Historical Events in April 1894

  • Apr 5 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn
  • Apr 5 Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Empty House" (BG)
  • Apr 9 1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 5th Symphony in B in Graz
  • Apr 12 British & Belgian secret accord on dividing Central Africa

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Apr 14 1st public showing of Thomas Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)

Inventor Thomas Edison
Inventor
Thomas Edison
  • Apr 19 Jules Massenet's opera "Werther" premieres in NYC
  • Apr 20 136,000 mine workers strike in Ohio for pay increase

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Apr 21 George Bernard Shaw's "Arms & the Man" premieres in London

Playwright George Bernard Shaw
Playwright
George Bernard Shaw
  • Apr 24 French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18
  • Apr 24 Phillies Lave Cross hits for cycle vs Bkln Dodgers
  • Apr 29 The 500-strong Commonwealth of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Washington, D.C., to protest against unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol