Historical Events In 1894

Jan 01   In the year 1894 denmark adopts Mid-European time   

Jan 01   Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie)   

Jan 04   On this day in history france ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia   

Jan 04   In the year 1894 wesley La Violette, composer   

Jan 07   Jose Rozo Contreras, composer in the year 1894.   

Jan 07   Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters in the year 1894.   

Jan 09   In the year 1894 henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist   

Jan 10   Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed) on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history jaroslav Vogel, composer   

Jan 12   On this day in history billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio)   

Jan 13   On this day in history revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops   

Jan 15   Edmond Rubbens, Belgian attorney/minister of colonization on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)   

Jan 18   On this day in history wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist   

Jan 19   Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1894 harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie)   

Jan 21   Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 in the year 1894.   

Jan 21   On this day in history oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec   

Jan 22   Charles Morgan, England, writer (Fountain) on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1894 g W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min   

Jan 23   On this day in history g W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 minutes   

Jan 23   Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Patriot/Idiot) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1894 james J Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title   

Jan 27   On this day in history 1st college basketball game, U of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11   

Jan 27   First college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1894 fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26)   

Jan 27   Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park in the year 1894.   

Jan 30   On this day in history boris III, czar of Bulgaria (1918-43)   

Jan 30   On this day in history pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit   

Jan 30   On this day in history uS flag fired on in Rio; prompt satisfaction exacted by Admiral Benham   

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Jan 01   Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974)   

Jan 02   Robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Wesley La Violette, composer was born in the year 1894.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962)   

Jan 07   Jose Rozo Contreras, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1894 birth of st Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941)   

Jan 01   Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857) died in the year 1894.   

Jan 08   In the year 1894 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

Jan 13   In the year 1894 death of nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831)   

Jan 19   Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58 in the year 1894.   

Jan 21   Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1894.   

Feb 12   In the year 1894 death of hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830)