What Happened In December 1895 In History

Historical Events for December, 1895

• 28th » The Auguste and Louis Lumière or Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in 'Boulevard des Capucines', marking the debut of the movie theater named cinema.
• 28th » Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1895

• 1st » Henry Williamson, English farmer, soldier, and author (d. 1977)
• 2nd » Harriet Cohen, English pianist (d. 1967)
• 3rd » Te Ata Fisher, Chickasaw-American actress (d. 1995)
• 3rd » Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1982)
• 4th » Feng Youlan, Chinese philosopher and academic (d. 1990)
• 5th » Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician and academic (d. 1969)
• 9th » Dolores Ibárruri, Spanish journalist and politician (d. 1989)
• 9th » Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano and actress (d. 1936)
• 14th » George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952)
• 14th » Paul Éluard, French poet and author (d. 1952)
• 16th » Marie Hall Ets, American author and illustrator (d. 1984)
• 17th » Nils Asheim, Norwegian politician (d. 1966)
• 19th » Ingeborg Refling Hagen, Norwegian author and educator (d. 1989)
• 24th » E. Roland Harriman, American financier and philanthropist (d. 1978)
• 24th » Noel Streatfeild, English author (d. 1986)
• 24th » Marguerite Williams, American geologist (d. ca. 1999)
• 28th » Carol Ryrie Brink, American author (d. 1981)

Famous Deaths for December 1895

• 5th » Gall (Native American leader) or Gall, American tribal chief (b. 1840)
• 13th » Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (b. 1800)

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