1899

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * The Reverend Wainwright's father translated the Viking rune inscriptions in his church, concluding that a great evil was buried beneath its grounds. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)
 * Jack Harkness was recruited into the Torchwood Institute. (TW: Fragments)

July

 * 15 - Harold Goldblatt is born.

September

 * 2 - Martin Miller, who played Kublai Khan in Marco Polo, is born in Kremsier, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Kromeriz, Czech Republic).
 * 4 - Frank Crawshaw, who played Arnold Farrow in Planet of Giants, is born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
 * 5 - Jack Melford, who played King Menelaus in The Myth Makers, is born in London.