Page 12: Historical Events In 1895

Dec 17   George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass)   

Dec 19   Ingeborg Refling-Hagen, Norwegian author/poet (Loke Saar Havre)   

Dec 20   Susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key).   

Dec 21   Paul Hoffer, composer   

Dec 22   Wilhelm Rontgen, the German physicist, makes the inaugural ever X-ray of his wife's hand.   

Dec 25   Raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding-school), dies at 32.   

Dec 27   Sig Arno, Hamburg, Germany, actor (Holiday in Havana)   

Dec 28   The Lumiere brothers, 19th century film makers, held their inaugural commercial screening   

Dec 28   World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris.   

Dec 29   Dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg   

Dec 30   August De Boodt, Belgian politician   

Dec 30   LP Hartley, British writer, dies   

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Jan 01   J edgar hoover: Mr fbi   

Jan 01   Nathaniel shilkret: Nyc, conductor   

Jan 02   Count folke bernadotte: Sweden, statesman (red cross, un)   

Jan 03   Boris mykolayovich lyatoshyns'ky: Composer   

Jan 04   Lourens g m baas becking: Dutch botanist/resistance fighter   

Jan 04   Leroy grumman: American industrialist    

Jan 05   Jeannette piccard: Balloonist/episcopal priest   

Jan 05   Elizabeth cotten: American musician    

Jan 03   James merritt ives: American lithographer with nathaniel currier (b. 1824)   

Jan 09   Aaron lufkin dennison: American watch manufacturer (b. 1812)   

Jan 10   Benjamin louis paul godard: Composer,    

Jan 22   Edward solomon: Composer,    

Jan 24   Lord randolph churchill: British politician (b. 1849)   

Jan 26   Arthur cayley: Mathematician,    

Jan 28   Francois certain de canrobert: French marshal,    

Feb 02   Archduke albert: Austrian general (b. 1817)