Page 5: Historical Events In 1894

May 12   On this day in history ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show," premieres in NYC   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 17   In the year 1894 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   August A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54 in the year 1894.   

May 23   On this day in history william Love hosts ground breaking ceremonies for Love Canal   

May 24   In the year 1894 william Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63   

May 25   On this day in history dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)   

May 26   Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player in the year 1894.   

May 27   In the year 1894 dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)   

May 28   In the year 1894 belgium Princess Josephine marries Prince Karl von Hohenzollern   

May 28   Sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off) in the year 1894.   

May 29   Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days) on this day in history.   

May 30   In the year 1894 bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game   

May 30   In the year 1894 hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)   

May 31   On this day in history fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)   

Jun 04   Blanch Knopf, publishing CEO (Knopf) in the year 1894.   

Jun 05   On this day in history immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70   

Jun 06   Sabin V Dragoi, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 08   Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala) on this day in history.   

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] on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8 in the year 1894.   

Jun 15   In the year 1894 robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!)   

Jun 16   Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera) in the year 1894.   

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

Jun 18   Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   George Delacorte, NYC, philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 22   On this day in history harry Houdini marries Bessie Rahner   

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Jan 01   Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007) was born in the year 1894.   

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 in the year 1894.   

Jan 03   ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963) was born in the year 1894.   

Jan 04   In the year 1894 birth of wesley La Violette, composer   

Jan 04   Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962) was born in the year 1894.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of jose Rozo Contreras, composer   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1894 death of heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857)   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79   

Feb 11   In the year 1894 pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 12   Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830) died on this day in history.