Timeline Friday 7 December 1894

Events on Friday 7 December 1894 1

• 1805 – 1894 Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) Died 7 December 1894, aged 89 De Lesseps was the French diplomat who developed the Suez Canal, completed in 1869. His later attempt to build a Panama Canal ended in financial collapse and scandal that damaged his reputation. He died at his estate in France two years after the Panama Canal Company's failure was exposed.