Year 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal (until 1893 state leaders - Events of 1894 - 1895 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France French Somaliland - Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland ( 1888 - 1899) Guinea Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1894

January - March

March 12: Coca-Cola in bottles (copies). Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries

• January 7 - W.K. Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 &ndash 28 September 1935 was an Anglo - Scottish Inventor who devised an early motion picture
• January 9 - New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard (Lexington, Massachusetts). Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company was the first company set up to develop the then-new telephone In electronics a battery is a combination of two or more Electrochemical cells which store chemical Energy which can be converted into electrical energy A switchboard (also called a manual exchange) was a device used to connect a group of Telephones manually to one another or to an outside connection within and between Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
• February 15 - 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin attempts to destroy the Royal Greenwich Observatory, London, England with a bomb. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i The Royal Observatory Greenwich (formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory or RGO) was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• March 1 - Thomas McGreevy, Canadian politician and contractor, is released from prison after serving time for defrauding the government. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant This article is about the Canadian politician For the Irish poet see Thomas MacGreevy.
• March 4 - The First Sino-Japanese War: Great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings are destroyed. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The First Sino-Japanese War ( 日清戦争 Romaji: Nisshin Sensō ( 1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a war fought between Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million
• March 12 - For the first time, Coca-Cola is sold in bottles. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries
• March 21 - Syzygy of planets as Mercury transited the Sun as seen from Venus, and Mercury and Venus both transited the Sun as seen from Saturn. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. In broadest terms Syzygy (ˈsɪzɪʤi is a kind of unity especially through coordination or alignment most commonly used in the Astronomical and/or Astrological The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University But no two of the transits were simultaneous.
• March 25 - Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington D.C.

April - June

May 14: Blackpool Tower. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by the populist Jacob Coxey. Massillon is a city in Stark County in the US state of Ohio. The population was 31325 at the 2000 census. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire in England which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894.

• May - Outbreak of bubonic plague in the Tai Ping Shan area of Hong Kong. Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Tai Ping Shan Street ( is a street marking the early colonial history in Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders By the end of the year the death toll is 2,552 people.
• May 1
  • Coxey's Army arrives in Washington D. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. C.
  • May Day Riots of 1894 break out in Cleveland, Ohio. The May Day Riots of 1894 were a series of violent demonstrations that occurred throughout Cleveland Ohio on May 1 ( May Day) 1894. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
• May 11 - Pullman Strike: Three thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a "wildcat" (without union approval) strike in Illinois. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The Pullman Porter redirects here For the 1919 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Pullman Porter The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.
• May 14
  • Meteor shower in Southern France. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the A meteor shower, some of which are known as a "meteor storm" or "meteor outburst" is a celestial event where a group of meteors are observed to radiate from one point This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
  • Blackpool Tower is opened in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire in England which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• May 21 - The Manchester Ship Canal and Docks are opened by Queen Victoria. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. The Manchester Ship Canal is a wide long river navigation in North West England, opened on 21 May 1894 Salford Quays is an area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• June 22 - Dahomey becomes a French colony. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• June 23 - International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin (1 January 1863 &ndash 2 September 1937 was a French Pedagogue and historian who is best known as the founder of the
• June 24 - Assassination of Sadi Carnot, president of France. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place For the French physicist and uncle of Marie François see Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected
• June 30 - Tower Bridge in London opened for traffic. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and Suspension bridge in London, England over the River Thames.

July - September

July: Fire damages Columbian Exposition. The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary

• July - A fire at the site of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago destroys most of the remaining buildings. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• July 4 - The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of the government that controlled Hawai{{okina}}i from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a Republic Sanford Ballard Dole ( April 23 1844 June 9 1926) was a Politician and Jurist of Hawai{{okina}}i as a kingdom
• August 1 - Declaration of war between the Qing Empire of China and the Empire of Japan, over their rival claims of influence on their common ally, the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The event marks the start of the first Sino-Japanese War. The First Sino-Japanese War ( 日清戦争 Romaji: Nisshin Sensō ( 1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a war fought between
• August 15 - Sante Geronimo Caserio is executed for the assassination of Marie François Sadi Carnot. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Sante Geronimo Caserio ( September 8, 1873 - August 16, 1894) was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Marie François Sadi For the French physicist and uncle of Marie François see Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot.
• September 1 - Great Hinckley Fire: A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota kills more than 450 people. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. The Great Hinckley Fire was a major conflagration that burned an area of 420 square miles or 200000 acres (810 km² A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, Hinckley is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 48
• September 4 - In New York City, 12,000 tailors strike against sweatshop working conditions. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The City of New York Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. A sweatshop is a working environment with very difficult or dangerous conditions usually where the workers have few rights or ways to address their situation

