In history, year 1894 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1894.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1894:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 30 april | A crowd of workers unemployed due to the Panic of 1893 conducted the first significant popular protest march on Washington, D.C. |
| 11 may | In response to a 28 percent wage cut, 4,000 Pullman Palace CarCompany workers went on a strike in Illinois, bringing traffic west ofChicago to a halt. |
| 21 may | The Manchester Ship Canal, linking Greater Manchester in NorthWest England to the Irish Sea, officially opened, becoming the largestnavigation canal in the world at the time. |
| 06 june | Colorado Governor Davis Hanson Waite ordered his state militiato protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners'strike. |
| 23 june | The International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organisation. Today its membership consists of 100 active members, 32 honorary members, and 1 honour member. The IOC is the supreme authority of the worldwide modern Olympic movement. |
| 23 june | Led by French historian Pierre de Coubertin, an international congress at the Sorbonne in Paris founded the International Olympic Committee to reinstate the ancient Olympic Games. |
| 30 june | London's Tower Bridge, a combined bascule and suspension bridgeover the River Thames, opened. |
| 22 july | Despite finishing in first place in the world's first autorace, Jules-Albert de Dion did not win, as his steam-powered car wasagainst the rules. |
| 15 october | Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery officer in the Frenchmilitary, was wrongly arrested for treason. |
| 21 november | First Sino-Japanese War: After capturing the city of Lüshunkou, the Japanese Second Army killed more than 1,000 Chinese servicemen and civilians. |
| 23 June | The establishment of the International Olympic Committee at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. |
| 15 September | Japan defeated China in the Battle of Pyongyang on this day itself. |
| 26 November | German mathematician and physicist Henry Rodlak Hertz died at the age of 37. |
| 10 August | Fourth President of India VV Giri was born. |
| 24 December | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 01 January | Renowned scientist Satyendra Nath Bose was born in Kolkata. |
| 20 January | German inventor and music expert Odolf Sachs died at the age of 75. |
| 25 February | Religious leader Meher Baba was born in Pune. |
| 04 March | More than 1000 houses were destroyed in the horrific fire in Shanghai. |
| 08 April | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the famous Bengali poet and author of Vande Mataram, died in Calcutta Now Kolkata. |
| 01 January | The Amateur Athletic Association of South Africa was established in Johannesburg. |
| 17 February | American outlaw John Wesley Hardin was released from prison. |
| 12 March | Coca-Cola began to be sold in bottles for the first time. |
| 16 April | Manchester City Football Club was formed in England. |
| 18 June | The first was the Rosenberry Uganda declared a British patronage. |
| 16 July | Treaty of Aoki-Kimberley; Japan and England signed the treaty. |
| 26 August | Netherlands Social Democratic Workers Party SDAP) was established. |
| 10 September | London taxi driver George Smith was fined for drunk driving for the first time. |
| 15 October | Captain Alfred Dreyfus was arrested in France on charges of espionage. |
| 10 November | Fred Lugard signed a contract with "Obsalamu " of King Lafia Nikki. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1894:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 February | John Ford / Producer / United States of America |
| 03 November | Sofoklis Venizelos / Politician / Greece |
| 04 January | Manuel de Abreu / Poet / Brazil |
| 05 March | Henry Daniell / Actor / United States of America |
| 05 June | Roy Thomson / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 12 November | Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe / Zoologist / Norway |
| 13 July | Isaac Babel / Writer / Russia |
| 15 September | Jean Renoir / Actor / France |
| 16 November | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi / Politician / Austria |
| 17 July | Georges Lemaître / Astronomer / Belgium |
| 18 January | Toots Mondt / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 19 December | Ford Frick / Business Man / United States of America |
| 20 January | Walter Piston / Composer / United States of America |
| 22 June | Bernard Ashmole / Historian / United Kingdom |
| 23 October | Rube Bressler / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 24 December | Georges Guynemer / Pilot / France |
| 25 July | Walter Brennan / Actor / United States of America |
| 26 May | Norma Talmadge / Actress / United States of America |
| 27 November | Konosuke Matsushita / Business Man / Japan |
| 30 October | Jean Rostand / Philosopher / France |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1894:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 25 February | Meher Baba / Spiritual Leader / India |
| 05 December | Hirallli Chenniah Dasappa / Politician / India |
| 01 January | Satyendra Nath Basu / Scientist / India |
| 10 August | Varahagiri Venkata Giri / Politician / India |
| 10 February | Harold Mc Millon / Politician / India |
| 10 January | Pingali Lakshmikantam / Poet / India |
| 01 January | Satyendra Nath Bose / Mathematician / India |
| 20 May | Chandrashekarendra Saraswati / Scholar / India |
| 10 October | Sudhi Ranjan Das / Lawyer / India |
| 01 January | Satyendra Nath Bose / Physicist / India |
| 23 January | Jyotirmoyee Devi / Author / India |
| 24 October | Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay / Poet / India |
| 10 August | V. V. Giri / Politician / India |
| 25 November | Deep Narayan Singh / Politician / India |
| 01 December | Bhim Sen Sachar / Politician / India |
| 10 August | V. V. Giri / Politician / India |
| 03 December | Deiva Zivarattinam / Politician / India |
| 10 August | Varahagiri Venkata Giri / Politician / India |
| 21 February | Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar / Academic / India |
| 21 February | Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar / Scientist / India |
