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July 19, 1894Born on Friday July 20, 1894
- Abel Alfredo Morales, Zapopan, Jalisco, México († 1984)
- Adrianus Dekkers, Vught
- Adrianus Hendrikus Vloemans, Utrecht († 1904)
- Adriana Daane, Vlissingen
- Adriana DUIJZER, Poederoijen (Gld.)
- Adrianus de Vaal, Schoohoven
- (1) Geurtje Verschuur, Putten (Gld) Nederland
- Alice L. van Burgh, Nebraska
- Aleida Johanna Margaretha Slootjes, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1967)
- Adriana Agterberg, Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
Died on Friday July 20, 1894
- Alexander Mathieu Baggen (0), Sittard
- Caroline Dorothy Gettens (58), Parramatta, NSW, Australia
- Agatha van den Berg (61), Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan van Santvoord (67), Tilburg
- Adriaan van Santvoord ( SANTVOORT, van ZANTVOORD) (67), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Wolfert (47), Hedel/GL
- AAFJE VAN DEN BERG (61), OVERSCHIE
- andreas hermkes (34), grubbenvorst
- Adriaan Jacob Van. Alphen (51), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL
- Anna Maria Catharina Müter (90), Nieuw-Schoonebeek, Emmen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 20, 1894 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on July 20
- 1889 » John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC († 1971)
- 1890 » Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter († 1964)
- 1890 » Julie Vinter Hansen, Danish-Swiss astronomer and academic († 1960)
- 1890 » Verna Felton, American actress († 1966)
- 1893 » George Llewelyn Davies, English soldier († 1915)
- 1895 » László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor († 1946)
- 1897 » Tadeusz Reichstein, Polish-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1996)
- 1900 » Maurice Leyland, English cricketer and coach († 1967)
- 1901 » Eugenio Lopez Sr., Filipino businessman and founder of the Lopez Group of Companies († 1975)
- 1901 » Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Koç Holding († 1996)
Died on July 20
- 1866 » Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1826)
- 1897 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (b. 1820)
- 1901 » William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
- 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
- 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
- 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
- 1910 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)
- 1922 » Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1856)
- 1923 » Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (b. 1878)
- 1926 » Felix Dzerzhinsky, Russian educator and politician (b. 1877)
Names that were popular for boys in 1894
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1894
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Trijntje
- Geertruida
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1894
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
- February 7 » The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
- May 1 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
- May 21 » The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams.
- June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
- August 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
Weather July 20, 1894
The temperature on July 20, 1894 was about 16.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.