Page 8: Historical Events In 1894

Sep 08   Willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic.   

Sep 10   London taxi driver George Smith is inaugural fined for drunk driving   

Sep 12   Billy Gilbert, Louisville Ky, (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday)   

Sep 13   Anton Roosjen, Dutch politician/NCRV-chairman.   

Sep 14   Hottentotten uprising in Southwest-Africa fails.   

Sep 15   Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang.   

Sep 15   Jean Renoir, French director (Madame Bovary, Nana, Grand Illusion).   

Sep 15   Jean Renoir, French film director is born   

Sep 16   Clarence R Hennecke, Omaha NE, actor (Keystone Kops).   

Sep 17   Fay Compton, [Virginia Lillian Emeline Compton], actress (Haunting)   

Sep 19   Cornelis Rijnsdorp, writer (Kings Children)   

Sep 21   Tullio Carminati, Zara Dalmatia Italy, actor (Roman Holiday)   

Sep 22   Hieronim Feicht, composer   

Sep 23   Kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (Edda and Thora).   

Sep 24   Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book publisher (Van Dale), dies   

Sep 26   Gladys Brockwell, Brooklyn NY, actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist)   

Sep 27   Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY   

Sep 27   New York's Aqueduct horse racing track opens   

Sep 28   Simon Marks and Tom Spencer open Penny Bazaar in Manchester   

Sep 29   Franco Capuana, composer   

Sep 30   Dirk J Bush, Dutch/US mathematician (Concise History of Mathematics).   

Oct 01   Civic organization, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben founded in Omaha, Nebraska.   

Oct 01   Ricardo Castillo, composer.   

Oct 04   Cliff Hall, Bkln NY, actor (Crime Photographer).   

Oct 07   Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer   

Oct 11   Albert Stoessel, composer.   

Oct 12   Charles Hodge, Calif, NYU professor (Answers for Americans)   

Oct 14   E.E Cummings, American poet is born   

Oct 14   Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, founder (Indonesian Communist)   

Oct 15   Capt Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage   

Oct 17   Ohio national guard results in the deaths of 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man.   

Oct 26   German emperor Wilhelm II fires Chancellor Leo von Caprivi and premier Botho zu Eulenburg.   

Oct 26   John S Knight, WV, publisher (Knight-Rider)   

Oct 27   Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor (Residence-orch)   

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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)