Page 5: Historical Events In 1894

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

May 14   On this day in history fire in Boston bleachers spreads to 170 adjoining buildings   

May 15   In the year 1894 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41   

May 16   In the year 1894 fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings   

May 17   On this day in history 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49.25   

May 20   Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent) on this day in history.   

May 21   22-year-old French Anarchist Émile Henry is executed by guillotine in the year 1894.   

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   On this day in history william Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63   

May 25   Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence) in the year 1894.   

May 26   In the year 1894 emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player   

May 27   On this day in history dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)   

May 28   Belgium Princess Josephine marries Prince Karl von Hohenzollern in the year 1894.   

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

May 29   In the year 1894 beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days)   

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

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

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

Jun 04   On this day in history blanch Knopf, publishing CEO (Knopf)   

Jun 05   Immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1894.   

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

Jun 08   On this day in history erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala)   

Jun 10   In the year 1894 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1894.   

Jun 18   In the year 1894 premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate   

Jun 19   28th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Henry of Navarre wins in 1:56.5 in the year 1894.   

Jun 20   George Delacorte, NYC, philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books) in the year 1894.   

Jun 21   Workers in Pittsburgh strike Pullman sleeping car company in the year 1894.   

Jun 22   Harry Houdini marries Bessie Rahner in the year 1894.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1894 birth of shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007)   

Jan 01   Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie) was born in the year 1894.   

Jan 03   In the year 1894 birth of zaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of wesley La Violette, composer   

Jan 04   In the year 1894 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   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   Nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831) died in the year 1894.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1894 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   On this day in history pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70   

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