Historical Events In 1894

Jan 01   Denmark adopts Mid-European time on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie) in the year 1894.  

Jan 04   On this day in history france ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia  

Jan 04   Wesley La Violette, composer in the year 1894.  

Jan 07   On this day in history jose Rozo Contreras, composer  

Jan 07   Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing in the year 1894.  

Jan 08   Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire in the year 1894.  

Jan 08   In the year 1894 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84  

Jan 09   "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters in the year 1894.  

Jan 09   Henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist in the year 1894.  

Jan 10   On this day in history reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed)  

Jan 11   In the year 1894 jaroslav Vogel, composer  

Jan 12   On this day in history billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio)  

Jan 13   Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops in the year 1894.  

Jan 15   In the year 1894 edmond Rubbens, Belgian attorney/minister of colonization  

Jan 16   Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards) on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1894 wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist  

Jan 19   On this day in history francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58  

Jan 20   On this day in history harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie)  

Jan 21   Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 in the year 1894.  

Jan 21   Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec in the year 1894.  

Jan 22   Charles Morgan, England, writer (Fountain) in the year 1894.  

Jan 23   In the year 1894 g W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min  

Jan 23   On this day in history g W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 minutes  

Jan 23   On this day in history remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Patriot/Idiot)  

Jan 25   In the year 1894 james J Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title  

Jan 27   On this day in history 1st college basketball game, U of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11  

Jan 27   First college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26) on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1894 boris III, czar of Bulgaria (1918-43)  

Jan 30   On this day in history pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit  

Jan 30   In the year 1894 uS flag fired on in Rio; prompt satisfaction exacted by Admiral Benham  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007)  

Jan 01   Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974) was born in the year 1894.  

Jan 02   In the year 1894 birth of robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of wesley La Violette, composer  

Jan 04   In the year 1894 birth of manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962)  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of jose Rozo Contreras, composer  

Jan 08   St Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1894 death of heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857)  

Jan 08   In the year 1894 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84  

Jan 13   Nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58 in the year 1894.  

Jan 21   On this day in history guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24  

Feb 04   In the year 1894 antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79  

Feb 11   In the year 1894 pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 12   On this day in history death of hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830)