Timeline November 1894

Events in November 1894 4

• 1829 – 1894 Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) Died 20 November 1894, aged 64 Rubinstein was a Russian pianist and composer who founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and was regarded as one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his era. His pupils included Tchaikovsky. He died at Peterhof, near Saint Petersburg.
• 1845 – 1894 Alexander III of Russia (1845-1894) Died 1 November 1894, aged 49 Alexander III ruled the Russian Empire as an autocrat who reversed many of his father's liberal reforms and pursued Russification policies. He died of kidney disease at Livadia Palace in Crimea. His son Nicholas II succeeded him as the last Tsar of Russia.
• 1894 Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia Alexander III dies, ending an era of autocratic stability Tsar Alexander III died of kidney disease at Livadia Palace on 1 November 1894, and his son Nicholas II succeeded him as Emperor of Russia. Nicholas was ill-prepared for the role and would become the last Tsar, abdicating during the 1917 revolution. His accession set in motion the final chapter of the Romanov dynasty.
• 1894 Sun Yat-sen founds Revive China Society An exile in Hawaii launches a movement to overthrow the Qing dynasty Sun Yat-sen founded the Revive China Society in Honolulu on 24 November 1894, dedicated to overthrowing the Qing dynasty and modernizing China. It was one of the first organized revolutionary groups of its kind and a forerunner of the alliance that later toppled the Qing in 1911. Sun would go on to become known as the father of modern China.