Historical Events In 1895
May 27 British inventor Birt Acres patents film camera/projector
May 20 The first commercial movie performance (153 Broadway, NYC)
May 30 W G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days
May 25 Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite
May 06 The birth of Rudolph Valentino, Silent film star
May 24 Playright Oscar Wilde is convicted on a morals charge in London and sentenced to prison
May 08 China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki
May 24 Henry Irving becomes first theatrical knight
Jan 05 French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank in anti-semitic trial; later declared innocent
Jan 13 Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband," premieres in London
Jan 05 French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent
Jan 15 French fleet reaches Majunga, Madagascar
Jan 17 Félix Faure installed as President of France
Jan 31 José Martí &others leave New York City NY for invasion of Spanish Cuba
Jan 17 Félix Faure installed as President of France
Jan 30 C J Eady (Tasmania) first Australian to score twin centuries (vs Victoria)
Jan 30 SS Elbe sinks after collision in North Sea, 332 killed
Jan 31 José Martí &others leave New York City NY for invasion of Spanish Cuba
Jan 01 The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I
Jan 17 French President Casimir-Perier resigns
Jan 15 Albert Trott takes 8-43 on Test debut, then a record
Jan 17 French President Casimir-Perier resigns
Jan 30 Tasmania beat Victoria for first F-C victory in 41 years
Jan 29 King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed
Jan 05 French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent
Jan 01 Norway adopts Mid-European time
Jan 01 Norway adopts Mid-European time
Feb 11 -17ºF (-27.2ºC) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record)
Feb 23 William Heard, AME minister & educator, named minister to Liberia
Feb 24 Cuban war of independence begins
Feb 04 First rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago
Feb 13 Moving picture projector patented
Feb 01 The birth of John Ford, American director.
Feb 20 Congress authorizes a US mint at Denver CO
Feb 11 Georgetown became part of Washington DC
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