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What Happened In September 1894 In History

Historical Events for September, 1894

  • 1st » Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
  • 15th » First Sino-Japanese War: Empire of Japan named Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
  • 17th » Battle of Yalu River (1894) or Battle of Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1894

  • 2nd » Joseph Roth, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1939)
  • 7th » Vic Richardson, Australian cricketer, footballer, and sportscaster (d. 1969)
  • 7th » George Waggner, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1984)
  • 8th » John Samuel Bourque, Canadian soldier and politician (d. 1974)
  • 8th » Willem Pijper, Dutch composer and critic (d. 1947)
  • 9th » Arthur Freed, American composer and producer (d. 1973)
  • 9th » Humphrey Mitchell, Canadian union leader and politician, 14th Minister of Labour (Canada) or Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1950)
  • 9th » Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (d. 1976)
  • 10th » Alexander Dovzhenko, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (d. 1956)
  • 11th » William von Wirén, Estonian sailor (d. 1956)
  • 12th » Billy Gilbert, American actor and singer (d. 1971)
  • 13th » J. B. Priestley, English author and playwright (d. 1984)
  • 13th » Julian Tuwim, Polish poet, playwright, and director (d. 1953)
  • 15th » Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
  • 15th » Oskar Klein, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1977)
  • 18th » Fay Compton, English actress (d. 1978)
  • 19th » Rachel Field, American author and poet (d. 1942)
  • 22nd » Elisabeth Rethberg, German soprano (d. 1976)
  • 24th » Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer (d. 1968)
  • 24th » Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
  • 27th » Olive Tell, American actress and singer (d. 1951)
  • 27th » Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1922)

Famous Deaths for September 1894

  • 8th » Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (b. 1821)
  • 13th » Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (b. 1841)
  • 17th » Deng Shichang, Chinese captain (b. 1849)

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