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10 de abr. de 2024 · Treaty of Shimonoseki, (April 17, 1895), agreement that concluded the first Sino-Japanese War (1894–95), which ended in China’s defeat. By the terms of the treaty, China was obliged to recognize the independence of Korea, over which it had traditionally held suzerainty; to cede Taiwan, the
While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray. (8. November 1895) The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as its president. (25. May 1895) Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
Cuban Independence Movement, nationalist uprising in Cuba against Spanish rule. It began with the unsuccessful Ten Years’ War (1868–78), continued with the Cuban War of Independence (begun in 1895), and culminated in the U.S. intervention (the Spanish-American War) that ended the Spanish colonial presence.
Most deserted. The 1895 Wilcox rebellion, or the Counter-Revolution of 1895 [note 1] was a brief war from January 6 to January 9, 1895, that consisted of three battles on the island of Oʻahu, Republic of Hawaii. It was the last major military operation by royalists who opposed the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii .
8 August - The steamship SS Catterthun strikes Seal Rocks, NSW, and founders, killing 55 persons. 17 August - The Albert Railway Bridge opens in Brisbane. 10 December - Launceston, Tasmania becomes the first Australian city to be powered by hydro-electricity with the opening of the Duck Reach Power Station.
Between the months of December 1895 and January 1896, the Lumiere Brothers put on the first known example of a public screening of what we now consider ‘cinema’ for an audience at the Grand Cafe in Paris. The era of silent films had begun. Silent films: a new form of entertainment The exact date is … Silent films: The dawn of the silver screen (1895-1920) Read More »
Event of Interest. Feb 25 Groenkloof Nature Reserve in Pretoria established by President Paul Kruger as the first game sanctuary in Africa. 3rd President of the South African Republic Paul Kruger. Feb 26 Michael Owens of Toledo, Ohio, patents a glass-blowing machine to make glass bottles. Events in 1895.
