click here for more from Evan Esar No related posts. Categories: History Tags: 1893, 23 December