1895
Röntgen's X-rays
In his Würzburg laboratory, Wilhelm Röntgen noticed that a screen coated with barium platinocyanide glowed when he ran current through a Crookes tube…
Treaty of Shimonoseki
China ceded Taiwan, the Pescadores, and the Liaodong Peninsula to Japan and paid an enormous indemnity.
Cuban War of Independence
Jose Marti and Maximo Gomez landed in eastern Cuba and raised the flag of a third rebellion against Spain.
Hamidian Massacres
Throughout 1894-96, Ottoman forces and Kurdish irregulars under Sultan Abdulhamid II killed tens of thousands of Armenian Christians in eastern Anatolia…
Jameson Raid
At Cecil Rhodes's instigation, Dr. Leander Starr Jameson led five hundred men on a botched raid into the Transvaal, hoping to spark an uitlander rising…
First Cinema
In the basement of a Paris cafe, Louis and Auguste Lumiere projected ten short films - workers leaving their factory, a baby eating breakfast, a train…
Queen Min Assassinated
In the royal palace at Seoul, Japanese agents broke into the queen's quarters, cut her down, and burned her body in a pine grove.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1895?
Saeculum lists 8 events from 1895. The most significant is Röntgen's X-rays.
What era was 1895 part of?
1895 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1895?
The events from 1895 span Europe, East Asia, North America, Middle East and Africa.