1892

In 1892, Jack Harkness realised he was immortal when he was shot through the heart and survived on Ellis Island. (DW: Utopia)

In France, a law was passed limiting women to working for eleven hours a day. (NA: The Death of Art)

January

 * 10 - Frederick Schrecker, who played Julius Silverstein in DW: The Web of Fear, was born.