1897

Events

 * Benjamin Wainwright, future husband of time-displaced Kathy Nightingale is born. (DW: Blink)

November

 * 1 - Philip Ray was born.

Unknown dates

 * H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds first appeared as a serialised story in Pearson's Magazine. The first novel about an invasion from another world, Wells' story greatly influenced Doctor Who.