Page 4: Historical Events In 1894

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

Apr 06   Gertrude Baines, American Supercentarian   

Apr 07   Gerald Brenan, English writer.   

Apr 08   Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55.   

Apr 09   1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 5th Symphony in B in Graz.   

Apr 09   Ernest Kanitz, composer   

Apr 10   Ben Nicholson, English painter/sculptor (Circle)   

Apr 12   British and Belgian secret accord on dividing Central-Africa.   

Apr 12   Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese general/president (1951-58).   

Apr 13   Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer   

Apr 14   1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)   

Apr 14   Firt public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures).   

Apr 15   Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues (over 200 songs).   

Apr 17   Nikita Khrushchev (USSR premier 1958­64) born.   

Apr 17   Nikita S Khrushchev, 1st secretary USSR (1953-64)   

Apr 17   Nikita S Khrushchev, Russian leader is born.   

Apr 19   Jules Massenet's opera "Werther," premieres in NYC   

Apr 20   136000 mine workers strike in Ohio for pay increase.   

Apr 20   Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling)   

Apr 21   George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man," premieres in London.   

Apr 23   Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife).   

Apr 24   French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18   

Apr 26   Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader is born.   

Apr 27   Nicolas Slonimsky, composer   

Apr 29   Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol   

May 05   Kit Guard, Denmark, actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous)   

May 06   Filip Lazar, composer.   

May 08   Klara Fey, German orch leaser (Die Kleinen Betrachtungen), dies at 79   

May 10   Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High and Mighty).   

May 11   American RR Union strikes Pullman Sleeping Car Co   

May 11   Anton A Mussert, Dutch nazi leader (NSB).   

May 12   Cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama)   

May 12   Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show," premieres in NYC.   

May 14   Fire in Boston bleachers spreads to 170 adjoining buildings.   

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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)