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March 6, 1894Born on Wednesday March 7, 1894
- Addie Jane Bragg, Pelham, Mitchell County, Georgia, United States of America († 1983)
- Adriaan Snoek, Berkhout, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1966)
- Agnès d'Anthenaise
- Adriana Janna Heijboer, Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland († 1991)
- Adriana Joanna Krete, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1957)
- Adrianus Rijnsdorp, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1936)
- Aagtje Mos, Vlissingen († 1921)
- Adrianus Johannes Van van Dorresteijn, Wageningen († 1964)
- Adolf Carl Dede, Kota Kendal, Midden-Java, Dutch East Indies († 1953)
- Adrianus Johannes Hendrikus Josephus Meijs, Scheveningen (gem 's-Gravenhage), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1894)
Died on Wednesday March 7, 1894
- 'n Levenloos geboren zoon van Bogte (0), Ter Aar (Aardam)
- Alidor Helidor Rabaut (4), Zarren
- Adriaantje Heins Nieuwsma (65), finkum
- Adriaantje Heins Nieuwsma (65), Finkum
- Abraham van der Welle (0), Ooltgensplaat
- Amy White (52)
- Anna Kieft (30), Hem, Venhuizen, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arendjen de Weerdt (0), Hattem
- Lakerveld (5), Tienhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Johannes ROOS (55), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 7, 1894 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De Volksstem
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on March 7
- 1885 » John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral († 1971)
- 1885 » Milton Avery, American painter († 1965)
- 1886 » G. I. Taylor, English mathematician and physicist († 1975)
- 1886 » Virginia Pearson, American actress († 1958)
- 1886 » Wilson Dallam Wallis, American anthropologist († 1970)
- 1888 » Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch lawyer and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies († 1978)
- 1888 » William L. Laurence, Lithuanian-American journalist and author († 1977)
- 1894 » Ana María O'Neill, Puerto Rican scholar and activist († 1981)
- 1895 » Dorothy de Rothschild, English philanthropist and activist († 1988)
- 1902 » Heinz Rühmann, German actor († 1994)
Died on March 7
- 1897 » Harriet Ann Jacobs, African American Abolitionist and author (b. 1813)
- 1904 » Ferdinand André Fouqué, French geologist and petrologist (b. 1828)
- 1913 » Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet and author (b. 1861)
- 1920 » Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1866)
- 1928 » Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist (b. 1851)
- 1932 » Aristide Briand, French journalist and politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
- 1934 » Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author (b. 1875)
- 1938 » Andreas Michalakopoulos, Greek politician, 116th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
- 1947 » Lucy Parsons, American communist anarchist labor organizer (b. c 1853)
- 1949 » Bradbury Robinson, American football player, physician, and politician (b. 1884)
Names that were popular for boys in 1894
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1894
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Christina
- Elizabeth
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.
- 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 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
- August 25 » Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
- November 1 » Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
- November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
The weather on Wednesday March 7, 1894
The temperature on March 7, 1894 was about 5.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI