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May 23, 1894Born on Thursday May 24, 1894
- Anna Moester, Koog aan de Zaan
- Adam Kapsenberg, Rotterdam
- Adrianus Booij, Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1982)
- Andries Zeldenthuis, Joure
- Adriana Johanna van der Zande, Oud-Vossemeer († 1929)
- Adam Ferdinand Reith, Bad Salzschlirf, Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Duitsland
- André Joseph FONTAINE, Ellezelles,7890,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 1974)
- Anne Wytze Berghuis, Friesch Stroobos, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1945)
- Alida Schipper, Oude Pekela, Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
- Alfred Joseph MacDonald, Prince Edward Island, Canada († 1964)
Died on Thursday May 24, 1894
- Anna Maria Reinolda Muurlink (0), Paasloo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Antonius Plaat (68), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Schoonejongen (23), Sleeuwijk,4254,Altena,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Adrianus Vreugdenhil (1), Rotterdam
- Albert Jan L.zn Wiltink (58), Erve Groot Swormink
- Antje Been (50), Hillegersberg
- Arie Zintel (24), Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Wilhelmina Hoetink (46), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arien Houter (56), Oudendijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Dietrich (67), Jesenik (Freiwaldau), Noord-Moravië, Tsjechië
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 24, 1894 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant
- De Telegraaf
Born on May 24
- 1886 » Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor († 1979)
- 1887 » Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient († 1918)
- 1891 » William F. Albright, American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar († 1971)
- 1895 » Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., American publisher, founded Advance Publications († 1979)
- 1899 » Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter († 1984)
- 1899 » Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player († 1938)
- 1900 » Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter († 1984)
- 1901 » José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager († 1968)
- 1902 » Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician († 1954)
- 1902 » Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor († 2004)
Died on May 24
- 1848 » Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)
- 1861 » Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (b. 1837)
- 1872 » Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)
- 1879 » William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (b. 1805)
- 1881 » Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (b. 1805)
- 1901 » Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (b. 1824)
- 1908 » Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (b. 1821)
- 1915 » John Condon, Irish-English soldier (b. 1896)
- 1919 » Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (b. 1870)
- 1929 » Nikolai von Meck, Russian engineer (b. 1863)
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.
- January 7 » Thomas Edison makes a kinetoscopic film of someone sneezing. On the same day, his employee, William Kennedy Dickson, receives a patent for motion picture film.
- April 14 » The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
- April 21 » Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
- 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 25 » Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
- September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
The weather on Thursday May 24, 1894
The temperature on May 24, 1894 was about 14.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI