1894: what happened around the world

In 1894, 57 events recorded on Erask's globe began — First Sino-Japanese War, First Italo-Ethiopian War and Hamidian massacres among the best known. 73 more were already under way, such as Russo-Turkish Wars and American Indian Wars. 136 things were founded or built that year, from Reichstag and Venus of Brassempouy.

57events began
73already under way
136founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges21

Revolts, massacres and attacks18

Accidents and fires8

Disasters7

Expeditions2

Treaties, councils and politics1

Already under way in 189473

Came to an end in 18948

Founded or built in 1894136

+106 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1894

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012

Nearby years

1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 All of the 19th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →