April 1895 in History

Events in History

Wilde v Queensberry

Apr 5 Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices

Historic Expedition

Apr 7 Polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen reaches record 86°13.6′N latitude north, expedition closest to the North pole

Apr 11 Anaheim completes its new electric light system
Apr 15 Josephine Blatt (US) makes hip-and-harness lift of 3564 lb (record)
Apr 17 Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

Around The World Alone In A Fishing Boat

Apr 24 Canadian-American adventurer Joshua Slocum sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts on a solo around-the-world voyage aboard 'Spray', an 11.2-m oyster sloop [1]

The Spray, in which Joshua Slocum sailed 46,000 miles around the world

Birthdays in History

Apr 7 Lewis B Combs, American civil engineer and US Navy officer (1917-45), founding member and commander of the "Seabees", born in Manchester Center, Vermont (d. 1996)
Apr 13 Arthur Fadden, 13th Prime Minister of Australia, born in Ingham, Queensland, Australia (d. 1973)
Apr 15 Corrado Alvaro, Italian writer (Gente in Aspromonte), born in San Luca, Italy (d. 1956)
Apr 16 Robert Dean Frisbie, American writer of travel literature (Life on Puka Puka), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1948)
Apr 19 Anton Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel), born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1987)
Apr 23 Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand detective writer and producer, born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1982)
Apr 30 Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, diplomat and writer (Trente arpents), born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 1960)

Deaths in History

Apr 11 Julius Lothar Meyer, German Chemist, dies at 64
Apr 19 George Scharf, critic, dies
Apr 19 Victor J van Hinsbergh, South Neth engraver (PTT-stempels), dies at 70
Apr 23 Carl Ludwig, German physiologist and physician (1884 Copley medal), dies at 78
Apr 30 Gustav Freytag, German writer and playwright (Debt and Credit), dies at 78