Historical Events In 1895

Feb 01   John Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   The birth of John Ford, American director in the year 1895.   

Feb 02   In the year 1895 george S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL   

Feb 03   In the year 1895 izak Buys, cricketer (one Test for S Africa 1922, 0 & 4*, 0-52)   

Feb 03   On this day in history wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 m (46.8 secs)   

Feb 04   In the year 1895 1st rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago   

Feb 04   Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Erflaters) on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1895 first rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago   

Feb 06   George Herman (Babe) Ruth, Baltimore, baseball great (Yankees) in the year 1895.   

Feb 08   King Vidor, director (War & Peace, Stella Dallas) on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Tchaikovsky/Petipa's "Swan Lake," premieres in Petersburg on this day in history.   

Feb 09   1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3) on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Volleyball invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts in the year 1895.   

Feb 11   On this day in history -17°F (-27.2°C) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record)   

Feb 11   -17ºF (-27.2ºC) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record) in the year 1895.   

Feb 11   Georgetown became part of Washington DC in the year 1895.   

Feb 11   Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer in the year 1895.   

Feb 13   On this day in history fred Essler, Austria, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk)   

Feb 13   Moving picture projector patented on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Max Horkheimer, German philosopher/sociologist (Studies in prejudice) on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1895 oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest," opens in London   

Feb 14   In the year 1895 oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" opens in London   

Feb 15   23 cm (9") of snow falls on New Orleans in the year 1895.   

Feb 17   Anita Stewart, NY, actress (South of Hell Mountain) on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   George "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame) in the year 1895.   

Feb 19   In the year 1895 louis Calhern, NYC, actor (Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle)   

Feb 20   On this day in history abolitionist Frederick Douglass dies in Washington, D.C.   

Feb 20   Congress authorizes a US mint at Denver CO in the year 1895.   

Feb 20   On this day in history congress authorizes a US mint at Denver, Colorodo   

Feb 20   Frederick Douglass, escaped slave, anti-slavery leader, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Freida Geiken, autobiographer (National Historic Taping) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   NC Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1895 birth of j Edgar Hoover, Mr FBI   

Jan 01   Nathaniel Shilkret, NYC, conductor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1895 birth of count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman (Red Cross, UN)   

Jan 03   Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Mihail Andricu, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter was born in the year 1895.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of leroy Grumman, American industrialist (d. 1982)   

Jan 05   Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest was born in the year 1895.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of james Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. 1824)   

Jan 09   In the year 1895 death of aaron Lufkin Dennison, American watch manufacturer (b. 1812)   

Jan 10   On this day in history benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer, dies at 45   

Jan 22   Edward Solomon, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1895.   

Jan 24   In the year 1895 death of lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849)   

Jan 26   On this day in history arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies   

Jan 28   In the year 1895 francois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85   

Feb 02   Archduke Albert, Austrian general (b. 1817) died on this day in history.