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Born on Monday January 8, 1894
- Anardina Neves dos Santos, Imbituva, Paraná, Brasil († 1944)
- Alida Johanna Adriana Bodewitz, Gramsbergen, Overijssel, The Netherlands († 1894)
- Adriaantje van Bochove, 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Daniel Scheepbouwer, Rotterdam († 1960)
- Albert Mark Berends, Hattem († 1894)
- Albert Gustav Henry Wendt, Ohio
- Alida van Drimmelen, Amsterdam
- Alphonsius Damman, Nieuwer-Amstel († 1943)
- Adolphus Leonardus Jans, Diepenveen
- Adrianus Anthonie Valkenburg, Overschie († 1962)
Died on Monday January 8, 1894
- Aaltje Beugeling (49), Oranjedorp, Nederland
- Adrianus Leijtens (1), Best (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
- ?? Bontenbal (0), Rotterdam
- Otter (0), Urk
- Aaltje van Wees (77), Kesteren, Gelderland, Nederland
- Abraham Hendrik Waanders (81), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham NUNES VAZ (42), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Albert Klaassen (0), Harderwijk
- Adriana Maria Elisabeth van Houten (75), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Elisabeth Houten, van (75), Amsterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1894 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Telegraaf
- De Telegraaf
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
Born on January 8
- 1888 » Richard Courant, German-American mathematician and academic († 1972)
- 1891 » Bronislava Nijinska, Russian dancer and choreographer († 1972) name="Jöckle1995">Clemens Jöckle (1995). Encyclopedia of Saints. Alpine Fine Arts Collection. p.319. ISBN978-0-88168-226-7.</ref>
- 1891 » Storm Jameson, English journalist and author († 1986)
- 1891 » Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
- 1896 » Jaromír Weinberger, Czech-American composer and academic († 1967)
- 1897 » Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author († 1977)
- 1899 » S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka († 1959)
- 1900 » Dorothy Adams, American character actress († 1988)
- 1900 » Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist († 1982)
- 1902 » Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician († 1988)
Died on January 8
- 1874 » Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (b. 1814)
- 1878 » Gauchito Gil, Argentinian saint (b. 1847)
- 1878 » Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
- 1880 » Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (b. 1825)
- 1896 » Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (b. 1844)
- 1896 » William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)
- 1901 » John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
- 1912 » Friedrich Schrempf, German journalist and politician (b. 1858)
- 1914 » Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and 30th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1823)
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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.
- March 25 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C.
- July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
- July 22 » The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3hp petrol engined Peugeot.
- August 22 » Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
- September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
Weather January 8, 1894
The temperature on January 8, 1894 was about -2.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.