Historical Events In 1894

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

Jan 01   In the year 1894 manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic  

Jan 02   Robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   Wesley La Violette, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Jose Rozo Contreras, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1894 motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing  

Jan 08   On this day in history columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire  

Jan 08   Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 10   Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed) in the year 1894.  

Jan 11   Jaroslav Vogel, composer in the year 1894.  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops  

Jan 15   Edmond Rubbens, Belgian attorney/minister of colonization in the year 1894.  

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   Harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie) on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec  

Jan 22   On this day in history charles Morgan, England, writer (Fountain)  

Jan 23   G W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min in the year 1894.  

Jan 23   G W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 minutes in the year 1894.  

Jan 23   Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Patriot/Idiot) on this day in history.  

Jan 25   James J Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1894.  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1894 midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park  

Jan 30   Boris III, czar of Bulgaria (1918-43) in the year 1894.  

Jan 30   Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit on this day in history.  

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

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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 on this day in history.  

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   Wesley La Violette, composer was born in the year 1894.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1894.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857)  

Jan 08   Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 in the year 1894.  

Jan 13   Nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831) died in the year 1894.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1894 guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24  

Feb 04   Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 in the year 1894.  

Feb 11   Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1894 death of hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830)