1894
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1891 1892 1893 – 1894 – 1895 1896 1897 |
1894 Media
November 1: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia.
Satyendra Nath Bose in London 1925
Lieutenant William 'Billy' Bishop VC in the uniform of the Royal Flying Corps
- HaroldMacmillan
Otto Grotewohl
- For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme.
- BundesarchivBildII,RudolfHeß
1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1894th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 894th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1894, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- Outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War
- June 30 – Tower Bridge in London opened.
Births
- February 10 - Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister
- April 17 – Nikita Krushchev, Soviet leader
- March 20 – Ky Ebright, American Olympic rowing coach (d. 1979)
- July 26 – Aldous Huxley, English writer
- November 27 - Katherine Milhous, American illustrator and writer (d. 1977)
Deaths
- 1 January – Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
- 1 November - Alexander III of Russia Czar of Russia father of Czar Nicholas II