Page 3: Historical Events In 1894

Mar 04   Great fire in Shanghai; over 1000 buildings destroyed.   

Mar 05   Henry Daniell, London, actor (Camille, Phila Story, Body Snatchers)   

Mar 05   Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in US   

Mar 05   Seattle authorizes inaugural municipal employment office in US   

Mar 08   A dog license law was enacted in the state of New York   

Mar 08   New York passes inaugural state dog license law.   

Mar 08   The state of New York enacts the nation's inaugural dog-licensing law.   

Mar 11   John Selby, cricketer (6 Tests for England 1877-82), dies.   

Mar 12   Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday and Friday   

Mar 13   J L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate   

Mar 14   Josef Schelb, composer   

Mar 15   Slava Vorlova, composer   

Mar 16   Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs," premieres in Paris   

Mar 17   Paul Green, US, novelist/playwright (In Abraham's Bosom).   

Mar 17   US and China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering US   

Mar 19   Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Brevard SC, comedienne (Merv Griffin Show).   

Mar 20   Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91   

Mar 21   Jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80   

Mar 22   Stanley Cup: Mont AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (1st Cup game ever).   

Mar 24   37 miners killed at Franklin WA   

Mar 24   Robert Prescott Stewart, composer, dies at 68   

Mar 25   Coxey's Army of the unemployed sets out from Massillon Oh for Wash.   

Mar 25   Coxey's Army of the unemployed sets out from Massillon OH for Washington DC   

Mar 25   Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer.   

Mar 26   Will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story)   

Mar 27   Verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49.   

Mar 27   William Harrigan, NYC.   

Mar 30   Sergei Ilyushin, Russian airplane builder (Ilyushin)   

Apr 02   Rudolph P Cleveringa, Dutch anti-nazi lawyer   

Apr 03   Dooley Wilson, Tyler Tx, actor (Bill-Beulah, Casablanca)   

Apr 05   11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville PA.   

Apr 05   11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn   

Apr 05   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Empty House" (BG).   

Apr 06   Gertrude Baines, American Supercentarian   

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Jan 01   Shitsu nakano: Japanese supercentenarian    

Jan 01   Satyendra nath bose: Indian mathematician   

Jan 02   Robert nathan: Nyc, poet, novelist (portrait of jennie)   

Jan 03   Zasu pitts: American actress   

Jan 04   Wesley la violette: Composer   

Jan 04   Manuel de abreu: Brazilian physician    

Jan 07   Jose rozo contreras: Composer   

Jan 08   St maximilian kolbe: Polish martyr    

Jan 01   Heinrich rudolf hertz: German physicist (b. 1857)   

Jan 08   Pierre-joseph van beneden: Paleont (life of tapeworms),    

Jan 13   Nadezhda von meck: Russian patroness of pyotr tchaikovsky (b. 1831)   

Jan 19   Francois haverschmidt: Dutch writer,    

Jan 21   Guillaume jean joseph nicolas lekeu: Composer,    

Feb 04   Antoine j "adolphe" sax: Instrument maker (saxophone),    

Feb 11   Pasqual juan emilio arrieta y corera: Composer,    

Feb 12   Hans von bülow: German pianist and composer (b. 1830)