Historical Events In 1894

Jan 01   Denmark adopts Mid-European time in the year 1894.  

Jan 01   Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic in the year 1894.  

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   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   On this day in history "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   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   In the year 1894 billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio)  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history edmond Rubbens, Belgian attorney/minister of colonization  

Jan 16   In the year 1894 guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)  

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

Jan 19   Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1894 harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie)  

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

Jan 21   Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Charles Morgan, England, writer (Fountain) on this day in history.  

Jan 23   G W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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 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) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1894 birth of satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie)  

Jan 03   ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963) was born in the year 1894.  

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   Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857) died in the year 1894.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 11   Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1894.  

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