October - December

Nov. 1: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia

• October 1 - The Owl Club of Cape Town, South Africa has its first formal meeting. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The Owl Club of Cape Town, South Africa, is a gentleman’s dining club formed in 1894 to provide a social meeting place for those with an interest Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• October 15 - Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying: Dreyfus affair begins. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Alfred Dreyfus (9 October 1859 &ndash 12 July 1935 was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s
• October 30 - Domenico Menegatti obtains a patent for a procedure to be applied in producing pandoro industrially. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. For the subsidiary of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company see Pandoro Pandoro, as well as its counterpart Panettone
• November 7 - Grande loge de france founded in France splitting from the larger and older Grand Orient de France
• November 1 - Russian Tsar Alexander III dies and is succeeded by his son Nicholas II. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The Grande Loge de France (GLDF is the second largest Masonic body in France The Grand Orient de France ( GOdF or GOF) is the largest of several Masonic organizations in France and the oldest in Continental Europe Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Alexander III Alexandrovich ( 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) (Александр III Александрович reigned as Emperor
• November 5 - West Palm Beach, Florida is incorporated as a city. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) West Palm Beach, also known as West Palm, is the most populous city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA.
• December 18 - Women in South Australia become the first in Australia to gain the right to vote and to be elected to Parliament. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Canada's fifth prime minister. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus
• December 22 - French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of treason in the midst of a European controversy known as the Dreyfus Affair. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Alfred Dreyfus (9 October 1859 &ndash 12 July 1935 was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s

Undated

• Western countries give up their extraterritorial rights in Japan. Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the Jurisdiction of local law usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• Grace Kimmins founds the Guild of the Poor Brave Things. Dame Grace Kimmins, DBE (1871-1954 was described in Punch (volume 156 April 9, 1919) as ' The Guild of the Poor Brave Things was established in 1894 by Dame Grace Kimmins (1871-1954 et al to provide resources for disabled boys to enable them
• Kate Chopin writes "The Story of An Hour" (fiction). Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty on February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American Author
• National College of Music, London, is founded by the Moss family. The National College of Music London, was established in 1894.
• In the U.S., the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects is founded. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Beaux-Arts Institute of Design ( BAID) was an art and architectural school based in New York City founded in 1916 with the goal of training American architects sculptors
• Elyria High School is built, becoming the first chartered high school west of the Allegheny Mountains. Elyria High School is a High School in Elyria Ohio. Founded in 1830 it is notable for being the first chartered high school west of the Allegheny Mountains. The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) &mdash informally the Alleghenies &mdash is part of the vast Appalachian
• Sir William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh discover the first noble gas, Argon. Sir William Ramsay (2 October 1852 &ndash 23 July 1916 was a Scottish chemist who discovered the Noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh OM (12 November 1842 &ndash 30 June 1919 was an English Physicist who with William Ramsay, discovered This article pertains to the chemical element For other uses see Argon (disambiguation.
• Oil is discovered on the Osage Indian reservation, making the Osage the "richest group of people in the world"
• End of the rule of chief Touch the Clouds. The Osage Nation is a tribe in the United States, which is mainly based in Osage County Oklahoma, but can be found throughout America Touch the Clouds ( Lakota: Mahpia Icahtagya) was a chief of the Minneconjou Teton Lakota.

