President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1895
171 historical records
January 189512 historical events
Trial
Subject to ritual degradation on the parade ground of the Military Academy
Invasion of Cuba
The North American authorities stop the steamship Lagonda and two other suspicious ships, Amadis, and Baracoa at the Fernandina port in Florida, confiscating weapons and ruining Plan de Fernandina (Fernandina Plan)
Plan de Fernandina
The North American authorities stop the steamship Lagonda and two other suspicious ships, Amadis, and Baracoa at the Fernandina port in Florida, confiscating weapons and ruining Plan de Fernandina (Fernandina Plan)
Discovery of Antarctica
Lands at Possession Island, leaves a message in a canister to prove the visit, and records lichen, one of the first plant-life finds south of the Antarctic Circle
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina after the resignation of Luis Saenz Pena
Death of Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill
Death of Randolph Henry Spencer Churchil, from a brain disease
1st Antarctic Landing
Borchgrevinks party claim this as the first landing on the Antarctic mainland
Cape Adare Landing
Takes part in the landing at Cape Adare, later treated as the first confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland
Discovery of Antarctica
Goes ashore with Bull, Kristensen and others at Cape Adare in what is widely treated as the first confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland
Death of Arthur Cayley
Death of Arthur Cayley
Discovery of Antarctica
Collects rocks and lichens after the Cape Adare landing, strengthening his belief that the site can support a future overwintering base and inland exploration
February 18953 historical events
Birth of John Ford
Birth of John Ford
Gold Bond Syndicate
Morgan's syndicate supplies gold to replenish the Treasury reserve in exchange for government bonds.
Gold Reserve Crisis
Cleveland authorises a bond sale to replenish the Treasury's dangerously depleted gold reserve.
March 18959 historical events
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 6th term
Arrest of Oscar Wilde
Sentenced to 2 yrs hard Labour for homosexuality
Invasion of Cuba
Marti and Gomez declare the Manifesto de Montecristi, an "exposition of the purposes and principles of the Cuban revolution"
Manifesto de Montecristi
Marti and Gomez declare the Manifesto de Montecristi, an "exposition of the purposes and principles of the Cuban revolution"
Manifesto
Marti and Gomez declare the Manifesto de Montecristi, an "exposition of the purposes and principles of the Cuban revolution"
Invasion of Cuba
Marti and Gomez declare the Manifesto de Montecristi, an "exposition of the purposes and principles of the Cuban revolution"
Manifesto de Montecristi
Marti and Gomez declare the Manifesto de Montecristi, an "exposition of the purposes and principles of the Cuban revolution"
Manifesto
Marti and Gomez declare the Manifesto de Montecristi, an "exposition of the purposes and principles of the Cuban revolution"
HMS Royal Arthur Service
Crean serves aboard HMS Royal Arthur during a tense British naval presence at Corinto while the Pacific Station flagship confronts unrest in Nicaragua.
April 189512 historical events
Invasion of Cuba
The expedition, composed of Marti, Gomez, Angel Guerra, Francisco Borreo, Cesar Salas and Marcos del Rosario, leaves Montecristi for Cuba
Invasion of Cuba
The expedition, composed of Marti, Gomez, Angel Guerra, Francisco Borreo, Cesar Salas and Marcos del Rosario, leaves Montecristi for Cuba
Invasion of Cuba
The expedition, composed of Marti, Gomez, Angel Guerra, Francisco Borreo, Cesar Salas and Marcos del Rosario, leaves Montecristi for Cuba
Invasion of Cuba
The expedition, composed of Marti, Gomez, Angel Guerra, Francisco Borreo, Cesar Salas and Marcos del Rosario, leaves Montecristi for Cuba
Invasion of Cuba
The expedition, composed of Marti, Gomez, Angel Guerra, Francisco Borreo, Cesar Salas and Marcos del Rosario, leaves Montecristi for Cuba
Invasion of Cuba
Makes contact with the Cuban rebels, who are headed by the Maceo brothers, and started fighting against Spanish troops. Lands at Playitas, near Maisi Cape, Cuba
Birth of Arthur William Fadden
Birth of Arthur William Fadden
President of Ecuador
Appointed acting President of Ecuador
Second FA Cup Victory
Devey captains Villa to a 1-0 FA Cup final victory over West Bromwich Albion.
Fast FA Cup Final Goal
Chatt scores the winning goal during the opening minute of the 1895 final.
