What Happened In September 1894 - Historical Events 1894 September

Historical Events for September, 1894

1st » Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
15th » First Sino-Japanese War: Empire of Japan named Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
17th » Battle of Yalu River (1894) or Battle of Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.

2nd » Joseph Roth, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1939)
7th » Vic Richardson, Australian cricketer, footballer, and sportscaster (d. 1969)
7th » George Waggner, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1984)
8th » John Samuel Bourque, Canadian soldier and politician (d. 1974)
8th » Willem Pijper, Dutch composer and critic (d. 1947)
9th » Arthur Freed, American composer and producer (d. 1973)
9th » Humphrey Mitchell, Canadian union leader and politician, 14th Minister of Labour (Canada) or Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1950)
9th » Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (d. 1976)
10th » Alexander Dovzhenko, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (d. 1956)
11th » William von Wirén, Estonian sailor (d. 1956)
12th » Billy Gilbert, American actor and singer (d. 1971)
13th » J. B. Priestley, English author and playwright (d. 1984)
13th » Julian Tuwim, Polish poet, playwright, and director (d. 1953)
15th » Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
15th » Oskar Klein, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1977)
18th » Fay Compton, English actress (d. 1978)
19th » Rachel Field, American author and poet (d. 1942)
22nd » Elisabeth Rethberg, German soprano (d. 1976)
24th » Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer (d. 1968)
24th » Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
27th » Olive Tell, American actress and singer (d. 1951)
27th » Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1922)