Births

January - June

• January 1 - Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Satyendra Nath Bose (/sɐθjinðrɐ nɑθ bos/ সত্যেন্দ্র নাথ বসু ( January 1, 1894 &ndash February 4, 1974 1974)
• January 8 - Vilmos Tkálecz, Hungarian politician (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Vilmos Tkálecz (Vilmoš Tkalec January 8, 1894 - 19?? was Hungarian-Slovenian Schoolmaster and politician serving as governor of the unknown)
• January 20 - Walter Piston, American composer (d. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Walter Hamor Piston Jr ( January 20, 1894 &ndash November 12, 1976) was an American composer and music theorist 1976)
• January 30 - King Boris III of Bulgaria (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Boris III Tsar of Bulgaria (January 30 1894 &ndash August 28 1943 originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver ( Boris Clement Robert Mary 1943)
• January 31 - Isham Jones, American jazz musician (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Isham Jones ( 31 January, 1894 &ndash 19 October, 1956) was a United States bandleader violinist bassist and Songwriter 1956)
• February 3 - Norman Rockwell, American artist and illustrator (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Norman Percevel Rockwell ( February 3, 1894 &ndash November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter and Illustrator 1978)
• February 8 - Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Professor Ludwig Marcuse ( February 8 1894 in Berlin &ndash August 2 1971 in Bad Wiessee Germany) was a Philosopher and 1971)
• February 10 - Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead (Maurice Harold Macmillan 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 &ndash 29 December 1986 was a British Conservative Politician 1986)
• February 11 - Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Alfonso Leng ( February 11, 1894 &ndash November 11, 1974) was a post-romantic composer of classical music. 1974)
• February 14 - Jack Benny, American actor and comedian (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian 1974)
• February 25 - Meher Baba, Avatar of the Age, born in India (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Meher Baba ( Devanāgarī: मेहेर बाबा) (February 25 1894 Merwan Sheriar Irani – January 31 1969 was an Indian mystic and spiritual Avatar or Avatara (अवतार IAST Avatāra) is often inaccurately translated into English as incarnation 1969)
• February 28 - Ben Hecht, American playwright, and film writer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Ben Hecht (pronounced hekt) ( February 28, 1894 &ndash April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter director producer playwright 1964)
• March 17 - Paul Green, novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger For other people of the same name see Paul Green. Paul Green ( 17 March 1894 - 4 May 1981) The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, 1981)
• March 19 - Moms Mabley, American comedienne (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Jackie "Moms" Mabley ( March 19 1894 - May 23 1975) was an African American comedienne. 1975)
• March 30 - Nikolai P. Barabashov, Russian astronomer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Nikolay Pavlovich Barabashov ( March 30, 1894 &ndash April 29, 1971) was a Soviet Russian astronomer 1971)
• April 10 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist, Gandhian, and educationalist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Shri Ghanshyam Das "GD" Birla ( April 10, 1894 - June 11, 1983) was an Indian businessman 1983)
• April 10 - Ben Nicholson English abstract artist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Benjamin Lauder Nicholson OM, ( 10 April 1894 &ndash 6 February 1982) known as Ben Nicholson, was an English 1982)
• April 13 - Arthur Fadden, Australian Prime Minister (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Sir Arthur William Fadden, GCMG (13 April 1894&ndash21 April 1973 Australian politician and 13th Prime Minister of Australia, born in Ingham Queensland 1973)
• April 15 - Bessie Smith, American blues singer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Bessie Smith (July 9 1892 or April 15 1894&ndash September 26 1937 was an American Blues singer 1937)
• April 17 - Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, Soviet politician (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following 1971)
• April 26 - Rudolf Hess, Nazi official (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Rudolf Walter Richard Hess ( Heß in German) (26 April 1894 &ndash 17 August 1987 was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler 1987)
• April 27 - Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian/American musicologist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Nicolas Slonimsky (b &ndash d December 25, 1995) was a Russian American composer conductor musician Music critic lexicographer 1995)
• May 11 - Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople See also Martha Graham ( May 11, 1894 &ndash April 1, 1991) was an American Dancer and Choreographer 1991)
• May 16 - Walter Yust, American encyclopædia editor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Walter M Yust ( May 16, 1894 – February 29, 1960) was the American editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica from 1960)
• May 20 - Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian religious scholar and saint (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal ( May 20, 1894 &ndash 1994)
• May 27
  • Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the Pen name of French writer and doctor Louis-Ferdinand Destouches (27 May 1894 &ndash 1 July 1961 1961)
  • Dashiell Hammett, American author (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( May 27, 1894 — January 10, 1961) was an American Author of Hardboiled detective 1961)
• May 31 - Fred Allen, American comedian (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Fred Allen (born John Florence Sullivan May 31 1894 - March 17, 1956) was an American Comedian whose absurdist 1956)
• June 4 - Gabriel Pascal, Hungarian Film Producer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Gabriel Pascal ( June 4, 1894 &ndash July 6, 1954) was a Hungarian Film producer and director. 1954)
• June 7 - Roy Thomson, Canadian publisher (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Sir Roy Herbert Thomson 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet GBE, DLitt, D 1976)
• June 9 - Nedo Nadi, Italian fencer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Nedo Nadi ( July 9, 1894 &ndash January 29, 1940) was an Italian fencer, widely regarded as the most versatile 1940)
• June 14 - Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the 1924)
• June 23 - King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish 1972)

July - December

• July 9 - Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa ( Russian Пётр Леонидович Капица ( July 9, 1894 &ndash April 8, 1984) was an innovative The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1984)
• July 18 - Isaac Babel, Ukrainian writer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel, Исаак Эммануилович Бабель ( – January 27, 1940) was a Soviet journalist playwright and short story writer who 1940)
• July 19 - Khawaja Nazimuddin, Pakistani Prime Minister (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Al- Hajj Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, KCIE ( Urdu: خواجہ ناظم الدین Bengali: খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন 1965)
• July 26 - Aldous Huxley, English author (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 &ndash 22 November 1963 was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. 1963)
• August 3 - Harry Heilmann, baseball player (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Harry Edwin Heilmann ( August 3, 1894 &ndash July 9, 1951) nicknamed “ Slug,” was a Major League Baseball player who 1951)
• August 28 - Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Karl August Leopold Böhm ( August 28, 1894 &ndash 1981)
• August 28 - Elisha Scott, footballer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Elisha Scott ( 24 August 1894 &ndash 16 May 1959) was a Northern Irish football goalkeeper who most notably played 1959)
• September 2 - Joseph Roth, Austrian writer (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Joseph Roth ( September 2, 1894 in Brody - May 27, 1939 in Paris) was an Austrian novelist best known for his 1939)
• September 7 - George Waggner, American film director, producer, and actor (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. George Waggner ( September 7, 1894 - December 11, 1984) was an American Film director, Producer and Actor 1984)
• September 13 - J. B. Priestley, English novelist and playwright (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September John Boynton Priestley, OM ( 13 September, 1894 &ndash 14 August, 1984) was an English Writer and broadcaster 1984)
• September 13 - Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Julian Tuwim (the Surname comes from the Hebrew "טובים" " tovim," "good" September 13, 1894 1953)
• September 15 - Jean Renoir, French film director (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Jean Renoir (French ʁəˈnwaʁ ( September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979) born in the Montmartre district of Paris 1979)
• September 24 - Tommy Armour, Scottish golfer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. PGA Tour wins (25 1920 (1 Pinehurst Fall Pro-Am Bestball (as an amateur with Leo Diegel) 1925 (1 Florida West Coast Open 1926 1968)
• October 5 - Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Bevil Gordon D'Urban Rudd ( October 5, 1894 &ndash February 2, 1948) was a South African athlete, the 1920 1948)
• October 7 - Del Lord, Hollywood director (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Del Lord ( October 7, 1894 - March 23, 1970) was a Film director and Actor best known as a director of Three Stooges 1970)
• October 14 - E. E. Cummings, American poet (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14 1894 &ndash September 3 1962 popularly known as E 1962)
• October 15 - Moshe Sharett, Israeli Prime Minister (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Moshe Sharett (משה שרת born Moshe Shertok (Hebrew משה שרתוק on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second 1965)
• October 18 - H. L. Davis, American author (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Harold Lenoir Davis ( October 18, 1894 – October 31, 1960) also known as H 1960)
• October 25 - Claude Cahun, French photographer and writer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Claude Cahun ( 25 October, 1894 &ndash 8 December, 1954) was a French Artist, Photographer and Writer 1954)
• October 25 - Aşık Veysel Şatıroğlu, Turkish poet, songwriter and saz player (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Aşık Veysel Şatıroğlu ( October 25, 1894 – March 21, 1973) also known as just Aşık Veysel 1973)
• November 2 - Alexander Lippisch, German aerodynamics engineer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 1976)
• November 4 - Chafik Charobim, Egyptian impressionist painter (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Chafik Charobim ( November 4, 1894 in Cairo – 1975 is a well known Impressionist and naturalist 1975)
• November 5 - Harold Innis, Canadian communications scholar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Harold Adams Innis (November 5 1894 &ndash November 8 1952 was a Canadian professor of Political economy at the University of Toronto and the author (d. 1952)
• November 24 - Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Herbert William Sutcliffe (born November 24, 1894, Summerbridge Harrogate, Yorkshire, England; died January 22 1978)
• November 26 - Norbert Wiener, American mathematician (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Norbert Wiener ( November 26, 1894, Columbia Missouri – March 18, 1964, Stockholm, Sweden) was an American 1964)
• November 29 - Lucille Hegamin, American singer and entertainer (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Lucille Nelson Hegamin ( November 29, 1894 – 1 March, 1970) was a United States Singer and Entertainer, and 1970)
• December 5 - Philip K. Wrigley, American business and sports executive (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Philip Knight Wrigley ( December 5 1894 - April 12 1977) sometimes also called P 1977)
• December 8 - James Thurber, American writer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. James Grover Thurber ( December 8, 1894 &ndash November 2, 1961) was an American Humorist and Cartoonist. 1961)
• December 17 - Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Arthur Fiedler should not be confused with Arthur Fielder, a Kent Fast bowler of the 1900s 1979)
• December 20 - Robert Menzies, Australian Prime Minister (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve 1978)
• December 22 - Edwin Linkomies, Finnish Prime Minister (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Edwin Linkomies ( December 22 1894 &ndash September 9 1963, until 1928 Edwin Flinck was Prime Minister of Finland March 1963)
• December 26 - Jean Toomer, American poet (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Jean Toomer ( December 26, 1894 &ndash March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance 1967)
• December 31 - Pola Negri, Polish actress (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Pola Negri ( Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec) ( 3 January, 1897 - August 1, 1987) was a Polish film actress who achieved 1987)