1st Circumnavigation
Begins the 1st single handed yacht voyage around the world
Gold Contracts Authorised
New rules permit contracts to be settled in gold, an important legal step in Witte's programme for introducing a fully convertible gold ruble.
May 189513 historical events
Radio Receiver Demonstration
Demonstrates a radio-wave receiver to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society.
Wireless Signal Detection
The achievement marks wireless signal detection as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Invasion of Cuba
The expedition reaches Dos Rios
Battle of Dos Rios
But the fighting continues with alternating successes and failures until the entry of the United States into the war in 1898.
Battle of Dos Rios
Gomez faces Ximenez de Sandovals troops and orders Marti to stay rearguard, but Marti separates from the bulk of the Cuban forces, and enters the Spanish line.
Battle of Dos Rios
Killed in battle against Spanish troops at the Battle of Dos Rios, near the confluence of the rivers Contramaestre and Cauto.
Battle of Dos Rios
The death of Marti is a blow to the "aspirations of the Cuban rebels,inside and outside of the island.
Death of Jose Juian Marti Perez
Killed in battle against Spanish troops at the Battle of Dos Rios, near the confluence of the rivers Contramaestre and Cauto
Invasion of Cuba
Killed in battle against Spanish troops at the Battle of Dos Rios, near the confluence of the rivers Contramaestre and Cauto
Battle of Dos Rios
Gomez faces Ximenez de Sandovals troops and orders Marti to stay rearguard, but Marti separates from the bulk of the Cuban forces, and enters the Spanish line
Battle of Dos Rios
Gomez faces Ximenez de Sandovals troops and orders Marti to stay rearguard, but Marti separates from the bulk of the Cuban forces, and enters the Spanish line
Birth of Reginal Joseph Mitchell
Birth of Reginal Joseph Mitchell
Invasion of Cuba
The expedition finally takes place
June 18953 historical events
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador, 1st term
Calls for citizens not to aid Cuban insurgents
Calls for citizens not to aid Cuban insurgents who are rising up against Spanish rule
Profession
Returns to South Africa to practise law at Cape Town bar
July 18953 historical events
Marriage
Marries Marie Sklodowska and begins a famous scientific partnership.
Marriage
Marries Pierre Curie and continues research in Paris.
Birth of John Charles McQuaid
John Charles McQuaid is born in County Cavan and later becomes one of the most influential Catholic archbishops in twentieth-century Ireland.
August 18951 historical events
Election
Conservatives 340, Liberal Unionists 71, Liberals 177 & Irish Party 82
September 18952 historical events
Theft of FA Cup Trophy
Villa's FA Cup trophy is stolen while displayed in a Birmingham shop window.
Assumption of Political Authority
Thubten Gyatso assumes full spiritual and political authority in Tibet.
October 18953 historical events
Interior Ministry Service
Is called into the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, beginning a period of ministerial administrative work.
Second Emil Stang Government
The Second Emil Stang Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
First Francis Hagerup Government
Begins the First Francis Hagerup Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
November 18957 historical events
Bioskop Projector
Emil and Max Skladanowsky demonstrate the Bioskop projector at the Wintergarten music hall.
Bioskop Projector
Max and Emil Skladanowsky demonstrate the Bioskop projector at the Wintergarten music hall.
Death of Alexander Dumas
Death of Alexander Dumas
League of Struggle
Helps build the Saint Petersburg Marxist workers' network.
League of Struggle
Works with Lenin in the League of Struggle before party formation.
League of Struggle
Supports underground organisation among workers and Marxist activists.
League of Struggle
Helps organise the League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class.
December 189514 historical events
Birth of Mamerto Urriolagoitia Harriague
Mamerto Urriolagoitia Harriague is born in Sucre.
Birth of George VI
Birth of George VI, 2nd son of George V
Arrest of Lenin
Police repression strikes Lenin's League of Struggle circle.
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
At the request of the President Congress authorizes the Venezuelan Boundary Commission
Cinematographe Screening
Presents projected motion pictures to a paying public audience.
Public Motion-Picture Projection
Helps establish cinema through a combined camera and projector.
Jameson Raid
Leads the failed raid into the Transvaal.
