17 events found for 1894
Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would rem
Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D
Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike
The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer S
The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Assassination of the French President, Sadi Carnot by Sante Caserio during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894)
The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte…
The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
The Empire of Japan and Qing China declare war on each other after a week of fighting over Korea, formally…
Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats the Qing dynasty in the Battle of Pyongyang, causing the Qing army to withdraw…
Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.