Historical Events In 1894

May 12   Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show," premieres in NYC in the year 1894.  

May 14   In the year 1894 fire in Boston bleachers spreads to 170 adjoining buildings  

May 15   20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41 in the year 1894.  

May 16   Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings on this day in history.  

May 17   On this day in history 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49.25  

May 20   Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent) in the year 1894.  

May 21   In the year 1894 22-year-old French Anarchist Émile Henry is executed by guillotine.  

May 21   On this day in history august A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54  

May 23   William Love hosts ground breaking ceremonies for Love Canal in the year 1894.  

May 24   On this day in history william Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63  

May 25   In the year 1894 dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)  

May 26   In the year 1894 emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player  

May 27   Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon) in the year 1894.  

May 28   Belgium Princess Josephine marries Prince Karl von Hohenzollern on this day in history.  

May 28   In the year 1894 sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off)  

May 29   In the year 1894 beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days)  

May 30   On this day in history bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game  

May 30   Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45) on this day in history.  

May 31   In the year 1894 fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)  

Jun 04   In the year 1894 blanch Knopf, publishing CEO (Knopf)  

Jun 05   Immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1894.  

Jun 06   In the year 1894 sabin V Dragoi, composer  

Jun 08   In the year 1894 erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala)  

Jun 10   On this day in history pavel Borkovec, Czech composer (Stmivani, [Twilight])  

Jun 13   Isaak E Babel, Russian writer (Konarmija, Marija) [or Jul 13] in the year 1894.  

Jun 15   In the year 1894 phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8  

Jun 15   Robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!) on this day in history.  

Jun 16   On this day in history norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)  

Jun 17   On this day in history 1st US poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont  

Jun 18   Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate in the year 1894.  

Jun 19   28th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Henry of Navarre wins in 1:56.5 on this day in history.  

Jun 20   George Delacorte, NYC, philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books) in the year 1894.  

Jun 21   In the year 1894 workers in Pittsburgh strike Pullman sleeping car company  

Jun 22   Harry Houdini marries Bessie Rahner in the year 1894.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1894 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   In the year 1894 birth of robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)  

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   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   On this day in history death of heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857)  

Jan 08   Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 in the year 1894.  

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