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   France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia in the year 1894.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist  

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

Jan 16   Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards) in the year 1894.  

Jan 18   Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20   Harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie) on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1894 g W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min  

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

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) in the year 1894.  

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

Jan 30   Boris III, czar of Bulgaria (1918-43) on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit in the year 1894.  

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   Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 01   Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857) died in the year 1894.  

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

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

Feb 04   Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12   Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830) died in the year 1894.