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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1894 reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed)  

Jan 11   In the year 1894 jaroslav Vogel, composer  

Jan 12   Billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio) in the year 1894.  

Jan 13   In the year 1894 revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops  

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

Jan 16   On this day in history guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)  

Jan 18   Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist in the year 1894.  

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

Jan 20   Harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie) in the year 1894.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1894 oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec  

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   In the year 1894 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   1st college basketball game, U of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   In the year 1894 first college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11  

Jan 27   In the year 1894 fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26)  

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

Jan 30   On this day in history boris III, czar of Bulgaria (1918-43)  

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

Jan 30   On this day in history uS flag fired on in Rio; prompt satisfaction exacted by Admiral Benham  

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Jan 01   Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1894 birth of zaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)  

Jan 04   In the year 1894 birth of wesley La Violette, composer  

Jan 04   Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1894 birth of jose Rozo Contreras, composer  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of st Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941)  

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1894 death of nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831)  

Jan 19   In the year 1894 francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58  

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

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

Feb 11   On this day in history pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 12   Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830) died on this day in history.