Jameson Raid
Chamberlain orders Hercules Robinson, Governor of General of the Cape Colony, to repudiate the actions of Jameson and warns Rhodes that the Companys Charter would be in danger if it were discovered the Cape Prime Minister was involved in the Raid
Coup
A failed atempt to overthrow the Transvaal Government
Jameson Raid
A raid on Paul Krugers Transvaal Republic carried out by a British colonial statesman Leander Starr Jameson and his Rhodesian and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 1895-96. A failed atempt to overthrow the Transvaal Government
Jameson Raid
Intended to trigger an uprising by the primarily British expatriate workers (known as Uitlanders) in the Transvaal but fails to do so.
Jameson Raid
Sends a telegram to Rhodes warning him of his intentions, Jamesons force cross into the Transvaal and head for Johannesburg. Leads 800 men in an abortive attempt to begin a Uitlander uprising.
Jameson Raid
The plan is to make a 3 day dash to Johannesburg before the Boer commandos could mobilise, and once there, trigger an uprising by the primarily British expatriate workers (uitlanders) organised by the Reform Committee.
Jameson Raid
The Boer President calls on his countrymen to defend the state. Intended to trigger an uprising by the primarily British expatriate workers (known as Uitlanders) in the Transvaal but fails to do so. A raid on Paul Krugers Transvaal Republic carried out by a British colonial statesman Leander Starr Jameson and his Rhodesian and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 1895-96
Centralization
Abdur Rahman uses settled frontiers to strengthen taxation, military authority, and provincial administration.
Northern Border
The Pamir boundary settlement completes much of Afghanistan's northeastern frontier with the Russian Empire.
Birth of Richard Walther Darre
Birth of Richard Walther Darre
Birth of Juan Domingo Peron
Birth of Juan Domingo Peron
Minister President
Appointed Minister President of Austria
Dual Monarchy
Appointed Prime Minister of Austria, the Austrian half of the dual monarchy
Prime Minister of Austria
Appointed Prime Minister of Austria, the Austrian half of the dual monarchy
Studies on Hysteria
Publishes clinical studies linking symptoms with repressed experiences.
Talking Cure Case Studies
Develops therapeutic methods based on recalling and discussing traumatic memories.
Botulism Bacterium Identified
Identifies the bacterium responsible for a severe food-poisoning outbreak.
Clostridium Botulinum Isolation
Establishes the microbial cause of botulism through laboratory investigation.
Complement System Research
Demonstrates heat-sensitive serum components involved in destroying bacteria.
Serum Bacteriolysis
Establishes foundational mechanisms of complement-mediated immune defence.
Zeebrugge Port Works
Belgium promotes a new sea outlet linking Bruges with Zeebrugge.
Harland and Wolff Chief Executive
Becomes chief executive of Harland and Wolff after the death of Sir Edward Harland.
Restoration of Metallic Currency
Oversees the return to metallic currency during efforts to stabilize Chile's monetary system.
Reballion of Sun Yat-Sen
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
Exile of Sun Yat-Sen
Forced into exile, 1895-1911
Reballion of Sun Yat-Sen
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
Capture of Qingdao
The Germans capture the Qingdao peninsula
Rule of Korea
Japan defeats China and China is forced to cede Taiwan and recognize Japanese sovereignity over Korea
Rule of Taiwan
Japan defeats China and China is forced to cede Taiwan and recognize Japanese sovereignity over Korea
Manifesto
Marti and Gomez declare the Manifesto de Montecristi, an "exposition of the purposes and principles of the Cuban revolution". Declares the Manifesto de Montecristi, an "exposition of the purposes and principles of the Cuban revolution"
Manifiesto de Montecristi
Publication of "Manifiesto de Montecristi"
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador, 1st term
Minister of Public Works
Appointed Minister of Public Works, 1st term
Curie Law
Formulates the inverse relation between susceptibility and temperature.
Curie Point
Shows that magnetic properties change at a critical temperature.
Doctorate
Receives a doctorate for research on magnetism.
Negative Charge of Cathode Rays
Demonstrates that cathode rays carry negative electric charge by collecting the rays in an insulated conductor.
Birth of Max Horkheimer
Max Horkheimer is born in Stuttgart.
Birmingham School
Influences Birmingham civic architecture through the city’s Victorian school-building programme.
The Revoke
Composes, "The Revoke"
The Time Machine
Publication of "The Time Machine"
Majestic Command Begins
Takes command of Majestic and remains associated with the liner for much of the following decade.
