Timeline January 1894

Events in January 1894 6

• 1857 – 1894 Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894) Died 1 January 1894, aged 36 Hertz was a German physicist who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves predicted by James Clerk Maxwell, laying the groundwork for radio technology. He died of a genetic vasculitis condition in Bonn. The unit of frequency, the hertz, is named in his honor.
• 1894 Manchester Ship Canal opens Inland Manchester becomes a seaport The Manchester Ship Canal opened to shipping on 1 January 1894, connecting Manchester to the Irish Sea and allowing ocean-going vessels to reach the city directly. Queen Victoria formally opened it in May 1894. It was one of the largest civil engineering projects of the Victorian era and transformed Manchester into a major port.
• 1894 – 1963 ZaSu Pitts (1894-1963) American actress, the tragic heroine of Greed who became a much-loved comedian.
• 1894 ZaSu Pitts born in Parsons ZaSu Pitts is born in Parsons.
• 1894 Franco-Russian Alliance formalized Republican France and Tsarist Russia align against Germany The military convention between France and Russia, signed in 1892, was formally ratified in early January 1894, creating a defensive alliance against the German and Austro-Hungarian empires. It ended France's diplomatic isolation following its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. The alliance became a cornerstone of the European system that shaped the alignments of the First World War.
• 1894 The Franco-Russian Alliance Paris and Saint Petersburg The alliance Bismarck had spent his career preventing. Germany now faced the prospect of war on two fronts, which shaped every plan it made thereafter.