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1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1894th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 894th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1890s decade.
The title page of the first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography (1885) The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.
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edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical reference for deceased persons notable in British history. The current edition of this work has been published online by Oxford University Press since 2004. The current electronic edition is not free, but is available through individual or ...
Births. February 10 - Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister. April 17 – Nikita Krushchev, Soviet leader. March 20 – Ky Ebright, American Olympic rowing coach (d. 1979) July 26 – Aldous Huxley, English writer. November 27 - Katherine Milhous, American illustrator and writer (d. 1977) Deaths. 1 January – Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.
Ramón Martí i Alsina (10 August 1826, Barcelona - 21 December 1894, Barcelona) was a Spanish painter in the Realistic style. Biography. He was born to the humble family of a city official and was orphaned at the age of eight. [1] . He was then raised by his godfather, who was opposed to his plans to become an artist.
Early life. Reign. Duke of Windsor and later life. Titles and styles. References. Edward VIII (born Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom, from 20 January 1936 until 11 December 1936. He was born at White Lodge, Richmond Park in London .