Lord of the Admiralty
Appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor for Ireland, 3rd term
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary at the Foreign Office
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 3rd term
Paymaster General
Appointed Paymaster General
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term
First Sea Lord of the Admiralty
Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term
Minister of War
Appointed War Minister, 3rd term
President of the Council
Appointed President of the Council, 1st term
Resignation of Primrose
Roseberry could have won a vote of confidence but finds Government a strain. Resigns after defeated in a debate on the stocks of cordite in Government depots
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Cambridge University
Appointed Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University
Professor
Appointed Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University
London School of Economics (LSE)
Helps establish the London School of Economics
Election
The Independent Labour Party puts up 28 candidates but wins only 44,325 votes
Discovery of Terrestrial Helium
Identifies helium in a terrestrial mineral, demonstrating that the element previously known from the solar spectrum is also present on Earth.
Ship Canal Locks Sustain Navigation
Locks and controlled water levels made a long inland maritime route operational despite changes in elevation. The work helped transform laboratory discoveries into wider applications.
Discovery of Argon
Discovers the element argon
Third Victorian League Championship
Campbell again provides goals during Sunderland's 1894–95 championship campaign, completing a remarkable run of three titles in four seasons.
Queens Own Hussars
Commissioned in the 4th Queens Own Hussars just after his fathers death
Microwave Demonstration
Jagadish Chandra Bose publicly demonstrates the transmission and detection of millimetre-wave electromagnetic radiation in Calcutta.
President of Italy
Appointed President of Italy, its 7th President
Independence of Japan
Under the Treaty of Shimonoseki Korea is granted its independence
Independence of Korea
Under the Treaty of Shimonoseki Korea is granted its independence
Rule of Taiwan
Inder the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Taiwans is ceded by China to Japan
Treaty of Shimonoseki
Taiwan is ceded to Japan & China opened to Japanese investment. Korea becomes independent, China pays Japan a large indemnity
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
Birth of Harry Thuku
Birth of Harry Thuku
Birth of Lazaro Cardenas
Birth of Lazaro Cardenas
Relativity, Theory of
Lorentz introduces local time in electromagnetic theory, a step toward the later Lorentz transformations
British Antarctic Expedition
Newnes stipulated that Borchgrevinks expedition must sail under the British flag, and be styled the British Antarctic Expedition. Borchgrevink readily agreed to this, even though only two of the entire expedition party were British
Southern Cross Expedition
Newnes stipulated that Borchgrevinks expedition must sail under the British flag, and be styled the British Antarctic Expedition. Borchgrevink readily agreed to this, even though only two of the entire expedition party were British
Discovery of North Pole
Heads an expedition & reaches 86 degrees 14 minutes, highest latitude reached
Quo Vardis", set in Rome at the time of Nero
Publication of "Quo Vardis", set in Rome at the time of Nero
Quo Vardis
Publication of "Quo Vardis", set in Rome at the time of Nero
Adrenal Extract Research
Co-identifies the strong physiological effects of adrenal gland extracts.
Adrenaline Physiological Action
Provides early experimental evidence for the hormone later called adrenaline.
Death of Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d Anthes
Death of Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d Anthes
Birth of Nikolay Ivanovich Yezhov
Birth of Nikolay Ivanovich Yezhov
Industrialisation
Promotes factories, railways and state-supported industrial growth.
State Alcohol Monopoly
Introduces a state alcohol monopoly to increase revenue.
Trans-Siberian Railway
Promotes construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway as finance minister.
Trans-Siberian Railway
Expands railway construction across Siberia.
Border Settlement
Afghanistans northern border was fixed and guaranteed by Russia
Rule of Afghanistan
Afghanistans northern border was fixed and guaranteed by Russia
General Staff Academy
Studies at the Nikolaev General Staff Academy.
Petersburg Union
Founds the Saint Petersburg Union of Struggle for the Liberation of the Working Class
Saint Petersburg Union
Appointed Member of Saint Petersburg Union for the Emancipation of the Working Class
Birth of Aleksander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky
Birth of Aleksander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky
Legal Adviser
Appointed Personal Legal Adviser to Rhodes
President of United States of America
Appointed President of the National Academy of Sciences
Graduation from University of Nebraska
Cather graduated from the University of Nebraska after publishing journalism and criticism.
The Wonderful Visit
Wells published The Wonderful Visit, a fantasy about an angel in Victorian society.
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
Wells published a collection of speculative short stories under this title.