See also Category: 1894 births. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

Deaths

January - June

• January 1 - Heinrich Hertz, German physicist (b. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Heinrich Rudolf Hertz ( February 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894) was a German physicist who clarified and expanded the electromagnetic theory 1857)
• January 13 - Nadezhda von Meck, patron of Tchaikovsky (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck (Надежда Филаретовна фон Мекк ( -) was the wealthy Russian widow of a Russian railway tycoon Karl von Meck 1831)
• February 4 - Adolphe Sax, Belgian instrument maker, inventor of the saxophone (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Antoine-Joseph 'Adolphe' Sax (November 6 1814 &ndash February 4 1894 was a Belgian Musical instrument designer and Musician ( Clarinetist 1814)
• February 6 -
• February 8 - Robert Michael Ballantyne, Scottish novelist (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. R M Ballantyne ( April 24, 1825 &ndash February 8, 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer 1825)
• March 3 - Ned Williamson, American baseball player (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Edward Nagle Williamson ( October 24, 1857 - March 3, 1894) was a Major League Baseball player for the Indianapolis 1857)
• March 20 - Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian politician (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Lajos Kossuth (ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkoʃut Monok, September 19 1802 &ndash Turin, March 20 1894 was a Hungarian lawyer politician and Regent-President 1802)
• June 3 - Karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist and expert on Byzantine law (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering 1812)
• June 7 - Hassan I of Morocco (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Hassan I of Morocco (الحسن الأول (b 1836 - 7 June 1894) was Sultan of Morocco from 1873 to 1894 1836)
• June 23 - Marietta Alboni, opera singer (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Marietta Alboni ( March 6 1826 – June 23 1894) was a renowned Italian Contralto Opera singer 1826)
• June 25 - Marie François Sadi Carnot, French statesman (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians For the French physicist and uncle of Marie François see Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot. 1837) (assassinated)

July - December

• September 13 - Emmanuel Chabrier, composer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September ( Alexis-) Emmanuel Chabrier ( January 18, 1841 – September 13, 1894) was a French Romantic Composer 1841)
• October 20 - James Anthony Froude, historian (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony James Anthony Froude (Froude rhymes with rood) (23 April 1818 &ndash 20 October 1894 was a controversial English Historian, Novelist, 1818)
• October 30 - Juan Cortina, Mexican folk hero (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Juan Nepomuceno Cortina Goseacochea ( May 16 1824 &ndash October 30 1894) better known as Juan Cortina or by his nickname 1824)
• November 1 - Tsar Alexander III of Russia (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Alexander III Alexandrovich ( 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) (Александр III Александрович reigned as Emperor 1845)
• November 20 - Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist and composer (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, This article is about the 19th century Russian pianist and composer 1829)
• November 25 - Solomon Caesar Malan, Swiss-born orientalist (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Solomon Caesar Malan ( April 22, 1812 &ndash November 25, 1894) was a British divine and Orientalist. 1812)
• December 3 - Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish author (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850–3 December 1894 was a Scottish novelist poet and travel writer, and a representative of Neo-romanticism in 1850)
• December 9 - Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev (Пафну́тий Льво́вич Чебышёв ( –) was a Russian Mathematician. 1821)
• December 12 - John Sparrow David Thompson, Prime Minister of Canada (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, KCMG, PC, QC, ( November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus 1845)
• December 28 - Chamaraja Wodeyar, Maharajah of Mysore (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Chamaraja Wadiyar X (Wodeyar (1863-94 was the ruling Maharaja of Mysore between 1881 and 1894 1863)

See also Category: 1894 deaths. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common